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Virtual fencing for cattle
Virtual fencing for cattle in United States.
Solar-charged GPS neckbands. Audio-first welfare protocol. Mix cellular and LoRa coverage on one property. Built by Gallagher Animal Management, livestock infrastructure since 1938.
eShepherd is running on commercial cattle ranches across the United States today, from 8,000-head extensive beef on Las Islas Ranch in Texas brush country to 1,500-Angus rotations across 15,000 acres of native prairie at Jorgensen Land & Cattle in South Dakota. The system suits the kind of rangeland and extensive grazing North American producers run: big country, mixed cellular and LoRa coverage, full-time roles previously bound to fence maintenance redirected to herd management. eShepherd also qualifies for USDA NRCS cost-share programs, the ROI calculator models 50% and 75% subsidy scenarios.
Why eShepherd works in United States
- Hardware ownership, not a lease. eShepherd sells the neckbands outright with a small monthly data subscription on top, versus Vence (Merck Animal Health) which is lease-only. Over 10 years, owning the hardware wins on TCO.
- Indicative US pricing from $250 per head at 60+ scale, plus a small monthly data subscription. The ROI calculator models USDA NRCS cost-share at 50% and 75% subsidy rates.
- Solar-charged LiFePO4 batteries rated 7–10 years, no single-use battery swaps (Vence requires 200–1,200 swaps a year on a 200-head operation depending on use).
- Cellular roaming across Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and US Cellular IoT bands via a global SIM. Where coverage drops in big extensive country, LoRa base stations reach up to ~9 miles flat ground.
- Built by Gallagher Animal Management, in livestock since 1938, with the energizers and EID infrastructure most US ranches already trust.
Indicative pricing for United States
Hardware-only per-head tiers in USD. Quote in your own currency at the quote builder; payback at the ROI calculator.
| Head count | Per-head price (USD) |
|---|---|
| 4–19 | $350 |
| 20–59 | $300 |
| 60+ | $250 |
| LoRa base station (when cellular won't reach) | $5,000 |
| Monthly subscription per neckband (cellular) | $2 / month |
| Monthly subscription per neckband (LoRa) | $1.50 / month |
Carrier coverage in United States
eShepherd cellular runs on Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and US Cellular Cat-M1 / NB-IoT bands. These IoT-specific bands have better rural coverage than the bands your phone uses. Where the cellular map drops out, the Sand Hills, parts of the Great Basin, far west Texas, LoRa base stations bridge the gap with one tower covering several miles.
Compared with other virtual fencing systems
eShepherd is one of four serious virtual fencing collars working on commercial cattle operations today. The most relevant head-to-head for the US: eShepherd vs Vence. Cross-system overview: How eShepherd compares to other virtual fencing solutions. Long-run economics: Virtual fencing total cost of ownership.
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