General Rules – Swine Show
- Number Exhibits per Exhibitor – An exhibitor may show 3 market hogs. Showmanship and Pen of Three Classes do not count as an entry.
- Identification and Pre-Entry –. State Fair: All Market swine going to State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben are required to have DNA envelope, USDA EID tag and online nomination by June 15. Premise ID and PQA number also required. The 4-H Swine Pre-Entry/ID form must be submitted to the Extension Office by June 15. Your Premise ID is required on this form.
- Showmanship – See General Animal Showmanship Rules. Also see Round Robin Rules.
- Dress Code – See General Livestock Rules and Regulation.
- Certification of Drug Use and Withdrawal – See General Livestock Rules and Regulation.
- Livestock Quality Assurance (YQCA) See General Livestock Rules and Regulations.
- Grooming Rules – See General Livestock Rules and Regulation.
- Market Swine Rules
- General Rules – See above General Rules – Swine Show.
- Weight Eligibility – All market swine, regardless of breed, will be classified for judging purposes on the basis of weight alone. This is a non-terminal show. All market swine will be released to go home or make other arrangements. Packers will no longer accept fair hogs from our 4-H show.
- Barrows and gilts will be shown in their own classes.
- Market swine classes will be divided into divisions if there are more than 30 market swine pre-entered.
- A grand and reserve champion market swine will be selected from the class or division champions.
- Class breaks will be determined by weight. Market swine will be judged from lightest to heaviest. Minimum weight of #190.
Swine Showmanship
SF) G035910 Senior Division – 14 years and older
SF) G035920 Intermediate Division – 11 to 13 years
SF) G035930 Junior Division – 8 to 10 years
Market Swine
C) G036940 Market Gilt
C) G036950 Market Barrow
C) G036960 Pen of Three Market Swine (2 swine of one sex and 1 of the other sex and must be from the same exhibitor)