Top Honors Awarded in Iowa State Fair FFA Market and Carcass Lamb Show

DES MOINES, IA (08/28/2017) (readMedia)-- Grand Champion honors were awarded Thursday in the FFA Market and Carcass Lamb shows at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.

Champion Market Lamb title was awarded to Kylee Silliman of Oskaloosa. Zac Howell of Lake View claimed the Reserve Champion Market Lamb title.

The judges saw 360 animals from 166 exhibitors in the Market Lamb division and 75 animals from 49 exhibitors in the Carcass division.

Results below:

MARKET WETHERS

Champion Light Weight Wether: Phoebe Sanders, Clarion

Reserve Champion Light Weight Wether: Kylee Silliman, Oskaloosa

Champion Medium Weight Wether: Kylee Silliman, Oskaloosa

Reserve Champion Medium Weight Wether: Zac Howell, Columbus Junction

Champion Heavy Weight Wether: Lexie Berry, Lake View

Reserve Champion Heavy Weight Wether: Tanner Hild Webster City

Champion Speckle Face Wether: Calvin Stewart, Gilbert

Reserve Champion Speckle Face Wether: Jessica Aupperle, Anita

Champion Market Wether: Kylee Silliman, Oskaloosa

Reserve Champion Market Wether: Zac Howell, Columbus Junction

MARKET EWES

Champion Light Weight Ewe: Lexie Berry, Lake View

Reserve Champion Light Weight Ewe: Kylee Silliman, Oskaloosa

Champion Medium Weight Ewe: Justin Donohoe, Williamsburg

Reserve Champion Medium Weight Ewe: Sarah Hockemeyer, Grundy Center

Champion Heavy Weight Ewe: Landra McClannahan, Indianola

Reserve Champion Heavy Weight Ewe: Levi Stevens, Victor

Champion Speckle Face Ewe: Sarah Hockemeyer, Grundy Center

Reserve Champion Speckle Face Ewe: Kaleigh Bell, Muscatine

Champion Market Ewe: Lexie Berry, Lake View

Reserve Champion Market Ewe: Justin Donohoe, Williamsburg

CARCASS LAMBS

Scan Champion: Nick Oldenburger, Aplington-Parkersburg, Parkergsburg

Scan Reserve Champion: Addison Loges, Central Lee, Donnellson

Champion Carcass Lamb (Live): Collin Swanton, Northeast FFA, Goose Lake

Reserve Champion Carcass Lamb (Live): Rachel Kenny, Ridge View , Holstein

Grand Champion Carcass: Rachel Kenny, Ridge View, Holstein

Reserve Grand Champion Carcass: Nick Oldenburger, Aplington-Parkersburg, Parkersburg

Chapter Award

1) Lake View

2) Gilbert

3) Mediapolis

4) Columbus Junction

5) Donnellson

6) Webster City

7) Keota

8) Grundy Center

9) Oskaloosa

10) Buffalo Center

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Frequently ranked as one of the top events in the country, the Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair located at East 30th and East University, just 10 minutes from downtown Des Moines is Iowa's greatest celebration with a salute to the best in agriculture, industry, entertainment and achievement. "Nothing Compares" to State Fair Thrills, August 10-20, 2017. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.