Ballard Family Farm

Our Ballard Family Farm: Dexter Cows and Heifers

Sprague's Dori ADCA 048332 DOB 5/15/2020
Wild Red

Height 46", Polled

Sire: Dexter Downs Jagger Dam: Sprague's Alyssa

Dori has had multiple breed championships. She is a very clean fronted, thick heifer with a super personality. She takes excellent care of her calves and is currently being milked. She is producing 3/4 of a gallon with calf sharing (milking two quarters and letting the calf have the other two) and milking once per day.

Our Cows and Heifers

Sprague's Marzipan ADCA 046437 DOB 9/21/2019
Red

Height 45", Homozygous Polled

Sire: Dexter Downs Jagger Dam: Sprague's Martha

Marzi is sired by Dexter Down's Jagger and out of Sprague's Martha by Daggett's FREDWIN. She is clean necked and stout. She is a great mother and producer of championship winning bulls.

Hanging out at the
'all you can eat' buffet.

Glenn Land Ms. Kate ADCA 052391 DOB 3/12/22
Red

Height 40" Homozygous Polled

Sire: Glenn Land Mr Baird Dam: Glenn Land Ms Zenith

Kate is probably one of our best heifers. She is super clean fronted, deep flanked and correct on her legs. She will stay super clean and feminine as she matures. Kate is a smaller heifer that is chondro free and A1/A2. . She is bred to Ballard Family Adonis for a summer 2026 calf.

Sprague's Dori with milking machine.

Ballard Family Deidre
May 2023 heifer

Ballard Family Titan 3/2022 bull

Sire - Timerberview Thor

Mooster's AW Dream ADCA 037037
DOB 4/15/15
Black
Height 44" A2A2, Polled

Dream is an older cow that is holding up very well. She is very clean fronted and structurally correct. She is the dam of the 2025 ADCA National Expo Reserve Grand Champion Female - Ballard Family Madelyn sired by Ballard Family Titan. Dream is bred back to Titan for a fall 2025 calf.

Sheen's Evelyn ADCA 052933
DOB 4/23/19
Red, Height 46" A2A2

Evelyn is a cow that we are very excited to have purchased in the summer of 2023. She has a super, well-suspended udder that she passes on. She is a very feminine but beefy cow with a clean neck and great conformation. She came to us with a heifer calf at side (Sheen's Tanya ADCA 53676) that is part of our current show string. Evelyn was trained to lead as a 6 year old cow. She has a super temperament and never kicked or tried to drag me! She also won BEST UDDER and Cow/Calf classes at the 2025 Nat'l Expo. We will post pictures of her '26 heifer calf by Hawk's Grove Swagger soon.

Sheen's Tanya

March 2023 heifer

2024 Tulsa State Fair Grand Champion Female

Sheen's Loreta
March 2023 heifer

Silvercreek Kerri ADCA 051784

DOB 11/23/21

Dark Red Height 44", Polled

Sire:Daggett's Shay Dam: Mud Valley Lady Helen

Kerri is out of an outstanding cow with great udder structure. She is A2A2. Kerri was the 2023 Champion Dexter Heifer at OYE. Kerri along with her first calf, Ella Rose, won the 2024 ADCA Nat'l Expo Cow/calf class and Best Udder class. Ella Rose won her calf class. Kerri stands great for milking too!

Ballard Family Ella Rose 3/16/24
(birth weight 26 pounds)

2024 Pottawatomie County Junior Livestock Show Dexter Champion
(selected into the Premium Sale).

Sheen's Sequin ADCA 053556
DOB 3/4/21
Black, Homozygous polled, height 41"

Sequin is a small heifer that we purchased as part of a cow/calf pair with a 2023 heifer calf at her side (Sheen's Lady May ADCA 53748). She has a beautiful udder that is adequate fro a small family wanting to milk. She has started training to stand for a milking machine and did great! Never even offered to kick. We will post pictures of her 2026 Bull calf by Adonis soon.

Sheen's Lady May
May 2023 heifer

Ballard Family Adonis 4/2024 bull

Sire - Glenn Land Mr. Imar

May 2024 steer - Ballard Family Theo (pending registration)

Ballard Family Elvis

April 2024 bull: Sire: Silvercreek Kent

KA Jenny Sue ADCA 054386

DOB 9/9/23

Red, A2A2, dehorned Height: 42"

Sired by Timberview Thor. Jenny Sue is a dehorned heifer that is A2/A2. She should mature about 42". At her first show, Jenny Sue was Reserve Grand Champion Female in the 2024 ADCA National Expo Youth show and winner of the Calf Division in the Open show shown at 9 1/2 months old. Her January 2026 calf is sired by Ballard Family Adonis.

Ballard Family Sampson

April 2025 Bull by Silvercreek Kent

Ballard Family Charlotte

May 2024 heifer

Sheen's Tanya ADCA 053676

DOB 03/18/23 Heifer, Polled

Red Height 44"

Sire: Sprague's Chev Dam Sheen's Evelyn

Tanya is a daughter of Sheen's Evelyn listed above. She has consistently won her class and multiple Grand and Reserve Championships at nearly every show she has attended. She was Reserve Division Winner under her mother at the 2025 National Expo who went on to be named BEST in Show. She should have beautiful udder and definitely has the same great attitude that her mother does. Tanya has a Sep '25 heifer calf sired by Ballard Family Titan. Tanya has a great temperament and did great with machine milking giving >1/2 gallon every time with very intermittent milking and calf sharing as a first calf heifer.

2025 ADCA National Expo BEST in SHOW Champion

Ballard Family Madelyn

June 2024 heifer 2025 ADCA NAT'L EXPO RESERVE GRAND FEMALE

Sheen's Loreta ADCA 053675

DOB 03/16/23 Heifer Polled

Red Height 44"

Sire: Sprague's Chev Dam Moosters AW's Dream

Loreta is a thick, heavy boned, balanced heifer. She has been lightly shown and has won Reserve Grand a few times. She is a high quality heifer with a lot of personality. Loreta is bred to Ballard Family Titan for an August 2025 calf.

Ballard Family Lisa Marie

April 2025 heifer

Sire: Ballard Family Titan
'26 Nat'l Expo Open Grand Champion