Beef Cattle Show

Monroe County Fair: Livestock and Animal

All Beef Shows:

Exhibitors must sign in their own animal at check-in table!

Exhibitors must be present to show animals!

HEALTH REGULATIONS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED. SEE RULES HERE.

All Beef Cattle Exhibitors must be in place at 2:00 p.m.

Steer weigh-in will begin at 2:30 p.m.

PEE WEE BUCKET CALF SHOW

5:30 pm

Open to all youth age 7 and under before January 1, 2010.

Sponsored by Jason and Katie Dodge

4-H BUCKET CALF SHOW

Following Pee Wee

Entry Fee: $2.00

Premium: Blue - 50 Points, Red - 35 Points, White - 20 Points

The Bucket Calf Show will be open to 8-12 year old 4-H members in good standing, currently enrolled in the Bucket Calf Project or Exploring in Monroe County only.

RULES:

1. Calf must be born from February 1, 2010 to May 15, 2010.

2. Calf must be owned and hand-fed by project member since it was two (2) weeks old.

3. Calf may be any breed or sex (heifer, steer or bull).

4. Calf is not eligible to be shown in other classes (beef/dairy).

5. Calf should be broken to lead and be shown by proper method according to breed (beef or dairy).

6. Classes will be divided by exhibitor s age if necessary.

7. Criteria for judging:

25% - Showmanship

25% - Condition, Health and Grooming of calf

20% - Quality of calf (Structural, Soundness, etc.)

30% - Knowledge Gained (Judge will talk with exhibitor using microphone.)

A. Breed B. Age C. Feeding Practices D. Growth Changes (measurements of height and chest circumferences and/or weight.)

E. Medicines (Vaccinations, Worming, Etc.)

8. Each member is limited to no more than 1 calf.

BUCKET CALF SHOW SPONSORS

Herdsman - Blades Quality Angus Farm

Champion - Matt & Edith Ensor

JUNIOR BEEF CATTLE SHOW

6:00 pm

Judge: Cody Sloan
The Junior Beef Cattle Show will be open to 4-H & FFA members in good standing currently enrolled in the Beef Cattle Project.

BREEDING ANIMALS RULES:

1.  A $7.00 entry fee per animal will be collected at the time of entry.

2. Premium will be awarded according to the following scale: Blue - 50 points, Red - 35 points, White - 20 points

3. All purebred breeding animals must have registration papers that are recorded in the junior exhibitor’s name. The ownership date must be May 1 or before.

4. Each exhibitor is limited to two entries per class.

5. Exhibitors must accompany their animals to the show, care for them and exhibit them unless given prior approval.

6. All breeding stock that do not qualify for a purebred class listed below will show in the commercial class, the committee having the right to add or drop classes.

7. All classes of females will show for Supreme Heifer, except cow/calf winner.

BREEDS

ANGUS • BRANGUS • CHAROLAIS • CHIANINA • GELBVIEH • HEREFORD • MAINE-ANJOU • SHORTHORN • SIMMENTAL • COMMERCIAL • OTHER BREEDS SHOWN AT STATE FAIR

HEIFER CLASSES

Junior Heifer Calf: (Calved between Jan. 1 and July 18, 2010)

Senior Heifer Calf: (Calved between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31, 2009)

Summer Yearling Heifer: (Calved between May 1 and Aug. 31, 2009)

Late Jr. Yearling Heifer: (Calved between Mar. 1 and Apr. 30, 2009)

Early Jr. Yearling Heifer: (Calved between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28, 2009)

Senior Yearling Heifer: (Calved between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31, 2008)

Cow and Calf: (Any female with calf shown at side)

BULL CLASSES

Junior Bull Calf: (Calved after Jan. 1, 2010)

Senior Bull Calf: (Calved between Sept. 1 and Dec. 31, 2009)

Summer Yearling Bull: (Calved between May 1 and Aug. 31, 2009)

Junior Yearling Bull: (Calved between Jan. 1 and Apr. 30, 2009)

JUNIOR BEEF STEER SHOW

Following Breeding Show

Performance Class: Rate of Gain

Class is limited to Monroe County 4-H and FFA Members only. Awards based on steer’s average daily gains in a given feed period. Steer must have weighed in early spring to qualify to show in the Average Daily Gain Contest.  Prize: First - $10.00, Second - $7.50, Third - $5.00, Fourth - $2.50

MARKET STEER CLASSES

Rules: All Monroe County steers must be weighed at spring weigh day to be shown at the fair and sell at sale on July 29.

