4-H Beef
Also see General Livestock Rules.
Market steers or heifers, purebred or grade, born after January 1 of the preceding year, steers and heifers on feed by April 1 of the current year, owned by the member, properly ear tagged and entered are eligible for exhibit.
The Market Beef Show will be divided into market heifers and market steers. The classes will be further divided into Crossbred, Angus, Hereford, Shorthorn and other breeds. There will be three (3) divisions of crossbred steers sorted by weight. All classes will be determined by weight taken on weigh-in day. If Market Beef classes 3, 4, and 5 (heifers) and classes 9, 10 and 11 (steers) do not have 2 or more entries they will show in classes 6 and 12 respectively. Market beef showing in breed classes must have pure breed registration papers from the representing breed association on file at the Extension Office by July 1.
All female species can be dually entered in Market and Breeding, but you must declare class BEFORE official weigh-in. If the animal is weighed on the official scale, she will be considered a market animal and will show in a market class.
Top 2 winners from each class within a division will compete for Champion and Reserve Champion of that division. The Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion of the Market Beef Show will be selected from the Champions of the five divisions.
Show order for market heifers - crossbred, Angus, Hereford, Shorthorn and other breeds, followed by market steers with the same order.
Beef Showmanship
Division 10
Each showman must show his/her own animal and will enter the class corresponding to their age. The judge has the right to ask the showman to exhibit abilities to fit animals for showing. Ages are as of midnight January 1 of the current year. Show order will be: Senior - 14 years and older, Intermediate - 11-13, Junior - 8-10. Top 3 placings in each age division will come back and compete for overall showman.
Senior, Intermediate and Junior Showmanship exhibitors will exhibit animals in a clean, unfitted condition.
Class 1 14 years and over
Class 2 11 to 13 years
Class 3 8 to 10 years
Clover Kid Bucket Calf Showmanship
Division 96
Clover Kid showmen are encouraged to be enrolled in the 4-H Clover Kid Program. The Bucket Calf show begins at 9:30am Friday in the Livestock Pavilion
Class 13 Clover Kid Bucket Calf Showmanship
Breeding Heifer
Division 12
Breeding Heifers must be IDed with an individual identification (tattoo or tag) and identified on the proper form by June 1. Animals shown in the pure-bred breeding beef classes must have a copy of the pure-bred registration papers from the representing breed association. If no pure-bred registration papers are presented with the fair registration form by July 1, the animal will show in the crossbred class. All breeding animals must be checked in the morning of the show between 7:30am to 9:00am at the Sheep and Goat Barn. The top two animals from Breeding Heifer and Cow/calf classes will compete for the Supreme Champion Female award.
FEMALES:
Class 1 Born March 1to June 1 of the current year
Class 2 Born January 1, to February 29,of the current year
Class 3 Born September 1 to December 31 of the previous year
Class 4 Born May 1 to August 21 of the previous year
Class 5 Born January 1 to April 30 of the previous year
Classes may be grouped or divided as needed due to the numbers entered.
Bull Calves
Division 12
Bull calves must be born between January 1 and June 1 of the current year and be identified on the proper form by June 1. These calves DO NOT need to be at the fairgrounds the entire week of fair, they may be taken to the fair just the day they are shown and taken home after the show. All breeds will show together in appropriate age class. Only ribbons and rosettes will be awarded in bull classes. A 4-H member may exhibit up to two (2) bulls. All bull calves MUST check-in the morning of the show between 7:30am and 9:00am at the Sheep & Goat Barn.
Class 11 Born January 1 to February 15 of the current year
Class 12 Born February 16 to April 11 of the current year
Class 13 Born April 12 to June 1 of the current year
Cow/Calf Pair
Division 12
Cow and calf pairs must be identified on the proper form by June 1. The Cow must have a suckling calf at side (no embryo transfer calves) born before June 1. All cow/calf pairs must check in the morning of the show between 7:30am and 9:00 am at the Sheep and Goat Barn. Both cow and calf must be halter broke; any 4-H member may help the exhibitor in the ring. Cow/calf pairs will be split by cow age depending on entries at the fair. The top two animals from the Breeding Heifers and Cow/Calf Pair will compete for the Supreme Champion Female.
Class 25 Cow/Calf Pair
Market Beef
Division 11
Animals shown in the pure-bred market beef classes must have a copy of the pure-bred registration papers from the representing breed association. Certified purebred registration papers are due no later than July 1st from the appropriate original beef registry. If no pure-bred registration papers are presented by July 1st, the animal will show in the crossbred class. All exhibitors of market heifers are required to sign a pregnancy waiver form by
June 1st.
All Market Beef must meet certain weight requirements to show in the market classes.
Market Heifers: Minimum-1,050 lbs, No Max
Market Steers: Minimum-1,150 lbs, No Max
Animals not meeting these weight requirements will be removed from the fairgrounds immediately following weigh-in. The maximum pay weight for market beef for the sale is 1500 lbs.
Market Heifers
Class 1 Crossbred
Market Steers
Class 8 Crossbred
Beef Data Contest
Division 10
The beef data contest will consist of the top ten (10) placing market beef animals with the highest beef data score. The beef data score will consist of 50% daily rate of gain using the winter weigh-in weight and the County Fair entry weight and 50% ultrasound score using the scan data recorded on the day of County Fair entry. All market animals will be scanned on the day of fair entry and will NOT be clipped by the ultrasound technician. The top ten animals will all receive ribbons. The top two animals will receive trophies. In case of a tie, the ultrasound data placing will take precedent. Participants must register for this contest.
Class 4 Beef Data Contest
Stocker Feeder
Division 25
These are calves that are prospective market animals to be finished in the feedlot and are not meant to be a breeding animal. These calves DO NOT need to be at the fairgrounds the entire week of fair, they may be taken to the fair just the day they are shown and taken home after the show. All Progress Market animals MUST check in the morning of the show between 7:30am to 9:00am at the Sheep and Goat Barn.
Calves must be born between January 1 and June 1 of the current year. A 4-H member may exhibit up to four (4 between FFA & 4-H) stocker-feeder animals in the show.
Heifers
Class 1 Crossbred
Class 2 English Breeds
Class 3 Other Pure Breeds
Steers
Class 4 Crossbred
Class 5 English Breeds
Class 6 Other Pure Breeds