Francis Family Farms Katahdins

Francis Family Farms Katahdins We run a purebred flock of Katahdin Hair Sheep located in rural Northeast MO.

Part 2 of 2The 2026 Missouri State Fair was one another one for the books with lots of great results! We took a total of...
09/01/2026

Part 2 of 2
The 2026 Missouri State Fair was one another one for the books with lots of great results! We took a total of 16 head and 15 placed in the top 6 of their class. In total there was ~134 head of Katahdins exhibited (which I believe is the largest open show to date).
I would certainly like to thank my whole family for assisting on show night as well as Jared DeHaan and Jared Frieze for stepping in to help show in many classes.
We were honored to have raised both the Grand and Reserve Champion Rams! We also showed the Reserve Senior Champion Ewe.
Results:
Rams
- 1st Yearling Ram – FRA 8699 One Last Drive – Senior Champion and Grand Champion Ram Overall
- 2nd Fall Ram – FRA 9120
- 1st Early Spring Ram (Jan) – FRA 9128 – Jr. Champion Ram and Reserve Grand Champion
- 3rd Early Spring Ram (Jan) – FRA 9160
- 1st Late Spring Ram (March) – FRA 9496/B 122
- 6th Late Spring Ram (February) – FRA 9190. Thanks to the Mudd Family for your purchased of this ram!
- 2nd Pair of Ram Lambs
Ewes:
- 2nd Class 1 Yearling Ewe – TAB 115
- 4th Class 1 Yearling Ewe – FRA 8777
- 2nd Class 2 Yearling Ewe – FRA 8683
- 5th Class 2 Yearling Ewe – FRA 8585
- 2nd Pair Yearling Ewes
- 1st Fall Ewe – STU N764 – Reserve Senior Champion
- 2nd Class 1 Spring Ewe Lambs (Jan) – TRB 1916
- 6th Class 1 Spring Ewe Lambs (Jan) – FRA 9129
- 9th Class 1 Spring Ewe Lambs (Jan) – FRA 9150
- 4th Class 3 Spring Ewe Lambs (March) – FRA 9669
- 6th Class 3 Spring Ewe Lambs (March) – FRA 9292/B64
- 2nd Pair Ewe Lambs
- 2nd Best 4 Head of Lambs
- 1st Flock
- Premier Exhibitor

Big news from Kentucky State Fair!Congrats to the Hauger Family on a clean sweep of the Katahdin Ewe classes as well as ...
09/01/2026

Big news from Kentucky State Fair!

Congrats to the Hauger Family on a clean sweep of the Katahdin Ewe classes as well as Grand and Reserve Champion Ewes at the 2026 Kentucky State Fair!

FRA 8701- Reserve Champion Ewe and 1st Yearling
FRA 9107- 1st Fall Ewe Lamb
FRA 9139- Grand Champion Ewe and 1st Early Spring Ewe Lamb
FRA 9361- 1st Late Spring Ewe Lamb

Also congrats to Knox Hatmaker on having 3rd place yearling ewe with FRA 8425 and to Andrew Laswell and Family on 4th Fall Ewe Lamb with FRA 9104/B29!

Thanks for your trust in FRA genetics!

Another win out of the Wisconsin State Fair! Congrats to Kent Knuth and family on having Champion AOB Ram at the Wiscons...
08/19/2026

Another win out of the Wisconsin State Fair! Congrats to Kent Knuth and family on having Champion AOB Ram at the Wisconsin State Fair with FRA 9086, a Fall born Dark Knight son that was purchased out of the Timeless Traditions Sale in Illinois!

Pretty neat to have a Katahdin Market Lamb in the Top 10 at the Wisconsin State Fair!Congrats to Nate Border on this Cha...
08/18/2026

Pretty neat to have a Katahdin Market Lamb in the Top 10 at the Wisconsin State Fair!

Congrats to Nate Border on this Champion Katahdin Market Lamb and 10th overall!

Thanks to Johnson Family Show Stock for getting him into a great home!

Before we get into a big Missouri State Fair post. We want to go ahead and congratulate some other State Fair Winners!Co...
08/18/2026

Before we get into a big Missouri State Fair post. We want to go ahead and congratulate some other State Fair Winners!

