Department 3 -Beef Cattle

Department 3 BEEF CATTLE

Open/Junior Show Thursday, August 8, 2024 — 8:30 a.m. Superintendent: Annette Miles 570-376-4692

Committee:  Lacy Miles,  Dustin Butler

ANIMALS MAY ONLY UNLOAD & CHECK IN

Sunday 2:00 — 5:00 P.M. Monday 9:00 A.M. — 3:00 P.M.

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*** NOTE : A new class has been Added for 2024 

*Homebred Class - Your entry must consist of 1 market animal, Chosen at time of weigh in. To be a Homebred animal entry, the mother of the offspring has to be owned by the member or immediate family at the time of the breeding and at the birth and rearing of the animal, which has resulted in this entry. The member must show record keeping on the Dam as proof of homebred.  All Homebred entries will be brought back into the ring after the selection of Market Champions to then compete for Champion and Reserve Champion Homebred.

 

Department 3 and 10.3 RULES & REGULATIONS

(Refer to General & Health Rules)

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1. All 4-H /FFA, Jr. Exhibitor and Open Entry blanks must be postmarked/due on or before July 22, 2024. They should be sent to: Annette Miles, 118 Ferris Corners Rd., Little Marsh, PA 16950

**** Please Note :   Online Entries Preferred  

 https://www.fairentry.com/Fair/SignIn/19437

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2. An entry fee of $3.00 per animal must accompany the entry blank.

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3. All beef cattle will be shown by the breed of the SIRE.

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4. When on exhibition in the ring, each animal must be under halter and in charge of the owner or owner’s representative. Junior Exhibitors showing should have adults available for assistance.

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5. Any unsportsmanlike conduct will result in dismissal.

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6. Animals must be owned by the exhibitor 30 days or longer.

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7. Market steers must be owned by December 1, 2023.

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8. Animals need not be registered stock.

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9. Bulls 10 months of age  and older at show time must be shown with a ring or nose snap.

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10. All beef cattle must be secured by neck strap and halter while tied in beef barn.

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11. Exhibitor’s will supply own bedding, troughs, and equipment.

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12. Exhibitors are responsible for keeping their animals, stall, and area around it clean and neat at all times.

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13. Exhibitor’s must have all animals listed for competition on the grounds no later than 3 p.m., Monday, August 5, 2024. All such animals shall remain on the premises until 8:00 p.m., Saturday, August 10, 2024, unless released by the superintendent. Please Note: The only animals to go on the livestock sale animal trucks are animals that were sold through the Jr. Livestock Sale. If you make a private sale with one of your animals you are then responsible for delivering said animal to the buyer by means other than mixing it with Jr. livestock Sale animals.

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14. No exhibitor may have more than 2 entries in each class.

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15. All animals must be free of infectious and contagious dis-eases and a statement of this (preprinted on the CVI—requires veterinarian’s signature) is required on the Certifi-cate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI). Animals appearing unhealthy upon arrival may not enter the exhibition grounds.

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16. When fitting animals for show, use only grooming products that are approved for use on meat producing animals. If you are not sure if a product is residue safe and approved for use on meat animals then please DO NOT use it. 

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17. Beef Steers shall be free of infectious and transmissible diseases. Shipping fever shot required.

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18. Feeder heifers cannot show as breeding females and vice-versa

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19. All market beef will be weighed in at the time of unloading.

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20. Unload and Check In time is Sunday 2 - 5 PM and Monday 9 AM - 3 PM.

 

Department 10.3

Additional Rules and Regulations

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1. 4-H members must have passed their eighth birthday but not have passed their nineteenth birthday by January 1st of the current year.

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2. Exhibitors must be 4-H members, carrying a project in the field in which they wish to make entry.

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3. All 4-H members must be a member in good standing in the Tioga County 4-H program.

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4. 4-H Project and Record Books must be up to date and must be judged at the 4-H building Agricultural Education Program

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5. Students enrolled in an accepted agricultural education school curriculum must be conducting a SAE (Supervised Agricultural Education) Project in which they wish to make entry.

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6. Students enrolled in Home Economics in a comprehensive high school are considered as qualifying.

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7. All entries shall be approved prior to the fair by their Agricultural Education teacher and or FFA Chapter Advisor.

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8. Beef steers shall be free of infections and transmissible disease.

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9. NO EXHIBITOR MAY ENTER MORE THAN TWO ANIMALS. OF THOSE, ONLY ONE MAY BE SOLD IN THE JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SALE.

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10. Steers must be owned and registered in the Extension Office by

Dec. 1, 2023.

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11. The Junior Livestock Sale Committee will determine if steers are in proper Market condition to be sold. Steers must weigh at least 900 pounds and be in market condition.

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12. 4-H and FFA members must be present and have charge of the animals at the time of judging, weighing and sale.

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13. Market animals will be weighed on the same set of scales by the weighmaster appointed by the Livestock Committee.

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14. All Market Exhibitors MUST Have a Current “Meat Quality Assurance Certificate” All animals Shown in the 4-H Market Steer Show will be sold in the Junior Livestock Sale. All 4-H market animals are a terminal project. These animals are sold with the intention they are going to the market for slaughter. They may not return the next year as a 4-H project animal.

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15. DUE TO WEIGHT VARIANCES AND WEIGHT LIMITS, THE NUMBER OF WEIGHT CLASSES WILL BE SET BY THE FAIR.

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16. Showmanship- 4-H and FFA members may show either a steer or heifer in the fitting and showmanship contest provided the animal has been carried as a project and is owned by the exhibitor.

 

All 4-H/FFA Entries must be submitted to EACH Open Barn Chairperson by postmarked/due on or before July 22, 2024