Ted Kempf, Superintendent
Matt Bruhn, Kenny Buresh, Craig Reeson, and Kyle Schmale, Assistant Superintendents
Awards:
Behmer Cattle Company (Cam Behmer, Rich and Connie Behmer, Hoskins) - Supreme Breeding Heifer
Behmer Show Cattle (Adam and Laura Behmer, Jon Behmer Family, Hoskins) - Reserve Supreme Breeding Heifer
Nebraska Pollettes - Champion Registered Polled Hereford Breeding Heifer. The Heifer must be owned by the exhibitor by June 1 of the current year and registered by the official association with proper registration papers. The animal must have received a purple or blue ribbon. The exhibitor must adhere to the principles of good sportsmanship, and good showmanship. Lack of any of the above qualifications disqualifies the animal and exhibitor.
Premiums for Registered or Commercial Breeding Beef:
Purple $12.00, Blue $10.00, Red $8.00, White $6.00
HOME RAISED Registered or Commercial Breeding Beef
Purple $18.00, Blue $15.00, Red $12.00, White $9.00
HOME RAISED & RETURN Registered or Commercial Breeding Beef
Purple $24.00, Blue $20.00, Red $16.00, White $12.00
COUNTY RAISED Registered or Commercial Breeding Beef
Purple $15.00, Blue $12.50, Red $10.00, White $7.50
COUNTY RAISED & RETURN Registered or Commercial Breeding Beef
Purple $21.00, Blue $17.50, Red $14.00, White $10.50
Breeding Beef Club Groups:
Purple $10.00, Blue $8.00, Red $6.00, White $4.00
General Information:
A. Animals should enter through the WEST GATE.
B. See 4-H/FFA Animals General Rules and Animal Health Requirements for health requirements and other rules pertaining to livestock entries.
C. Exhibitor may show any combination of 3 breeding heifers, registered or commercial.
D. Breeding Heifers with a 4-H/FFA market ear tag will not be allowed to show. EID tags are allowed.
E. 4-H/FFA Identification Sheets for breeding heifers must be in hand at check in. Members need to be at check-in to help with identification. No ID Sheet, No Show.
F. Baby Breeding Heifers: must check in on Friday morning at the Leland Herman Memorial Arena to check tags/tattoos (even if they were checked in Wednesday evening). Tags/tattoos must match ID Sheets. Heifers must be tattooed to advance to the State Fair. A fresh or recent tattoo is one that shows physical evidence of needle penetration of the skin that has not had time to properly heal (i.e., significant redness, scabbing, or bleeding). A fresh or recent tattoo may also be indicated by presence of ink within the ear that wipes onto a clean cloth upon tattoo inspection. Cattle will be in place by 8:30 a.m. on show day (Friday) and will be released the same day after completion of the entire beef show.
G. There will be an overall Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Heifer selected from the Champion and Reserve Champions of each breed and the Champion and Reserve Champion commercial breeding heifers. These will be the Supreme and Reserve Supreme breeding heifers.
H. Registration papers required on all registered yearlings; calves can be pending. Tattoos will be checked on all heifers. Breeding heifers must be recognized as registered and eligible to show by their respective state breed association to show in the registered classes. To be eligible to show in a registered class, the heifer must be owned by the exhibitor, have an official breed registration, and be identified with a legible ear tattoo or identification type that is accepted by the association and corresponds with the registration papers. State Fair animals must also have a completed online nomination with payment through the official online database and have the DNA collector envelope with hair samples submitted to their County Extension Office by June 15.
- Angus Heifers - Must be registered in the American Angus Association.
- Charolais Heifers - Must have an American-International Charolais Association (AICA) registration certificate and must be 100% purebred Charolais.
- Composite Charolais Heifers - Must have an AICA Charolais-Cross Record and must be at least 1/2 blood or more Charolais influence, i.e. be sired by a registered purebred Charolais bull or be out of a registered purebred Charolais female.
- Chianina Heifers - Must be registered in the American Chianina Association. Includes Chiangus, Chianina, Chiford, or Chimaine.
- Gelbvieh Heifers - Must be registered in the American Gelbvieh Association.
- Balancer Heifers - Must registered with the American Gelbvieh Association and be 25-70% Gelbvieh and 30-75% Red Angus or Angus.
- Hereford and Polled Hereford Heifers - Must be registered with the American Hereford Association. Miniature Hereford heifers are not acceptable and should enter in the AOB division.
- Limousin Heifers - Must be registered with the North American Limousin Foundation.
- LimFlex Heifers - Must be registered with the North American Limousin Foundation and must be 25-75% Limousin and 25-75% Red Angus or Angus.
- Maine Anjou Heifers - Must be registered with the American Maine-Anjou Association and must be 3/4 blood and above. Chimaine are not accepted.
- Mainetainer Heifers - Must be registered with the American Maine-Anjou Association and be 1/4 to 5/8 blood Maine-Anjou.
- Red Angus Heifers - Must be registered with the Red Angus Association of America.
- Shorthorn Heifers - Must be registered with the American Shorthorn Association and must be 15/16 registered purebreds.
- Shorthorn Plus Heifers - Must be registered with the American Shorthorn Association and must be 1/4 blood and up to and including 7/8 blood Shorthorn.
- Simmental Heifers - Must be registered with the American Simmental Association and must be 75.1% or higher.
- Foundation Simmental Heifers - Must be registered with the American Simmental Association and must be 50-75% Simmental.
- All Other Breeds (AOB) Heifers - The AOB division may include registered heifers for which a separate division is not listed, but which meet their state breed associations’ criteria for exhibition, or registered heifers with registration papers not meeting the state’s breed association requirements listed above. Heifers entered in the AOB class must have appropriate registration papers.
I. Grooming – All beef, swine, sheep, and goats (showmanship, market, feeder, and breeding) will be shown Blow & Go. Animals may be clipped, blown, brushed, or combed to enhance their appearance. All animals will be shown free of any adhesive, glue, paint, or powder products.
J. Superintendent will combine classes as needed.
Breeding Heifer Classes:
Insert Section Number Between ( ) for each class entered.
Angus – Section 012
Balancer – Section 025
Charolais – Section 013
Chianina – Section 014
Commercial – Section 015
Composite Charolais – Section 024
Gelbvieh – Section 016
Hereford/Polled Hereford – Section 017
Limousin – Section 018
LimFlex – Section 026
Maine-Anjou – Section 019
Mainetainer – Section 027
Red Angus – Section 020
Shorthorn – Section 021
Shorthorn Plus – Section 028
Foundation Simmental – Section 029
Simmental – Section 022
All Other Breeds (AOB) – Section 023
G-( )-004 Senior Yearling Heifers-calved Aug-Dec 2024 (should be bred but not calved prior to show)
G-( )-010 Junior Yearling Heifers calved Jan. and Feb. 2025
G-( )-020 Spring Yearling Heifers calved Mar. and Apr. 2025
G-( )-030 Summer or Intermediate Yearling Heifers calved May and June 2025
G-( )-040 Summer or Intermediate Yearling Heifers calved July and Aug. 2025
G-( )-050 Fall Heifer Calves calved Sept. and Oct. 2025
G-( )-060 Fall Heifer Calves calved Nov. and Dec. 2025
G-( )-970 Baby Heifers calved Jan. thru June 15, 2026
Breeding Beef Club Groups:
G-010-012 Groups of three animals from a club. Each club may have a maximum of two club groups.