SHEEP
YQCA is required. Please see general 4-H.
All Market Lambs will be shown in Class 901. The market lamb class (Class 901) may be divided according to weight AND/OR BREEDS into a reasonable number of animals to be determined by the Sheep Committee Superintendent(s).
PROSPECT LAMB CLASS— Maximum weight in the Prospect Lamb Class is 100 pounds. Any lamb 101 pounds or over will be shown in the Market Lamb Class. Prospect Lambs are not eligible for overall Market Lamb
Sheep dropped January 1st of the current year or after are classified as lambs and those dropped during the previous year are yearlings. Lambs may be shown as either Market or Breeding but not both.
4-H Members or FFA Members are limited to three Market Lambs and three Breeding sheep entries, and two prospect sheep entries. If the 4-H Member is also an FFA Member, then he/she is allowed to exhibit five market lambs and four breeding sheep. However, no more than three head per organization. Example: three 4-H lambs and two FFA lambs OR two 4-H lambs and three FFA lamb. Market Lambs may be ewes or wethers. Short scrotum, cryptorchid or ram lambs are not eligible as market lambs. Champion sheep will be selected and presented appropriate ribbons. Animals entered in the purebred breeding classes must be registered or proof presented on registration eligibility upon request. Entries in the Commercial Breeding Class must be of a known birth date. Any ewe other than a registered Suffolk, Dorset, Hampshire, Columbia, etc. is eligible for this class.
In the Showmanship Contest, contestants must show their own livestock.
SHEEP SHOWMANSHIP
Department G - Section 920
Showmanship - Premium Schedule B
901. Junior Sheep Showmanship (8-10)
902 Intermediate Sheep Showmanship (11 - 13)
903. Senior Sheep Showmanship (14 and older)
MARKET LAMBS
Department G - Section 921
Individual - Premium Schedule C
Club Pen of 3 - Premium Schedule B
901. Market Wether or Ewe Lambs (All breeds)
902. Club Pen of 3 Sheep
903. Prospect Class
AGE CLASSIFICATION OF BREEDING EWES - Ewes born September 1, 2025 or after are classed as lambs. Ewes born between 9-01-2024 and 8-31-2025 will be classed as yearlings. Ewes born prior to 9-01-2023 are ineligible to show at the State Fair. All breeding ewes will be mouthed for age. All ewe lambs must have all lamb or temporary teeth present; yearling ewes can have yearling teeth, but cannot have two-year old teeth up. Ewes exhibiting two-year old teeth will be allowed to show, but will not be eligible to compete for championship. Classes may be divided at discretion of show superintendents.
BREEDING EWES
Department G - Section 922
Individual - Premium Schedule C
Ewe Lambs (born 9-01-25 and after)
901. All Wool Breeds - Registered and commercial
902. Registered Meat Breeds
903. Commercial Meat Breeds
904. Dorset
Yearling Ewes (born 9-01-24 to 8-31-25)
905. All Wool Breeds - Registered and Commercial
906. Registered Meat Breeds
907. Commercial Meat Breeds
908. Dorset
Aged Ewes (Ewes born prior to 9-01-2024)
909. Other breeds
910. Dorset
911. Hampshire
912. Suffolk
913. Commercial Meat Breeds
914. Commercial Wool Breeds
915. Progeny - Lamb born to 4-H or FFA ewe that was exhibited at previous year’s fair.