DEPARTMENT 1 - DAIRY CATTLE
Any recognized dairy breed and commercial dairy
Division A (Juniors) – Division B (Open)
Entry Fee: $12.00 per head
Open Competition Rules
1. If exhibitor has 2 entries in same class, premiums will be paid on only one animal.
2. All animals in milking classes must have freshened.
3. Best three females must be bred and owned by exhibitor.
Showmanship – Based on exhibitors age on the day of the show.
Pee Wee 5-8 JR 9-13 SR 14 & up
OFFICAL SHOW CLASSES – Dairy Cattle
1. Junior Heifer Calf, March 1, 2023, or later, or at least 4 months old.
2. Intermediate Heifer Calf, born Dec. 1, 2022 to Feb. 28, 2023.
3. Senior Heifer Calf, born Sept. 1 to Nov. 30, 2022
4. Summer Yearling, born June 1 to Aug. 31, 2022
5. Junior Yearling, born March. 1 to May 31, 2022
6. Intermediate Senior Yearling, born Dec 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 22
7. Senior Yearling Heifer, born Sept. 1 to Nov 30, 2021
JUNIOR CHAMPION FEMALE (ribbon only)
8. Junior Best Three Females
9. Junior Two-Year Old, born March 1 to Aug. 31
10. Senior Two-Year Old, born Sept. 1 to Feb 28
11. Junior Three Year Old Cow, born March 1, to Aug 31
12. Senior Three Year Old Cow, born Sept 1, to Feb 28,
13. Four Year Old Cow, born Sept 1 to Aug 31
14. Five and Six Year Old Cow born Sept 1 to Aug 31
15. Aged Cow –Seven Years and Older
16. Dry Cow – Any Age (must have completed one lactation)
Senior Champion Female
Reserve Senior Champion Female
Grand Champion Female
Reserve Grand Champion Female
17. Dairy Herd-Four cows all freshened and owned by one exhibitor
18. Best Three Females, any age
19. Daughter/Dam
20. Produce of Dam
DEPARTMENT 2 - BEEF CATTLE
Registered: any recognized breed
Division A (Juniors) – Division B (Open)
Entry Fee: $12.00 per head
Junior Competition Rules
1. Registration must be in the farm or family name
2. Bulls 6 months or older must have a nose ring
3. No Bulls allowed in JR showmanship
Showmanship – Based on exhibitors age as of day of the show.
Pee Wee 5-8 JR 9-13 SR 14 & up
Female Classes
1. Junior Heifer Calves, born after Jan 1, 2023
2. Winter Heifer Calves, born Nov. 1 to Dec 31, 2022
3. SR Heifer Calves, born Sept 1 to Oct. 31 2022
Champion Heifer Calves and Reserve Champion
(1st and 2nd place of class 1, 2, and 3, ribbon only)
4. Late Summer Yearling Heifers, born Jul 1 to Aug. 31, 2022
5. Early Summer Yearling Heifer, born May 1 to Jun 30, 2022
6. Late Junior Yearling Heifers, born March 1 to April 30, 2022
JR Champion and Reserve JR Champion Heifer
(1st and 2nd place of class 4, 5, and 6, ribbon only)
7. Early Junior Yearling Heifers, born Jan. 1 to Feb 28, 2022
8. Sr Yearling Heifers, born Sept 1 to Dec 31, 2021
SR Champion and Reserve SR Champion Heifer
(1st and 2nd place of class 7 and 8, ribbon only)
Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Heifer (Calf, JR and SR Champion and Reserve complete, ribbon only)
Bull Classes
9. Junior Bull Calves, born after Jan.1, 2023
10. Winter bull Calves, born Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, 2022
11. Senior bull Calf Sept. 1 to Oct 31, 2022
JR Bull Calf Champion
(1st place of classes 9, 10, and 11, ribbon only)
12. Late Summer Yearling bulls, born July 1 to Aug. 31, 2022
13. Early Summer Yearling bulls, born May 1 to June 30, 2022
14. Late Junior Yearling bulls, born March 1 to April 30, 2022
15. Early Junior Yearling Bulls, born Jan 1 to Feb 28, 2022
Yearling Bull Champion
(1st place of classes 12, 13, 14 and15, ribbon only)
16. SR Yearling bulls, born Sept 1 to Dec 31, 2021
17. Late Two-Year Old Bulls, born May 1 to Aug 31, 2021
18. Early Two-Year-Old Bulls born Jan1 to April 30, 2021
SR Champion Bull
(1st place of classes 16, 17 and 18, ribbon only)
Grand Champion Bull
(JR, Yearling and SR Champion complete, ribbon only)
19. Get of Sire (four animals by one sire shown in the above classes, both sexes represented)
20. Junior Get of Sire (3 animals by one sire, both sexes represented, shown in classes 1-18)
21. Breeder Six Heard (owned by exhibitor, all must have been shown in individual classes)
DEPARTMENT 3 COMMERCIAL HEIFERS
Entry fee $12.00 per head
Showmanship – Based on exhibitors age as of day of show.
