4-H and FFA Market Heifers
Breed Champions...............................................................Banner Breed Reserve Champions............................................... Ribbon Champion “Warren County Produced” Market Steer......Banner “Warren County Produced” Breed Champions........... Ribbon Champion “Rate-of-Gain” Market Beef ........................Banner Grand Champion Market Steer........................................Banner Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer........................Banner Top 3rd to 5th Market Steer.............................................Banner
Market heifers will be divided by weight into approximately equal-sized classes regardless of breed characteristics. Any heifer weighing under 800 pounds will show in the Prospect Market Calf Class. Market heifers will show as last division of the day. A Champion Market Heifer will be selected, and she will not be eligible to compete for Grand Champion Market Beef. A Champion Warren County Produced Market Heifer will be selected. The owner of the animal who has a signed affidavit on file is eligible for recognition. All livestock exhibitors (except horse exhibitors) are to wear a collared, sleeved, tucked in shirt or an official 4-H/ FFA t-shirt tucked in, into the show ring. Division 100: Market Heifers Champion Market Heifer..................................................Banner Reserve Champion Market Heifer...................................Banner Champion “Warren County Produced” Market Heifer... Banner
Club Groups Four market beef animals of any breed from the same club or chapter exhibiting as one group. A maximum of three groups can be exhibited from one club or chapter. Groups will be allowed four youth exhibitors and one youth herdsman in the ring when exhibiting the club groups. Division 109: Club Group Premiums: Ribbons only
4-H and FFA Market Steers
Market steer entries are open to purebred or straightbred Black Angus, Charolais, Hereford, Limousin, Shorthorn, and Simmental steers which must show in Division 101, 102, 104, 105, 107, and 108, and to crossbred and those of other breeds which must show in Division 106. Maine-Anjou calves must be sired by a registered Maine-Anjou Bull. Animals with unknown parentage (purchased at a sale barn, through a livestock buyer, etc.) must be identified on the Market Beef Identification Form as crossbred regardless of breed characteristics shown. Any animal entered in a breed class, which is determined not eligible or which has been disqualified for any reason by its breed’s national association, will be shown as a crossbred, provided an additional $6 entry fee is paid. All livestock exhibitors (except horse exhibitors) are to wear a collared, sleeved, tucked in shirt or an official 4-H/ FFA t-shirt tucked in, into the show ring. 2012 order of showing: Hereford, Simmental, Angus, Charolais, Maine-Anjou, Limousin, Shorthorn, Crossbred, Market Heifer. Market Steers will show by breed for Champion. Each division will complete all classes and pick champion before moving to next division. Note: Market heifers show last. Steers will rotate by breed yearly. A Champion Warren County Produced Market Steer will be selected. Owner of the animals who have a signed affidavit on file are eligible for recognition.
4-H/FFA Advanced Cattle Feeding Superintendents: John Keeney, Kevin Putney, Duane Ohnemus, Jim Nicholls Advisory Committee: Warren County Cattlemen
1. The project will be supervised by the Advanced Cattle Feeding Project Advisory Committee. 2. One or more FFA/4-H’ers in the same family may own three animals for the project, or one or more 4-H’ers in the same family may have a partnership project with each FFA/4-H’er owning up to three animals in the project. Each owner may designate one calf from the pen to be shown as an individual in the Market Beef classes at the County Fair. The calf must be weighed and tagged, with both a tag designated for the pen project and the Market Beef project, and the animal is to be fed with the other animals in the pen project. All animals must be dehorned. 3. Calves must be ear tagged and weighed on the Warren County fairground’s scales on the scheduled dates. A weigh ticket on each pen and on each calf identified as an individual will be on file in the Extension Office. Advanced Cattle Feeder animals must be identified on the Market Beef Identification Report (4H-106-bi). The identification form must be turned in to the Extension Office by February 1st. I.D.’S postmarked or placed in the Extension Office drop-box on or before February 1 will be accepted. 4. Calves are to be purchased on or before weigh-in. Feed records are to begin on the day of weigh-in.
The top 5 Market Steers will be selected from the steers eligible to compete for Grand Champion Market Steer. Division 101: Black Angus Market Steers Division 102: Charolais Market Steers Division 103: Maine-Anjou Steer Division 104: Limousin Market Steers Division 105: Shorthorn Market Steers Division 106: Crossbred & Other Breed Market Steers Division 107: Hereford Market Steers Division 108: Simmental Steers 27
4-H & FFA
Market Beef Showmanship Market Beef Showmanship classes will be held during the Market Beef Show. All market beef exhibitors are eligible to enter the contest by bringing their animals to the ring when the contest is announced. Members must use one of their own animals they exhibited in the Market Beef show. Market Beef Showmanship is divided according to grade: Junior Showmanship (grades 4-6), Intermediate Showmanship (grades 7-8), and Senior Showmanship (grades 9-12). All grade breaks will be based on the grade of the exhibitor as of September 15 of the previous year. An exhibitor may win Showmanship in each grade division more than once. A member may compete in both Breeding Beef and Market Beef Showmanship if he/she exhibited in both shows.