Grand Champion honors were awarded Thursday in the FFA Market and Carcass Lamb shows at the 2012 Iowa State Fair.
Tanner Berry of Sac City showed the Grand Champion FFA Market Lamb, and Brendan Kuesel of Victor took Reserve Grand Champion in the show.
In the carcass judging, Tyler Leete of Elk Horn was awarded Champion honors, and Chase Whetstone of Gilbert exhibited Reserve Champion Carcass Lamb. FFA no longer holds a live Champion Carcass show.
The judges saw 379 animals from 140 exhibitors.
Additional results below:
MARKET WETHERS
Light Weight Wether Champion Chelsea Schminke, Van Horne
Light Weight Wether Reserve Champion Tanner Berry, Sac City
Medium Weight Wether Champion Brenden Kuesel, Victor
Medium Weight Wether Reserve Champion Dustin Dinsdale, Reinbeck
Heavy Weight Wether Champion Tanner Berry, Sac City
Heavy Weight Wether Reserve Champion Chelsea Schminke, Van Horne
Champion Market Wether Tanner Berry, Sac City
Reserve Champion Market Wether Brenden Kuesel, Victor
MARKET EWES
Light Weight Ewe Champion Brayton Flynn, Keota
Light Weight Ewe Reserve Champion Chase Maxwell, Wilton
Medium Weight Ewe Champion Dustin Dinsdale, Reinbeck
Medium Weight Ewe Reserve Champion Brendan Kuesel, Victor
Heavy Weight Ewe Champion Jessica Marty, Luverne
Heavy Weight Ewe Reserve Champion Craig Carlson, Columbus Junction
Champion Market Ewe Dustin Dinsdale, Reinbeck
Reserve Champion Market Ewe Brendan Kuesel, Victor
CARCASS LAMBS
1) Tyler Leete, Elk Horn
2) Chase Whetstone, Gilbert
3) Renae Long, Wapello
Berry's and Leete's prize-winners, as well as 12 other livestock champions, will be auctioned in the prestigious Sale of Champions on Saturday, August 18, at 2 p.m. in the Penningroth Media Center of the Cattle Barn. The event is sponsored by the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement, a non-profit organization established to encourage the pursuit of agriculture-related careers by Iowa's youth.