Pee Wee 5-8 JR 9-13 SR 14 & up
Breed Division:
American breed crosses (all heifers with a Brahman influence) Brahman, Santa Gertrudis, Brangus, Beefmaster, Braford, Simbrah, Brahmousin, Braler, and any other breed of Brahman derivative or crosses from these breeds. Animals in the division should show some traits of Brahman such as ear dewlap, rump, naval, etc.
Exotic breed crosses (all heifers with any “Exotic” breeding except those with Brahman blood). Charolais, Simmental, Limousin, Main-Anjou, Chianina, Saler, and any other breed origination on the European continent or commonly termed “Exotic”. Animals in this division should have some indication of “Exotic” influence, by color or form.
English breed and English breed crosses. Included will be principally Angus, Hereford, Shorthorn and crosses thereof. Animals in this group should not show traits common to Brahman or European crosses (English breed crosses with Brahman or Exotic breeds will be classified as an American or European)
1. Heifers will be judged on Danish System.
2. Heifers will be measured or weighed and grouped
3. Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Heifer will be picked from the Breed Champions and the Reserve Breed Champions.
4. Exhibitors are limited to two entries per division.
5. There will be a Boone County Bred. (Any heifer that was born and bred in Boone County) see affidavit
Heifers must be shown as registered if they have registration papers. They will be commercial heifers if there are no registration papers for that animal. Heifers can be shown as one or the other not both
DEPARTMENT 3A Boone County Born & Bred
1. All heifers must be Boone County born and bred. Exhibitor must live in Boone County or attend a Boone County School. Farm may be partially in Boone and neighboring county.
2. All heifers must be verified by the Boone County Extension Service. Ownership cannot change after an animal has been verified.
3. Heifer Classes will be separated by weight only
4. Heifers that have lost baby teeth are not eligible
5. Only Cows with Calf by side are eligible for Cow/Calf class
6. May exhibit 2 heifers and 2 cow/calf pairs
7. Exhibitor limited to 1 award per division
8. Animals must be exhibited by their owner
9. Animals are to be washed, dried, and clipped only.
10. No adhesives, glue, hair, hair spray, paint, etc. or anything that alters the natural appearance of the heifer may be used.
11. Exhibitors may only use soap and water
Heifers must be shown as registered if they have registration papers. They will be commercial heifers if there are no registration papers for that animal. Heifers can be shown as one or the other not both.
DEPARTMENT 4 FEEDER STEER
Entry fee: $12.00 per head
1. The feeder steer must weigh between 350 and 1000 pounds at weigh-in at the County Fair
2. All breeds will be shown together, and classes will be divided by weight.
3. Feeder steers will be judged on the Danish system.
DEPARTMENT 5A FARM TO TABLE TERMINAL STEER
Entry fee: $12.00 per head
1. Steer will be required to be born and bred in Boone County. There will be an affidavit for verification of eligibility.
2. Steer will be required to weigh in at the Boone County Spring Show. The steer will be tagged with an electronic ID tag at weigh-in.
3. Steer will be judged on Average Daily Gain, Ring Show and Rail Contest
3. See LINK for full details
DEPARTMENT 5 JUNIOR MARKET STEERS
Entry fee: $12.00 per head
Showmanship – Based on exhibitors age as of
the day of the show.
Pee Wee 5-8 JR 9-13 SR 14 & up
1. Classes will be broken by weight and /or hip height.
2. The minimum weight of steers is 1000 pounds.
3. Classes will be determined by the number of entries.
4. Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Steers will be picked from the class winners.
