First Place:  2

Entry number:  201

Exhibitor:  chadam

State:  WA

Sheep name/number:  bccl

Breed:  Suffolk

I started the class with number 2.  I appreciate the growthiness of this lamb.  I would call her medium framed.  I appreciate the long neck and its placement on top of the shoulder.  I also appreciate her clean front, especially in the brisket area.  I would like to see a tad more bone, however she is adequate.  She has a long level top and long level hip.  I would like to see a higher dock set.  She appears wide and flat over the loin.  She has excellent depth of twist, however I would like to see more muscle expression through the stifle.  She is really balanced in her profile.

Second Place:  4

Entry number:  214

Exhibitor:  EmsoffLambs

State:  CA

Sheep name/number:  127

Breed:  Suffolk X

Website:  www.emsofflivestockcompany.com

I thought the middle pair, 4 and 3 were the closest placing, however I gave the edge to 4 because I believe she will have more grow.  I would call her medium plus in frame while number 3 is medium frame.   I would give the advantage to 4 for the clean front and long, level top and bottom lines.  I also would give the advantage to 4 when comparing balance and profile.  I would grant 3 appears to have more bulge of muscle through the stifle and lower third, but, when the two are compared from the rear 4 appears to have as much depth of twist and has a good inside leg muscle.

Third Place:  3

Entry number:  212

3 is on the verge of having too much  depth of front.  granting, 3 appears to be more muscular than 4 it's because of the type of muscle, round compared to long and smooth.  3 is short from flank to flank and she appears to be early maturing.  She also appears to have a short, sloping hip.

In comparing the bottom pair 3 and 1, I would easily give the advantage to 3.

Fourth Place:  1

Entry number:  166

Although 1 appears to be medium plus in frame and is extremely clean through the front shoulder she is just too narrow in the chest floor for me and carries this narrowness down the rack and loin.  She also has a short sloping hip.  I would like to pick her up about two inches at the dock and square her out in this area.  She is extremely shallow in the twist and exhibits very little muscle through the stifle and lower third.

Again, I would like to remind each of you this is a ewe lamb class and and not market.  For these reasons I placed this class 2, 4, 3, 1 with cuts of 3, 2, 5.