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Livestock Judging Schedule

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Judging times are subject to change depending on if Exhibitors and Judges are all present.

Fri, October 13

  • Market Lambs

    9:00AM @ Swine Barn

  • Open Boer Goats Show 1

    9:00AM @ Goat Center

  • Junior Boer Goat Showmanship

    3:00PM @ Goat Center

  • Market Rabbits (Meat Pen and Single Fryer)

    5:00PM @ Rabbit Barn

  • Market Steer Showmanship

    6:00PM @ Barton Coliseum

Sat, October 14

  • Market Steers

    9:00AM @ Cattle Barns

  • Judging Junior Boer Goat Show, Followed by Open Boer Goat Show 2

    9:00AM @ Goat Center

  • Junior Rabbit Show

    9:00AM @ Rabbit Barn

  • Commercial Poultry

    10:30AM @ Poultry Barn

  • Goat Showmanship (Market and Wether Dam)

    12:00PM @ Swine Barn

  • Commercial Heifer Showmanship

    2:00PM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Wether Dam Goats slick shorn division first followed by haired division

    3:00PM @ Swine Barn

  • Arkansas Bred Wethers (Goats)

    6:00PM @ Swine Barn

Sun, October 15

  • Market Goats

    8:00AM @ Swine Barn

  • Commercial Heifers (Released at end of Show) Cattle must be cleared from barns 2 hours following show

    9:00AM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Open Rabbits

    9:30AM @ Rabbit Barn

Mon, October 16

  • Market Hog Showmanship for Market Breed Hogs and Light (Color) Crossbred Market Hogs

    4:00PM @ Swine Barn

  • Junior English & Exotic Breeding Cattle & Miniature Breeding Cattle Showmanship - BLOW AND GO SHOWMANSHIP

    5:00PM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Bred and Owned (follows showmanship and shown by Breeds alphabetically English, followed by Exotics, followed by Miniature breeds). BLOW AND GO

    4:00PM @ Barton Coliseum

Tue, October 17

  • Market Breed Hogs and Light (Color) Crossbred Market Hogs

    8:00AM @ Swine Barn

  • Junior & Open Limousin, Lim/Flex, Exotic AOB, Bulls will show after heifers in their respective breeds

    2:00PM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Junior & Open Exotic Cattle: Maine-Anjou, Maintainer, Simmental & Percentage Simmental. – Bulls will show after heifers in their respective breeds

    4:00PM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Junior & Open Exotic Cattle Charolais, Charolais Plus, Exotic AOB/Composite. – Bulls will show after heifers in their respective breeds.

    6:00PM @ Barton Coliseum

Wed, October 18

  • Junior and Open Miniature Breeding Cattle

    9:00AM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Junior & Open English Breeding Beef Cattle (Red Angus & English AOB) – Bulls will show after heifers in their respective breeds

    10:30AM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Junior & Open English Breeding Beef Cattle (Hereford, English AOB/Composite) – Bulls will show after heifers in their respective breeds.

    12:30PM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Junior & Open English Breeding Beef Cattle (Angus, Shorthorn, Shorthorn Plus) – Bulls will show after heifers in their respective breeds.

    4:30PM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Market Hog Showmanship for Dark Crosses

    4:00PM @ Swine Barn

Thu, October 19

  • Dark Cross Market Hogs

    8:30AM @ Swine Barn

Fri, October 20

  • Junior and Open Poultry (Exhibition Poultry)

    8:30AM @ Poultry Barn

  • Junior and Open Poultry & Junior Poultry Showmanship

    8:30AM @ Poultry Barn

  • Junior Dairy Goat Showmanship, *Followed by Junior Dairy Goats (Senior Does then Junior Does) and Open Show Junior Does

    8:30AM @ Goat Center

  • Junior SHOWMANSHIP for Beef Master, Brahman, Brangus, Brangus Composite, Santa Gertrudis, Star Five, Simbrah, Braford Breeding Cattle. BLOW AND GO

    12:00PM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Bred and Owned (follows showmanship and shown by Breeds alphabetically). BLOW AND GO

    12:00PM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Junior Breeding Swine Showmanship

    3:00PM @ Swine Barn

  • Junior and Open American Brahman, Santa Gertrudis, & Star Five. – Bulls will show after heifers in their respective breeds.

    5:00PM @ Barton Coliseum

Sat, October 21

  • Junior Breeding Swine

    8:00AM @ Swine Barn

  • Open Dairy Goats – Senior Does

    8:30AM @ Goat Center

  • Junior and Open Beef Master and Simbrah. – Bulls will show after heifers in their respective breeds.

    9:00AM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Junior and Open American AOB and American AOB Composite. – Bulls will show after heifers in their respective breeds.

    11:00AM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Junior and Open American: Brangus, Brangus Composite, Braford. – Bulls will show after heifers in their respective breeds.

    1:00PM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Junior and Open Dairy Heifer Show

    5:00PM @ Barton Coliseum

Sun, October 22

  • Showmanship Junior Dairy

    9:00AM @ Barton Coliseum

  • Junior and Open Dairy Cows

    10:00AM @ Barton Coliseum