2023_D8_4-H_Livestock_Meat_Judging_Contests_Letter

• Event Information

  Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023
  Registration: March 20, 2023 – April 7, 2023

  Location:
  Brazos Expo Center
  5827 Leonard Rd
  Bryan, TX

  Schedule:
  7:15 am – Registration
  7:30 am – Livestock in place
  7:45 am – Official Placings
  8:00 am – Contest Begins
  3:30 pm – Awards Presentation (subject to change)

  Entry Fee:

  • $10 per contestant
  • Payable through 4-H Connect*
  • Check with your local county Extension office to ask about deadlines specific to your county.

  Description/Objective:

  • To increase knowledge of livestock evaluation and selection techniques
  • To better understand breeding concepts and use of analytical tools such as EPDs
  • To employ decision making skills
  • To create a sense of team work
  • To learn to make individual decisions and support them with oral statements

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  Rules & Guidelines

  District 8 4-H Rules & Guidelines

  Sample Scan Sheet

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  Classes to be judged:

  Estimated.  This could change.

  • 2 Market Steer
  • 1 Breeding Cattle
  • 1 Goat
  • 1 Market Lamb
  • 1 Breeding Lamb
  • 2 Market Swine

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  Reasons

  • Juniors – No reasons
  • Intermediates – 2 sets (1 market steer, 1 market sheep) **will evaluate this as we get closer to contest date. May be limited due to COVID restrictions
  • Seniors – 4 sets (2 cattle, 1 sheep, 1 swine)

Resources

Explore-Book-Livestock-Judging