Top Sheep Chosen at Iowa State Fair Shropshire Show

DES MOINES, IA (08/31/2023) (readMedia)-- SS Shrops of Davenport claimed Champion Ram, as well as first place Premier Exhibitor honors in the Shropshire Sheep show judged at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

Rueber Shropshires of Marshalltown won Champion Ewe.

The Premier Exhibitor award is given to the exhibitor who scores the most points based upon class placings during the breed's show.

Complete results below (names, hometowns and animal identification numbers):

SHROPSHIRE

Yearling Ram

1) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb., R-225, 2/16/2022, 470475

2) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops 22-16, 1/21/2022, 468900

Fall Ram Lamb

1) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops 22-31, 9/19/2022, 470871

January Ram Lamb

1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops White 47, 1/3/2023, 472249

2) Warren Mott, Neponset, Ill., SS Shrops 23-18, 1/19/2023, 470875

3) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops 23-13, 1/16/2023, 470873

4) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb., D-314, 1/17/2023, 472572

February Ram Lamb

1) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops 23-29, 2/16/2023, 470877

2) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb., D-318, 2/17/2023, 472573

3) Askelsen Croft, Ogden, 2318, 2/1/2023, M471060

4) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops White 139, 2/3/2023, 472250

Pair of Ram Lambs

1) SS Shrops, Davenport

2) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

3) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb., D-314, 1/17/2012

Yearling Ewe

1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops Pink 12, 2/2/2022, M469464

2) SS Shrops, Davenport, City Limits 22076, 2/3/2022, 469149

3) SS Shrops, Davenport, Proper 54, 10/13/2021, 469064

4) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops Pink 22, 2/12/2022, Pending

5) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb., R-219, 1/16/2022, 470467

6) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb., R-215, 2/16/2022, 470473

Pair of Yearling Ewes

1) SS Shrops, Davenport

2) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

3) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb.

Fall Ewe Lamb

1) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops 22-34, 9/23/2022, 470854

2) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops 22-29, 9/17/2022, 470852

3) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb., D-323, 12/28/2022, 472561

January Ewe Lamb

1) SS Shrops, Davenport, Sand Meadows 2324, 1/16/2023, 470953

2) Warren Mott, Neponset, Ill., MOBO 2309, 1/18/2023, 471386

3) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops White 421, 1/2/2023, 472246

4) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb., D-331, 1/17/2023, 472562

February Ewe Lamb

1) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb., H-327, 2/17/2023, 472563

2) Askelsen Croft, Ogden, 2312, 2/1/2023, M471054

3) Warren Mott, Neponset, Ill., Elsbury 23-032, 2/3/2023, 471533

4) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops White 137, 2/3/2023, 472248

5) Askelsen Croft, Ogden, 2314, 2/1/2023, M471056

6) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops 23-28, 2/16/2023, 470868

March & After Ewe Lamb

1) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb., H-311, 3/11/2023, 472564

2) Askelsen Croft, Ogden, 2325, 3/2/2023, M471058

Pair of Ewe Lambs

1) SS Shrops, Davenport

2) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb.

3) Warren Mott, Neponset, Ill.

4) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

5) Askelsen Croft, Ogden, Feb Ewe Lambs, 2/1/2023

Pair of Lambs

1) SS Shrops, Davenport

2) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb.

3) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

4) Warren Mott, Neponset, Ill.

5) Askelsen Croft, Ogden, March Ewe Lambs, 3/2/2023

Young Flock

1) SS Shrops, Davenport

2) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb.

3) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

4) Warren Mott, Neponset, Ill.

5) Askelsen Croft, Ogden, Flock, 2/1/2023

Flock

1) SS Shrops, Davenport

2) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

3) WEG/I80, Geneva, Neb.

Champion & Reserve Ram

Champion) SS Shrops, Davenport, 13162

Reserve) WEG/i80, Geneva, Neb., 26249

Champion & Reserve Ewe

Champion) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, 13780

Reserve) WEG/i80, Geneva, Neb., 26258

Premier Exhibitor

1) SS Shrops, Davenport

2) WEG/i80, Geneva, Neb.

3) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

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