60 Woodbury County Fair
Beef of Merit Individuals Champion and Reserve Champion Beef of Merit Parade of Top Ten Rate-of-Gain Calves Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Market Beef Senior Showmanship Intermediate Showmanship Junior Showmanship Club Group of Five Market Beef
4-H / FFA Feeder Calf ( 55 )
1 . Refer to general rules . 2 . Feeder calves must be born in current year . 4-H ’ ers / FFA members must list animal ’ s birth date and ear tag number entered in 4-H Online by 11:59 p . m . on May 15 . 4-H ’ ers who plan to exhibit feeder calves at County Fair , Ak-Sar-Ben or Clay County Fair must have an official Iowa ear tag in the calf ’ s ear . Those tags can be purchased at the Woodbury County Extension office . Animals nominated for Ak-Sar-Ben will need a DNA sample . Those samples and fees are due to the Woodbury County Extension office by June 1 ( the calf must have already been identified in 4-H Online on or before May 15 ). 3 . The dam of the feeder calf must be owned by the 4H ’ er / FFA member or a member of his / her own family . 4 . A maximum of three feeder calves can be shown . 5 . Feeder calves will be weighed and entered from 10:00 a . m . - 12:00 noon , Saturday of the Fair . Show will start at 1:30 p . m . 6 . Beef breeding heifer health requirements apply . Class 7 - Feeder Calf
4-H / FFA Cow / Calf Class ( 56 )
1 . See general rules . 2 . Each member has the opportunity to enter and exhibit up to three cow / calf pairs in this class . Cow and offspring will be judged together at halter . 3 . Calf ( calves ) may also be entered in the market feeder calf class . Feeder calf rules apply for calves in the cow / calf class . Feeder calves need to have an Iowa 4-H tag in their ear by May 15 and both cow and calf need to be entered in 4-H Online by 11:59 p . m . on May 15 . See rule # 2 under 4-H and FFA Livestock General Rules . 4 . Cow / calves will be entered and weighed from 10:00 a . m . to 12:00 noon , Saturday of the fair . They will be released the same day immediately after the show . Show will follow the market feeder calf show . 5 . A minimum of six ( 6 ) entries is required to constitute a class . 6 . Cow / Calf must be owned by the 4-H ’ er or a member of his / her family . 4H / FFA member must list the cow ( and calf ) birth date and ear tag number in 4-H Online on or before May 15 . Beef breeding heifer health requirements apply . Class 8 - Cow / Calf Pair
Special Awards
4-H members are responsible for making the contacts in order to receive these awards . The Iowa Simmental Association will award recognition plaques to the Champion steer and Champion registered breeding heifer , if the animals are ½ Simmental . This information must be on the livestock identification form .
4-H / FFA Sheep Department ( 60 ) Kathy Petersen – Superintendent - ( 712 ) 259-1428 Tabitha Lewis – Superintendent – ( 712 ) 384-2323 or 870-0439 Abby Still – Superintendent – ( 712 ) 229-6595 1 . All tagged lambs must be born on or after January 1 , 2018 , except in production yearling ewe class # 6035 . All Market Lambs , Commercial Ewe Lambs and Ram Lambs must be ear tagged in the right ear and weighed in the spring April / May , at the Woodbury County Fairgrounds in Moville . Date of weigh-in / tagging will be announced in the 4-H newsletter . All buck lambs for the market classes must be castrated or banded prior to weigh-in date . 2 . All lost ear tags must be reported to a sheep superintendent immediately upon discovery with proof of loss or the ID tag , so re-tagging can be scheduled . 3 . Each member can enroll / identify a maximum of 30 head to be identified in 4-H Online that attended a weigh-in . Production yearling , ewe tag number and information must be identified in 4-H Online on or before May 15 .