First Place:  1

Entry number:  062

Exhibitor:  marketchamp

State:  IN

Sheep name/number:  K28

Breed:  Cross

I started the class with ewe 1.  I thought she was the thickest muscled most balanced lamb in the class.  I did see a little breast plate on this lamb.  However, in my opinion it's plate instead of fat because I did not see evidence of overfinish in either the fore or rear flank or around the dock.  I would like to clean her up a little in the front end and would like her more if she had less depth of front.  She appears to be wide and square over the rack and loin.  She does have a little slope off her hip but not as much as the other lambs in the class.  She does have excellent depth of twist and muscle thickness through the stifle.

Second Place:  2

Entry number:  065

Exhibitor:  Bluesheep

State:  NC

Sheep name/number:  Sarah

Breed:  Suffolk/Hampshire

I thought the closest placing was between the middle pair, 2 and 3.  Both appear to be yolk necked. Both appear to slope over the rack and loin, especially the loin.  Both appear to be short hipped.  They both appear to have plenty of muscle, depth of twist, and stifle.

Third Place:  3

Entry number:  066

3 appears to have more slope off the hip than 2.  3 really appears to "cow hock" and also is weak in the pasterns.  3 appears longer sided than 2, however I believe this is just camera angle because when 2 is viewed from the rear she appears just as long bodied as number 3.  Although 3 has several structural flaws, I thought she was an easy placing over number 4 for third in this class.

Fourth Place:  4

Entry number:  102

Although ewe 4 is a growthy ewe she has a lot of structure problems, is too heavy in the front shoulder, really slopes off the hip, is shallow in the twist and lacks muscle through the stifle.  Again, I placed this class 1, 2, 3, 4 with cuts of 2, 1, 7.