SCHEDULE

Friday, June 9
11:30am Event registration at Crowne Plaza

1-4:30 pm Educational sessions at Crowne Plaza
1:00-2:00pm
Digital Suffolk 101 – Amanda Everts
Producer Panel: Lessons Learned for a Successful Operation – Bret Henderson, Bob Kimm, Evan Snyder, Jim Van Dyke. Moderator: Jeremy Geske
Farm to Table Direct Marketing of Lamb: Diane Russell, John Peck, Gwen Kitzan
Youth: Where’s the Meat? – Ann Kolthoff

2:15-3:15pm
Digital Suffolk 101 – Amanda Everts
Producer Panel:Lessons Learned for a Successful Operation – Bret Henderson, Bob Kimm, Evan Snyder, Jim Van Dyke. Moderator: Jeremy Geske
New USDA Livestock Drug Regulations/Off-label Drug Use – Dr. John King
Youth: Shepardy- UJSSA Directors

3:30-4:30pm
Digital Suffolk: Advanced Options – Amanda Everts
Preventing Loss from Abortion Diseases- Dr. John King
Data 101: How to Improve Your Bottom Line – Ann Kolthoff
Youth: Creepy Crawlers – Dr. Scott Greiner

*Small group sessions will be offered for “Using Ultrasound for Carcass Evaluation” on Friday and Saturday – signup will be arranged through the USSA

6 pm Welcome dinner at fairgrounds followed by sale sheep preview.
– Meal included with event registration
– Youth corn hole tournament and ice cream sundae bar

Saturday, June 10
8:30 -10:30 am Breed Standard Discussion with Dr. Scott Greiner at the Fairgrounds (Goat Barn)
– Youth Track : Skill-a-thon • Carcass Scanning • Lamb Cooking/Tasting (Gwen Kitzan)

Lunch on your own

Noon Suffolk sale

Junior Show check-in is scheduled on Saturday, June 10 beginning 30 minutes following the conclusion of the Suffolk Sale until 4pm.

6 pm Social Hour, Banquet Dinner Crowne Plaza
– Dinner Reservations required
– Lamb & chicken buffet for adults, pizza buffet and game room for kids.
– Foundation Program & Hall of Fame recognition to follow
– Suffolk Socializing & Entertainment

Sunday, June 11
8 am Junior Show at fairgrounds*
*Pre-entry suggested. Junior Show check-in is scheduled on Saturday, June 10 beginning 30 minutes following the conclusion of the Suffolk Sale until 4pm.

Educational Program

The Suffolk Event Educational Program

ONLINE BIDDING @ BREEDERSWORLD.COM!

Sale Catalog – Click to View – Suffolks start on page 13!

Registration/Entry Forms

Registration Form Word PDF
Registration Deadline: Extended to May 25!

Sale Entry Form Word PDF
Sale Information Letter
Sale Entry Deadline: May 1 (must be faxed or emailed)

Junior Show Entry Form Word PDF
Junior Show Rules
Junior Show Deadline: May 27 (suggested but not required)

Click Here to Review Frequently Asked Questions
Click Here to Complete Interest Survey

Lodging Options

Holiday Inn Express (adjacent to meeting and banquet hotel)
217-529-7771
booking link: United Suffolk Sheep Association – Holiday Inn Express

Crowne Plaza (meeting and banquet site)
217-529-7777

Comfort Inn
217-615-4445 – “Suffolk Sheep Block 2023” $115/night +tax
booking link: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/xb66b2

Best Western
217-525-7420 – “Suffolk Sheep” for 10% off

Ramada Inn
217-523-4000 – “Suffolk Sheep” $101/night +tax

Camping
Illinois State Fairgrounds: 217-782-6661

The Suffolk Event Sponsors

Diamond Sponsors ($2500+)

Gold Sponsors ($1000-$2499)

Silver Sponsors ($500-$999)

ILLINOIS SUFFOLK SHEEP ASSOCIATION

Bronze Sponsors ($250-$499)

JMG SUFFOLKS, MN

Suffolk Event Sponsorship Levels Revised 4.28.23

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2019 National Suffolk Sale Info

CLICK HERE TO VIEW SALE RESULTS

Mark your calendars for the National Suffolk Sale in conjunction with the Midwest Stud Ram Sale. Here’s a few activities & events you may want to attend:

