Consignors

I purchased my first Hampshire bred ewes in January of 1970. I paid $200 for four head from Tracy Hicken and Son’s in Wallsburg, UT. The money came from raising bottle feeder lambs the summer before.I chose Hampshire’s because at the time they were the “HOT” breed of the shows Read more

My first recollection of the Utah ram sale was back when I was 5 or 6 years old. Going down to the old auction barn with my dad. While he was inside selling rams I was outside playing in the piles of sand they used to dress the alley ways Read more

Matt Olsen I have been raising rams for over 40 years. Over 30 of those years I have been taking quality rams to the Utah Ram Sale. I was fortunate enough to be raised by one of the greatest purebred sheep men, my dad, Norman Olsen. I am also fortunate Read more

I raise my sheep in Manila, Utah and on the family ranch in McKinnon, Wyoming. My start in the sheep business began when I was 8 years old where I’d bought my first ewe from my dad, James Olsen. With the help of my Dad and uncles in Spanish Fork, Read more

Sheep have been my life I’ve raised them close to 50 years always trying to produce a sheep that is a easy keeper and has a fast rate of gain. Written by: Mike Olsen Genola, Utah

Wiley Allred and his son Parley Allred were involved in bringing sheep across the plains in the early 1850’s and coming into the Sanpete County to settle. Parley had a son that he named after his father Wiley Payne Allred that was the first Allred to get involved with larger Read more