1. Steers will be divided into classes for show by their weight.

2. A $7.00 entry fee will be collected per animal.

3. Premium will be awarded on the basis of the following system:  Premium: Blue - 50 points, Red - 35 points, White - 20 points

4. All steers must be born after Jan. 1, 2008, and not have a broken mouth.

5. If any questions arise as to ownership or health, the state regulations will be followed.

6. Exhibitors must accompany their animals to the show, care for them, and exhibit them unless given prior approval.

7. Monroe County steers will be required to wear ear tags to show.

Home Raised Monroe County Steer: Animals in this category must be offspring of a female owned by exhibitor or exhibitor s parents or exhibitor’s guardian and must have been continuously owned by exhibitor or exhibitor’s parents or guardian from birth until show time.  This class is the first class of the steer show.

STEER WEIGH DAY COMMITTEE: Dean & Rhonda Johnson, Chairmen;

Shelby & Connor Johnson

BEEF COMMITTEE: Matt & Katie Wilson, Chairmen; Dean & Rhonda Johnson; Shelby & Connor Johnson; Keith Thomas;

Debbie Ragsdale; Megan Morgan; Matt, Edith, & Michelle Ensor

BEEF CATTLE SHOW SPONSORS

HEIFER

Champion Angus Heifer ............................. Blades Quality Angus

Champion Brangus Heifer .............................. Thomas Auto Parts

Champion Chianina Heifer ............................ Paris National Bank

Champion Hereford Heifer ............... Sudsberry Family Memorial

Champion Maine-Anjou Heifer ................ Johnston Livestock Co.

Champion Simmental Heifer ............................... Thomas Motors

Champion Shorthorn Heifer ............................. MFA Feed Division, Teresa Carlson, Shelbina

Champion Commercial Heifer ............................ Mitchell Welding

Supreme Heifer ...................................................... Larrick Farms

Reserve Supreme Heifer ....................................... Larrick Farms

BULL

Champion Angus Bull ........................................... Anna Jean Wilt, In Memory of McVae Wilt, Jr.

STEER SHOW

Class 1 ................................................................. Thomas Farms

Class 2 ......................................................... Kendrick Excavating

Class 3 ........................................................... Sandra Francis

Class 4 ................................................................ Thomas Motors

Class 5 ............................................................. Wheeler Auctions

Class 6 .................................................... Monroe County CO-OP

Class 7 .................................................... Monroe County CO-OP

Grand Champion Steer ................................. Hillard Family Farm

Reserve Grand Champion Steer ......... Crop Production Services

Home Raised Monroe County Steer ................. BLK Angus Farm

Rate of Gain Trophy .................................. Paris Veterinary Clinic/All Creatures Nutrition Plus

Rate of Gain Placings ..........................................Shetler Feed

OTHER

Club or Group Herdsman ............................. MissouriMom.com Web & Print

Grooming & Showmanship - 14 & over ....... Ruth Vanlandingham

Grooming & Showmanship - 11-13 ................ Hilltop Angus Farm, Vernon Yager

Grooming & Showmanship - 8-10 ............. Jim & Jeanne Mitchell

Steve Hillard Memorial - Best Fitted Animal ........... Hillard Family

21 & Over Showmanship .............. Agri Gold - Shannon Holohan

Herdsman - 13 & under .................................... Wilson Cattle Farms

Herdsman - 14 & over ......................................... Thomas Motors

Best Beef Sportsmanship - $50 Bond ............... Dennis Langerud Memorial