Junior Livestock Rules

Eligibility

  1. Exhibitors must be in or have completed the 3rd grade and be no less than 8 years old by
    the registration deadline for the species they plan to show. Exhibitors can only show through
    the same year as their high school graduation for a maximum of 10 years.
  2. In order for market animals to be eligible for entry into the Summit County Jr. Livestock Show & Sale, they must have been tagged by the ownership deadline dates by an official member of the Jr. Livestock committee. Each exhibitor will fill out a Registration/Tag form at their species weigh-in. If you miss the tagging date for your species, you will NOT be able to show at the Summit County Jr. Livestock Show & Sale. No registration forms will be accepted after tagging dates. Exhibitors will be charged $1.00 per tag plus $30.00 per exhibitor entry fee. Families with 10 animals or more may be able to have animals tagged at your location depending on the time schedule of those doing the tagging. These arrangements must be made and completed BEFORE the species tagging dates. Scheduling for tagging WILL NOT be done after the final species tagging dates. Contact your species chairperson with questions.
  3. All Jr. Market Division entries are open to currently enrolled Summit County FFA and 4-H members that permanently reside in Summit County only (this includes school district boundaries) and that have registered on ZSUITE (https://extension.usu.edu/utah4h/zsuite) prior to/or at tagging.
  4. Exhibitors must declare residency before tagging of species. Exhibitors are not allowed to show or sell any market animal at any other County Fair (State & Region shows are Exempt) outside of Summit County during the current year. Any exhibitor found in violation of this rule will be deemed ineligible to enter the Summit County Jr. Livestock Show and Sale. All monies above the floor price from the sale of an ineligible animal will be forfeited.
  5. All animals that are being raised to show in the Summit County Jr. Livestock Show & Sale must be fed and cared for by the exhibitor and must be housed within the boundaries of Summit County (this includes all Summit County school districts boundaries) during the county fair ownership requirement period. All animals to be entered into the county fair must be owned by the exhibitor as follows:
    i. Steers – 120 days prior to the county fair weigh-in date
    ii. Hogs – 90 days prior to the county fair weigh-in date
    iii. Lambs – 60 days prior to the county fair weigh-in date
    Any exceptions to the above must be approved in writing and signed by the livestock committee prior to ownership deadline.
  6. Weight limit for market animals will be as follows:
    i. Steers – 1100 lbs. – 1600 lbs.
    ii. Hogs – 230 lbs. – 320 lbs.
    iii. Lambs – 105 lbs. – 160 lbs.
  7. Only Summit County 4-H and FFA livestock exhibitors entered in the Summit County Jr. Livestock Show & Sale can participate in the species showmanship contest for which they have animals entered.
  8. All animals will only be pre-tagged for the Summit County Jr. Livestock Show & Sale and eligible state sponsored livestock shows. Animals will not be allowed to be tagged for another county fair by another exhibitor.
  9. TWO (2) Educational requirements must be completed BEFORE weigh-in at the fair in order to be eligible to participate in the Summit County Jr. Livestock Show & Sale. These requirements may be met by attending livestock clinics, shows, jackpots, and other educational livestock events presented throughout the current show season up until the county fair. One of these requirements may also be filled by exhibitor’s showing at the previous year’s Utah State Fair.
  10. An up-to-date and complete 4-H portfolio/SAE record book is required to be turned in after the fair to the 4-H office or FFA advisor before checks will be released.

General Information

  1. This show is a 501c3 Non-Profit enterprise, not conducted for profit. All exhibitors and patrons must agree that the management will not be held responsible for accident, injury, illness or loss of animals or property during show and enroute to the fair.
  2. For safety of fair patrons, any animal determined unmanageable will be sifted from the Summit County Jr. Livestock Show & Sale and exhibitor/owner will be asked to remove the animal from the fairgrounds.
  3. NO RESERVING OF LAMB AND HOG PENS before the county fair. Lambs and Hogs must be in pens to reserve space. Steer pens will be assigned and equipment may be set up without an animal present and without penalty.
  4. Lambs must be tight shorn (wool no longer than 1/4 inch) above the front knee and rear hock before they cross the scale at weigh-in. All blankets must be removed prior to lambs being weighed.
  5. Any animal showing signs of sickness, injury, or severe unsoundness at any time during the fair prior to the sale may be sifted from the Summit County Jr. Livestock Show & Sale. The livestock committee will make that determination.
  6. No feed will be allowed to be stored in livestock buildings except in designated areas during the county fair.

Tagging Information

  1. There will be no limit on the number of animals tagged. Animals can only be tagged and specified by individuals or immediate family units. Immediate family unit means brother and/or sister only. Immediate family units or individuals will be the only ones allowed to list animals on their tagging form. At the time entry forms for project animals are turned in (approximately two weeks prior to the fair), each exhibitor must list the two (2) animal tag numbers they have selected to show at the fair. In addition, they may select one (1) alternate animal and list that tag number on their entry form. Alternate animal CANNOT be listed as another exhibitor’s main animal.
  2. All ear tags (except small metal tags) other than official county fair/state stock show ear tags and USDA scrapie tags must be removed at or before tagging.