Congrats to Dexter Dorrel on having the Reserve Champion Katahdin Market Lamb at the 2026 Indiana State Fair.

Dexters lamb was the result of a bred ewe purchase and was raised by the Hauger Family.

Sired by Throwin Spades.

Congrats, Dexter!

What a great weekend at the 2026 KHSI Expo in Cookeville, TN! Started out the weekend dropping down to Southeast MO to p...
08/06/2026

What a great weekend at the 2026 KHSI Expo in Cookeville, TN! Started out the weekend dropping down to Southeast MO to pick up Elizabeth Kiefer and her consignment. We managed to navigate Cairo, IL (IYKYK😂) and Nashville with ease!

With a record number of attendees this year, it was awesome catching up with old friends and meeting several new breeders getting started in the Katahdin breed.

I also had the opportunity to present a session on livestock pictures and social media during one of the evening programs. It was very well attended, and I appreciate everyone who came out! Also got to meet Dr. Jennifer Hatcher from the TV Show: Hatcher Family Dairy!

We exhibited seven head and were fortunate enough to place one ewe in the Top 10!
A huge thank you to all of our buyers:
• Mike Jones (GA) purchased our high-selling ewe, FRA 9668, for $1,500.
• Kevin and Toni Beatty (MO) purchased the final two Dark Knight daughters we'll ever offer at public auction for $1,400and $1,300.
• Ross Roegner (AL) added Lots 31 and 33 to his flock.
• Tara Lytle (TN) purchased Lot 30.
• Tommy Hobbs (IN) selected our only ram entry for $900.

We sincerely appreciate your confidence in our program and look forward to seeing how these sheep perform in your flocks!

While working through the sale lots and helping picture several of the Top 10 Rams and Ewes, one March ram really caught my attention. He was consigned by Joe Chestnut, and after getting him out on the backdrop for photos, I liked him even more. C3J White 31 combines a tremendous build with an eye-catching color pattern. After talking with Silas Gingerich, we decided to partner on him.

He is now residing here in Missouri where we'll continue growing him out, with plans to potentially show him next year as a yearling. He doesn't have an official name yet, so suggestions are welcome! His sire is RIV 1083 Silver Eagle (a Silver Creek son), and his dam is a Poynter ewe that sold through the Ohio Showcase a few years ago.

I'd also like to thank Silas Gingerich for allowing us to purchase STU L198, a FRA 5667 "Social Distance" son out of the proven Badger donor ewe STU I644, who was an outstanding producer for the Fruechte family. STU L198 was a standout prospect at the Midwest Stud Ram Sale as a fall ram lamb two years ago. He's already turned out with a group of ewes for January lambs, and we're excited to see how he follows in his sire's footsteps.

Next stop:
📍 SCKA Sale – Munfordville, KY | September 18–19
📍 North Star Bred Ewe Sale – Pipestone, MN | October 31
📍 Premier Ewe Sale – Registered Edition – Louisville, KY | November 13

Thanks again to everyone who stopped by to visit, bid on our sheep, attended the presentation, or helped make another KHSI Expo one to remember. We appreciate all of your support and look forward to seeing everyone again this fall!

2026 KHSI Expo Sale starts at 11AM (central time).Online bidding available at https://cci.auction/auctions/5266Lot 34 cr...
08/01/2026

2026 KHSI Expo Sale starts at 11AM (central time).

Online bidding available at https://cci.auction/auctions/5266

Lot 34 cracked the Top 10 Ewes at #9!

Stop by the pens and talk sheep in the morning!

Dropping our 2026 KHSI Expo entries!We look forward to seeing everyone at the 2026 KHSI Expo at the Hyder-Burks Agricult...
07/27/2026

Dropping our 2026 KHSI Expo entries!

We look forward to seeing everyone at the 2026 KHSI Expo at the Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion in Cookeville, TN July 30th-Aug 1st.

Online bidding available on CCI.LIVE at 11am EST!

If you have any questions, feel free to give Britton a call at 573-473-0633.

Big news out of All American Junior Show!🏆 Reserve Champion Katahdin Ewe🏆Congrats Hannah Cargill! This ewe is the result...
07/08/2026

Big news out of All American Junior Show!