5. Market steers will be judged on the Danish system.
6. There will be a Boone County Bred class. (Any steer that was born and bred in Boone County)
7. Steers must have weighed in at the Spring Show to be eligible to sell.
8. Top Five will be selected.
Farm to Table Terminal Steer Show
The Farm to Table Steer Show is a terminal/carcass steer show. Steers will be shown in the ring during the Boone County Fair and have the opportunity to show at the Northwest Arkansas District Fair (but are not required). On later a specified date (Late September/Early October) the steers will go to a slaughter facility designated by the Boone County Fair to be graded on the rail for their carcass merit. Steers will be evaluated on three separate components of the contest. Each part will carry a percentage of overall points to be combined at the conclusion of the contest. Total participation of the contest is required to participate.
Requirements for Participation:
The steer will be required to be born and bred in Boone County. There will be an affidavit for verification of eligibility. If an exhibitor goes to school in Boone County, but lives in a neighboring county, they will need to contact their 4-H/FFA Advisor and the Boone County Fair Board to discuss options for participation
The steer will be required to weigh in at the Boone County Spring Show held on April 21st, 2023. The steer will be tagged with an electronic ID tag at weigh-in.
The exhibitor of the steer will be responsible for the processing fees associated with the slaughter and processing of the steer and taking ownership of the meat when the processing facility states it is ready for pickup. If the exhibitor would like to sell the steer before processing, so that they will not have to take ownership of the meat, they may do so. The exhibitor will be awarded the points for the carcass merit, and the new owner of the steer will be responsible for the fees associated with the slaughter and processing
There will be three parts of the Farm to Table Steer Contest:
1. Average Daily Gain: Spring show weight compared to Fall show weight will be evaluated for points. Top five will be awarded.
2. Ring Show: Exhibitors will show against each other in the ring during The Boone County Fair. Judging will be done by a cattle order buyer, and not a typical livestock show judge. The judge will be looking for steers they purchase for slaughter. The steers will weigh-in at check-in and be checked for hair length. The steer will be required to be clipped to a maximum of ¼ Inch hair length at check-in. If they do not pass the hair check, they will be told and will need to clip the steer before the show. If they do not clip then they will be disqualified from all parts of the Farm To Table Steer Show. Since all steers should be at finished quality, they will not be broken into classes, but may be separated into heats if numbers dictate such for ring manageability. No paints, adhesives, oils, or anything else applied to the animal. All you may do is wash with soap and water, and blow dry the steer. No other additives on the animal. Failure to follow these guidelines will disqualify the exhibitor from the Farm To Table Steer competition. Top five will be awarded.
3. Rail Contest: Exhibitors will be responsible for taking their steer to the designated slaughter facility on the specified date. The steers will be slaughtered by the facility and judged for their carcass merit by a judge from the University of Arkansas Meat Science Department. the steer will still be graded and judged on the rail at the specified facility on the specified date. The exhibitor of the steer will be responsible for the processing fees associated with the slaughter and processing of the steer and taking ownership of the meat when the processing facility states it is ready for pickup. If the exhibitor would like to sell the steer before processing, so that they will not have to take ownership of the meat, they may do so. The exhibitor will be awarded the points for the carcass merit, and the new owner of the steer will be responsible for the fees associated with the slaughter and processing. Top five awarded.
Points
Top five placements of each section of the contest will be awarded money on percentage basis. Top five of overall points (all three parts combined) will be paid on a percentage. Percentages are according to placement and points. If there is a tie in the overall points the winner will be the exhibitor that placed highest in the rail contest. Exhibitor MUST participate in all parts of the program to be eligible for points in any part of the program.
Suggestions for picking a steer:
Exhibitors should be targeting a finished steer for the end of this project. Typically, steers will finish out and have the best carcass merit around 18-24 months of age. Slaughter being late September/early October would put a 20-month-old steer being born around February 1st of the previous year. This is just a guideline and not a requirement on the age. The breed of the steer could also have influence on finishing and carcass quality. Breeds known for high quality carcass should be given more consideration at selection. Some cattle finish slower, and some finish faster than others. The feeding program will also have a large factor on when and how the steer will finish out.
Farm To Table Steer Program is sponsored by Harrison Animal Clinic