Department: Meat Goat

Premiums: See listing under each Division

Purpose: 

Department Rules:

  1. Meat goats must have been tagged by the deadline to be eligible to show at the Fair.  Individuals may tag 5 meat goats but may only exhibit 3 meat goats at the Fair. 
  2. WEIGHT LIMITS - Market goats must weigh a minimum of 50 pounds at check in.  Goats less than 50 pounds will be shown in pre-market class.  These animals will not be allowed to compete for the champion, nor will the animal be allowed to sell.  NO re-weighs will be allowed.
  3. AGE - Goats are to have milk teeth and there shall be no evidence of breaking of the skin or eruption of the 2 permanent front teeth. 
  4. HAIR - Goats must be uniformly slick shorn with 3/8 inch of hair or less from the knee and up.
  5. HORNS - Goats must have horns blunted.
  6. NECK CHAINS & HALTERS - Goats are to be shown with either a halter, smooth neck chain, smooth or pronged collars only.
  7. SHOW CLASS AND SEX - Market goats may be doe or wether kids.  Short scrotum, cryptorchid and buck kids are not eligible.  All market goats will be weighed and divided into classes based on total numbers and weight range.  Does and wethers will show together.
  8. SHOWMANSHIP - Exhibitors will not slap or brace the animal or lift the front legs off the ground while in the show ring.
  9. The use of showing and/or handling practices that may be considered objectionable or abusive, such as striking or slapping goats and exhibiting the goat with its feet off the ground are not acceptable. The use of such practices may result in the lowering of a ribbon placing.

Division: FFA Meat Goat Showmanship (County Only)

Premiums: Purple $4.00 Blue $3.00 Red $2.00 White $1.00

Division Rules: An animal with an FFA tag must be used for FFA Showmanship.
 

  • G028017 Meat Goat Showmanship

Division: Meat Goat (County Only)

Premiums: Purple $5.00 Blue $4.00 Red $3.00 White $2.00

Division Rules: 

  1. Health Requirements - Health Requirements - Only breeding and market does are required to have scrapie tags.
     
  • G028010 Meat Goat
  • G028011 Meat Goat Rate of Gain

Division: Meat Goat Showmanship

Premiums: Purple $4.00 Blue $3.00 Red $2.00 White $1.00

Division Rules: 

  1. An animal with a 4-H tag must be used for 4-H Showmanship.
     
  • G058007- Junior Showmanship - 8, 9 and 10 years old
  • G058008 - Intermediate Showmanship - 11, 12 and 13 years old
  • G058009 - Senior Showmanship - 14 and older

Cheyenne County 2025 Fair Book