2008 NAILE

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2008 Shropshire Spectacular

   Springfield, Illinois provides an excellent venue for Shropshire Sheep. The weather was good. The Illinois Shropshire Breeders Association provided morning refreshments during the show and sale mornings. The Junior show classes were interspersed with the sale sheep on Friday. Both shows were judged by Steve Reid of Houstonia, Missouri.
    According to the preliminary sale report issued by Banner Sale Management, sixty-nine head went over the sale block on Saturday at an average of $457.25 per head. The Grand Champion Ram was a yearling consigned by Tennessee’s Emily Trew. He sold to J.N Dirlam and Sons and Matt Dirlam of Indiana for $1300.  The Reserve Grand Champion Ram, a January Ram Lamb from Adams Shropshires of Illinois, sold for $1300 to Bishop and Bishops Shrops of New York. The High Selling Ram was a Fall Ram Lamb from Rife’s Shropshires that sold for $1400 to SS Shrops of Iowa.
    The Grand Champion Ewe was a yearling consigned by Brockmann Shropshires of Illinois. She sold to Verduin’s Apple Hill Farm of New York for $900. The Reserve Grand Champion Ewe was a Rueber Shrops yearling ewe that sold to Bishop & Bishop Shrops for $550.  The High Selling Ewe was a Rife yearling ewe that sold for $1500 to Emily Washburn of New York. Ten yearling ewes sold along with 6 fall ewe Lambs, 15 early spring ewe lambs, 7 intermediate ewe lambs and 7 late spring ewe lambs. In the ram department, 5 yearling rams sold along with 4 fall ram lambs, 6 early spring ram lambs and 9 late spring ram lambs
    A more complete sale report will be posted as soon as it is available.

2008 Shropshire Classic

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2008 Shropshire Classic draws enthusiasm with 154 entries
By Becky Peterson
ASRA Secretary
    Sale day dawned clear, warm and bright after two days of rain in Eaton, Ohio. It was a great place for Shropshire sheep and their enthusiasts. One breeder quoted that it was the largest gathering of Shropshire sheep at a public auction since the mid- 1980’s in Bloomington, Ill. One hundred fifty-four head were cataloged to sell. Judge Steve Myers of Rushsylvania, Ohio did an admirable job putting the entries in sale order on Friday.
    Prior to the sale on Saturday, the sheep were brought out by class and displayed for review in sale order. Buyers had an excellent opportunity to look at the animals they were interested in. The Ohio Shropshire Breeders Association provided morning refreshments during the preview. Directly after the sale preview, three yearling ewes purchased as Futurity lambs at the Classic in 2007 were shown in a “comeback class” judged by Bob Johnson of Missouri. The winner of the class was Paxton Wenger with her yearling ewe, S Bar S 638. This ewe placed third in the Shropshire Ewe Lamb Futurity last year. (See Paxton with her ewe).
     According to the preliminary sale report issued by Banner Sale Management, 130 head were sold at an average of $478.27 per head. The Champion Ewe was a yearling consigned by Pennsylvania’s Rolling Hills Farm. She sold to Hallie Walker of Williamstown, Massachusetts for $1400. The Reserve Champion Ewe, a January Ewe Lamb from Randy & Julie Rife of Ohio, sold for $1600 toTyler Bruhin of Tennessee.
     The Champion Ram was a yearling consigned by High Life Farm. He sold to Avery Shropshires and Erik Mrozinski of Indiana for $3000. The Reserve Champion Ram was a Mitchell Mrozinski January ram lamb that sold to the Melvin Family of Mt Sterling, OH for $700.
    Prices held up well in the top end of the classes with the Early January Ewe Lamb Class posting a respectful preliminary average of $667.86 on 14 head. Thirty five yearling ewes sold along with 11 Fall Ewe Lambs, 14 early January Ewe Lambs, 13 Late January Ewe Lambs, 23 February Ewe Lambs, 2 March Ewe Lambs. In the ram department, nine Yearling Rams sold along with six Fall Ram Lambs, 10 January Ram Lambs, six February Ram Lambs and one March Ram Lamb.
    Fifty-six ewe lambs were nominated to the 2008 Shropshire Futurity. Hats off to the Futurity committee for creating that enthusiasm amongst the consignors.
     A more complete sale report will be posted as soon as it is released from Banner Sale Management.