DEPARTMENT BEEF DIVISION PREMIUMS: Purple-$8.50, Blue-$7.00, Red-$5.50, White-$4.00 MARKET BEEF SHOW RULES Exhibitors are limited to two individual market beef entries and are responsible to show his or her own animal except in the case where two entries are shown in the same class. In such cases, the second entry must be shown by another 4-H or FFA member. Market beef entries cannot be shown as breeding stock. A home-raised class will consist of animals that were born on exhibitor’s farm or ranch. These animals will show in their respective class as well as the home-raised class. Exhibitor is limited to one (1) entry. No premiums paid on this class. To be eligible to show in a British steer class the market animal must be owned by the exhibitor, be identified by a legible ear tattoo, recorded on ownership affidavit form by May 15, and be registered by the official breed associa- tion. Any breed steer not having a legible tattoo, or shows evidence of a fresh or recent tattoo, will not be allowed to show in the British Breed classes, but may be allowed to show in the crossbred classes. Suggested minimum live weight for market heifers is 900 pounds and market steers is 1000 pounds. DIVISION 11- MARKET BEEF G011010. ANGUS STEERS G011015. ANGUS MARKET HEIFERS G011020. SHORTHORN STEERS G011025. SHORTHORN MARKET HEIFERS G011030. HEREFORD STEERS G011035. HEREFORD MARKET HEIFERS G011040. CROSSBRED STEERS G011045. CROSSBRED MARKET HEIFERS G011080. CHAROLAIS STEERS G011085. CHAROLAIS MARKET HEIFERS G011090. RED ANGUS STEER G011095. RED ANGUS HEIFER G011096. HOME-RAISED DIVISION 24 - RATE OF GAIN PREMIUMS: Purple-$6.50, Blue-$5.50, Red-$4.50, White-$3.50 Rate of Gain is open to all exhibitors with beef projects. An initial weight must have been taken at one of the two Boone-Nance Weigh-ins. County fair weight will be the final weight. Points will be given on the basis of one point per .1 pound of daily gain. Ribbons will be awarded on the following basis: Purple: 3.0 lbs. & over Blue: 2.5-2.9 lbs. G024001. STEER G024002. HEIFER Red: 2.0-2.4 lbs. White: Under 2.0 lbs. BREEDING BEEF HEIFERS PREMIUMS: Purple-$8.50, Blue-$7.00, Red-$5.50, White-$4.00 All registered females must be identified with a legible tattoo that corresponds with the registration papers and/or ID form. All commercial females will use a 4-H tag or tattoo for identification. All breeding beef entries must have been identified according to county deadlines and the Identification Affidavit on record at the Extension Office. Identification will be verified by the superintendents. Any entry not properly identified is not eligible to show. Exhibitors are limited to two individual breeding beef entries, and a junior herd OR a cow-calf pair. Animals shown as a cow-calf pair must have been exhibited by the same individual. The cow must be shown in its respective division. Calf may be shown in either a breeding or feeder class. On the livestock form, make a separate entry for each animal that will be shown. Breeding beef entries cannot be shown as market beef nor are they eligible to be sold in the livestock sale. All registered females will have their tattoos checked. A calfhood vaccination tattoo is not considered an official iden- tification tattoo. Original registration certificates must be presented at the check in chute when the females are led through for checking tattoos and entry papers. Only breeding females recognized as registered and eligible to show by their respective state Breed Associations will be allowed to compete in the breed classes. Junior herds shall consist of three animals of the same breed (at least 2 females) with at least one cow that