Sheep

2024 Sheep

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• Sheep Premium Book Section (available June 24)
• Sheep Entry Form (available June 24)
• IRS Form W-9 (PDF – to be completed if entering via mail)
• Livestock Show Livestreams (link)

Registration

Registration closes at 4:30 p.m. on the dates below, or earlier if barn capacity is reached.

• Opens: Monday, June 24
• Mail-in Entry Deadline: Must be received by Monday, July 29, at 4:30 p.m.
• Online Entry Deadline: Wednesday, July 31, at 4:30 p.m.

Entry Lists

Links will be posted as information becomes available.

• First Half Breeds
• Second Half Breeds
• Special Contests & Lamb Lead

Judges

• Evan Snyder, Atglen, Pa.
  • All Other Hair Breeds, All Other Meat Breeds, All Other Wool Breeds, Border Cheviot, Columbia, Corriedale, Lincoln, Montadale and Rambouillet
• Gary Saylor, Belle Center, Ohio
  • Babydoll Southdown, Dorset, Hampshire, Southdown and Suffolk
• Brittany Alf, Janesville, Wis., Justin Fruechte, Ward, S.D., and Becca Wilts, St. Michael, Minn. 
  • Lamb Lead

Arrival & Departure Window

Arrival:

• Wool Breeds – Wednesday, Aug. 21, 8 a.m. to Thursday, Aug. 22, 8 a.m.
• Meat Breeds – Monday, Aug. 26, 4 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Departure:

• Wool Breeds – Sunday, Aug. 25, 1-5:30 p.m.
• Meat Breeds – Thursday, Aug. 29, 1-5 p.m.

SCHEDULE

All show times approximate, shows will run consecutively.

Thursday, Aug. 22 • Sheep Barn

• 5 p.m. – Lamb Lead

Friday, Aug. 23 • Sheep Barn

• 8:30 a.m. – P.A. Anderson Challenge
• 9 a.m. – Rambouillet
• 11 a.m. – Columbia
• 1 p.m. – Montadale
• 3 p.m. – Lincoln

Saturday, Aug. 24 • Sheep Barn

• Noon – Corriedale
• 1 p.m. – Border Cheviot
• 3 p.m. – All Other Hair Breeds
• 4 p.m. – All Other Wool Breeds
• 5 p.m. – All Other Meat Breeds
• 7 p.m. – Supreme Champion Ram and Ewe

Sunday, Aug. 25 • Sheep Barn

• 10 a.m. – Dress A Sheep Contest

Tuesday, Aug. 27 • Sheep Barn

• 8:30 a.m. – P.A. Anderson Challenge
• 9 a.m. – Hampshire
• 1 p.m. – Suffolk
• 3 p.m. – Babydoll Southdown

Wednesday, Aug. 28 • Sheep Barn

• 8:30 a.m. – Southdown
• Noon – Dorset
• 3 p.m. – Supreme Champion Ram and Ewe

Results

• 2023 Open Class Sheep Results (PDF)
• Previous years’ results are available in the digital archive.

More Information

For further information, please contact competition@mnstatefair.org or 651-288-4417.