First Place:  2

Entry number:  220

Exhibitor:  lambgirl2013

State:  TX

Sheep name/number:  Wild Thing

Breed:  Cross

Using the nicest balanced, most structurally made lamb that combines muscle and correctness of finish to start the class. While realizing he is not the heaviest muscled lamb in the class we still used him to win quite easily.

Second Place:  4

Entry number:  466

Exhibitor:  Lucy

State:  CA

Sheep name/number:  Allyssa

Breed:  Hampshire/Suffolk

When comparing 2 and 4, the white faced wether is simply nicer put together on the side view, being straighter in his top line. He too is more expressive in his muscle shape as he appears to be more dimensional in his rack and has more flare to his twist and stifle.

Granted the crossbred wether is longer bodied, but is slightly roached in his top and is flatter through his leg.

Third Place:  3

Entry number:  349

In the intermediate pair we liked 4 over the Suffolk appearing wether. These two lambs are very different in type and kind. We chose the more structurally correct, growthier, longer bodied lamb that has enough muscle. Our second place lamb is stronger on his pasterns and is squarer off his hind legs. He too is neater about his front end, being smoother shouldered and trimmer through his chest floor. We do see 3 is one of the heaviest muscled lambs in the class, yet we faulted him and placed him third as he is coarse shouldered, bow legged and soft on his pasterns.

Despite these criticisms, we used 3 over the white faced ewe lamb in a close bottom pair of the two thicker ended lambs. The wether seems to have the advantage in being fresher and fuller down his top and is also leveler out of his hip.

Fourth Place:  1

Entry number:  171

We admit, 1 is better through her shoulder, is heavier boned and stronger on her pasterns, but deemed it bottom as it appears patchy in its finish and is really round and steep out of her hip.

Again we placed the class 2, 4, 3, 1 with cuts of 4, 4, 2.