April 15, 2011 by fred.

The Fred Knop Family extends a great big thank you to all the buyers and bidders who made our first online show lamb sale a success! Buyer’s from 7 states purchased our sale offering.

We wish all our buyer’s great success with their Knop show lambs.

Thanks to all.

The Fred Knop Family

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April 4, 2011 by fred.

It is our pleasure to announce the purchase of Impact 920, a Money Maker son, from Brian Reilly and Eric Petersen. We purchased 920 in partnership with RSO and Rand Whitney.

Both Rand and the Fred Knop family used 920 for 2011 lambs with outstanding results.

We thank Brian Reilly and Eric Petersen for the opportunity to purchase this proven, outstanding Money Maker son.

Be sure to check out the 2011 lambs sired by 920 which are consigned to the Fred Knop Family’s Online Sale to be held April 10-April 11 at www.wlivestock.com.

Fred Knop

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March 28, 2010 by fred.

By now I’m sure that many of you reading this blog know that we bred and raised a ram we called Omega back in 1991. Since that point in time we have kept the influence of Omega genetics alive in our flock through the power of linebreeding. Omega was a very unique ram in that he sired awesome show lambs as attested by the track record of his progeny in the show ring. Omega’s influence has also worked extremely well for our customers through the many rams and females seeing service in their flocks.

Omega genetic derivatives were responsible for 3 Grand Champion carcasses at the prestigious AKSARBEN Livestock Exposition and 2 Grand Champion carcasses at the National Western Stock Show.

Omega’s influence continues today through the availability of his semen. Some Omega semen was used by Jim Jensen and Rex Galloway of Utah recently. Offspring of this semen were exhibited a county fair in Utah under a very educational format with a certain % of the placing based on live evaluation in the show ring with the largest % of the placing determined by harvesting the same lambs. The carcasses of these lambs are then seperated into wholesale cuts such as rib, loin, leg etc. and each of these wholesale cuts are weighed. The weight of these cuts are then multiplied by the dollars of value that legs, etc. are selling for on the wholesale market that day. The overall champion of the show is determined by combining the live placing score with the harvested value score for an overall champion. I am pleased to share that the lambs out of the Omega genetics won the contest hands down over many of the genetics from well-known flocks from Utah, Oklahoma, Texas, etc. Omega’s influence truly does live on in this very educational contest for the youth of the area interested in real-world sheep production.

Fred Knop

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March 7, 2009 by fred.

Friends

I am pleased to report that the wonderful book entitled “The Basis of Linebreeding” is now back in print.

The book can be ordered from:

Jim Lents
25398 SW Coombs Road
Indiahoma, OK 73552

Domestic shipment of the book is $30 which includes shipping and handling costs.

International shipment of the book is $40 U.S. which also includes shipping and handling costs.

Please include payment with your order along with the name and postal address for the delivery point of the book(s). Personal checks or money orders are fine for domestic shipment. Payment for international addresses should be via International Money Order denominated in U.S. dollars and payable in the U.S.A. This type of money order can be purchased at most commercial banks in your country.

If you have a special request such as an inscription or an autograph, please include such request with your order.

We are pleased to pass this information along to all connoisseur’s of linebreeding. You will enjoy the unique approach to understanding linebreediing afforded by this practically written guide.

Fred Knop

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February 19, 2008 by fred.

The Fred Knop Family congratulates Weston Hill of Oklahoma and his family for feeding and showing Woody’s twin wether lamb brother to high honors at two major shows. Weston’s lamb placed 2nd in class to the eventual Grand Champion lamb at the 2007 American Royal. He also placed 2nd in class to the Champion Suffolk at the 2007 NAILE. Weston plans to exhibit his lamb this winter in Oklahoma. We wish Weston well with his project.

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January 15, 2008 by fred.

Congratulations to Tannehill Club lambs, OK, for raising the Reserve Grand Champion Market lamb at the 2007 Arkansas State Fair. The mother of this lamb was sired by Knop 4698–Leo–a Captain/Orange Tag/62 combination.

Ernie reports that the Leo daughters in his flock have produced many of his top lambs and that the combination of Knop genetics with the Hampshire influence in his flock has worked quite well. We wish Ernie continued success with his Leo daughters.

