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BAG 2897 RR #132542

​Sire: BAG 2604 132542
Dam: LDK 13-49 98704
Born: 03/29/2016 TW

We purchased this ram with the Al DeWitt dispersal back in June 2021. I think this guy is certainly unique in his build. Super stout, big boned and runs up hill. I've always liked the BAG genetics as they have crossed well with our POY 16-9 buck. This guy is 5 and we plan to use him heavily to keep quite a few daughters. He isn't the tallest buck we have, but he makes up for it in thickness and build.

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EHJ 665 'Affirmed' RR 131470

Sire: SHU 3640 'WINCHESTER' 112119
Dam: ZWT 6214 96093
Born: 09/04/2016 TW


Affirmed was the Grand Champion ram at the 2018 Midwest Stud Ram Sale that sold for $3750 from Ed & Helen Julian. We acquired him in early fall of 2021 and he was put on some of our very best Pipestone ewes for February 2022 lambs. I like this guys build, front end extension and depth of body!

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POY 16-9 RR #130807

Sire: POY 234 Tw 113933
Dam: POY 21 Tw 57741

Born: 11/03/2016 Tw

The only that started it all for us and put our program in the right direction! POY 16-9 was the Reserve Champion Ram from Poynter Sheep Farm at the 2018 Midwest Stud Ram Sale behind "Affirmed". This guy checks all the boxes I was looking for when I knew we needed to make our flock better and he certainly hasn't let us down. Good looking, stout featured, heavy muscled, sound structured with a touch of color (which never hurts)! He makes awesome females and program changing stud bucks such as Joe Exotic, Social Distance and Long Distance who are pictured below!

DOC P 2283 'Scar' RR #136161

Sire: SCD 3333 'Jane' 106981
Dam: DOC P 1538 112957
Born: 02/08/2017 TW


Scar was acquired after from the University of Missouri in the spring of 2021 after they had purchased him from the Midwest Stud Ram Sale in 2018. I had been looking for a good built black and white ram for some time as we have a small group of black ewes. Everyone is always asking about my black ewe lambs, but I have a hard time letting them go when I had so few of them born. Now with the purchase of Scar, we will have black and white lambs available in the spring of 2022. He has lambs in our fall crop that has done extremely well. He was also bred to half of the Pipestone ewes for spring 2022 lambs. They are built good, fast gainers with plenty of chrome.
TOR 572 ET 'Dark Knight' RR #144017

Sire: TMD 1656 124572
Dam: TOR 17595 134901
Born: 02/27/2018 TW

A really neat buck from the Thousand Oaks Ranch. I first laid eyes on this guy at the Missouri State Fair when he was a buck lamb and then again as a yearling where he was Champion Ram in the open show. THOR genetics have really advanced their genetics with Embryo Transfer and this guy was from one of their first flushes. He's got an attractive look, super level topped and square hipped. He has a super neat color pattern and is already passing on his style and balance to his offspring. 
SRS 407 'Accelerator' RR #154529

Sire: SHU 3640 'Winchester' 112119
Dam: EHJ 567 121495
Born: 01/03/2019 S

Ace is an absolute beast. One of the thickest, stoutest sheep I have ever owned. Tremendously big boned and rugged in his build. I can't wait to get lambs out of this guy! He should cross well with our Pipestone ewes.
FRA 5655 'Joe Exotic' RR 160433

Sire: POY 16-9 130807
Dam: BAG 3040 132841
Born: 10/25/2019 TW

​There are a lot of things I can say about this guy, but you could probably guess it from the name itself. This guy is EXOTIC for a Katahdin!! From the moment he was born I knew him and his sister were going to be special. This was a repeat mating from the previous spring that resulted in a really nice ewe FRA 5318, who is on the brood ewe page. We lost this guy's mom when he was only a month old. He took to creep feed and hasn't stopped growing ever since. Super stout boned, with the widest hip and pin set I have seen in a Katahdin while being so athletic in his hip and hind leg set. He sired a small handful of lambs in the spring of 2021 and will have more lambs due in the spring of 2022. He was successfully shown for two years and was a multiple time champion ram and was the Supreme Ram at the 2021 Missouri State Fair FFA Show.
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FRA 5667 'Social Distance' QR #160439- Owned in partnership with Sturdy Post Ranch (Justin and Crissa Fruechte) Ward, SD.

