Medal of Excellence
Winners Named
The NALF Medal of Excellence (MOE) program
strives to provide recognition on the regional
and national level to bulls and females exhibited
in designated MOE shows. The program also
recognizes the sires and dams of cattle presented
in the show rings across the nation. 2018 Level I MOE Shows
The 2018 MOE season runs on a calendar basis,
beginning in January with the National Western
Stock Show in Denver and ending December 31,
2018. • American Royal
State and regional Limousin association may
petition NALF for approval of MOE shows in their
state or area. The sponsoring state or regional
association will be held responsible for checking
in cattle at the show and reporting results
(including registration numbers) to NALF.
Beginning in 2009, NALF began providing EPDs
for the judges to use at the Level I MOE shows.
To receive MOE points, all cattle must have the
following performance data submitted and on
file at NALF by December 1 of each year:
• Birth weight (all bulls and heifers)
• Weaning weight (all bulls and heifers)
• Yearling weight (bulls and heifers over 400
days old)
• Scrotal (bulls over 12 months old)
• Pregnancy test (females older than 600 days
at season’s end)
• Breeding soundness exam and semen test
(bulls older than 400 days)
• National Western Stock Show
• Fort Worth Stock Show
• Southeast Summer Classic
• All American Limousin Futurity
• NAILE
2018 Level III MOE Shows
• Florida State Fair
• Western Limousin Exposition
• Ohio State Fair
• Illinois State Fair
• Kentucky State Fair
• Tulsa State Fair
• Jacksonville Fair
2018 Level IV MOE Shows
• Pennsylvania State Fair
• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
• California State Fair
• Ozark Empire
• Indiana State Fair
• Appalachian Fair
• Oregon State Fair
• Nebraska State Fair
• Minnesota State Fair
• Tennessee State Fair
For complete rules and the proper petition
forms, contact NALF or visit NALF.org.
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