We used Leo’s twin brother Howard extensively for our 2008 lamb crop. We believe Howard’s ram lambs will work quite well for those of you who may have flocks with significant Hampshire influence.

We are pleased to announce that Burson Club Lambs of New Mexico purchased a key Steppin’ Up/Marx 4-06 ram lamb, Knop 5327, last spring to use in their flock of Hampshire influence. We also wish Burson’s well with the offspring of their Steppin’ Up son.

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November 5, 2007 by fred.

The Fred Knop Family congratulates Sarah Sell for an outstanding effort in feeding and exhibiting a wether lamb purchased from us, Knop 5364, at the 2007 AK-SAR-BEN Livestock Exhibition. The lamb placed 6th in the Division 5 class from 154 to 157 pounds.

We now can share the carcass data from the 2007 AK-SAR-BEN. Sarah’s lamb measured the largest loin eye–4.5 square inches, with the exception of one lamb weighing over 160 pounds with a .05 square inch larger loin, of all the lambs at the 2007 AK-SAR-BEN show–491 head–including the live Grand Champion, Res. Grand Champion, and all the Division champions and reserves. The 491 lambs at AK-SAR-BEN averaged 3.37 square inches of loin eye area and .2 inch of back fat. The Grand Champion placed 198th in the carcass evaluation with a 3.45 sq. inch loin and .2 back fat. The Res. Grand placed 229th in the carcass evaluation with a 3.50 sq. inch loin with .2 back fat.

Sarah’s lamb was sired by Steppin’ Up and the lamb’s mother was a Howard daughter. This lamb was born on Jan. 22. Sarah’s lamb placed 3rd in class 17 at the Iowa State Fair judged by Larry Mrozinski. Sarah’s lamb was also named the Grand Champion at the Harlan, Iowa jackpot show and the South East Warren FFA market lamb show. The Fred Knop Family is proud of placings like this because we firmly believe that show lambs should not only look good in the show ring but should also be held accountable for unadulturated eximious carcass merit.

We will soon post a list of the bred females we will offer this season. Many of them are bred to either Steppin’ Up or Step Ahead. If you are interested in producing sheep that will work for you in the lambing barn and gain high honors in the show ring and on the rail then we would encourage you to evaluate our offering. We plan to offer less than 12 bred females so call soon to reserve your selections.

Fred Knop

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September 10, 2007 by fred.

Congratulations to Jordan Beck and the Dave Beck family for a very successful show season. In addition to the Grand Champion Market lamb at the Great Lakes Expo mentioned in a previous blog, recent winners include the Beck bred and raised 1st place lightweight Suffolk at the Ohio State Fair sired by a Knop 4-06 x Omega bred ram, and damed by Knop 984, a 4-06 x Omega combination.

Another recent winner would include a young wether exhibited by Jordan Beck that was bred and raised by the Fred Knop Family sired by Step Ahead and whose mother is Knop 632, sired by the Knop stud ram “Blue Boy”. This lamb was the Lightweight Div. Champion at the Paulding Co. Ohio Jackpot Show. This lamb also placed 6th in the 120=122# crossbred class at the 2007 Ohio State Fair.

Watch our website Champion tab for photos soon.

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September 10, 2007 by fred.

Congratulations to Adam and Megan Lawing and the Craig Lawing Family for exhibiting the Grand Champion Market lamb at the 2007 North Carolina Mountain States Fair. This Lawing family bred and raised lamb was sired by Knop 5157. a Captain son. The lamb’s mother was sired by Knop 4882, a Captain son. The maternal grand-mother was a Knop-bred female sired by Jubilee.

The Lawing family won 4 maket lamb classes and 3 ewe lamb classes. Also two lambs raised and sold by the Lawing family won their market lamb classes.

Adam and Megan also won 3 commercial ewe lamb classes.

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July 11, 2007 by fred.

Congratulations to Sarah Sell and family for exhibiting the Grand Champion Market Lamb at the 2007 S.E. Warren County FFA NPCLA Show.  This Suffolk lamb was purchased from the Fred Knop Family flock.  His sire is Steppin’ Up and his dam is a Howard (Captain) x 561 daughter.  This was the first time this lamb has been exhibited.  We wish you well at the Iowa State Fair.

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