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UW 4-H State Wool Judging Contest
Apr 17, 2026
2026 UW State 4-H Junior Team Wool Judging contest
Grading Overall Placing Reasons/Questions

ID: 1006 - 3 -
Team Name: Laramie County Jr. Team 4-H-1
Participant Name:
SAGE DERNER
Individual Rank: 11
Individual Total Score: 518
Team Rank: 5
Team Total Score: 1419

DefinitionResponsesScore
Class #1 Fine Commercial
PartContestantJudge
123142143
Placing 1 - Cut A3
Placing 1 - Cut B4
Placing 1 - Cut C4
38
Class #2 1/2 Blood Commercial
PartContestantJudge
124134213
Placing 2 - Cut A2
Placing 2 - Cut B4
Placing 2 - Cut C2
48
Class #3 1/4 Blood Commercial
PartContestantJudge
132142314
Placing 3 - Cut A2
Placing 3 - Cut B4
Placing 3 - Cut C5
48
Class #4 Targhee Breed
PartContestantJudge
134213124
Placing 4 - Cut A3
Placing 4 - Cut B3
Placing 4 - Cut C2
40
Class #5 Merino Breed
PartContestantJudge
131424312
Placing 5 - Cut A2
Placing 5 - Cut B4
Placing 5 - Cut C3
42
Class #6 Corriedale Breed
PartContestantJudge
131241234
Placing 6 - Cut A3
Placing 6 - Cut B2
Placing 6 - Cut C3
43
Questions 1/2 Blood
PartContestantJudge
11. Longest Staple 2
2. Shortest Staple 1
3. Most uniform staple length 3
4. Finest in class 2
5. Coarsest in class 1
6. Most uniform fineness 1
7. Heaviest grease WT 2
8. Lightest grease WT 3
9. Most LBS clean wool 2
10. Least LBS clean wool 3
11. Highest yielding 2
12. Lowest yielding 3
13. Most character 3
14. Most vegetable matter 3
15. Most stained wool 3
16. Least fiber strength 		1. Longest Staple 4
2. Shortest Staple 3
3. Most uniform staple length 2
4. Finest in class 4
5. Coarsest in class 2
6. Most uniform fineness 3
7. Heaviest grease WT *
8. Lightest grease WT 3
9. Most LBS clean wool *
10. Least LBS clean wool 3
11. Highest yielding *
12. Lowest yielding *
13. Most character 1
14. Most vegetable matter 3
15. Most stained wool 1
16. Least fiber strength 3
26
Question 1/4 Blood
PartContestantJudge
11. Longest Staple 3
2. Shortest Staple 1
3. Most uniform staple length 3
4. Finest in class 1
5. Coarsest in class 3
6. Most uniform fineness 1
7. Heaviest grease WT 2
8. Lightest grease WT 3
9. Most LBS clean wool 2
10. Least LBS clean wool 3
11. Highest yielding 2
12. Lowest yielding 3
13. Most character 1
14. Most vegetable matter 1
15. Most stained wool 4
16. Least fiber strength 		1. Longest Staple 2
2. Shortest Staple 1
3. Most uniform staple length 1
4. Finest in class 1
5. Coarsest in class 2
6. Most uniform fineness 1
7. Heaviest grease WT 2
8. Lightest grease WT 4
9. Most LBS clean wool 3
10. Least LBS clean wool 4
11. Highest yielding *
12. Lowest yielding 2
13. Most character 4
14. Most vegetable matter 2
15. Most stained wool *
16. Least fiber strength *
20
Question Targhee
PartContestantJudge
11. Longest Staple 3
2. Shortest Staple 1
3. Most uniform staple length 2
4. Finest in class 2
5. Coarsest in class 4
6. Most uniform fineness 2
7. Heaviest grease WT 1
8. Lightest grease WT 4
9. Most LBS clean wool 3
10. Least LBS clean wool 4
11. Highest yielding 3
12. Lowest yielding 4
13. Most character 3
14. Most vegetable matter 2
15. Most stained wool 1
16. Least fiber strength 4		1. Longest Staple 3
2. Shortest Staple 1
3. Most uniform staple length 2
4. Finest in class 1
5. Coarsest in class 2
6. Most uniform fineness 1
7. Heaviest grease WT 3
8. Lightest grease WT 4
9. Most LBS clean wool 3
10. Least LBS clean wool 4
11. Highest yielding 4
12. Lowest yielding 1
13. Most character 3
14. Most vegetable matter 1
15. Most stained wool 2
16. Least fiber strength *
26
Question Merino
PartContestantJudge
11. Longest Staple 4
2. Shortest Staple 3
3. Most uniform staple length 2
4. Finest in class 1
5. Coarsest in class 4
6. Most uniform fineness 2
7. Heaviest grease WT 3
8. Lightest grease WT 2
9. Most LBS clean wool 3
10. Least LBS clean wool 2
11. Highest yielding 3
12. Lowest yielding 2
13. Most character 1
14. Most vegetable matter 2
15. Most stained wool 2
16. Least fiber strength 1		1. Longest Staple 2
2. Shortest Staple *
3. Most uniform staple length 4
4. Finest in class 2
5. Coarsest in class 4
6. Most uniform fineness 4
7. Heaviest grease WT 4
8. Lightest grease WT 2
9. Most LBS clean wool 3
10. Least LBS clean wool 2
11. Highest yielding 2
12. Lowest yielding 3
13. Most character 2
14. Most vegetable matter 4
15. Most stained wool *
16. Least fiber strength *
20
Reasons 1 - Judge
 
