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Class 4 - Beef of Merit
4-H/FFA Beef Breeding Heifers
1. Refer to General Rules
2. Entries are open to Angus, Charolais, Chianina, Hereford, Polled Hereford, Appendix
Shorthorn, Shorthorn, Limousin, Gelbvieh, Maine-Anjou (High and Low Percentage), Salers,
and Simmental (High and Low Percentage) which follow the breed classification require-
ments of the Iowa Junior Beef Breed Association and Commercial Breeding Animals.
3. All heifers will be weighed on fair entry day, Tuesday of Fair week.
4. A class for commercial breeding heifers is available for non-registered breeding heifers.
5. All breeding heifers will be born between January 1 and December 31, previous year.
6. Heifers shown in this division cannot be shown in any Market Beef class.
7. For all purebred and commercial heifers the tattoo, ear that tattoo is in, birthdate, breed, and
registry number of animal is entered in 4-H Online on or before May 15. No paper forms will
be accepted from 4-H members. An exhibitor may enter a maximum of three (3) head of
breeding beef heifers. The calfhood vaccination tattoo is not acceptable identification.
8. Registration and transfer papers, ear tattoos, and health papers will be
checked on all registered and commercial heifers as they go through the chute
and are weighed. Original registration papers must be provided (no copies or faxes will be
accepted). Applications for registration will not be accepted. Animals whose registrations
are not approved will be shown in the commercial heifer class.
9. Breeding heifers that have illegible tattoos or fresh tattoos will not be allowed to show in the
registered breeding beef heifer classes but may show in the commercial breeding heifer class.
10. All heifers will be judged from the standpoint of type, quality, conformation, and breed
characteristics (when applicable), with future usefulness as a breeding cow considered. Judg-
es will use weight per day of age as their measure of performance (except commercial heifer).
11. Classes in each breed will be determined after all entries are in and based on total number
shown.
12. The youngest class will be shown first with heifers put in order of age as the class starts—
with the youngest animal first.
13. Entries will be placed numerically as well as in ribbon groups.
14. A Supreme Breeding Heifer Champion and Reserve Champion will be selected from the
champion of each breed shown in the Breeding Heifer Show and the Commercial Breeding
Champion.
Class 6– Beef Breeding Heifers
Order of Show
Breeding Heifers:
Angus
Charolais
Chianina
Gelbvieh
Herefords
Limousin
Maine-Anjou (high percentage)
Maine-Anjou (low percentage)
Salers
Appendix Shorthorn
Shorthorn Simmental (high percentage)
Simmental (low percentage)
Commercial
Supreme Champion and Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer
Market Heifers
Champion and Reserve Champion Market Heifers
Division 1- Market Steers
Division 1- Champion and Reserve Champion Market Steers
Division 2- Market Steers
Division 2 - Champion and Reserve Champion Market Steers
Division 3 - Market Steers
Division 3 - Champion and Reserve Champion Market Steers