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2008 Pend Oreille County Fair

BEEF CATTLE

Department B5 - Adult
Department BY5 - Youth

Section I - Open Class
Section II - 4-H
Section III - FFA

  1. No animals unloaded before vet inspection Please have your vet inspection slip ready for the vet to sign. Animals will not be stalled without them.  All animals must be on the grounds by 7:00pm Wednesday.
  2. Market steers will have food and water removed at 9:00pm Wednesday until after weigh in Thursday at 8:00am.
  3. Each exhibitor will give personal hands-on care and supervision for at least 120 days or the life of the animal before the show.
  4. All beef entries must be restrained with neck ropes and halters during the fair. Neck ropes must consist of a 6-foot rope with a ring and snap. Ropes may be made or purchased.
  5. Youth and adults will show separately and will not compete against each other.
  6. ALL SIRES ENTERED MUST BE REGISTERED.
  7. Fitting and Showing and Herd Improvement are in Department Q. Any youth entering a livestock animal at the Fair MUST enter and participate in the appropriate showmanship contest.
  8. Unmanageable animals will be removed from the grounds by Overall Livestock Superintendents, Barn Superintendents or Judges.

BEEF AWARDS

MOUNTAIN WEST BANK - Youth Only
$12.00 Best Beef Calf Under One Year
Chosen from the Top Blue Ribbon Youth Animals in Classes 1,2,3,4 and 6

Champion Cow-Calf Pair Trophy & Rosette
4-H or FFA
Golden Hereford Ranch
Charles and David Hoisington

Pend Oreille County Cowbelles Beef Champion Awards

 The Cowbelles will give leather ribbon awards to overall champions in the beef division. This means to bring out the top blue ribbon winners from the 4-H, FFA and open class division and pick:

1 Champion Heifer from the 4-H, FFA, and open class;
1 Champion Steer from the 4-H, FFA, and open class;
1 Champion Bull from the 4-H, FFA, and open class;
1 Champion Cow from the 4-H, FFA, and open class;
1 Champion Cow-Calf pair from the 4-H, FFA and open class and
1 Champion of Herd Improvement.

Beef Fitting and Showing Trophies & Rosettes
Open Youth, 4-H, and FFA
PeeWee   (8 or younger) - Running Q Ranch, John and Peggy Cornelis
Junior - Karl and Yvonne McKenzie
Intermediate - Selkirk Trail Blazers
Senior - Steve and Trudi Fountain
Overall Champion in Memory of Buster Mykines - John & Nancy Taylor and Family

Beef Cattle Youth Herdsmanship Award
The Pend Oreille County Livestock Association will award a trophy in memory of Roy Rednour to the youth who does the best job of keeping his/her stall and cattle neat and clean, who is courteous to other exhibitors and the visiting public, and who is cooperative with the fair management.

Beef Club (4-H or FFA) Herdsmanship Award
In Memory of Dave Maghan
All members of one organization, which has 2 or more exhibitors, will be judged as a group.
A traveling trophy will be awarded and will be returned each year to be awarded to a new winner,   Any club winning a trophy 3 times will have per­manent possession. The fair board reserves the right to withhold the trophy if judges determine herdsmanship is not up to satisfactory standard.

Overall Champion Beef Rosette
AFLAC, Newport, WA

Washington State Limousin Association Dennis Andrews Memorial Steer Award

Guidelines:

  1. This award is open to youth, 4-H and FFA exhibitors, with an award for each of these divisions.
  2. Grand champion on-hoof and grand champion carcass steers that are at least 50% Limousin and exhibit Limousin characteristics are eligible for these awards at designated shows/fairs throughout Washington.
  3. Each show's beef superintendent will verify that winning steers exhibit Limousin characteristics.
  4. The savings bond award will be worth $100.00 at maturity.
  5. Each steer is eligible only to win one award at one show or fair.
  6. The winning youth exhibitor will have the responsibility of contacting a WSLA officer for an information packet that needs to be returned within 45 days of the show for an award to be made. Youth will be asked to supply:
    1. the Limousin registration number of the dam or sire, or AI slip
    2. a copy of the show's entry form, with an original signature from the beef superintendent, date signed and the beef superintendent's phone numbe
    3. camera picture of the steer for publicity purposes
    4. personal information for the $100.00 savings bond.
  7. Washington State Junior Limousin raffle steers are not eligible for the award.
  8. Questions about the award may be directed to the beef superintendent.

DIVISION 1. BEEF - ALL BREEDS

PeeWee (open class 8 years or younger) can only show a Junior Calf (classes 1, 2, 3)
Classes 5, 9, 12 and 14 not open to youth, age 19 and under.
Class 10 not eligible for sale (Market Livestock is Dept. C, Division 1, Class 3).

Class No.          Blue 120, Red 90, White 60

  1. Junior Heifer Calf born February 1, 2008 to May 1, 2008
  2. Junior Bull Calf born February 1, 2008 to May 1, 2008
  3. Junior Steer Calf born February 1, 2008 to May 1, 2008
  4. Senior Heifer Calf born September 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008
  5. Senior Bull Calf born September 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008
  6. Feeder Steer under 1 year
  7. Feeder Steer over 1 year
  8. Junior Yearling Heifer born February 1, 2007 to August 31, 2007
  9. Junior Yearling Bull born February 1, 2007 to August 31, 2007
  10. Market Steer not for sale
  11. Senior Yearling Heifer born September 1, 2006 January 31, 2007
  12. Senior Yearling Bull born September 1, 2006 to January 31, 2007
  13. 2-3-year-old Cow
  14. 2-year-old or older Bull
  15. 3-4-year-old Cow
  16. 4-year-old or older Cow
  17. Cow-Calf Pair Blue 25, Red 20, White 15
    (Calf must be offspring of cow shown, still nursing, under 1 year old and both must be shown in above classes. Except when showing as a pair, the animal not being shown must be left tied in its assigned stall.)

Pens of Three          Blue 120, Red 90, White 60

                Trophy Sponsor: Bailey Family Coyote Trail Ranch

Animals cannot be entered in preceding classes and do not need to be broke to lead. They will be judged in the pens.

  1. Pen of 3 Heifers under 1 year
  2. Pen of 3 Steers under 1 year
  3. Pen of 3 Heifers over 1 year
  4. Pen of 3 Steers over 1 year

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