2021-2022 Show Information

Superintendents

Jared Bowen- Show Superintendent Travis Shannon- Vice Superintendent Mickie Hanley- Cattle Superintendent Mark Wise- Swine Superintendent
Kelly Murray- Lamb & Goat Superintendent

Judges

Cattle Judge- Jacob Dietze Swine Judge
Sheep/Goat- Judge Zane Bone

Advisors

Ben Burkhalter- San Saba FFA Juli Burkhalter- San Saba FFA Wayne Cox- San Saba FFA
Shawn Dennis- Richland Springs FFA Rhett Moore- Cherokee FFA
Neal Alexander- San Saba County Extension Agent

General Rules

1.	The 89th annual San Saba County Livestock Show will be held on January 5th-8th, 2022 at the County Livestock Show Barn.
2.	All 4-H and FFA member families participating in the 2022 San Saba County Livestock show will be required to pay a $10 membership fee.
a.	This fee will be due at validation. This fee is a onetime yearly fee that includes all species and includes only immediate family members.
3.	Any 4-H or FFA member living in the city limits of town, can have a project at a central feeding area, provided they are penned separate. Exhibitors outside the city limits must care and provide for their projects at their home, unless the advisor, and or show supervisor are notified in writing within 2 weeks of validation.
4.	All students must be eligible under the No-Pass/No-Play for them or their animal to participate in the San Saba County Livestock Show in 2003 and thereafter.
5.	All exhibitors must show their own animals unless they have more than one entry in the class. Verbal substitution must be cleared 30 minutes prior to the showing of that species for the animal to be eligible. If the exhibitor is sick or injured, a written physician’s statement must be presented to the Superintendent 30 minutes prior to the start of the showing of that species for the animal to be eligible. That San Saba County Young Farmers has the right to deny or approve any & all substitutions.
6.	All entries must be on entry cards obtained from the County Agent or Vocational Agriculture Science Teachers.
7.	Entry Fees must accompany entry cards and are due no later than December 1, 2021. Entry Fees are as follows.
Entry Fees- DUE December 1, 2021

Lambs & Goats	$12.00	
Swine	$12.00	
Steers & Heifers	$12.00	

8.	All exhibitors must be bonafide members of either a San Saba 4-H club or FFA Chapter and attending an accredited school unless previously approved by the Young Farmers in San Saba County.
9.	The general superintendent will appoint a permanent weigher.
10.	Exhibitors will be responsible for bring their own shavings.
11.	No heat lamps are allowed inside the barn.
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12.	All showmanship awards will be presented to the best beef, lamb, goat, and swine showman. Exhibitors must show an animal that they entered in the show for that species in the showmanship classes. Awards will be divided into Junior and Senior age groups. Seniors will be 14 to 19 years of age. Juniors will be 8 to 13 years of age. Age will be as of September 1st of previous year. Awards can be won more than once. Call back will be determined by the judge in the swine only. Showman may declare up in age group but cannot ever go back down once moved up across all species.
13.	Only exhibitors and official committeemen will be allowed in the show ring.
14.	No animals may leave the show barn or specified areas after weigh-in. Violations can result in disqualification of the exhibitor. All animals must be in the barns at the scheduled times. Cattle 3 PM January 5th. Pigs 3PM January 6th. Lambs & Goats 3:30PM January 6th.

15.	No washing of animals will be allowed on the premises. (IE washing with a bucket of water or water hose) Spot cleaning with waterless spray products or spray soaps not requiring rinsing will be permitted.
16.	Any violation of the rules may result in disqualification of the exhibitor from the County Livestock Show and any future shows.
17.	Any livestock showing evidence of disease, injury, or considered an “unruly animal” will be
removed from the show at the discretion of the superintendent of the division.
18.	The Young Farmers will in no case be responsible for any loss, injury, or damage that may occur during the show.
19.	If animal is underweight/overweight the exhibitor has 10 minutes to re-weigh after first weight.
20.	Exhibitors will be responsible for cleaning up shavings from their pens Sunday, January 9 from 3-6pm. You MUST notify Livestock board of completion. Failure to do so will result in a fine of $150 per pen to be withheld from show check. In the event the exhibitor does not make the sale, fees will be collected prior to the next time of entry.
21.	NO DOGS allowed in the barn of any size.
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Validation Dates & Times

Steer & Heifer	June 25th, 2021	7 am San Saba Animal Clinic	
Lamb, Goat, Heifer	October 22, 2021	San Saba 1PM SS Feeding Facility

Richland Springs 8Am Feeding Facility	
Swine	November 18, 2021

November 19, 2021	Cherokee- Afterschool Cherokee Home for Children

Richland Springs
RS Feeding Facility 8AM

San Saba
SS Feeding Facility 10AM	

Wednesday Jan 5th 	Thursday Jan 6th 	Friday	
3:00 cattle in barn	8:00 am Cattle show	8:00 Pig show begins	
4:00 Weigh in & Classify	2:00 Cattle must be out of the
barn	Lambs will start 30 minutes
after pig show is completed	
	1:00-3:00 Pig move in	Goats will start after the lamb
show	
	2:00-3:30 Lambs & Goats
Move in		
	4:00 Pigs weigh in		
	4:00 Lambs & Goat weigh in		

Lamb & Goats

1.	The Young Farmers will tag all Lambs and Goats on October 22, 2021 (See table for times and place)
2.	Animals will be tagged as family or individual names- must have all names. When entered, one must specify the individual animal for each exhibitor. Tentative classification and where they are penned will be listed also. Lambs/Goats must be validated on this day to show at the county show and/or major shows. The Young Farmers committee may make a spot check of the above information during the feeding period.
3.	All blankets and tubes must be removed for inspection prior to weighing.
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Lambs

