BEEF
Class codes will be the same for all breeds except a letter will be added to
each class to designate the breed (as designated in the breed codes.)
Example: Red Angus Jr. Heifer Calf will be class RA132.
Class Description Class Code Breed Code
Jr. Bull Calf (Jan. 1 - April 30, 2011) 127 A - Angus
Sr. Bull Calf (Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2010) 128 B - Brangus
Summer Yearling Bulls (May 1 - Aug. 31, 2010) 129 CA - Chianina
Jr. Yearling Bull (Jan. 1 - April 30, 2010) 130 CH - Charolais
Bull Calved before December 31, 2009) 131 G - Gelbveih
Jr. Heifer Calf (March 1 -April 30, 2011) 132A H - Hereford
Jr. Heifer Calf (Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2011) 132B LH - Longhorn
Sr. Heifer Calf (Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2010) 133 LM - Limousine
Summer Yearling Heifer (May 1 - Aug. 31, 2010) 134 MA - Maine Anjou
Jr. Yearling Heifer (March 1 -April 30, 2010) 135A RA - Red Angus
Jr. Yearling Heifer (Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2010) 135B SA - Saler
Sr. Yearling Heifer (Sept. 1 - Dec. 30, 2009) 136 SH - Shorthorn
Cow & Calf Pair (Cow born before Sept. 1, 2009) 137 ST - Simmental
Calf under 7 months, shown together. X - Crossbred
Home Raised Market Steer (Divided by weight)
HR138
No Crossbred Bull Class
Purchased Market Steer (Divided by weight) P138
Harrison County Steer performance 139
BEEF CATTLE REGULATIONS
Jerry Price, Greg Stevens & Landon Snook • Superintendents
1. All market calves exhibited must be steers, purebred or grade, calved after January 1, 2010. Age will be checked on all steers.
2. All calves to be eligible to compete in the steer class must have been owned by the exhibitor since March 1, 2011.
3. All breeding animals shown must be registered and must be a part of the exhibitor's project program.
4. Market steers will be weighed and tagged Saturday, Sept. 3 at 3:00 p.m. Steers will be divided into classes by weight.
5. All bulls must be double tied in stall area. All Jr. livestock exhibitors are eligible to show in all bull classes.
6. Grooming chutes allowed in barns only if space permits, decision will be Superintendents.
7. Coloring and grooming practices follow Missouri State Fair Guidelines, unless otherwise announced.
8. See Animal Health under Beef Cattle.
Results of Harrison County Steer Rate of Gain contest will be announced and awards presented.
Harrison County Steer Performance Class
Sponsored by Harrison County Farm Bureau
1. Each exhibitor may enter 1 steer.
2. Classes will be divided by beef superintendents.
3. Home raised and purchased will be shown together.
4. Show will be after Grand Champion Steer is selected and before showmanship.
5. Winner will be selected by the combination of rate of gain placing, carcass placing, and county show placing.
6. In case of tie most valuable carcass placing will be used to break tie.
7. Winner will be announced before the sale Monday.
PEE-WEE CALF SHOW (With Beef Show)
BEGINNING OF MARKET SHOW • SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
REGULATIONS:
Anyone who has not passed their 8th birthday as of Jan. 1, 2011 is eligible to show. Calf can be of any bred, and either steer, bull or heifer. The same exhibitor may not show the same animal in the pee-wee calf and 4-H, FFA beef show. Must pay pen rent to show in 4-H, FFA class.
Calf needs to be broke to lead. Calf must be born between January 1, 2011 and June 1, 2011. Calves will all show together unless numbers require dividing the class.
Show will be judged on: showmanship, health and grooming of calf, quality of the calf, and knowledge of youth about his or her project.
Pee-wee calves will be allowed to come in on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. They will be released after all the shows are completed on Sunday.
The pee-wee calf class will not receive points for prize money.
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