JUNIOR FAIR BEEF CATTLE EXHIBITS Superintendents: Lara Hauswirth, Maranda Havens, Chris Hooks, Dave Morgan Market Beef and Beef Breeding Move-in: Saturday, August 7, 4:00PM – 9:00PM Exhibitor/Parent Meeting: Saturday, August 7, 9:00PM Weigh In: Saturday, August 7, 9:15PM Market Beef Show: Wednesday, August 11, 7:00PM Beef Breeding Show: Thursday, August 12, 9:00AM Beef Showmanship: Thursday, August 12, 10:00AM Market Beef Sale: Saturday, August 14, 9:00AM
LIVESTOCK SAFETY: Any animal found by the Superintendents to be a risk to the health and wellness of exhibitors and/or fairgoers will not be permitted to show or sell and can be dismissed from the fairgrounds at any time. JUNIOR FAIR EXHIBITOR DRESS CODE: ALL Junior Fair Livestock Exhibitors MUST adhere to the Dress Code for all Junior Fair SHOWS & SALES. Refer to Junior Fair Livestock Rules pages for complete dress code. PROJECT GRADE & PREMIUM VOUCHERS: Voucher distribution: Exhibitors will receive vouchers as follows – Market vouchers given at fair weigh-in and Breeding vouchers given during shows. Redemption location/times are on voucher. NOTES: Exhibitor must sign voucher(s) to receive payment. Exhibitors must collect Premiums during the fair. Premiums will be based on Judges Grade as follows: Breeding Projects: A-$6.00 B-$4.00 C-$2.00 Market Projects: A-$5.00 B-$3.00 C-$1.00 BREEDING SHOW: 1. Members must own and have possession of their breeding animals by May 1, current year. 2. Note: Breed registration papers MUST be uploaded with the online Non-Market Livestock Fair Entry Form by July 15 for Jr. Fair Beef Breeding projects to be eligible to show as a particular breed (example: Angus, Hereford, or Mainetainer). 3. No changes to class entries will be allowed after 12:00NOON, Tuesday of the fair. The Beef Breeding show bill will be posted for review prior to this time and changes given to Jr. Fair Beef Superintendent. 4. Classes: • Jr. Female Calf: dropped Jan. 1 - May 1 of current year. • Sr. Female Calf: dropped Sept. 1, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020. • Summer Yrlg. Heifer: dropped May 1, 2020 - Aug. 31, 2020. • Jr. Yrlg. Heifer: dropped Jan. 1, 2020 - April 30, 2020. • Sr. Yrlg. Heifer: dropped Sept. 1, 2019 - Dec. 31, 2019. • Two Year Old Female: dropped May 1, 2019 - Aug. 31, 2019. • Cow: dropped prior to May 1, 2018 • Cow/Calf: dropped prior to May 1, 2019 with calf at side. • Jr. Bull Calf: Same age requirements as Jr. Female Calf. • Sr. Bull Calf: Same age requirements as Sr. Female Calf. No bulls born before Sept. 1 of previous year are permitted to show in Junior Fair. • Feeder Calf: dropped January 1 - May 1, of current year (ineligible to show in other classes and may not be part of cow/calf pair.) Must be Steer or Heifer calves. *Feeder projects will be weighed after beef weigh-in on first Saturday of the fair. If there are 14 or more feeder projects, the class will be divided according to weights. *All feeder steers must be castrated and healed by the fair. Steers must be nonbull appearing as determined by the beef superintendents. Any feeder steer not meeting the above requirements will have a choice of being exhibited in the bull calf class, showing for ribbons and grades only. MARKET CLASSES: 1. Members must own and have possession of their market animals by March 8, 2021. 2. Exhibitors may take up to two (2) market species to the Ross Co. Junior Fair. Exhibitors must follow the guideline of the number of animals per species and abide by the specific rules for each species. Refer to ‘Livestock Sale’ section for sale procedures/rules. 3. Exhibitors (4-H/FFA) may take two Market Beef projects to the Jr. Fair. The two market beef animals can be a combination of two steers, or two heifers, or one steer and one heifer. Market heifers must NOT be bred.
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4. *NEW in 2021: Now that Exhibitors can show multiple species and/or multiples of the same large animal species, it is required for exhibitors to complete an online MARKET PEN/SALE REGISTRATION FORM (go.osu. edu/marketsalereg21) between July 1 - 15. This form has two parts: A. How Many Market Animals of the Same Species that the exhibitor is bringing to fair. • Applies only to Market Beef, Goats, Lambs, and Swine B. Which Market Animal the Exhibitor Intends On Selling (Tag Number). • All exhibitors will have time after their species show to request selling a different animal than what was stated in this original form. 5. Tag & Weigh-in: Market calves must be weighed/tagged in March, 2021. A. Each exhibitor can tag in two market beef animals and the family can tag in one family market beef animal. A family with one exhibitor can tag in a total of 3 market beef animals (may only exhibit two). B. If ear tag is lost, contact the Extension office immediately. C. Minimum weight of calves at March weigh-in must be 450 lbs. D. Minimum weight at the Fair weigh-in must be 900 lbs. E. All animals must be dehorned and castrated by the March weighin. Beef with any type of horn will NOT be weighed/ tagged. 6. Market heifers will show in a market heifer class. Steers will show in a market steer class. Class winners will compete for an Overall Top 5 from the final drive, including the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion. 7. Beef animals will show by weight. After entries have been weighed, superintendents will determine the weight breaks for the show class that will result in the best classes. 8. Beef exhibitors may not use any pigmented grooming aides or materials or any substance to enhance or change the color of the livestock, including the livestock’s hide and hooves. 9. The final Champion Drive will NOT be delayed. Exhibitors with 2nd–5th placing animals must be ready to enter the show ring at the start of the Champion Drive. Placings will be Grand Champion, Reserve Grand Champion, 3rd Place Overall, 4th Place Overall, 5th Place Overall. 10. See Junior Fair Livestock Rules and Sale Rules for a complete list of regulations. 11. Refer to ‘Livestock Showmanship’ section of this book for rules and exhibitor age requirements and divisions. BEEF TEAM FITTING CONTEST: The “Beef Team-Fitting Contest” is available to Junior Fair Beef exhibitors (market and breeding), ages 9-18 (as of January 1, current year). There will be two divisions: Junior - Age 13 & under and Senior - Age 14 and over. Each team will consist of (4) Ross County Beef Exhibitors who all qualify in the same age category (Exception: Junior exhibitors are permitted to be part of a Senior team; however, Senior can not be part of a Junior team). Team members do not have to be from the same club/chapter. Animals will be brought in the ring ungroomed. Each team will fit & groom the entire (market or breeding) animal. All four team members must actively participate in grooming and fitting the animal. Each team will have 30 minutes to fit the animal. Animals must be groomed in accordance to the grooming rules. A $3.00 Activity voucher will be awarded to each member of the 1st Place Junior and Senior Teams. CLEAN STALL AWARDS: Presented to the top three clubs/chapters on the last Saturday of the fair. Based on: -Exhibitors are taking care of the animals. -Water buckets and feed pans are removed from pens after feeding.
