Bucket Calf & Beef | Nebraska Extension in Pawnee County | Nebraska Extension

Area Rules – Bucket Calf

An exhibitor may show only ONE bucket calf. Calves should be born between January 1 and June 1 of the current year.
A bucket calf is a beef or dairy animal which was fed from bottle or bucket until weaned.
Animals will be judged on:
1. Health and condition of the calf.
2. Showmanship (which includes how clean the animal is)
3. Knowledge of project
4. Tameness of calf.
Youth must complete a Bucket Calf Record Book and turn it into the Livestock Office during animal check-in. Youth who do not turn in a record book at check-in will not be allowed to show.
Calves shown in the bucket calf class will not be allowed to be shown in any other classes during the current year’s fair. This includes beef showmanship.

Awards

Department G – Division 49 – Bucket Calf Show
Dept.	Division	Class No.	Class Description	Division	Class	Pay	Purple	Blue	Red	White
				49	901-904	2	$7	$5	$3	$1
				49	905-908	1	$6	$4	$2	$1
G	49	901	Senior Division – 14 years & older
G	49	902	Intermediate Division – 11 to 13-year-olds
G	49	903	Junior Division – 8-10-year-olds
G	49	904	Adaptive Division – 8-18-years old
G	49	905	Senior Record Book – 14 years & older
G	49	906	Intermediate Record Book – 11 to 13-year-olds
G	49	907	Junior Record Book – 8-10-year-olds
G	49	908	Adaptive Record Book – 8-18-years old

Area Rules – Beef

There is no limit on the number of entries per exhibitor.
For the safety of 4-H members, horns will not be permitted; scurs that protrude from the head must be loose and not come to a point.
Classes over six head may be split into another class. No more than eight head will show in one class.

Awards

Department G – Division 10 – Beef Showmanship
				Division	Class	Pay	Purple	Blue	Red	White
Dept.	Division	Class No.	Class Description	10	All Classes	3	$8	$6	$4	$2
G	10	900	Out of School FFA Division – 19 years & older
G	10	901	Senior Division – 14 years & older
G	10	902	Intermediate Division – 11 to 13-year-olds
G	10	903	Junior Division – 8-10-year-olds
G	10	904	Adaptive Division – 8-18-years old

Department G – Division 24 – Registered Breeding Beef
Division Rules: Certificates of Registration must be turned into the Extension Office by June 15^th of the fair year.
				Division	Class	Pay	Purple	Blue	Red	White
Dept.	Division	Class No.	Class Description	24	All Classes	2	$7	$5	$3	$1
G	24	900	Heifer Bucket Calf +1 – Youth must have shown the calf the previous year
G	24	901	Heifer Calves – Born June through December of previous year
G	24	902	FFA Heifer Calves – Born June through December of previous year
G	24	903	Yearling Heifers – Born January through May of previous year.
G	24	904	FFA Yearling Heifers – Born January through May of previous year.
G	24	905	Senior Yearling Heifers – Born July through December, two years ago
G	24	906	FFA Senior Yearling Heifers – Born July through December, two years ago
G	24	907	Cow-Calf
G	24	908	FFA Cow-Calf

Department G – Division 25 – Commercial Breeding Beef
				Division	Class	Pay	Purple	Blue	Red	White
Dept.	Division	Class No.	Class Description	25	All Classes	2	$7	$5	$3	$1
G	25	900	Heifer Bucket Calf +1 – Youth must have shown the calf the previous year
G	25	901	Heifer Calves – Born June through December of previous year
G	25	902	FFA Heifer Calves – Born June through December of previous year
G	25	903	Yearling Heifers – Born January through May of previous year.
G	25	904	FFA Yearling Heifers – Born January through May of previous year.
G	25	905	Senior Yearling Heifers – Born July through December, two years ago
G	25	906	FFA Senior Yearling Heifers – Born July through December, two years ago
G	25	907	Cow-Calf
G	25	908	FFA Cow-Calf

Department G – Division 27 – Feeder Calves
Division Rules: Any beef born between January 1 and June 1 of the current year is eligible. Unweaned claves may be brought to the fairgrounds and taken home on the day of the show if they are not accompanied by the dam. Alternative Check-In Form (Appendix J) and Animal Dismissal Form (Appendix A) required.
				Division	Class	Pay	Purple	Blue	Red	White
Dept.	Division	Class No.	Class Description	27	All Classes	2	$7	$5	$3	$1
G	27	900	Feeder Calf - Heifer
G	27	901	Feeder Calf - Steer

Department G – Division 11 – Market Beef
Division Rules: Market beef MUST attend spring beef weigh-in to be eligible for Rate of Gain. Steers and heifers born after January 1 of the preceding year are eligible to show in this class.
				Division	Class	Pay	Purple	Blue	Red	White
Dept.	Division	Class No.	Class Description	11	All Classes	2	$7	$5	$3	$1
G	11	900	Born and Raised Market Heifer
G	11	901	Born and Raised Market Steer
G	11	902	Bucket Calf +1 – Heifer; Youth MUST have shown this calf the previous year.
G	11	903	Bucket Calf +1 – Steer; Youth MUST have shown this calf the previous year.
G	11	904	Market Heifer
G	11	905	FFA Market Heifer
G	11	906	Market Steer
G	11	907	FFA Market Steer

Department G – Division 28 – Beef Rate of Gain
Division Rules: All market beef that attended weigh-in will be automatically entered. The average daily gain will be determined using the county fair check in weight minus the spring check-in weight divided by the number of days between those two dates. The rate of gain will be printed in the beef show program and awarded during the beef show.
				Division	Class	Pay	Purple	Blue	Red	White
Dept.	Division	Class No.	Class Description	28	All Classes	4	$17	$15	$12	$9
G	28	900	Beef Rate of Gain - Heifer
G	28	901	Beef Rate of Gain - Steer