Wednesday, June 26
Suffolk Breeding Sheep Show – Swine Barn, South Ring (following Hampshires)

Thursday, June 27
Informational Meeting for USSA members – 8am, Dr. Taylor Woods Reception Hall
Suffolk Wether Sire & Dam Show – Swine Barn (following club lambs & Hampshires)
Root Beer Float Suffolk Member Meet & Greet – 7-10pm Suffolk Pens – hosted by Suffolk Enthusiasts

Friday, June 28
Donuts & Drinks (Swine Barn) – prior to Suffolk Sale
National Suffolk Sale (Breeding Sheep) – Swine Barn (following Hampshires)

Saturday, June 29
National Suffolk Sale (Wether Sires & Dams) – Swine Barn (following Club Lambs & Hampshires)

To view the full Midwest Stud Ram Sale schedule: www.midwestsale.com

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REGISTERED SUFFOLK LAMBS FOR SALE

For Sale: Registered Suffolk Ewe Lambs and Ram Lambs for sale. Feb/March 2026 lamb crop containing MacCauley and Kimm background. Lambs sired by Kimm K17024-2419 ram out of Van Dyke lineage. Our sheep are large frame and well muscled with good conformation. Lambs will be ready for pickup the first week of June. We have 30+ of each unspoken for.

Glory Days Farm

Dwight, NE

Please contact us at 402-432-4647. Ask for Shelly or Kurt

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Fall Ram For Sale

RR/NN Registered Fall Ram for sale. Triplet, We have growth data.

Sam & Pat Wiford – Wiford Suffolks, Wapakoneta, Ohio

419-773-0048 or 937-596-5229

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Feeders For Sale

For Sale: 20 2 ft. long hanging show troughs (various colors). 5 3 ft. long orange hanging show troughs. 21 sheep blankets, sizes 2 thru 7. Can deliver to The Suffolk Event in early June.

Randy Hodges, North Branch, MI

810-441-6218; or DM me: [email protected]

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2026 Suffolk Source

View the Suffolk Source!

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Virtual Cooking Contest

UJSSA’s Suffolk Lamb Culinary Competition: “Uncle Sam Lamb Slam”

Entry Deadline: October 15, 2026
Open to current UJSSA members ages 11-21.

As United States celebrates its 250th birthday, celebrate by cooking and promoting proudly raised American Lamb!

Eligible UJSSA members will design a main course entry to promote Suffolk lamb on a restaurant menu. Entrants will create the recipe, explain its origin and demonstrate step-by-step how to make it. Entrant is responsible for their own costs to prepare the lamb and for supplying any equipment to make it.

Rules:

Each entry must take 30 minutes or less to fully cook.

Practicing food safety and proper sanitation are important aspects of this contest. To learn more, view about cooking with American lamb, see: https://americanlamb.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2020-Lamb-CurriculambUpdated.pdf
Submit a typed recipe listing all ingredients, steps in preparation, including cut(s) of American lamb used, plus cooking time and cooking temperature.
In addition, describe the dish and explain its history, in 400 words or less.
Submit an electronic photo of your completed dish, served on a plate and conveying an Americana theme.
Submit a video of you preparing your entry from start to finish. Introduce yourself with your first and last name, the state in which you reside, plus the name of your recipe. Explain the history of the dish, stating each premeasured ingredient used, the steps in preparation, and showing you presenting the ready-to-eat entree on a plate. Also include the total cost of all ingredients used in it, including the American lamb.
Follow the example for creating your video provided. Upload your video to YouTube on on the playlist “2026 UJSSA Lamb Culinary Competition” Video and all supporting documents for the dish must be emailed including with a link to the video with video to [email protected],by October 15, 2026, no later than 9 p.m. Central. List “2026 UJSSA Lamb Culinary Contest Entry” in your email subject line. Be sure to include your first and last name, address, phone number, email, as well as all the required information as noted above in your email.
Contestants may compete as an individual or a member of a team, providing that all members of the team are current members of the UJSSA, aged 11-21.
A UJSSA can only the contest as an individual, or as part of a team, but not both.

