DES MOINES, IOWA (September 18, 2019) — Rueber Shropshires of Marshalltown claimed Champion and Reserve Ewe, Champion Ram, and first-place Premier Exhibitor honors in the Shropshire Sheep show judged at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.
SS Shrops of Davenport took home the Reserve Champion Ram and second-place Premier Exhibitor.
Sugar Ridge Ranch of Viroqua, Wisconsin (WI), won third place Premier Exhibitor.
The Premier Exhibitor award is given to the exhibitor who scores the most points based upon class-placings during the breed's show.
Additional results below (names, hometowns and animal identification numbers):
SHROPSHIRE
Yearling Ram
1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops Green 12, 2/3/2018, M461520
2) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops, 1/17/2018, 459979
3) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI, Sugar Ridge 18-50 Roulette, 3/2/2018, M460622
4) Kish-Flock Shropshire, Farmersburg, Kish-Flock 18-9, 3/11/2018, M460846
Fall Ram Lamb
1) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI, Sugar Ridge 18-92 Newsworthy, 10/31/2018, M463190
January Ram Lamb
1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops Blue 9, 1/6/2019, M463662
2) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops, 1/13/2019, 462491
3) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops, 1/19/2019, 462494
4) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops Blue 12, 1/20/2019, M463388
5) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI, Sugar Ridge 19-02 Candy Crush, 1/1/2019, M462630
6) WEG and I-80 Flocks, Geneva, Nebraska (NE)
February Ram Lamb
1) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops, 2/1/2019, 463002
2) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops Blue 14, 2/1/2019, M463389
3) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI, Sugar Ridge 19-45 Yo Mama, 2/1/2019, M462627
4) WEG and I-80 Flocks, Geneva, NE
March & After Ram Lamb
1) SS Shrops, Davenport, 3-4-19, 3/4/2019, 463004
2) WEG and I-80 Flocks, Geneva, Neb.
3) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI, Sugar Ridge 19-94 Jawbreaker, 3/18/2019, M462628
Pair of Ram Lambs
1) SS Shrops, Davenport
2) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI
3) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown
4) WEG and I-80 Flocks, Geneva, NE
Yearling Ewe
1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops Green 3, 1/4/2018, M459984
2) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops Green 16, 2/15/2018, M461512
3) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops, 1/2/2018, 459963
4) SS Shrops, Davenport, CLSF, 1/2/2018, 460337
5) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI, Sugar Ridge 18-61 Dawn, 3/18/2018, M460610
6) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI, Sugar Ridge 18-01 Taylor, 1/1/2018, M460624
7) Kish-Flock Shropshire, Farmersburg, Kish-Flock 18-6, 3/3/2018, M460841
8) Kish-Flock Shropshire, Farmersburg, Kish-Flock 18-3, 2/17/2018, M460840
Pair of Yearling Ewes
1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown
2) SS Shrops, Davenport
3) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI
4) Kish-Flock Shropshire, Farmersburg
Fall Ewe Lamb
1) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI, Sugar Ridge 18-88 Pumpkin Spice, 10/31/2018, M462617
2) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops, 9/28/2018, 462473
3) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops Blue 5, 10/2/2018, M463381
January Ewe Lamb
1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops Blue 7, 1/5/2019, M462728
2) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops Blue 10, 1/6/2019, M463382
3) WEG and I-80 Flocks, Geneva, NE
4) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI, Sugar Ridge 19-01 Alexa, 1/1/2019, M462605
5) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops, 1/17/2019, 462975
6) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops, 1/5/2019, 462477
7) Kish-Flock Shropshire, Farmersburg, Kish-Flock 19-1, 1/7/2019, M463196
February Ewe Lamb
1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops Blue 30, 2/9/2019, M463385
2) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops, 2/5/2019, 462481
3) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops, 2/17/2019, 462485
4) WEG and I-80 Flocks, Geneva, NE
5) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI, Sugar Ridge 19-42 Sparkle, 2/1/2019, M462598
6) Kish-Flock Shropshire, Farmersburg, Kish-Flock 19-5, 2/2/2019, M463200
March and After Ewe Lamb
1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown, Rueber Shrops Blue 34, 3/13/2019, M463386
2) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI, Sugar Ridge 19-74, 3/1/2019, M462603
3) WEG and I-80 Flocks, Geneva, NE
4) SS Shrops, Davenport, SS Shrops, 3/2/2019, 462487
Pair of Ewe Lambs
1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown
2) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI
3) SS Shrops, Davenport
4) WEG and I-80 Flocks, Geneva, NE
5) Kish-Flock Shropshire, Farmersburg
Pair of Lambs
1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown
2) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI
3) SS Shrops, Davenport
4) WEG and I-80 Flocks, Geneva, NE
Young Flock
1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown
2) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI
3) SS Shrops, Davenport
4) WEG & I-80 Flocks, Geneva, NE
Flock
1) Rueber Shropshires, Marshalltown
2) Sugar Ridge Ranch, Viroqua, WI
3) SS Shrops, Davenport
4) Kish-Flock Shropshire, Farmersburg
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