has freshened (2 years or over) and at least one of the three must qualify as “bred by exhibitor”. Former calves that were shown as bucket calves can come back and show under breeding heifers in their respective class. The All Other Breeds division may include registered heifers for which a separate division is not listed, but which meet their state breed association’s criteria for exhibition. AOB heifers will be allowed to show in their own breed class with all ages shown together. DIVISION 12 - ANGUS G012001 - Bulls born after 1-1-25 G012002 - Heifers born after 1-1-25 G012003 - Heifers born 9-1-24 to 12-31-24 G012004 - Heifers born 5-1-24 to 8-31-24 G012005 - Heifers born 3-1-24 to 4-30-24 G012006 - Heifers born 1-1-24 to 2-28-24 G012007 - Cows born 9-1-22 to 12-31-23 G012008 - Cows born before 8-31-22 G012009 - Cow and Calf Pair G012011 - Junior Herd DIVISION 14 - CHIANINA G014001 - Bulls born after 1-1-25 G014002 - Heifers born after 1-1-25 G014003 - Heifers born 9-1-24 to 12-31-24 G014004 - Heifers born 5-1-24 to 8-31-24 G014005 - Heifers born 3-1-24 to 4-30-24 G014006 - Heifers born 1-1-24 to 2-28-24 G014007 - Cows born 9-1-22 to 12-31-23 G014008 - Cows born before 8-31-22 G014009 - Cow and Calf Pair G014011 - Junior Herd DIVISION 16- GELBVIEH G017001 - Bulls born after 1-1-25 G017002 - Heifers born after 1-1-25 G017003 - Heifers born 9-1-24 to 12-31-24 G017004 - Heifers born 5-1-24 to 8-31-24 G017005 - Heifers born 3-1-24 to 4-30-24 G017006 - Heifers born 1-1-24 to 2-28-24 G017007 - Cows born 9-1-22 to 12-31-23 G017008 - Cows born before 8-31-22 G017009 - Cow and Calf Pair G017011 - Junior Herd DIVISION 13 - CHAROLAIS G013001 - Bulls born after 1-1-25 G013002 - Heifers born after 1-1-25 G013003 - Heifers born 9-1-24 to 12-31-24 G013004 - Heifers born 5-1-24 to 8-31-24 G013005 - Heifers born 3-1-24 to 4-30-24 G013006 - Heifers born 1-1-24 to 2-28-24 G013007 - Cows born 9-1-22 to 12-31-23 G013008 - Cows born before 8-31-22 G013009 - Cow and Calf Pair G013011 - Junior Herd DIVISION 15 - CROSSBRED G015001 - Bulls born after 1-1-25 G015002 - Heifers born after 1-1-25 G015003 - Heifers born 9-1-24 to 12-31-24 G015004 - Heifers born 5-1-24 to 8-31-24 G015005 - Heifers born 3-1-24 to 4-30-24 G015006 - Heifers born 1-1-24 to 2-28-24 G015007 - Cows born 9-1-22 to 12-31-23 G015008 - Cows born before 8-31-22 G015009 - Cow and Calf Pair G015011 - Junior Herd DIVISION 17 - HEREFORD/POLLED HEREFORD G017001 - Bulls born after 1-1-25 G017002 - Heifers born after 1-1-25 G017003 - Heifers born 9-1-24 to 12-31-24 G017004 - Heifers born 5-1-24 to 8-31-24 G017005 - Heifers born 3-1-24 to 4-30-24 G017006 - Heifers born 1-1-24 to 2-28-24 G017007 - Cows born 9-1-22 to 12-31-23 G017008 - Cows born before 8-31-22 G017009 - Cow and Calf Pair G017011 - Junior Herd DIVISION 18 - LIMOUSIN DIVISION 19 - MAINE ANJOU G018001 - Bulls born after 1-1-25 G018002 - Heifers born after 1-1-25 G018003 - Heifers born 9-1-24 to 12-31-24 G018004 - Heifers born 5-1-24 to 8-31-24 G018005 - Heifers born 3-1-24 to 4-30-24 G018006 - Heifers born 1-1-24 to 2-28-24 G018007 - Cows born 9-1-22 to 12-31-23 G018008 - Cows born before 8-31-22 G018009 - Cow and Calf Pair G018011 - Junior Herd DIVISION 20 - RED ANGUS G020001 - Bulls born after 1-1-25 G020002 - Heifers born after 1-1-25 G020003 - Heifers born 9-1-24 to 12-31-24 G021004 - Heifers born 5-1-24 to 8-31-24 G021005 - Heifers born 3-1-24 to 4-30-24 G021006 - Heifers born 1-1-24 to 2-28-24 G020007 - Cows born 9-1-22 to 12-31-23 G020008 - Cows born before 8-31-22 G020009 - Cow and Calf Pair G020011 - Junior Herd DIVISION 22 - SIMMENTAL G022001 - Bulls born after 1-1-25 G022002 - Heifers born after 