Each of the top 6 National Finalists will receive a $100 cash prize and a special culinary award presented by the UJSSA.

Check back for submission examples!

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Virtual Skillathon

Virtual Skill-A-Thon

Entrants must be a current UJSSA member.
Enter electronically – check back soon for links!
Includes a senior (ages 13-21) and junior (ages 12 and under) quiz.
Submit completed electronic form by December 31, 2026

Prizes awarded to top two placings in each age group: 7 and under, 8-12, 13-16, 17-21. Ages are determined at the date of entry.

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Looking to purchase Suffolks?

Looking to purchase Suffolks? Visit our Suffolk Sheep Marketplace Facebook group!

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Buy top Suffolk rams & ewes June 6 in National Suffolk Sale

Looking to buy elite registered Suffolk rams or ewes? Then check out the top consignments selling Saturday, June 6, during the National Suffolk Sale, set for Saturday, June 6, starting at 11:30 a.m., Eastern during The Suffolk Event. The in-person sale takes place in a new location in 2026, at the Boone County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, Indiana, about an hour Northwest of Indianapolis. Can’t make it in person? Bid online on wlivestock.com.

Hosted by the United Suffolk Sheep Association (USSA) and managed by Willoughby Sales, this is one sale you won’t want to miss! It includes top registered Suffolk rams and ewes from the nation’s top Suffolk breeders from coast to coast. Whether you’re looking for yearlings, falls, or 2026 lambs that are presented slick shorn or fitted, you’ll find what you’re looking for at this popular sale.

Looking for fast-growing, stylish stud rams and ewes to add to your purebred flock? Looking for productive Suffolk rams and ewes to add more pounds and performance to your purebred or commercial operation? You’ll find them all right here at the National Suffolk Sale.

Bring the whole family! Youth aged 21 and under who are pre-registered and attend educational sessions at The Suffolk Event on Friday, June 5, could win one of five $500 credits to be used towards the purchase of a Suffolk ram or ewe in the National Sale, Saturday, June 6. That easily more than pays for a family registration to The Suffolk Event! Sale credits are non-transferable and must be used Saturday, June 6, 2026, on Suffolk rams or ewes sold in the National Suffolk Sale in Lebanon, Indiana.

Suffolks purchased in the 2026 National Suffolk Sale, Saturday, June 6, at The Event may be shown by United Junior Suffolk Sheep Association (UJSSA) members the following day in the junior show. That takes place Sunday, June 7, starting at 8 a.m., Eastern, on the Boone County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, Indiana. Junior members enter their registered Suffolks for the June 7 show at The Event on the Showman.app. See the specific link for the Suffolk Event Junior Show: https://showman.app/shows#/the-suffolk-event-junior-show-4229/ . For questions on junior show entries, contact Chris Auville at 540-820-4927.

This is your chance to build your ewe flock and to purchase powerful Suffolk stud rams to add new genetics to your breeding program. Why go anywhere else? The nation’s top Suffolk stud rams and ewes sell Saturday, June 6, at the National Suffolk Sale by USSA. Plan to join us!

Check out the sale catalog at wlivestock.com.

Add the dates to your calendar now. Don’t miss the impressive in-person sale, which also includes a Friday night, June 5, sale preview of consignments that starts at 7 p.m. Eastern. Watch the Facebook livestream Friday night, June 5, on the @Willoughby Sales page or the @United Suffolk Sheep Association page. Then join us in-person Saturday, June 6, starting at 11:30 a.m. Eastern or online on wlivestock.com for the National Suffolk Sale by USSA.

Visit suffolks.org to learn more about The Suffolk Event or email [email protected].

Questions about the sale? Contact Sale Chairman Jeremy Geske at (612)756-1200.

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Youth Leadership Opportunity!

UJSSA members: Apply by May 1 for leadership roles

Are you a member of the United Junior Suffolk Sheep Association – UJSSA? Interested in serving in a leadership role as a junior board member or intern? Then apply for consideration to serve your organization. Click to here to access application.

UJSSA board members and interns help guide the work of this energetic organization focused on growing the Suffolk breed and educational and networking activities for youth through age 21. Junior Board members and interns help lead in-person activities for youth at The Suffolk Event in June in Indiana and in November during the National Suffolk Show and National Junior Show at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville (NAILE), as well as online contests, social media and events.

