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Aug. 24 – Labor Day, Sept. 4, 2023

320 Days 23 Hours 57 Mins

Sheep

2022 Sheep

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Registration

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

  • Opens: Monday, June 20
  • Mail-in Entry Deadline: Monday, Aug. 8
  • Online Entry Deadline: Monday, Aug. 8

Register Online

Entry Lists

Judge List

  • All Other Meat Breeds: Alex Wolf, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
  • All Other Wool Breeds: Alex Wolf, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
  • Babydoll Southdown: Richard Jacobsen, LeGrand, Calif.
  • Border Cheviot: Alex Wolf, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
  • Columbia: Alex Wolf, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
  • Corriedale: Alex Wolf, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
  • Dorset: Richard Jacobsen, LeGrand, Calif.
  • Hampshire: Richard Jacobsen, LeGrand, Calif.
  • Lamb Lead: Brian Schermerhorn, New York Mills, Minn., Denise Wambeam, Austin, Minn., and Carrie Conrad, Shoreview, Minn.
  • Lincoln: Alex Wolf, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
  • Montadale: Alex Wolf, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
  • Rambouillet: Alex Wolf, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
  • Southdown: Richard Jacobsen, LeGrand, Calif.
  • Suffolk: Richard Jacobsen, LeGrand, Calif.

Divisions are listed alphabetically, not in show order.

Arrival & Departure Window

Arrival:

  • Wool Breeds – Wednesday, Aug. 24, 8 a.m. to Thursday, Aug. 25, 8 a.m.
  • Meat Breeds – Monday, Aug. 29, 4 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Departure:

  • Wool Breeds – Sunday, Aug. 28, 1-5:30 p.m.
  • Meat Breeds – Thursday, Sept. 1, 1-5 p.m.

SCHEDULE

All show times approximate, shows will run consecutively.

Thursday, Aug. 25 • Sheep Barn

  • 5 p.m. – Lamb Lead

Friday, Aug. 26 • 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. 27 • Sheep Barn

  • Noon – Corriedale
  • 1 p.m. – Border Cheviot
  • 2 p.m. – All Other Wool Breeds
  • 4 p.m. – All Other Meat Breeds
  • 6 p.m. – Supreme Champion Ram and Ewe (approximately 15 minutes following the conclusion of the AOB Meat Show)

Sunday, Aug. 28 • Sheep Barn

  • 10 a.m. – Dress A Sheep Contest

Tuesday, Aug. 30 • 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. 31 • Sheep Barn

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

Results

More Information

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