First Place:  1

Entry number: 1054

Exhibitor: dm1668

State: OH

Sheep name/number: msl 47-11

Breed: Suffolk

Website: www.meyersshowlambs.com

1 wins the class easily in my opinion. He is the lamb that balances the best and is the most proportional in his look from the profile. His body depth is good from front to rear and he presents more muscle volume than the lambs below him. From the rear, he shows the widest and deepest leg in the class. To be more ideal, he needs to be heavier structured, and possibly show more squareness down his top. However, he is still the most complete, most fault free lamb in the class.

Second Place:  3

Entry number: 1062

Exhibitor: EmsoffLambs

State: CA

Sheep name/number: Comstock lamb

Breed: Hampshire

Website: www.emsofflivestockcompany.com

3 is a nice profiling sheep that exhibits tremendous levelness from point of shoulder to dock. He appears to be a naturally wide based animal that is good in his rib and body shape. In comparison to the class winner, he needs to be elevated in his chest floor and shoulder. He also needs to be more powerful and expressive in his muscle to be more competitive with the thicker class winner.

Third Place:  2

Entry number: 1055

2 is an extended fronted, long bodied wether. He is smooth in his chest and shoulder, and long necked. Length of body and hindsaddle both appear to be adequate. From the side, he needs to be smoother and straighter as he transitions from shoulder to rack to loin to rump. From behind, he is square on feet and legs, however, he should be wider and more square through his rack and loin, and wider at his pin set.

Fourth Place:  4

Entry number: 1095

4 is a tall shouldered lamb that appears to be firm and fresh in the way he would handle. From the side, he needs to blend together better from shoulder to dock, and be shallower from shoulder to chest floor. He also lacks the levelness and fullness of rump that the higher placing lambs possess.