Reasons 2 - Judge
PartContestantJudge
124
213
332
424
512
613
722 and 4
833
922 and 4
1033
1121, 2, 3, and 4
1231, 2, 3, and 4
1331
1433
1531
16 3
 
Reasons 3 - Judge
PartContestantJudge
132
211
331
411
532
611
722
834
923
1034
1121 and 3
1232
1314
1412
1542 and 4
16 2 and 3
 
Reasons 4 - Judge
PartContestantJudge
133
211
322
421
542
621
713
844
933
1044
1134
1241
1333
1421
1512
1641, 2, 3, and 4
 
Reasons 5 - Judge
PartContestantJudge
142
231 and 3
324
412
544
624
734
822
933
1022
1132
1223
1312
1424
1521 and 3
1611, 2, 3, and 4
 
Reasons 6 - Judge
 
Class 1 Fine Commercial Reasons
PartContestantJudge
13950
39
Grading - Spinning Count
PartContestantJudge
156's and 58's (3/8)60's and 62's (1/2)
260's and 62's (1/2)50's and 54's (1/4)
356's and 58's (3/8)64's, 70's, and finer (Fine)
448's and coarser (low 1/4)48's and coarser (low 1/4)
556's and 58's (3/8)50's and 54's (1/4)
650's and 54's (1/4)48's and coarser (low 1/4)
750's and 54's (1/4)50's and 54's (1/4)
856's and 58's (3/8)64's, 70's, and finer (Fine)
964's, 70's, and finer (Fine)56's and 58's (3/8)
1060's and 62's (1/2)56's and 58's (3/8)
1160's and 62's (1/2)64's, 70's, and finer (Fine)
1256's and 58's (3/8)64's, 70's, and finer (Fine)
1348's and coarser (low 1/4)50's and 54's (1/4)
1450's and 54's (1/4)60's and 62's (1/2)
1560's and 62's (1/2)64's, 70's, and finer (Fine)
24
Grading - Length
PartContestantJudge
1ClothingStaple
2StapleStaple
3StapleStaple
4StapleStaple
5StapleStaple
6ClothingStaple
7StapleStaple
8StapleFrench Combing
9French CombingStaple
10StapleStaple
11French CombingFrench Combing
12StapleStaple
13StapleStaple
14StapleStaple
15StapleClothing
50
Grading - Yield #1-15
PartContestantJudge
1 58 50
2 60 63
3 62 65
4 63 50
5 63 66
6 59 46
7 64 61
8 53 57
9 50 54
10 58 54
11 60 53
12 63 60
13 63 64
14 63 54
15 63 60
54
Placing Total
259
Reasons Total
131
Grading Total
128

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