Austin and Mattie met when Austin was 15 and Mattie was 16. They got married in August of 2022 and had there first Son Kasey Layne Cross in September of 2024.

Austin started buying and selling bucket calves when he first met Mattie so he could afford taking her out on dates and as their love grew so did Austin’s love for cattle and the industry. That quickly turned into Austin buying his first set of purebred black angus cattle. Since then Austin has used his knowledge and experience working on and managing other ranches to continue to grow C3 to provide a quality product to consumers and other producers.