2023 Sheep
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Links will become available as information is finalized.
Registration
Registration closes at 4:30 p.m. on the dates below, or earlier if barn capacity is reached.
- Opens: Monday, June 26
- Mail-in Entry Deadline: Must be received by Monday, July 31, at 4:30 p.m.
- Online Entry Deadline: Wednesday, Aug. 2, at 4:30 p.m.
Entry Lists
Links will become available as information is finalized.
- First Half Breeds
- Second Half Breeds
- Special Contests & Lamb Lead
Judges
- Alex Wolf, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
- All Other Hair Breeds, All Other Meat Breeds, All Other Wool Breeds, Border Cheviot, Columbia, Corriedale, Lincoln, Montadale and Rambouillet
- Denise Wambeam, Austin, Minn., Katherine Kuykendall, Richland Center, Wis., and Justin Fruechte, Ward, S.D.
- Gary Saylor, Belle Center, Ohio
- Babydoll Southdown, Dorset, Hampshire, Southdown and Suffolk
Divisions are listed alphabetically, not in show order.
Arrival & Departure Window
Arrival:
- Wool Breeds – Wednesday, Aug. 23, 8 a.m. to Thursday, Aug. 24, 8 a.m.
- Meat Breeds – Monday, Aug. 28, 4 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Departure:
- Wool Breeds – Sunday, Aug. 27, 1-5:30 p.m.
- Meat Breeds – Thursday, Aug. 31, 1-5 p.m.
SCHEDULE
All show times approximate, shows will run consecutively.
Thursday, Aug. 24 • Sheep Barn
Friday, Aug. 25 • 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. 26 • 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. 27 • Sheep Barn
- 10 a.m. – Dress A Sheep Contest
Tuesday, Aug. 29 • 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. 30 • 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.