Top Sheep Chosen at Iowa State Fair Shropshire Show

DES MOINES, IA (08/24/2024) (readMedia)-- Rueber Shropshires of Marshalltown claimed Champion Ram, Champion Ewe and first place Premier Exhibitor honors in the Shropshire Sheep show judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.

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:

Shropshire

Yearling Ram

1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

2) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

Fall Ram Lamb

1) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

January Ram Lamb

1) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

2) Warren Mott, Neponset, IL

3) Colin Askelsen, Ogden

4) Rosalinda Christensen, Riceville

February Ram Lamb

1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

2) Rosalinda Christensen, Riceville

3) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

4) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

5) Colin Askelsen, Ogden

6) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

March & After Ram Lamb

1) Makale Christensen, Riceville

Pair of Ram Lambs

1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

2) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

3) Colin Askelsen, Ogden

4) Rosalinda Christensen, Riceville

Yearling Ewe

1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

2) Warren Mott, Neponset, IL

3) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

4) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

Pair of Yearling Ewes

1) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

Fall Ewe Lamb

1) Warren Mott, Neponset, IL

2) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

January Ewe Lamb

1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

2) Makale Christensen, Riceville

3) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

4) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

5) Rosalinda Christensen, Riceville

February Ewe Lamb

1) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

2) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

3) Rosalinda Christensen, Riceville

4) Warren Mott, Neponset, IL

5) Rosalinda Christensen, Riceville

March & After Ewe Lamb

1) Colin Askelsen, Ogden

2) Colin Askelsen, Ogden

3) Rosalinda Christensen, Riceville

4) Rosalinda Christensen, Riceville

Pair of Ewe Lambs

1) Colin Askelsen, Ogden

2) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

3) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

4) Warren Mott, Neponset, IL

5) Rosalinda Christensen, Riceville

Pair of Lambs

1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

2) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

3) Warren Mott, Neponset, IL

4) Colin Askelsen, Ogden

5) Rosalinda Christensen, Riceville

6) Makale Christensen, Riceville

Young Flock

1) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

2) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

3) Colin Askelsen, Ogden

4) Warren Mott, Neponset, IL

5) Rosalinda Christensen, Riceville

Flock

1) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

Champion & Reserve Ram

Grand Champion) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

Reserve Champion) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

Champion & Reserve Ewe

Grand Champion) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

Reserve Champion) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

Premier Exhibitor

1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown

2) Jim Gruenhagen, Davenport

3) Rosalinda Christensen, Riceville

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