An exhibitor can show a maximum of four breeding and four market sheep. Sheep shown in the breeding classes cannot be shown as market lambs and market lambs cannot be shown in the breeding classes. Scrapie tags are required in all sheep shown. Premium: Purple $10.00; Blue $8.00; Red $6.00; White $4.00
Breeding Ewe Lambs
Exhibitors of breeding sheep must present certificate of registration or proof of registration to show in registered class. Exhibitors of commercial sheep may exhibit any breed or crosses. Registered breeding ewe lambs must have up-to-date registration papers in the name of the exhibitor, family, or farm name, and meet industry standards for breed type, color, and confirmation. Crossbred and Registered Breed ewes will be divided by weight at the discretion of the sheep superintendents. The breeding ewe show will be broken into 2 divisions: Registered and Commercial. The division Grand Champion and division Reserve Champion will compete for Overall Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Breeding Ewe.
Class No.
Yearling & Older Ewes Ewe Lambs
X 32 10 Registered Ewes (Hampshire, Dorset, Southdown Suffolk) X 32 20 Registered Ewes (Hampshire, Dorset, Southdown Suffolk)
X 32 30 Commercial/Crossbred Meat Breeds X 32 40 Commercial/Crossbred Meat Breeds
Market Lambs
Market lambs are required to be born on or after December 1 of the previous year. The minimum weight for market lambs is 100 lbs. to receive a purple. Short scrotum, cryptorcid or ram lambs are not eligible for market lambs. No paint on lambs. Lambs with paint will be dropped one ribbon placing. All market sheep receiving money from the Livestock Sale will go to harvest and will be tested for any drug residue. If a lamb is found to have any drug residue, the family will be suspended from exhibiting sheep the following year at the Platte County Fair. REMINDER: Immediately following the selection of the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion market lamb, hair from the grand and reserve champion animals will be pulled. The sample collected after the naming of the champions will be sent to a lab to be tested against the sample collected from that animal by the May 15th Animal Nomination Deadline. In addition, 4-H Staff will also pull up to three random samples that will be sent to the lab for testing. If DNA does not match after testing, youth exhibitor forfeits all livestock sale money and youth is banned from exhibiting at the following year’s Platte County Fair. Purebred market lambs must have up-to-date registration papers in the name of the exhibitor, family or farm name, and meet industry standards for breed type, color, and confirmation. Breed divisions may be divided up by age at the discretion of the sheep superintendent. The market lamb show will be broken into 2 divisions: purebred and crossbred. The division champion and reserve division champion will compete for Overall Champion and Reserve Champion Market Lamb.
X 31 20 Purebred Market Ewe (Hampshire, Suffolk, Dorset, All Other Purebreds)
X 31 30 Crossbred Market Ewe
X 31 40 Purebred Market Wether (Hampshire, Suffolk, Dorset, All Other Purebreds)
X 31 50 Crossbred Market Wether
X 31 60 Prospect Lamb
Showmanship
See Showmanship Department for Rules, Regulations, and Premium.
Class No.
X 3 10 Sheep Senior - Exhibitors 15 years old and older as of January 1st of the current year
X 3 20 Sheep Intermediate - Exhibitors 12-14 years old as of January 1st of the current year
X 3 30 Sheep Junior - Exhibitors 11 years and under as of January 1st of the current year