First Place:  2

Entry number: 1384

Exhibitor: lilliannaewe

State: FL

Sheep name/number: Grilliam

Breed: Hampshire X

For me the starting point is the 2 wether. Simply put, I think he offers the highest quality look from the side. He is ultra neat fronted and elevated in his chest. I love the drop to his center rib and rear flank. He still studies good enough in his lines, with an attractive set to his rear skeleton. I would expect that if I had the opportunity to handle this one, he would also handle with the thinnest hide and most desirable touch.

If I could change this guy up, he needs to be deeper twisted and wrap with a more bulging inner leg.

Second Place:  3

Entry number: 1494

Exhibitor: Brassfield

State: CA

Website: www.brassfieldranchclublambs.com

In a close middle decision, I decided to leave 3 in second. He owns the class in terms of center body width. He is cracked open though his rib cage and appears to be the most massive directly behind the point of his shoulder.

What keeps him from the top spot is his look from the side. He wants to get a notch shorter from flank to flank, and studies rounder out of his hip. Furthermore, he has more set to his hock than I would deem necessary. But still a great prospect whose best days will be ahead of him.

Third Place:  1

Entry number: 1175

I leave the 1 wether in third. For me, he studies a bit too plain in his general makeup. I would like to relax him in his spine, and see him set his rear leg down with a more desirable appearance. He reads to be flatter through his rib and center leg than the two ahead of him today. However, there are still a lot of really nice pieces to this wether that can make many showmen happy they fed this one.

Fourth Place:  4

Entry number: 1510

The wether I round out the class with is one that will still feed and make a great young prospect. I love the way his underline is drawn, where his neck sets on top of his shoulder. For me, he gets a bit too jammed up and compact in his general build. I would still like to see him longer hindsaddled and leveler coming out of his dock. From the topshot, he appears to want to close through his center rib, which restricts the amount of mass he can work down the topside of his skeleton.