CFD Files: The Sunday Cattle Drive

Sunday, July 15, 2018.

That’s the day that you can watch the about 550 Corriente steer be driven from a pasture north of Cheyenne, south along I-25 and then through the streets of Cheyenne into their pens in Frontier Park.

Five days later, on Friday, July 20, 2018, the 122nd edition of Cheyenne Frontier Days will begin.

Team steer roping. The "header" ropes the head, the "heeler" ropes the heels

Team steer roping. The “header” ropes the head, the “heeler” ropes the heels

Cheyenne Frontier Days Schedule

Cheyenne Frontier Days always begins on the Friday before the last full week of July, and runs for 10 days.

Take July 2018, for example. The last week of July is from Sunday July 29 to Tuesday, July 31. That’s not a full week, so CFD won’t start them. The last “full week” runs from Sunday 22 July to Saturday, 28 July.

So, since CFD always begins on a Friday, it will start on Friday, July 20, 2018 and run until Sunday, July 29.

And so, on the Sunday before that opening Friday (15 July 2015), the Cheyenne Frontier Days Cattle Drive will take place.

Corriente cattle

“Corriente” are sport cattle, bred specifically to be used in rodeo events such as team roping and steer wrestling. They are much smaller than beef cattle – adults typically weigh under a thousand pounds. They are bred to be lean and fast.

Corriente steer - Fast but not fast enough

Corriente steer – Fast but not fast enough

The Cheyenne Frontier Days cattle drive follows the same route each year:

The cattle drive begins at roughly 7:15 am, with the cattle driven south along the north-south I-25 highway which is closed until the cattle are off the highway.

The drive begins at the intersection of I-25 and Horse Creek Road.

The cattle are then driven on the Eastern frontage road to Hynds Boulevard, where they are then turned south to Central Avenue, then to Kennedy Road, from Kennedy onto Carey Avenue, and from thence into Frontier Park and the holding pens.

The drive takes about two hours to complete.

The times when they will arrive at certain “viewing points” are as follows:

  • I-25 and Horse Creek Road – from 7:15 to 7:45 am
  • I-25 frontage road and Riding Club Road – about 8:15 am
  • I-25 and Vandehei Road – about 8:45 am
  • I-25 and Central Avenue – about 9 to 9:15 am

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There is no viewing available from I-25 – cars are not allowed to park anywhere along its length.

Central Avenue, between Kennedy Road and Hynds Boulevard is closed until the last steer has made its way into Frontier Park.

Caught. Released after just a few seconds

Caught. Released after just a few seconds

Cattle Terminology

Cattle: the collective term for this bovine animal – there is no singular term.

Steer: A male that has been castrated

Bull: A male that has not been castrated

Heifer: A female that has not had a calf

Cow: An adult female that has had a calf. Also used in a generic sense to refer to all cattle, whether male or female – though despite the 2006 movie Barnyard and its subsequent TV series Back to the Barnyard, male cattle do not have udders!

Calves: Cattle of both sexes

Ox: Cattle – male or female, that have been castrated and are used as draft animals

Dairy cattle: Cattle bred specifically to produce milk

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