General Information:
- Spring Market Sheep Weigh-in will be held in May. Animals should be weighed, tagged (if needed) and ID'ed at this time. State Fair/Aksarben DNA should be collected at this time. If you cannot attend our weigh-in, you can attend a 4-H weigh-in in another county and you will not be eligible for the Rate of Gain contes. All animals must carry an official USDA identification (scrapies tag). They should come from your breeder, a State Veterinarian Field Officer, or some local veterinarians.
- Sheep entered must have been owned by 4-H members by June 15 of the current year.
- YQCA Training - All exhibitors/showmen, including substitutes, with Market Lambs must have Quality Assurance training. A certificate must be turned into the office. Training must be completed by June 15.
- Exhibitors may show up to 3 market lambs and 3 breeding sheep.
- Breeds and classes will be divided or grouped, as superintendent deems necessary.
- Pens will be pre-assigned by superintendent. Pens must be kept clean to the satisfaction of the superintendent in charge.
- Bedding of wood chips will be provided. Exhibitor furnishes feed.
- Market and Feeder lambs will be weighed to assist the superintendent in setting up classes. The weight on entry day will be the official weight for the sale. Market lambs must weigh 90 lbs. to sell.
- All purebred animals must be registered or eligible for registry grade. Breeding individuals must be of the color or color markings, conformation, and general size of the breed it represents.
- Carcass Ultrasound Contest – Have your animal undergo ultrasound at fair weigh-in. Result will be announced after the Sheep Show. Thanks to Kearns Cattle Co for making this contest available to all exhibitors through their generous donation.
- Rate of gain contest is calculated as follows: pounds gained divided by number of days between weigh-ins. Animals may not arrive more than 24 hours prior to animal check in time. Youth are automatically entered in Rate of Gain upon completing both Spring and Fair Weigh-ins.
- All youth showing animals will be automatically entered in Herdsmanship.
- Classes of ewes and rams will be shown by age (unless there are not enough numbers of animals to warrant a class by breed). Market lambs are required to be born on or after December 1, 2025.
- The use of showing and/or handling practices that may be considered objectionable or abusive, such as striking or slapping lambs and exhibiting the lamb with its feet off the ground, are not acceptable. The use of such practices may result in the lowering of a ribbon placing.
- Preparation and grooming of an animal should be the primary responsibility of the exhibitor, however, assistance may be provided by other 4-H of FFA exhibitors, immediate family members or another person acting in a mentoring and teaching capacity. Exhibitors shall not add materials, natural or synthetic, which extend body shapes beyond normal limits.
A 4-H member may sell only 2 items total. Listed are the options.
- 2 animals of different species (Rabbit Meat Pen and Poultry Pen of Broilers will count as one unit)
- 1 animal and 1 cake or cupcakes
- 1 animal and 1 cookie jar
- 1 cake or cupcakes and 1 cookie jar
All market animals are automatically consigned to the Livestock Sale. Youth must come to the office and remove those animals they do not wish to sell within one hour after the show. If youth have more than one animal of the same species and do not remove one, neither animal will be allowed to sell. Remove animal by turning in card stating what you are selling within an hour after the show.
Division 30 – Sheep
G030001 Sr. Sheep Showmanship –14 years or older on January 1.
G030002 Int. Sheep – 11, 12, and 13 years old on January 1.
G030003 Jr. Sheep Showmanship – 9, and 10 years of age, January 1.
G030004 Novice Sheep Showmanship – 8 years old by January 1
G030005 Market Lambs
G030006 Club Pen of 3 Market Lambs – ewes or wethers
G030007 Feeder Lambs – ewes or wethers, under 90 lbs
G030008 Breeding Ram Lambs – 5-12 months old
G0300209 Breeding Ewe Lambs – 5-12 months old
G030010 Breeding Ewe Yearlings – 13-24 months
G030011 Aged Breeding Ewes – 25 + months
G030012 Pen of 3 Breeding Sheep