Sire: POY 16-9 130807
Dam: LRF 171b 136442
Born: 10/29/2019 S

It was really hard to decide which buck lambs to keep from the Fall 2019 lamb crop, so I kept two and sold half interest in Social Distance. He is out of our popular black and white ewe called Phantom and is a full brother to Long Distance (below). This guy is tall fronted, stout boned and is really good in terms of his topline. His fall lambs that have been born at our place and Justin's are second to none! He has proven himself to be a sire of elite females and bucks. Look out for his offspring from Sturdy Post Ranch and us in the summer of 2022 at the Midwest Stud Ram Sale and our online sales.


SRS 480 'Power Drive' RR #173114

Sire: SRS 445 'Drive Train' 166915
Dam: SRS 412 142003
Born: 09/05/2020 TW 

Our latest purchase from Salmon Run Farms in Maine. Power Drive was just named the Grand Champion Katahdin farm at Louisville as well as the Supreme Champion Ram at the Big-E in September. He has tremendous length and width and still carries plenty of power from behind. Look for his lambs in the Fall of 2023!

FRA 6446 'Long Distance' RR #173996

Sire: POY 16-9 130807
Dam: LRF 171b 136442
Born: 02/09/2021 TW 

Full sib to Social Distance pictured above. This guy hasn't been used yet, but we can't wait to see what he produces in the future. LD is built so good from the ground up. Very correct on his pasterns while maintaining a strong topline and great hip and hind leg. Look for his lambs in the fall of 2023.

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DOC P766 RR #97153

Sire: DOC P297 'FIRST EVER' 88343
​Dam: DOC 24 64106
Born: 02/21/2013 TW

For an 8 year buck this guy looks really good!! We acquired him several years ago to put on our commercial ewes and kept him around when we sold the commercials and moved to all registered stock. This guy makes very nice productions oriented females who are made to go out of pasture and raise lambs. This guy is super thick and stout and weighs around 300 pounds. Easy maintenance and his lambs are exactly the same.


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EHJ 835 RR #143116

Sire: EHJ 620 'VELOCITY' 123037
Dam: EHJ 648 123044
Born: 03/02/2018 TW

EHJ 835 comes from the coveted Julian and Moore Flock out of Ohio. He was 1st place March Ram Lamb at the 2018 Midwest Stud Ram Sale who sold to Pipestone Katahdins, MN. This guy will puts the length and height in his lambs.  

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SHU 4072 RR #143634

Sire: HSC 1211 'QUANTUM LEAP' 88681
Dam: SHU 3547 113608
Born: 02/01/2018 TW


SHU 4072 was a February ram lamb that Mark and Donna Griffin of Frankford, MO purchased from the Midwest Stud Ram Sale in 2018. We acquired him in their dispersal in the summer of 2020 with their small flock of registered ewes. He has been a compliment to those females adding some more length and height to their more moderate frame size. He is super sound and flexible and just makes good sheep!

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WAP 19-3 RR #153770

Sire: POY 17-22 133735
Dam: POY 279 120850
Born: 01/03/2019 TW

WAP 19-3 was an off the farm purchase from Jeff Poynter. This buck as a fall ram was the reserve champion Katahdin at the Indiana State Fair in 2020. We get asked a lot about selling this guy. While he is cool in terms of his look and color pattern, he makes lambs that are extremely functional and super complete all the way through. We have retained several of his daughters to put back into our flock. He is also the sire of our Reserve Jr. Champion ewe lamb at the 2021 Midwest Stud Ram Sale that sold to Puerto Rico.


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TRB 1253 QR #157168

Sire: TRB 1000 'AMTRAC' 144129
Dam: EHJ 654 123049
Born 03/26/2019 TR

TRB 1253 was purchased from Barb McKinzie after she used him for a couple of breeding seasons. We have some fall lambs that are sired by him. Super slick coat, heavy muscled ram who has a great look from the side and is super stout at the ground. Look for his lambs to be featured in our online sale as well as the Midwest Stud Ram Sale in 2022.


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