About this event
The Cass County Livestock Show is a junior livestock show listed by the Cass County AgriLife office, held at the Ag Expo on Highway 59 in Atlanta.
Dates
The most recent verified date is November 14, 2023. Newer dates were not found, and the current county page lists no livestock show, so confirm with the office.
Getting there
The listing places the show at the Ag Expo on Highway 59 in Atlanta. The Cass County AgriLife Extension Office is at 1008 N. Louise St., Atlanta, TX 75563, phone (430) 562-4844.
Tips for exhibitors
- Call the Extension office for entry and weigh-in details.
- The county Facebook page, facebook.com/CassCoAgriLife, carries announcements.
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
More in Cass County
- Ameripack Foods
Ameripack Foods LLC runs an FSIS-inspected food plant on FM 161 south of Hughes Springs in Cass County, listed in the 2021 federal directory.
601 FM 161 South, Hughes Springs, TX 75656 | (903) 639-4007 - Cass County AgriLife Extension Office
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service county office serving Cass County. Located at 1008 N. Louise St., Atlanta, TX 75563. Listed in the AgriLife People directory of Extension county offices.
1008 N. Louise St., Atlanta, TX 75563 | 430-562-4844 Website - Cass County Citizens Journal-Sun
Newspaper listed in the 2023 Texas Newspaper Directory, published in Atlanta, Texas.
Atlanta, TX - Cass County Farm Bureau
Cass County Farm Bureau is a county organization of Texas Farm Bureau, named in a Texas Farm Bureau county scholarship participation list. No office address or phone is printed in that document.
TX - Cass County Veterinary
Veterinary practice in Atlanta, Cass County, Texas, listed by the Texas Animal Health Commission among clinics with a veterinarian certified to test cattle for trichomoniasis.
Atlanta, TX | 903-796-4137 - Henderson Blueberry Farm
U-Pick Farm in Avinger, Texas, listed on PickYourOwn.org. Offerings listed: blueberries, U-pick and pre-picked. Listing advises confirming hours before visiting.
13986 Texas Highway 155, Avinger, TX 75630 | 903-235-8061 - Jaynes Farm & Feed Inc. Atlanta
Jaynes Farm & Feed Inc. Atlanta is a feed store at 202 2nd St, Atlanta, in Cass County. The Mad Barn directory lists it among Texas feed outlets serving horse, cattle and backyard livestock owners.
202 2nd St, Atlanta, TX 75551 - Jaynes Farm & Feed Inc. Hughes Springs
Jaynes Farm & Feed Inc. Hughes Springs, 914 E 1st, Hughes Springs: a local feed-and-supply stop in Cass County, appearing in the Mad Barn Texas feed-store listings for animal feed and related ranch supplies.
914 E 1st, Hughes Springs, TX 75656
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