NEWELL, SD – At the Newell Ram Show on Sept. 19 the Targhee breed took home both supreme champions honors for the rams and ewes. Judging the show was Jeff Clark of Sturgis, S.D. He chose Lot #69 from Wooden Nickel Targhee, Hot Springs, S.D. as the overall champion ram.
He then went on to choose Lot # 70 also from Wooden Nickel Targhee as the champion ewe.
The Erk Bros. of Newell, SD had the Champion Pen of Range Rams.
The supreme fleece went to Dally Myers of Mud Butte, SD.
chairman Cody Burke.
Complete Show Results:
Supreme Champion Ram – Lot # 69 Wooden Nickel Targhee, Hot Springs, SD– Targhee Yearling Stud Ram. Reserve Champion Ram-Lot# 30 Dry Creek Rambouillet, Hot Springs, SD – Rambouillet Yearling Stud Ram
Supreme Champion Ewe-Lot# 70 Wooden Nickel Targhee, Hot Springs, SD – Targhee Yearling Ewe
Reserve Champion Ewe-Lot# 11 Ben Pearson, Hettinger, ND – Rambouillet Yearling Ewe
Supreme Champion Pair of Ewes-Lot# 147 Burton & Laura Anderson, Highmore, SD – Dorset Fall Ewe
Premier Pen of Range Rams-Lot# 33 Erk Brothers John & Chad Erk, Newell, SD – Rambouillet Yearling Rams
Rambouillet Champion Ewe- Lot # 11 Ben Pearson, Hettinger, ND – Yearling Ewe
Rambouillet Reserve Champion Ewe-Lot # 3 Anderson Family Ranch, Highmore, SD – Yearling Ewe
Rambouillet Champion Ram-Lot #30 Dry Creek Rambouillet, Hot Springs, SD- Yearling Stud Ram
Rambouillet Reserve Champion Ram-Lot #17 Chapman Rambouillets, Bison, SD – Lamb Stud Ram
Targhee Champion Ewe – Lot 70 Wooden Nickel Targhee, Hot Springs, SD – Yearling Ewe
Targhee Champion Ram – Lot 69 Wooden Nickel Targhee, Hot Springs, SD – Yearling Stud Ram
Targhee Reserve Champion Ram – Lot 60 Brooke LaMont, Union Center, SD – Yearling Stud Ram
Corriedale Champion Ewe-Lot# 74 Phillippi Corriedales, Hammond, MT – Ewe Lamb
Corriedale Reserve Champion Ewe-Lot# 73 Phillippi Corriedales, Hammond, MT – Yearling Ewe
Corriedale Champion Ram – Lot# 71 Phillippi Corriedales, Hammond, MT – Yearling Stud Ram
Corriedale Reserve Champion Ram – Lot# 72 Phillippi Corriedales, Hammond, MT – Lamb Stud Ram
Columbia Champion Ewe- Lot #78 NDSU-HREC, Hettinger, ND – Ewe Lamb
Columbia Reserve Champion Ewe-Lot #81 Steinmetz Columbias, Hot Springs, SD – Yearling Ewe
Columbia Champion Ram-Lot #80 Steinmetz Columbias, Hot Springs, SD – Yearling stud ram
Columbia Reserve Champion Ram- Lot #76 NDSU- HREC Hettinger, ND – Lamb stud ram
Suffolk Champion Ewe-Lot# 97 Dave Pearson, Hettinger, ND – Yearling Ewe
Suffolk Reserve Champion Ewe-Lot# 111 Rufus & Patty DeZeeuw, Elkton, SD – Ewe Lamb
Suffolk Champion Ram-Lot# 103 Jeremy Geske, New Prague, MN – Stud lamb
Suffolk Reserve Champion Ram-Lot# 110 Rufus & Patty DeZeeuw, Elkton, SD – Stud lamb
Hampshire Champion Ewe-Lot# 113 7 Mile Hampshires, Glendive, MT – Ewe Lamb
Hampshire Reserve Champion Ewe-Lot# 130 James Valley Stock Farm, Lamoure, ND – Ewe Lamb
Hampshire Champion Ram-Lot # 127 James Valley Stock Farm, Lamoure, ND – Yearling Stud Ram
Hampshire Reserve Champion Ram-Lot# 125 Jaden Thomas, Marion, SD – Stud Lamb
Dorset Champion Ewe – Lot# 150 Myers TM Bar Ranch, Box Elder, SD – Yearling Ewe
Dorset Champion Ram-Lot #152 Myers TM Bar Ranch, Box Elder, SD – Lamb stud ram
Dorset Reserve Champion Ram – Lot # 149 – Myers TM Bar Ranch, Box Elder, SD Fall Stud Ram
Dally Myers, from Mud Butte, SD, brought a tremendous Merino fleece to the 2024 Newell Ram Show and Sale Wool Show to win Supreme Fleece and a $250 premium award.
Other wool show results: Reserve Supreme fleece was Rabel Brothers, Buffalo, WY; Youth champion was the same fleece from Rabel Brothers. Gary Babb Hand Spinning Fleece Award, sponsored by Center of the Nation Wool was a Cheviot fleece from Barb Uhrig
Show judge was Alison Brocher.
The Raymond Garness Memorial Youth Credit went to Brixie Vig of Opal, S.D. She was able to take the $500 credit and apply it towards the purchase of a sheep on sale day at the Newell event.
The next day on Sept. 20 was the ram and ewe sale with Hewitt Land & Cattle commanding the auction block and DV Auction providing online bidding. Just over 190 head of rams and ewes sold to buyers in eight states. The sale averaged $500 for ewes and $845 for rams.
Top selling lots included Lot 32 Rambouillet Yearling Stud Ram for $1750 sold by Erk Brothers of Newell, SD, and Lot 7 Rambouillet Pair of Yearling Ewes for $900 each sold by Annika Bobb of Taylor, ND.
Find out more information at newellramsale.com.
