JUNIOR PIGS (MARKET)

August 26, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. in the First State Bank Livestock Pavilion

Superintendent: Bobby Swan

NO REFUNDS ONCE ONLINE ENTRIES ARE SUBMITTED!

Online Entry Deadline: Friday, August 18, 2023

Mail-In Entry Deadline: Received by Thursday, August 10, 2023

Late entries accepted ($10 per head late fee) through Saturday, August 26, 2023 by 10:00 a.m.

Arrival: Friday, August 25, 2023 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. through Saturday, August 26, 2023 by 10:00 a.m.

Weight Cards Due: Saturday, August 26, 2023 by 10:00 a.m.

Jackpot Showmanship: Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.

Hog Show: Saturday, August 26, 2023 immediately following showmanship

Release: Following completion of breed, if not in champion drive or showmanship contest

Trailer parking ONSITE, pending on weather. Overflow trailer parking offsite.

No showing off trailer. Livestock must be stalled in barn.

HEALTH CERTIFICATES NOT REQUIRED for TEXAS LIVESTOCK ONLY. State validation not required.

BTRJLA Sanctioned.

SPECIAL RULES

  1. ENTRY FEES: $45 per head. Includes Rings A & B.
    • Online entry link available on Junior Pigs (Market) page via ntfair.com. Online entry deadline – August 18, 2023.
    • Mail-in entries accepted through August 10, 2023. Preferred method of entry is online!
  2. Late entries will also be accepted upon arrival ($10 late fee per head). Exhibitors must be registered and weighed in by 10:00 a.m. on show day.
  3. Exhibitors must check in at livestock office. Exhibitor packets are received at this time.
  4. Weight cards, passes and parking stickers will be enclosed in packets. It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to have their weight card(s) turned into the livestock office on time (10:00 a.m.). Failure to do so will result in disqualification, and entry fees will not be reimbursed.
  5. Digital scales will be set up for your use before weight cards are due.
  6. No outside bedding allowed. Shavings and pellets will be available for purchase on grounds.
  7. Any breed substitutions may be made upon arrival.
  8. There will not be a minimum or maximum weight limit.
  9. There is no limit on the number of head an exhibitor may enter.
  10. Not a terminal show.
  11. Show Order:
    • Light OPB
    • Dark OPB
    • Duroc
    • Berkshire
    • Hampshire
    • Yorkshire
    • Crossbred
  12. Ring A – Ribbon Show. Ring B – Award Show.
  13. Overall Grand Champion in Ring B will receive $500. Overall Reserve Grand Champion of Ring B will receive $250.
  14. Classes will be broken as numbers permit once all hogs are weighed (10:00 a.m. deadline). The superintendent and show officials will break classes into as equal numbers and weight breaks as possible.
  15. 1st and 2nd place hogs, and other random hogs, will be subject to be weighed back. Any hog that weighs 5 lbs. below or above their weigh-in weight will be disqualified from show and awards.
  16. NOTE: No swine will be allowed into barn until 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Please direct questions to (940) 391-3452!