Et cetera : Karr competes in 4-H Market Lamb Show at Iowa State Fair

Hunter Gerths of Albia won Grand Champion Market Lamb honors in 4-H Market and Performance Lamb show on Monday at the 2012 Iowa State Fair. Gerths' lamb was first named Division 4 Champion.

In addition, Gerths's Division 3 Champion lamb received Third Honorable Mention.

Brooke Kuesel of Victor exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb, which stood second in the Division 4 Championship to Gerths's lamb. Kuesel's Reserve Champion Division 5 lamb also earned Second Honorable Mention.

Cody Wynn of Albia earned First Honorable Mention for his Division 5 Champion Heavyweight.

In the Performance Show, Beth Zuber of Marengo exhibited the Grand Champion Performance Lamb, while Lexie Berry of Sac City showed the Reserve Grand Champion Performance Lamb.

Additional results below:

MARKET

White Face Champion – Stetsen Greiner, Williamsburg

White Face Reserve Champion – Dalton Pottebaum, Alton

Speckled Face Champion – Cody Wynn, Albia

Speckled Face Reserve Champion – Bryce Niemeyer, Zearing

Division 1 Champion Lightweight – Shelby Karr, Newhall

Division 1 Reserve Champion Lightweight – Hayley Anderson, Letts

Division 2 Champion Light Medium Weight – Shelby Karr, Newhall

Division 2 Reserve Champion Light Medium Weight – Bryce Niemeyer, Zearing

Division 3 Champion Medium Weight – Hunter Gerths, Albia

Division 3 Reserve Champion Medium Weight – Kylee Silliman, Fremont

Division 4 Champion Light Heavyweight – Hunter Gerths, Albia

Division 4 Reserve Champion Light Heavyweight – Brooke Kuesel, Victor

Division 5 Champion Heavyweight – Cody Wynn, Albia

Division 5 Reserve Champion Heavyweight – Brooke Kuesel, Victor

PERFORMANCE

Division 1 Champion Lightweight – Marcus Mechaelsen, Kamrar

Division 1 Reserve Champion Lightweight – Paige Whitney, Ida Grove

Division 2 Champion Medium Weight – Beth Zuber, Marengo

Division 2 Reserve Champion Medium Weight – Blake Ehler, Tipton

Division 3 Champion Heavyweight – Lexie Berry, Sac City

Division 3 Reserve Champion Heavyweight – Shelby Karr, Newhall

Gerths's and Kuesel's title holders, 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.

"Nothing Compares" to the 2012 Iowa State Fair, August 9-19. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.