Dorper sheep, raised
the way a family raises things
Cosmic Family Farms is a family-owned farm raising Dorper sheep — a breed prized for tender, mild lamb. From our pastures to your table, we handle every step with care. And we run the business on our own software: CashSheet.

The flock at Cosmic Family Farms
Dorper ewes, rams & lambs
Family owned & operated
Blythe, California
Runs on CashSheet
Availability · orders · books
Why Dorper?
Every sheep on our farm is a Dorper — a deliberate choice. Here's why this South African breed has become one of the most respected meat sheep in the world.
Bred for the pasture
Developed in South Africa from the Dorset Horn and Blackhead Persian, Dorpers are hardy, adaptable sheep that thrive on pasture in nearly any climate.
Lamb people actually love
Dorper lamb is mild, tender, and fine-grained — without the gamey edge people expect. It's the lamb that changes minds at the dinner table.
No shearing, less stress
Dorpers are a hair breed — they shed naturally each year. Calm, easy-keeping animals raised without hurry make better lamb.
Strong mothers, strong lambs
Dorper ewes are famously good mothers with strong lambing rates. A healthy flock starts with good genetics and good mothering — we select for both.
One lamb, many cuts
We speak the same language as your butcher
Every lamb breaks down into primals the industry has standardized for decades — USDA IMPS Series 200, the spec sheet for fresh lamb. When you order from us, these are the cuts we're talking about.
Primal cuts per USDA IMPS 200 — codes are the industry-standard item numbers.
The primals, by the book
Shoulder, Square-Cut
Roasts, stew, ground lamb
Rack
Rib chops, frenched racks
Loin
Loin chops — the porterhouse of lamb
Leg
Leg of lamb, bone-in or boneless
Breast
Ribs, rolled roasts
Foreshank
Braising favorite

Why the bones matter
Every cut on the order sheet is defined by where it sits against the skeleton. The rack is ribs 5 through 12; the loin runs from the last rib to the hip; break joints and stifle joints mark where the shanks separate. That's why the IMPS spec reads like an anatomy lesson — it is one.
When you order a frenched rack or a steamship leg, your processor is cutting to these landmarks. Knowing them means you get exactly the cut you asked for — and it's why our order sheet speaks IMPS instead of guesswork.
Retail cuts — where they come from, how to cook them
The cuts you'll actually see on an order sheet, grouped by primal.
Leg
Whole leg roast (bone-in or boneless), sirloin chops, center slices, hind shank
Roast · grill · braise the shank
Loin
Loin roast, loin chops, double loin chops, tenderloin
Roast · broil · grill
Rack (Rib)
Rib roast, rib chops, frenched rack, crown roast
Roast · grill
Shoulder
Square-cut shoulder roast, blade & arm chops, boneless shoulder roast, neck slices
Braise · slow roast
Foreshank & Breast
Lamb shanks, spareribs, riblets, rolled breast
Braise · slow cook
Other cuts
Stew lamb, kabob cubes, ground lamb
Stew · grill · everything
How the farm runs
A family farm on professional software
We build the software our farm runs on: CashSheet is a product of Cosmic Family Farms LLC. That means the flock is both our livelihood and our proving ground.
Availability you can trust — CutSheet
Here's the problem every small producer knows: one lamb is many cuts. When a restaurant books the racks, the loins and legs from those same animals need homes too — and when a family orders a whole lamb for the freezer, those racks aren't available anymore, even if the animal is still on pasture.
Most farms track this in memory and a notebook — right up until two buyers want the same lambs. We run it through CutSheet, the same Available-to-Promise engine used by commercial protein processors. Every commitment is checked against what's genuinely uncommitted before we say yes.
So when we tell you it's available, it is. And when we say "not until spring," you hear it up front — not in an apology later.
Operations in order — CashSheet
The unglamorous half of farming is the paperwork: feed invoices, processing costs, customer orders, payments. Farms don't usually fail at raising animals — they drown in the back office.
Our operation runs on CashSheet double-entry accounting: every sale, every expense, every payment posts a proper journal entry the day it happens. Our books are current every month — not reconstructed at tax time from a shoebox of receipts.
Orderly books make a dependable farm: we quote clearly, invoice promptly, and keep our commitments because we can see them.
From our farm
Availability changes with the season — get in touch and we'll tell you exactly what we have.
Dorper Lamb
Premium lamb from our flock, raised on our family farm. Contact us about current availability and how to order.
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Building your own flock? Ask about our Dorper rams and ewes — selected for hardiness, mothering, and growth.
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