First Place:  3

Entry number:  187

Exhibitor:  slomom

State:  CA

Sheep name/number:  Pokey

Breed:  Suffolk X

It was an easy decision to start the class with lamb 3.  I thought this medium framed lamb was the most balanced lamb in the class with level top and bottom lines and I found him to be structurally correct.  He appears clean in the brisket, wide through the chest floor, and brings the width all the way back.  Even though he stands close together on the back legs I believe it is due to being on the blocking stand.  He appears to be wide and square over the rack and loin.  He has a long, level hip, is square through the dock, and has good depth of twist with a lot of inner muscle and shows a lot of muscle expression through the stifle.  He shows excellent length of side.  I would like to clean him up in the middle, however, I believe this lamb is correct in his finish.

Second Place:  2

Entry number:  130

Exhibitor:  Lambman87

State:  IN

Sheep name/number:  75893

Breed:  Natural

I believe lamb 2 falls into second place rather easily.  I would like to lengthen and level his hip, however he does have adequate depth of twist and shows adequate muscle through the leg.  He is adequate  in width and squareness over the rack and loin.  Although he is overly stretched out in the photo, I believe he is adequate in length from flank to flank.  He is also correct in his finish.

Third Place:  4

Entry number:  194

The most difficult placing for me was the bottom pair, 4 and 1  These two lambs have major flaws and are completely opposite in type. 

I placed 4 over 1 because I found less flaws in this lamb.  Lamb 4 is a medium framed lamb that is narrow over the rack, has a short sloping hip, is pinched in the pins, shallow in the twist and is round in her leg muscle but to me she still places over lamb 1.

Fourth Place:  1

Entry number:  103

Lamb 1 is a medium framed lamb that is overly finished and really lacking in muscle and it's because of this extra finish and lack of muscle that I placed this lamb last in this class.  He is short hipped, does have adequate depth of twist (because of the over-finish), but does not show any muscle through the stifle and is really coarse through the shoulder.  He does not have the style that I am looking for in a market class.

Again, I placed class 035, market lambs 3, 2, 4, 1 with cuts of 5, 4, 1.