Under no circumstances will swine originating from a quarantined herd be allowed. Exhibitors may show a maximum of four swine total. This may be any combination of breeding and/or market swine. One lot (four swine max) will be allowed in FFA and one lot in 4-H. Premium: Purple $10.00; Blue $8.00; Red $6.00; White $4.00
Breeding Gilts
All breeding gilts are to be born after November 1 of the previous year. Purebred gilts 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. Breeding gilts will be identified by their ear notch, as listed on the ID sheet. Breeding gilts will be shown by breed divisions for purebred gilts. Breed divisions may be divided up by age at the discretion of the swine superintendent. Commercial gilts can be crossbred gilts, gilts of pure breeds that do not meet breed standards or gilts that do not have up to date registration papers. Gilts may not be shown in both breeding and market classes. The breeding gilt show will consist of two divisions: purebred and crossbred. The champion and reserve champion purebred and crossbred breeding gilts will compete for the Overall Breeding Gilt selection.
10. Berkshire 50. Hereford 80. Yorkshire
20. Chester White 60. Poland China 100. Crossbred
30. Duroc 70. Spotted Swine 110. All Other Breeds (AOB)
40. Hampshire
Class No.
X 35 -- Breeding Gilt
Market Swine
All market swine receiving money from the Livestock Sale will go to harvest following the fair. All swine going to harvest will be tested for any drug residue. If swine are found to have any drug residue, the family will be suspended from exhibiting swine the following year at the Platte County Fair. All market swine will be weighed. These weights will be the official sale weight. It is the exhibitor’s responsibility to take swine to the scale on Thursday evening 8:00-9:00 p.m. After weighing no change of owners will be allowed. Market swine will be identified by their 4-H Fair Tag or EID tag, as listed on the ID sheet. When an underweight pig goes across the scale, the pig goes off the scale and scale is zeroed, the pig goes right back onto the scale for a second re-weigh. The pig does not leave the scale area. The minimum weight for market swine is 225 lbs. to receive a purple. REMINDER: Immediately following the selection of the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion market swine, 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 Purebred and Crossbred Market divisions will have both gilts and barrows in separate divisions. The market swine show will be broken in the following divisions: Purebred Market Gilt, Crossbred Market Gilt, Purebred Market Barrow, and Crossbred Market Barrow. The Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Purebred Market Gilt will compete against the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Crossbred Market Gilt for Overall Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Market Gilt. The Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Crossbred Market Barrow will compete against the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Purebred Barrow for Overall Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Market Barrow. Breed divisions may be divided up by age at the discretion of the swine superintendent. Breeds with a minimum of 3 market hogs or more will show in their own breed division. Purebred breed hogs in breeds with fewer than 3 purebred entries will be eligible to show in the “All Other Breeds” division.
Class No.
X 36 10 Purebred Market Gilt
(Berkshire, Chester White, Duroc, Hampshire, Hereford, Poland China, Spotted Swine, Yorkshire, All Other Breeds)
X 36 20 Crossbred Market Gilt
X 36 30 Purebred Market Barrow
(Berkshire, Chester White, Duroc, Hampshire, Hereford, Poland China, Spotted Swine, Yorkshire, All Other Breeds)
X 36 40 Crossbred Market Barrow
Showmanship
See Showmanship Department for Rules, Regulations, and Premium.
Class No.
X 2 10 Swine Senior - Exhibitors 15 years old and older as of January 1st of the current year
X 2 20 Swine Intermediate - Exhibitors 12-14 years old as of January 1st of the current year
X 2 30 Swine Junior - Exhibitors 11 years and under as of January 1st of the current year