About this event
The Caldwell County Junior Livestock Show is a junior show held at the Caldwell County Fair Association grounds. The Lockhart Post-Register previewed the 2024 show, which featured sheep, goats, steers, lambs, pigs and rabbits.
Dates and schedule
The latest verified dates are February 29 to March 2, 2024; confirm the current year. The article gave no daily schedule or admission prices.
Sales
At the 2023 show, 94 projects sold for more than $366,000.
Getting there
The show is at the Fair Association grounds in Caldwell County. The article gives no street address.
Tips for families
- Despite the headline, "Waylon and Willie" are the names of one exhibitor's sheep, not performers.
- Ask the Caldwell County Extension office for the current schedule and entry forms.
Official links
Texas County Junior Livestock Shows: The Essentials
A county junior livestock show is where Texas 4-H and FFA members exhibit market animals they have raised, usually in winter, and the best projects sell at a premium auction to local buyers. Exhibitors must be members of a Texas 4-H club or FFA chapter in good standing and work under a County Extension Agent or ag teacher. Age and grade limits are set by each county.
Validation and ownership
Most county shows require Texas 4-H/FFA livestock validation, when animals are ear-tagged, DNA-sampled and tied to the exhibitor, who signs the ethics policy. Typical validation is June for steers, October for lambs and goats and November for swine, but local deadlines win. Offering an animal for sale during the feeding period can make it ineligible for the remaining shows that season.
Sales and ID
Premium sales are run by each county, and many take add-on and sponsor support from local businesses. Animals must carry official ID under USDA and Texas Animal Health Commission rules. Quality Counts, the AgriLife online course, is expected by some shows. Selling a project at a major show makes it ineligible for later majors.
Read the full guide: Texas County Junior Livestock Shows: How They Work
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