Weigh-in Information

  1. Lambs and hogs will be allowed to be penned only after they are weighed in. See weigh in schedule.
  2. Livestock owner or designee must be present during the market animal weigh-in.
  3. Market animals will only be weighed once. Scales designated for each species department will be the ones used for the official weigh-in of that specific department. The order in which animals are weighed will be under the direction of the department chairs. No animals will be weighed-in outside the designated weigh-in times as designated in the fair schedule.
  4. All animals under or over the above weight ranges will be sifted. Animal’s actual weight will be used as the sell weight during the Summit County Jr. Livestock Sale. Sifted animals should be taken home as soon as possible following weigh-ins.

Show Information

  1. All Jr. Market exhibitors may show two (2) market animals (ONLY) – any combination.
  2. All showing of market animals at the Summit County Jr. Livestock Show & Sale must be done by owner unless excused by the committee in writing and signed for reasons that are deemed sufficient. Failure to comply will result in the animal being sifted and /or prize money withheld.
  3. The top 15 hogs, 20 lambs & 5 steers will be recognized as star class animals.
  4. Two premiums only will be paid to any exhibitor in a class and will be given out during the hog, lamb, beef showmanship and confirmation shows. Premiums will be handed out with each ribbon.
  5. Red-ribbon animals cannot be loaded until 4:00 p.m. on Friday following the show unless arrangements have been made with species committee chairs.
  6. The decision of the judges will be final in all classes.

Sale Information

  1. Only blue-ribbon animals will be allowed to sell at the fair. Sale order will be as follows: even years hogs, steers, and lambs and odd years lambs, steers, and hogs.
  2. Those Jr. Exhibitors showing market animals who make the sale must declare which animal to sell to a designated committee member. If no declaration is made after 30 minutes following each species show the committee will make the decision which animal will sell and the exhibitor will not be allowed to make any changes. Note: GRAND AND RESERVE CHAMPION ANIMALS MUST SELL.
  3. The grand champion animal will not be outsold by the reserve champion animal and no other animal will outsell the reserve champion animal of the same species.
  4. A sales fee of up to 5% will be charged for all market animals going through the Summit County Jr. Livestock Sale. Specific percentages will be determined by sales committee following the fair.
  5. Individuals planning on taking sale animals after the Junior Livestock Sale must notify livestock department chairperson prior to taking animal(s).
  6. After the sale, individual/business add-ons will be accepted; however, all after the sale add-ons will be pooled together and given to all exhibitors or specific species exhibitors in the sale. Money disbursement will be at the discretion of the sales committee.
  7. Exhibitors wishing to feed out animals following the sale, shall make arrangements with the buyer. The sales committee will not be held liable for any loss of animal during the feeding period. This arrangement is strictly between the exhibitor and the buyer.
  8. All animals boosted and turned back during the livestock sale become the property of the successful floor bidder/buyer. If the committee is the successful floor bidder, they will be sold at market price plus $100.00, unless other arrangements are determined by sale committee. Individuals interested in flooring the market animals must turn in a sealed bid to the committee president by 9:00 a.m., Saturday of the sale. The committee president and species department chairs will determine who the successful bidders are.

Exhibitor Conduct

Rules 1-4: First offense will be given a verbal warning by a committee member to be reported to and documented by the president. A second offense during the same fair will result in $50 being taken out of the exhibitors check to be documented to the president. A third offense during the same fair week will result in possible disqualification and loss of all monies earned and will be determined by the committee on a case-by-case basis.

  1. All exhibitors must wear an official FFA jacket or 4-H emblem on the left upper shoulder of a solid, plain white, button down shirt with collar and sleeves that buttons down the front, and black or dark blue pants during the showing and selling of their animals. Only current dues paying FFA members should wear FFA attire. NO HATS or SCARVES can be worn during the showing and selling of their animals.
  2. Absolutely no animal abuse will be tolerated.
  3. All fitting of animals should be done by the exhibitor; however, if someone assists the exhibitor  in the fitting/trimming process the exhibitor must be present during this time. No fitting of animals under or near the show barn during livestock judging. Hog trimming must be done prior to animals coming to the county fair.
  4. Exhibitors are responsible to maintain the cleanliness of their animal's pens from weigh-in, until loaded on the trailer for slaughter or taken home. This includes, but is not limited to, keeping clean the bedding, water troughs, and animal and fitting areas.
  5. All exhibitors will be required to sign up and help with the set up or clean up (specific dates will be determined by the livestock committee) during the fair week. Exhibitors who do not sign up and help will have $50.00 deducted from their sale check.
  6. Any unlawful use of drugs on market animals will be subject to the animal being sifted and will not be able to compete at the Summit County Jr. Livestock Show & Sale. Also, any animal carcass found with any drug residue will be condemned and exhibitor will forfeit all monies received through the Summit County Jr. Livestock Show and Sale. Summit County Jr. Livestock Association will not be held liable for monies lost. All Grand and Reserve Champion Market animals may be subject to blood/urine tests to determine use of illegal drugs.
  7. Any act of discourtesy or disobedience (i.e., verbal abuse) to a judge or show official on the part of an exhibitor or family member will result in the exhibitor and their market animal being disqualified from the fair and exhibitor not being allowed to sell their market animal through the Summit County Jr. Livestock Show & Sale.
  8. Any exhibitor/family member found to break any of the Summit County Jr. Livestock Show & Sale rules contained in this document, the county fair book, and newsletters before, during or after the county fair will forfeit up to all awards, sale monies and will not be eligible to enter the county fair for a minimum of at least one year (committee members may add additional years) following the rule infraction. The junior livestock committee will determine the severity of the
    penalty on a case-by-case situation.

2021 Livestock Schedule
2021 Livestock Schedule

 

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