Current UJSSA Board members and interns with expiring terms must reapply by the deadline for consideration to continue to serve. Complete and return your application to [email protected] by May 1, 2026.

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Register for the Suffolk Event!

Don’t miss out! Register for the 2026 Suffolk Event by May 1!

As the USA prepares to celebrate its 250^th birthday, Suffolk enthusiasts from coast-to-coast are expected to gather in Lebanon, Indiana, at the Boone County Fairgrounds, June 5-7, 2026, for this popular, patriotic event. Register by May 1 to take in all the action!

At The Event, there’s something for everyone from experienced breeders to those getting started in raising Suffolk sheep. Educational sessions provide practical tips on managing sheep facilities, plus breeding, feeding, health and nutrition insight delivered at the Boone County Fairgrounds, and also on-site nearby at the spacious RSG facilities in Lebanon, Indiana. Plus learn more about the ability of Suffolk sires to produce lean, meaty carcasses with meat evaluation and carcass cutting demonstrations also held at the fairgrounds Friday, June 5.

Youth educational sessions will also be offered geared to pre-teen and teenaged learners. Childcare and activities geared for younger family members will also be available on the Boone County Fairgrounds, coordinated by an experienced child care educator. Educational sessions take place Friday, June 5, starting at 8:30 a.m., with other sessions starting at 1 p.m.

A National Suffolk Sale preview takes place on the fairgrounds Friday evening, June 5, starting at 7 p.m., complete with delicious desserts. The sale preview will also be livestreamed online. The National Suffolk sale offers top registered Suffolk yearling rams, ewes as well as lambs consigned from leading breeders across the USA. The breeding sheep sale starts at 11:30 a.m. Eastern, and will also be livestreamed for online bidding on wlivestock.com.

Saturday evening, June 6, Event attendees will gather at 6 p.m., on the Boone County Fairgrounds for a Hall of Fame banquet honoring industry leaders, and a fun fundraising auction benefiting the National Suffolk Sheep Foundation.

Activities for members of the United Junior Suffolk Sheep Association (UJSSA) include a judging contest and a Suffolk Cup team contest for kids Saturday morning, June 6.

The UJSSA junior show for registered Suffolk rams and ewes from yearlings to lambs owned by UJSSA members takes place on the fairgrounds Sunday, June 7, starting at 8.a.m. Central.

Join the educational and networking festivities and join the fun as you connect with Suffolk breeders from across the USA. Register now and take in all The Event has to offer for Suffolk enthusiasts of all ages.

The Event is hosted by the United Suffolk Sheep Association (USSA) with support from the United Suffolk Sheep Foundation and the United Junior Suffolk Sheep Association (UJSSA).

Get in on THE Event everyone in the Suffolk business raves about. Register for The Event by May 1. Registration fees are $80 for individuals and $225 for family registration which covers event and meal fees.

Register to consign for the National Suffolk Sale on Digital Suffolk on the Suffolks.org website by May 1. National sale consignors must be current members in good standing of the United Suffolk Sheep Association (USSA) or the United Junior Suffolk Sheep Association (UJSSA).

UJSSA members who wish to enter registered Suffolks in the junior show can do so using the showman app at https://showman.app/#/ .

Complete information for the Suffolk Event: https://suffolks.org/wp/suffolkevent/

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The Event – Suffolk Weekend 2023

Suffolk Event Junior Show Results

Suffolk Sale Order Sale Report

SCHEDULE

Educational Program

Sale Catalog – Click to View – Suffolks start on page 13!

Registration/Entry Forms

Lodging Options

The Suffolk Event Sponsors

Diamond Sponsors ($2500+)

Gold Sponsors ($1000-$2499)

Silver Sponsors ($500-$999)

Bronze Sponsors ($250-$499)

2019 National Suffolk Sale Info

REGISTERED SUFFOLK LAMBS FOR SALE

Fall Ram For Sale

Feeders For Sale

2026 Suffolk Source

Virtual Cooking Contest

Virtual Skillathon

Looking to purchase Suffolks?

Buy top Suffolk rams & ewes June 6 in National Suffolk Sale

Youth Leadership Opportunity!

Register for the Suffolk Event!

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