Calling all FFA members, 4H-ers and producers raising sheep — it’s time to enter the Pen of 3 Carcass Competition to be held Sept. 11 at the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival.
The Pen of 3 Commercial Carcass Competition will be 10 a.m. on the Sunday of the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival in the indoor arena at Jefferson County Fair Park in Jefferson.
The competition is an opportunity for sheep producers, including 4-H and FFA members to receive both a live evaluation by a commercial lamb buyer and indexing measurements taken after harvest to determine loin eye, back fat, and leg score to assist them with genetic, breeding and feeding decisions for their respective flocks.
Lambs are entered through ShoWorks on the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival website — www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com — click on Education-Pen of 3 and follow entry instructions.
The competition is open to members of the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Breeders Cooperative. Entry cost is $25 per pen.
During the live evaluation, the lamb buyer will be available to answer questions regarding factors important for placing, purchasing and transport of lambs. At 10:30 a.m. there will be a presentation “A Market Perspective”, which will take place in the indoor arena. There is no cost to attend.
Sheep producers participating in the event will also be on hand to discuss their sheep, the breed and breeding program, feeding, management and their views regarding this reality-based competition.
Participation by the public is also encouraged. Interested festival goers can place pens according to their preference and to estimate the loin eye size of a lamb of their choice. Results of this portion of the event will be posted in the online version of the Wisconsin Shepherd (wsbc.com) and on the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival website.
Payouts will be based on live and carcass evaluation. MSABD is buying the lambs.
The Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival is a function of the Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Cooperative. For information on membership and the activities of the co-op, please visit www.wsbc.com or call 608-743-9080 (weekdays after 5 p.m.)
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