Southdown Farms Compete in Iowa State Fair Sheep Show

DES MOINES, IA (08/28/2017) (readMedia)-- Willwerth Southdowns of Eagle Grove won Champion Ram, Champion and Reserve Champion Ewe and first-place Premier Exhibitor honors in the Southdown Sheep Show judged Thursday, August 18 at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.

Gillmore Southdowns of Lincoln, Neb., received Reserve Champion Ram honors, along with second place Premier Exhibitor honors.

Lee and Cherry Olson of New Virginia took third place Premier Exhibitor.

The Premier Exhibitor award is given to the exhibitor who accumulates the most points based on the day's placings.

Additional results below (name, hometown and animal identification):

Yearling Ram

1) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 2018, 3/1/2016, BB8721

2) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb., Gillmore 595, 11/5/2015, BB5842

3) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia, Olson 2694, 2/2/2016, BB5221

4) Klug Sheep Company, Harlan, Klug DK 16-06 RR, 2/24/2016, BB5129

Fall Ram Lamb

1) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 1135, 10/7/2016, CC3973

2) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb., Gillmore 697, 10/2/2016, CC3680

January Ram Lamb

1) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb., Knittell 17015, 1/2/2017, CC96

2) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 387-1, 1/25/2017, CC3974

3) Held Brothers Southdowns, Aurora, S.D., HSB 17-1882, 1/5/2017, CC1030

4) Hughes Farms, Elwood, D&m 219 Orange, 1/4/2017, CC216

5) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia, Olson 2729, 1/10/2017, CC2074

6) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia, Olsen 2731, 1/12/2017, CC2076

February Ram Lamb

1) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 2055, 2/20/2017, CC3976

2) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia, Olson 2746, 2/2/2017, CC2088

3) Dan Smicker, De Witt, Smicker 0797, 2/5/2017, CC2207

4) Werners' Hilltop Farm, Grinnell, Sparkplug, 2/18/2017, CC1741

5) Dan Smicker, De Witt, Smicker 0801, 2/16/2017, CC2209

6) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia, Olson 2743, 2/1/2017, CC2085

March & After Ram Lamb

1) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 2070, 3/2/2017, CC3977

2) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb., Gillmore 726, 3/15/2017, CC3676

3) Klug Sheep Company, Harlan, Klug DK 17-17 RR, 3/2/2017, CC2801

4) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb., Gillmore 714, 3/6/2017, CC3674

Pair of Ram Lambs

1) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove

2) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb.

3) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

4) Dan Smicker, De Witt

Yearling Ewe

1) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 1609, 1/4/2016, BB4977

2) Anna & Tegan Ridenour, Dodge Center, Minn., Ridenour 05-304 RRNN, 9/9/2015, BB7300

3) Circle J Southdowns, Rio, Wis., Circle J 6-MG, 1/26/2016, BB4864

4) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 5005, 4/18/2016, BB9935

5) Circle J Southdowns, Rio, Wis., Circle J 6-M2, 1/5/2016, BB4848

6) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb., Gillmore 620, 3/15/2016, BB7730

7) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb., Gillmore 602, 3/2/2016, BB6774

8) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia, MBGEN15F1580, 9/25/2015, BB4503

9) Klug Sheep Company, Harlan, Klug DK 17-07 RR, 2/24/2016, BB5130

10) Anna & Tegan Ridenour, Dodge Center, Minn., Ridenour 16-372 QRNN HLF, 2/11/2016, BB7305

11) Klug Sheep Company, Harlan, McElvain 16-17, 2/21/2016

12) Dan Smicker, De Witt, Smicker 0734, 2/8/2016, BB7559

13) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia, Olson 2695, 2/2/2016, BB5220

14) Dan Smicker, De Witt, Smicker 0726, 2/6/2016, BB7555

Pair of Yearling Ewes

1) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove

2) Circle J Southdowns, Rio, Wis.

3) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb.

4) Anna & Tegan Ridenour, Dodge Center, Minn.

