The 43rd annual Ohio Dorset Sale is set for 10 a.m. March 15-16 at the Preble County Fairgrounds in Eaton, Ohio.
Billed as “the first, the biggest, the best,” the Dorset sheep sale will feature both horned and polled Dorsets. Dorsets from South Dakota to Connecticut have been entered.
The Ohio Dorset Sale, according to sales manager Greg Deakin, has been a barometer used to gauge how the registered sheep industry is doing in the new year. Entered in the sale are 100 head of polled Dorsets and 30 head of horned Dorsets.
“The nation’s finest Dorset genetics from 10 different states have been consigned to this year’s sale,” says Deakin, of Cuba, Ill. “The sale’s history is rich, dating back to 1977. More national breed-champion rams and ewes have sold through the Ohio Dorset Sale than any other sale.”
Both horned and polled Dorset rams and ewes will be offered, consisting of classes for yearlings, and fall and winter lambs. Serving as judge is Alex Wolf from Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and sale auctioneers are Gary Saylor and Danny Westlake, both from Ohio.
The Ohio Dorset Association is sponsoring the sale. Visit bannersheepmagazine.com to see the catalog of consignments.
Sale questions may be directed to Deakin at 309-785-5058.