Modesto Junior College Sheep Unit

08/10/2026

BIG win for Kendall Stephenson!

Reserve Supreme Champion Market Lamb
Sonoma County Fair
Shown by Kendall Stephenson
🧬 2.0 x Break the Internet
Sold in the Saturday Night Live Lamb Sale

Kendall was also champion senior showman and reserve overall showman. Fun fact: she’ll also be joining us as one of our sheep unit interns this year!

Thank you to Joe Valera and Jesse Ledezma for putting this sheep in great hands. Congrats to all involved!

08/04/2026

Congratulations to Carter Scooter on a successful county fair!

Reserve Champion 4-H Market Lamb
Motherload County Fair
Shown by Carter Scooter
Sold privately out of our January group

08/02/2026

Congratulations Bryce VanDyke!

Reserve Champion Doe
Yamhill County Fair (OR)

Placed by MJC alum Erica Lynn Batchelder
Starpoint Livestock

07/17/2026

Congratulations to Peyton & Miranda on their success at the Santa Barbara County Fair 🎡

Champion 4-H Blackface
Shown by Peyton Robinson
Ceasefire x Rank

Reserve Champion 4-H Blackface
Shown by Miranda Williams
Ceasefire x Rank

These twin wethers were purchased in our “Finals Week” December sale. Thank you Emily Ward for your help with these two!

06/25/2026

🤘🏻

S A V E T H E D A T E!

April 2-4, 2027

We’re gearing up for another great event in .

05/31/2026

Giana Trindade & crew had a great outing at “The Stampede” jackpot!

Grand Champion Ewe
🧬 Ceasefire x Lights Out
Raised by us

Congratulations!

Nathan Club Lambs

05/30/2026

She’s staying in West Modesto! Couldn’t be more excited to add the “Smoke Donor” to our donor pool. Thank you to McCoon Club Lambs for offering her.

05/29/2026

She sells tomorrow morning!
Lot 251 on wlivestock.com

05/26/2026

🎰RENO BOUND🎰

Nugget All American Show & Sale
Lot 251

2.0 x Rule 3194 (Break the Internet x Next Level x Polar Vortex)

Flush mate to one of our “Blues Brothers” SNL consignments

✅ Arrogant
✅ Dense
✅ Stout featured

She shows Friday & sells Saturday!

wlivestock.com

05/23/2026

THE 2026 SHEEP/GOAT REPRO MARATHON

We had an absolutely incredible crew of MJC students help with small ruminant breeding clinics alongside Reproduction Specialty Group, Inc. There is no doubt this was one of our hardest working and most entertaining crews to date. THANK YOU, students, for helping us continue to offer this to our community. Also, thank you Dr. Leo, Dr. Castro, Dustin & Patricia for helping make this a great experience!

4 lap A.I. days
4 embryo transfer days
Total Lap A.I.s: 453
Total donors: 62
Total embryos transferred (fresh & frozen): 361
Total recipients used: 193

Every sheep flipped and every shot given was done by the following individuals. We take great pride in producers not having to lift a finger. Great job, crew!

The “marathon crew” (every day, sometimes 15 hours a day):

Roger Sandoval
Gabe Cervantes (A.K.A. “Gabe from Stockton”)
Megan Azevedo
Natalia Pereira
Lexi Lowery
Nevaeh Russo
McClain Blackmon

Thank you to those that stepped in when we need an extra hand!:

Ty Strohmenger
Natalia Trindade
Giana Trindade
Jake Lewis
Weston Merriman