1.	Each exhibitor will be allowed only 2 lambs in any one-breed division (sd, fw, fwx, mw, and dorper). If a lamb is classified out and the exhibitor already has two lambs in the in the division that it is placed in, the lamb is disqualified from showing.
2.	Any lamb weighing less than 85lbs (Southdown and Dorper-75lbs) and over 180lbs will be sifted.
3.	Exhibitors will assume the cost of the tags for the animals. Exhibitors name must be on the list to show.
4.	Lamb classes: Classes will be broken by weight instead of head count by committee consisting of all Ag teachers and extension agent and Superintendents.
5.	No corded clippers may be used on lambs after entering the show barn. Touch up must be done with cordless and/or hand clippers only.
6.	No intact males shall be shown.
7.	All lambs must be slick shorn prior to arrival to show.

Breeds & Weights

Fine Wool (Rambouillet &
Delaine)	85-180 Lbs	
Fine Wool Cross (Suffold,
Corriedale, Panama, Hampshire)	85-180 Lbs	
Southdown	75-180 Lbs	
Dorper	75-180 Lbs	
Medium Wool	85-180 Lbs	

Goats

1.	A person may exhibit no more than 3 meat goats, either doe or wether.
2.	Minimum weight 60 lbs.-maximum weight 130 lbs.
3.	Exhibitors will assume the cost of the tags for the animals Exhibitors name must be on the list in order to show.
4.	Must be validated on the same day as the lambs.
5.	Classes will be equally divided by weight with an attempt to have a maximum of 15 head per class by committee consisting of all Ag teachers and extension agent.
6.	Goats must be slick shorn before arrival to the show. No blocking allowed.
7.	May be purebred or crossbred.
8.	Horns must be tipped or dehorned.
9.	No corded clippers may be used on goats after entering the show barn. Touch-up with cordless and/or hand clippers only.
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Swine

1.	The young farmers will tag state hogs on November 18th-19th, 2021. (Please see table for times and places)
2.	Animals will be tagged in family or individual names- must have all names. When entered, one must specify the individual animal for each exhibitor. Tentative classification and where they are penned will be listed also. Exhibitors will assume the cost of the tags for the animals. The Young farmers committee may make a spot check of the above information during the feeding period.
3.	Each exhibitor will be allowed only 3 swine in the show. May be barrows or gilts. All will be shown together.
4.	Hogs will be clipped at owner’s discretion prior to the show.
5.	Swine classes: Classes will be broken by weight instead of head count by committee consisting of all Ag teachers, extension agent, and superintendents.
6.	Hogs must weigh 180-290lbs.
7.	Swine will show in the order listed below.

Hampshire	
Duroc	
Yorkshire	
OPB	
Crossbred	

Cattle

1.	This will be a blow and go show. No adhesives will be allowed.
2.	Heifers must have exhibitor’s name; Heifers will be registered, and state validated.
3.	Steers and heifers must be on feed in the home feedlot.
4.	Each exhibitor will be allowed to show a maximum of 4 steers and 4 heifers in the show.
5.	Age limit for heifers will be 30 months as of January 31st.
6.	All cattle must be checked in by 3 p.m. Wednesday.
7.	Steer weights will be broken on logical weights.
8.	All heifer exhibitors in breeding classes must present registration paper at check in/weigh in to be eligible to show.
9.	Heifers 24 months and older must have a calf at side or show proof of veterinary certificate of being safe bred.
10.	There will be a grand champion heifer selected.
11.	The classifier will classify cattle at weigh in.
12.	One trim chute per exhibitor.
13.	Steers and heifers will be shown in the order listed below.
14.	The minimum weight on steers is 1000lbs.

Steers	Heifers	
American	American	
British	British	
Exotic	Exotic	

Auction

1.	Only animals placing in the top 75% will qualify for the sale.
2.	Exhibitors must notify the Division Superintendent of the animals that they wish to sell within 30 minutes after the completion of general show or the exhibitors lowest sale lot numbers will be assigned.
3.	The General Superintendent and the sale committee will make the sale order. Animals must be sold in that order.
4.	Exhibitors must be on hand to sell his animals
5.	If not on hand, he will forfeit his sale position and will sale at the end of the sale. No Show No Sale!
6.	Young Farmers will collect money from the buyers. Exhibitors will receive the checks for their animal (s) after all the money has been collected from the buyers and all Thank you cards from exhibitors have been turned in. This will be a “premium sale” by the head.
7.	Young Farmers will not be responsible for trucking any animals.
8.	Add ons will be accepted the day of the sale only and must be paid for on the day of the sale only at the designated table. Add ons for sale animals ONLY.
9.	Animals will be sold according to their placing. Grand Champion, Reserve Grand Champion... ect.

***3% commission will be held out of each sale lot to be put into the facilities maintenance fund.

Protest

1.	All protest must be in writing, signed, and accompanied by a $250.00 cash deposit which will be forfeited if the protest is not sustained. Such protest must state plainly the cause of complaint, or appeal, and must be delivered to the General Superintendent.
2.	The General Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, and all committee superintendents will serve as the governing body on all protest.
3.	The decision of the classifier or the committee will be final.

Young Farmers Scholarships

All senior students participating in the SSYF Livestock Show are encouraged to apply for scholarship awards. Each year the SSYF awards scholarship moneys to a qualifying student. Scholarship applications are due to SSYF by May 2nd, 2022. Please contact a Young Farmer Board Member or your livestock advisor for more information.