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11.
12.
Woodbury County Fair
Percent retail product is calculated as follows: ((65.69) – (9.931 X fat thickness) +
(1.2259 x ribeye area) – (.013166 x carcass weight) – (1.29 x % kidney, pelvic, heart
fat)).
Carcass retail value added per day on feed is calculated as follows: hot carcass weight
at harvest facility – (.55 x beginning weight) x % retail product x carcass contest
prices as determined by grid/.67/ days on feed.
Woodbury County Fair Grid
Yield Grade 1
Yield
Grade 4
Not
eligible
Yield
Grade 5
Not
eligible
Not
eligible
Not
eligible
Not
eligible
Not
eligible
Not
Market Base
eligible
price less Ch-SE
discount
Not
eligible
Not
eligible
Not
eligible
Yield Grade 2
Yield Grade 3
Market Base
Price plus QG
and YG Premium
Market Base
High or Average
Price plus QG
Choice
and YG Premium
Market Base
Low Choice
Price plus YG
Premium
Market Base
Price less CH-SE
Select
discount plus YG
Premium
Market Base Price
plus QG and YG
Premium
Market Base Price
plus QG and YG
Premium
Market Base Price
plus YGe
Premium
Market Base Price
less CH-SE
discount plus YG
Premium
Market Base
Price plus QG
premium
Market Base
Price plus QG
premium
Standard
Not eligible
Not eligible
Prime
Not eligible
Market Base
Price
Class 5300 - Beef of Merit
4-H/FFA Beef Breeding Heifers (51)
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 requirements 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