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Woodbury County Fair
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7. An adult judging contest will also be held at the same time and place. A trophy will be
awarded.
4-H/FFA Beef Department
Scott Klaschen – Superintendent – Phone [phone] or 899-3781
Nicole Perlinger - Superintendent – [phone]
Adrianna Junck – Superintendent - [phone]
Dirk Hansen – Phone [phone] or 253-7310
1. Refer to General Rules.
2. All beef animals exhibited must be hornless, except purebred hor ned breeding heifers and
calves in feeder class. Animals with loose scurs will be considered hornless.
3. All cattle grooming chutes will be located in designated grooming areas. Superintendents
reserve the opportunity to assign clubs to set up grooming chutes in the barn on an individual
case basis. Animals in grooming chutes are NOT to be left unattended. Chute must be
registered and have a number.
4. All show boxes must be kept in aisle behind calves. The superintendents will assign the
stalls and their decisions are final.
5. Cattle must be double tied in the barn.
6. For the safety of exhibitors, tennis shoes or other soft-top shoes should not be worn when-
ever beef animals are shown or handled. Hats should not be worn when showing.
7. There will be NO allowance for fans placed in any of the cattle aisles. The use of butt fans
is prohibited. Fans hanging on blocking chutes are also prohibited. Only hanging overhead
stall fans will be allowed in any of the cattle barns. Because of limited space, management
reserves the right to limit exhibitors on the number of and arrangement of fan equipment if it
is excessive and infringes on the rights of other exhibitors. No generators allowed in the
barns. All fans must blow north.
8. Grooming: Responsibility for grooming animals for show is primarily the responsibility of
the exhibitor.
A. Clipping, trimming, grooming should be done by the exhibitor. Exhibitors who need
assistance may have help.
B. All clipping, trimming and grooming must be done in the assigned blocking chute area per
discretion of the Superintendents.
9. Only 4-H’ers/FFA members and authorized personnel are allowed in the show ring.
10. Exhibitors must be present in show ring with their exhibit by third call.
11. A bedding fee of approximately $15 (adjusted on market price) will be charged for each
animal entered on the July 15 fair entry form. Payment is due on July 15 with fair entry form
to the Woodbury County Extension office. There is a $5 fee for each additional loader bucket
of chips during fair.
12. Livestock/Animal Fair Entry form is due in the Woodbury County Extension office no
later than July 15, 4:30 p.m. Forms coming in after 4:30 p.m. on July 15 will make the ani-
mals ineligible to be shown at county fair. See rule # 3 under livestock general rules.
13. There will be no injections or pumping unless approved by a veterinarian and/or Superin-
tendents.
4-H/FFA Market Beef
1. Refer to General Rules.
2. Market beef steers must gain at least 1.9 lbs per day and market heifers must gain1.6 lbs per
day to be in a purple award group (first or second place in class). Exhibitors must wear rate
of gain patches during the show.
3. A maximum of 6 market beef animals may be identified, enrolled and weighed each year.
Each member may enter a maximum of three market beef at the County Fair.
4. Entries will be divided into classes by weight in order to equalize the numbers in each class.
Average daily gain will be displayed on a card pinned to the exhibitor.
5. Division 1, Division 2, and Division 3 steers and market heifers, class champions and
reserve champions will be selected as the show progresses and will be eligible for Grand and
Reserve Grand Champion. A carcass class champion will be selected and will also compete
for Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Market Beef.
6. The ten highest gaining individual market beef animals will be paraded and awarded rib-
bons just before the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Market Beef animal is selected.
7. Exhibitors in this division must market their own animals.