First Place:  3

Entry number:  340

Exhibitor:  JennySue

State:  TX

I opt to start the longer sided white pelted wether.  Although 3 appears somewhat green down his top and I would definitely like to see him tie smoother at the hip-loin juncture, he is simply the most ideal lamb in class in regards to muscle, frame size, and lateness of maturity.  In comparison to 2 he is longer necked, cannoned, and sided, indicating that he would better grow and maintain his trimness to heavier weights and go to the rail with a longer higher percentage of hindsaddle.  As a bonus he is slightly leveler out of his dock and appears to be bigger hipped than 2.

Second Place:  2

Entry number:  333

Exhibitor:  annaslambs

State:  OH

Sheep name/number:  Nimbus

Breed:  Hampshire X

There is no doubt that 2 appears to be the most ideal in his finish at this point and the most expressive down his top.  He is simply to short and compact for me to start the class with him.  Nevertheless, here is a stout constructed heavy muscled wether that is probably the most ideal if looking for a light weight type of lamb.  He certainly ties his neck into a smoother, flatter shoulder than 1, is more level and square out of his dock, and fuller and plumper through the lower and center portion of his leg. Consequently he is the lamb if railed today that would excel in both uniformity of condition and muscle mass as well.

Third Place:  1

Entry number:  323

The larger of the two dark fibered wethers is extremely wide based and may grow to be the pounds heavy, higher yielding lamb of the pair, however as presented appears both lighter finished and muscled of the two, and more disproportioned than the top two. 

Still there is no contest when compared to 4.  1 is the better balanced, cleaner fronted, more structurally correct of the concluding duo.  In addition he is longer sided, deeper twisted and squarer ended.

Fourth Place:  4

Entry number:  343

4 is probably the pounds heavy lamb in class, and the ewe is deep ribbed and very capacious.  However as a market lamb this is where her advantages end, as in reality most of her added weight is coming from extra condition at this point of maturity, and coarseness of design rather than more desirable distribution of muscle. She is heavy fronted in relation to her flank and leg, shallow twisted, and simply plain and nondescript in her muscle pattern, so I find her a logical bottom.