Washington State Sheep Producers? 2004 Ram and Ewe Show/Sale
Top-selling breeds at the Washington State Sheep Producers? 2004 Ram and Ewe Show/Sale included Suffolk, cross-bred, Columbia and Targhee.
Top honors went to:
? Grand Champion Suffolk Ram: Miller Livestock?s spring lamb;
? Reserve Champion Suffolk Ram: Wendy and Kyle Wilfong?s spring lamb;
? Grand Champion Columbia Ram: Ryan and Sarah Smith?s January lamb;
? Grand Champion Dorset Ram: Miller Livestock?s spring lamb;
? Grand Champion Suffolk Ewe: Miller Livestock?s spring lamb;
? Reserve Champion Suffolk Ewe: Pumphrey Suffolks? spring lamb;
? Grand Champion Border Cheviot Ewe: Windfield Farms? spring lamb;
? Grand Champion Columbia Ewe: Ryan & Sarah Smith?s spring yearling;
? Grand Champion Dorset Ewe: Miller Livestock?s spring lamb;
? Grand Champion Natural Colored Ewe: Matt LeFever?s spring lamb.
Sale averages:
Rams
? 4 registered/show yearling rams - $606 per head
? 12 registered/show ram lambs - $304 per head
? 6 commercial yearling rams - $296 per head
? 25 commercial ram lambs - $215 per head
Ewes
? 3 registered/show yearling ewes - $258 per head
? 14 registered/show ewes - $234 per head
? 1 pen registered ewe lambs - $128 per head
? 11 commercial yearling ewes - $128 per head
High buyers/sellers included:
? $1,400 to Matt LeFever by Jack McCormick/Linda Martiny for a Suffolk yearling ram;
? $550 to Tucannon River Suffolk by Sephanie and Ali Suhadolnik for a Suffolk January ram lamb;
? $500 to Jerry Kjack by Sam Hays for a Suffolk yearling ram;
? $500 to Matt LeFever by Carmen Swannack for a cross-bred ram lamb;
? $500 to Pumphrey Family Suffolks by Claire Ely for the Reserve Champion Suffolk Ewe;
? $450 to Matt LeFever by Leslie Carpenter for the Grand Champion Natural Colored Ewe;
? $425 to Miller?s Livestock by Marvin Norris for a Suffolk January ram lamb;
? $400 to Miller?s Livestock by Ike Maxwell for the Grand Champion Suffolk Ram;
? $400 to Ryan and Sarah Smith by Susan Barnhart for the Grand Champion Columbia Ram;
? $375 to University of Idaho by Dick Appel for a Suffolk yearling ram;
? $375 to Bill Knorr by Fred Blauert for a Suffolk yearling ram.
Master Showmanship Contest at Illinois State Fair:
? Tyler DeReu ? Grand Champion, Reserve Grand Champion, Grand Champion Land of Lincoln, Grand Champion Land of Lincoln Wethers.
Winners in Sheep portion of Master Showmanship Contest:
? Elissa Johnson, Leland, Ill.
? Nathan Homann, Charleston, Ill.
? Seth Holstrom, Farmington, Ill.