1-1-25 G022003 - Heifers born 9-1-24 to 12-31-24 G022104 - Heifers born 5-1-24 to 8-31-24 G022105 - Heifers born 3-1-24 to 4-30-24 G022106 - Heifers born 1-1-24 to 2-28-24 G022107 - Cows born 9-1-22 to 12-31-23 G022008 - Cows born before 8-31-22 G022009 - Cow and Calf Pair G022011 - Junior Herd G019001 - Bulls born after 1-1-25 G019002 - Heifers born after 1-1-25 G019003 - Heifers born 9-1-24 to 12-31-24 G019004 - Heifers born 5-1-24 to 8-31-24 G019005 - Heifers born 3-1-24 to 4-30-24 G019006 - Heifers born 1-1-24 to 2-28-24 G019007 - Cows born 9-1-22 to 12-31-23 G019008 - Cows born before 8-31-22 G019009 - Cow and Calf Pair G019011 - Junior Herd DIVISION 21 - SHORTHORN G021001 - Bulls born after 1-1-25 G021002 - Heifers born after 1-1-25 G021003 - Heifers born 9-1-24 to 12-31-24 G021004 - Heifers born 5-1-24 to 8-31-24 G021005 - Heifers born 3-1-24 to 4-30-24 G021006 - Heifers born 1-1-24 to 2-28-24 G021007 - Cows born 9-1-22 to 12-31-23 G021008 - Cows born before 8-31-22 G021009 - Cow and Calf Pair G021011 - Junior Herd DIVISION 23 - ALL OTHER BREEDS G023001 - Bulls born after 1-1-25 G023002 - Heifers born after 1-1-25 G023003 - Heifers born 9-1-24 to 12-31-24 G023004 - Heifers born 5-1-24 to 8-31-24 G023005 - Heifers born 3-1-24 to 4-30-24 G023006 - Heifers born 1-1-24 to 2-28-24 G023007 - Cows born 9-1-22 to 12-31-23 G023008 - Cows born before 8-31-22 G023009 - Cow and Calf Pair G023011 - Junior Herd DIVISION 25 - FEEDER CALF PREMIUMS: Purple-$8.50, Blue-$7.00, Red-$5.50, White-$4.00 The purpose of this division is to provide 4-H members enrolled in the 4-H breeding project an opportunity to exhibit the product of their project. To qualify in this division each calf entered must have a certified birth date. Each exhibitor will be limited to two entries. On the livestock form, make a separate entry for each animal that will be shown. Entries may be heifer or steer calves, born during the current calendar year, but before June 1. Calves exhibiting in this division must be identified and recorded with the Extension Office by May 15. No individual calf may be shown as a breeding heifer and feeder calf. All feeder calves will be evaluated on their potential for growth and carcass performance at 6-18 months of age. G025001 - FEEDER CALF STEER G025002 - FEEDER CALF HEIFER DIVISION 26 - BUCKET CALF PREMIUMS: Purple-$8.50, Blue-$7.00, Red-$5.50, White-$4.00 Purpose: To design a cattle project to fit the physical size of the younger youth, to teach project health care and nutritional requirements of young cattle, teach basic beef management skills with large investments, and to teach basic recordkeeping skills. Rules: ALL bucket calves must have been tagged and identified on an ID affidavit by May 15 and filed at the Extension Office. Your record book must be turned in, on or before July 1 at the extension office. A bucket calf is an orphan calf that must be born after January 1, but before June 1 of the current year, male or female; dairy, beef, or cross; and fed on bucket or bottle. Exhibitors will have the option of exhibiting their project through the fair OR come the day of the show and then leave after showing. Please identify your intentions on the livestock entry form. If planning on staying through fair, stall assignments will be made. Exhibitor is limited to showing one (1) animal. Exhibitor should not have reached their 13th birthday of the current year. The class is judged on showmanship, record book, and an interview. Bucket calves are not eligible to be shown in regular showmanship classes. G026001 - NOVICE (for youth who are 8-12 years of age and have never shown a beef project) G026002 - EXPERIENCED