🏆 Reserve Champion Katahdin Ewe🏆
Congrats Hannah Cargill!

This ewe is the result of the purchase of a bred ewe out of the 2024 North Star bred ewe sale. Hannah has had lots of success with Josephine the past two years and looking forward to watching continue that success into the fall!

🏆Junior Champion Ewe🏆
Congrats Drew George

A fancy March ewe lamb out of a ram purchase off the farm and a ewe purchase from the North Star Sale!

Other class placings:

Brady Kessler: 5th Fall Ram
Hannah Cargill: 4th January Ram Lamb
Maddie Hauger: 2nd Class 1 Yearling Ewe (behind Reserve Champion), 6th Fall Ewe, 7th January Ewe, 6th and 8th February Ewe Lambs!

Congrats to all exhibitors on an outstanding Katahdin show at AAJS!! Looking forward to the 2027 All American in Springfield, MO!

It has been a whirlwind of two weeks of shows and sales! We couldn't be more humbled by the support of those that purcha...
06/17/2026

It has been a whirlwind of two weeks of shows and sales! We couldn't be more humbled by the support of those that purchased, bid or just stopped by the pens to talk sheep!

While we got lucky with some cooler weather on show and sale day in Sedalia, the sale was absolutely on fire!! Katahdins set the tone for the day and if you stayed around to watch other breeds, you know the momentum just kept building!

My hats off to the team at Willoughby Sales! Dan, Carol, Justin, Erin, Sadie Rowland McClung and others, thanks for an amazing week of shows and sales. You truly took on the task of bringing a spark back to the Midwest Stud Ram Sale to heart and we can't THANK YOU enough! The vibe and buzz all week long was felt from not only myself, but other consignors and buyers as well. Thanks for putting on a first class event! We can't wait to be back next year!

As always we certainly enjoy getting to be around our fellow breeders and consignors from across the U.S. We also couldn't have done this without our chore help back home! (Ethan McNeill and Maddison Breid). On show day we were missing the right hand showman Aly Francis, but would like to say a huge Thank You to Mason Fruechte, Justin Fruechte, Lily Fruechte, Lane Falch, Shaylee Maddox Ashlyn Maddox, JJ Kelly Maddox, Cody Aslin, Jaime Aslin and Troy Doty for always willing to jump in the ring to show or lend a hand taking sheep back and forth to the pens. Your help is greatly appreciated!

We were excited to bring this set of sheep to offer for sale and we had an awesome show day with 14 of our 16 head standing in the Top 6 of their class. Our commitment is to always bring you the best we have to offer and it was rewarded in the ring. We were honored to be named the Reserve Grand Champion Ram with our yearling FRA 8823, who went on to be the second high seller of the sale. He sold for $5,000 to Dwayne Fisher and Family of Idaho. They also purchased both our Late Fall Ewe lambs and our Black and White January Ewe Lamb!

Thanks to the following people for purchasing our genetics:
Illinois All Breeds Timeless Traditions Sale
-Hannah Cargill-Purchased our Reserve Champion Ram and High Selling Ram for $2,600.
-Kent Knuth-Fall Ram
-Todd Bauer-Purchased our Grand Champion and High Selling Ewe for $1750.
-Andrew Laswell-Fall Ewe Lamb
-Jason Hauger-January Ewe Lamb
-Kramer Brothers- January Ewe Lamb

Midwest Stud Ram Sale:
-David Redwine- Class Winning January Ram Lamb
-Jamie Tucker- January Ram Lamb
-Richard Fiedler-February Ram Lamb
-Eric Taylor-February Ram Lamb
-Donald Hodges- March Ram Lamb
-Levi Nicholson-January Ewe Lamb
-David Parker-January Ewe Lamb
-Noah Gravenhof-February Ewe Lamb
-Jacque Watkins-February Ewe Lamb
-Matt Oldhe- February Ewe Lamb
-Sandra Sample- Both March Ewe Lambs

Again, we can not Thank You guys enough for the support and trust you have in our genetics! We can't wait to see what they will produce for you!

Up next: KHSI Expo! Stay tuned for updates!

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