5) Klug Sheep Company, Harlan

6) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

7) Dan Smicker, De Witt

Fall Ewe Lamb

1) Circle J Southdowns, Rio, Wis., Circle J 6F-EM1, 10/6/2016, CC1202

2) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 2035, 10/9/2016, CC3978

3) Held Brothers Southdowns, Aurora, S.D., HBS 16-1861, 10/12/2016, CC1029

4) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb., UF 6171, 9/3/2016, CC450

5) Held Brothers Southdowns, Aurora, S.D., HBS 16-1845, 10/10/2016, CC1025

6) Klug Sheep Company, Harlan, Bowman 1762, 10/10/2016, CC234

January Ewe Lamb

1) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 386, 1/23/2017, CC3980

2) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb., Sunrise 1153, 1/12/2017, CC656

3) Klug Sheep Company, Harlan, Langer 17-125, 1/25/2017, CC3544

4) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 1136, 1/6/2017, CC3979

5) Anna & Tegan Ridenour, Dodge Center, Minn., Ridenour 504 RRNN, 1/1/2017, CC3254

6) Zach & Ty Schoelerman, Everly, Schoelerman 1715, 1/13/2017, CC3437

7) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia, Olson 2728, 1/10/2017, CC2073

8) Held Brothers Southdowns, Aurora, S.D., HBS 17-1907, 1/24/2017, CC1033

9) Klug Sheep Company, Harlan, Rinkey 1728, 1/2/2017, CC749

10) Zach & Ty Schoelerman, Everly, Schoelerman 1703, 1/2/2017, CC3431

11) Dan Smicker, De Witt, Smicker 0781, 1/8/2017, CC2201

12) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia, Olson 2730, 1/12/2017, CC2075

February Ewe Lamb

1) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 392, 2/8/2017, CC3982

2) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 389, 2/6/2017, CC3981

3) Klug Sheep Company, Harlan, Klug DK 17-09, 2/4/2017, CC2799

4) Circle J Southdowns, Rio, Wis., 7-P2, 2/15/2017, CC4756

5) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia, Olson 2745, 2/2/2017, CC2087

6) Zach & Ty Schoelerman, Everly, Schoelerman 1729, 2/16/2017, CC3440

7) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia, Olson 2750, 2/8/2017, CC2091

8) Klug Sheep Company, Harlan, Klug DK 17-10, 2/18/2017, CC2800

9) Dan Smicker, De Witt, Smicker 0810, 2/16/2017, CC2211

March & After Ewe Lamb

1) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 394, 3/4/2017, CC3983

2) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb., Gillmore 703, 3/3/2017, CC3682

3) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia, Olson 2755, 3/8/2017, CC2049

4) Circle J Southdowns, Rio, Wis., 7-MA1, 3/30/2017, CC4758

5) Anna & Tegan Ridenour, Dodge Center, Minn., Ridenour 616 RRNN, 3/4/2017, CC3240

6) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 2067, 3/13/2017, CC3984

7) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia, Olson 2756, 3/14/2017, CC2095

8) Anna & Tegan Ridenour, Dodge Center, Minn., Ridenour 597 RRNN, 3/2/2017, CC3239

9) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb., Gillmore 724, 3/15/2017, CC3688

10) Dan Smicker, De Witt, Junge, 3/15/2017, CC1323

Pair of Ewe Lambs

1) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove

2) Circle J Southdowns, Rio, Wis.

3) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb.

4) Held Brothers Southdowns, Aurora, S.D.

5) Klug Sheep Company, Harlan

6) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

7) Anna & Tegan Ridenour, Dodge Center, Minn.

8) Dan Smicker, De Witt

Pair of Lambs

1) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove

2) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb.

3) Held Brothers Southdowns, Aurora, S.D.

4) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

5) Klug Sheep Company, Harlan

6) Dan Smicker, De Witt

Young Flock

1) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove

2) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb.

3) Held Brothers Southdowns, Aurora, S.D.

4) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

5) Klug Sheep Company, Harlan

6) Dan Smicker, De Witt

Flock

1) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove

2) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb.

3) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

4) Dan Smicker, De Witt

Champion & Reserve Ram

Champion) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 2018

Reserve) Gillmore Southdowns, Lincoln, Neb., Knittell 17015

Champion & Reserve Ewe

Champion) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 1609

Reserve) Willwerth Southdowns, Eagle Grove, Willwerth 392

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