An exhibitor can show a maximum of four breeding and four market goats. Goats in breeding classes cannot be shown as a market goat and market goats cannot be shown as a breeding goat. Scrapie tags are required in all goats shown. Short scrotum, cryptorcid or buck kids are not eligible for market kids. All goats to be shown with halter or chain with lead.
Premium: Purple $10.00; Blue $8.00; Red $6.00; White $4.00
Dairy Goat Division
Select class number with the appropriate breed number in place of the dashes.
Breeds
51. Alpine 55. Recorded Grade 58. Other
52. LaMancha 56. Saanen
53. Nubian 57. Toggenburg
Class No.
X -- 10 Kid Does (born after 1/1/26)
X -- 20 Late Junior Does (born 6/1/25-12/31/25)
X -- 30 Early Junior Does (born 1/1/25-5/31/25)
X -- 40 Senior Does Born Before (1/1/25)
X -- 60 Dairy Herds- three females with one doe in milk and at least one of the three animals to be “Bred by Exhibitor” and all to be the same breed.
Meat Goat Division
Breeding Meat Goat
Registered breeding meat goats must have up-to-date registration papers in the name of the exhibitor, family or farm name, and meet industry standards for breed type, color, and confirmation. Breed divisions will be divided up by weight at the discretion of the goat superintendents.
Class No.
X 80 10 Registered (ABGA) Kid Does (born after 1/1/26)
X 83 20 Registered (ABGA) Doe (born 1/1/25 - 12/31/25)
X 85 30 Registered (ABGA) Doe (born before 1/1/25)
X 90 10 Commercial Kid Does (born after 1/1/26)
X 93 20 Commercial Doe (born 1/1/25 – 12/31/25)
X 95 30 Commercial Doe (born before 1/1/25)
Market Meat Goat
Market goats under 50 lbs. are not eligible for purple ribbons. All Market Goats must be born on or after December 1 of the previous year. All market goats receiving money from the Livestock Sale will go to harvest and will be tested for any drug residue. If a goat is found to have any drug residue, the family will be suspended from exhibiting goats the following year at the Platte County Fair. REMINDER: Immediately following the selection of the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion market goat, hair from the grand and reserve champion animals will be pulled. The sample collected after the naming of the champions will be sent to a lab to be tested against the sample collected from that animal by the May 15th Animal Nomination Deadline. In addition, 4-H Staff will also pull up to three random samples that will be sent to the lab for testing. If DNA does not match after testing, youth exhibitor forfeits all livestock sale money and youth is banned from exhibiting at the following year’s Platte County Fair. The market goat show will be broken into 3 divisions: lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight. The division champions and reserve division champions will compete for Overall Champion and Reserve Champion Market Doe and Wether.
Class No.
X 65 1 Market Doe
X 65 2 Market Wether
Showmanship
See Showmanship Department for Rules, Regulations, and Premium.
Class No.
X 9 10 Goat Senior - Exhibitors 15 years old and older as of January 1st of the current year
X 9 20 Goat Intermediate - Exhibitors 12-14 years old as of January 1st of the current year
X 9 30 Goat Junior - Exhibitors 11 years and under as of January 1st of the current year
Bottle Goat Project
Each member is allowed entry of 1 bottle goat project. Bottle goats will only be allowed to show in the bottle goat class. Bottle goats can be any breed of goat. Bottle goats must only display milk teeth and must be born no later than May 1. All male bottle goats must be neutered and healed prior to fair. Judging criteria: • RECORD BOOKS (100 points) — All record books will be due at check-in. INTERVIEWS (100 points) — The judge will score each exhibitor on their knowledge and experience with the project. Interviews will take place on Thursday by appointment only. We will send out a link for Sign-Up Genius to sign up for an interview time. • SHOW EVALUATION (100 points) — The judge will score each exhibitor on their animal handling skills in the arena. Animals must be washed and groomed, but clipping is optional. The health and wellness of the animal will be judged.
Class No.
X 63 1 Bottle Goat Junior - exhibitor is under 12 years of age as of January 1st of the current year
X 63 2 Bottle Goat Senior - exhibitor is 12 years of age and over as of January 1st of the current year