Department: Swine (County Only) | Nebraska Extension in Deuel County | Nebraska Extension

Premiums: Purple $5.00 Blue $4.00 Red $3.00

Purpose:

Department Rules:

Division 616: Swine Showmanship

Division Rules:

An animal with a 4-H tag must be used for 4-H Showmanship.
If there is enough enrollment to support a minimum of three youth per class, classes will be redistributed to the following: Junior Ages 8-10, Intermediate Ages 11-13, Senior Ages 14-18.

Division Rules:

Market Swine must be identified (affidavit filed) by the deadline to be eligible to show at the fair.
The minimum weight for market swine is 214 lbs

Division Rules:

The Swine Carcass Contest will be held on Friday, July 17. This contest is subject to cancellation if not enough pre-entries are received or if a cooperating packer cannot be secured. All swine entered in carcass contest must be sold. Purchaser and destination must be determined prior to the contest.
BASIS FOR PLACING IN RIBBON GROUPS: Carcasses will be grouped into ribbon groups based on the factors of carcass weight, 10^th rib fat thickness from measurement, loin eye area from measurement and percent lean calculated from these factors.
1. Purple - Carcass weights of 175 to 215, fat thickness of .40 inches or greater, loin eye area of 10.0 square inches or less, and percent lean of 57.0% or greater.
2. Blue - Carcass weights of 167 to 229, fat thickness of .25 inches or greater and percent lean of 55.0 to 56.99%.
3. Red - Carcass weights of 160 to 240, percent lean of 53.0 to 54.99%
4. White - All others not meeting the requirements above and carcasses disqualified for excess trim and/or carcass condemnation.
LIVE WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR BLUE AND PURPLE AWARDS – To be eligible for blue or purple ribbons, carcasses must be from barrows and gilts with live weights of 230 lbs. or greater.