MONROE — On Jan. 8, 2022 at Equity Livestock, located south of Monroe from 8-10 a.m. In case of inclement weather, the snow date will be Saturday, Jan. 15. An announcement will be made over WBGR radio prior to 8 a.m. on the morning of Jan. 8 if the weigh-in will be re-scheduled due to inclement weather.
All exhibitors who plan to show market steers or market heifers at the 2022 Green County Junior Fair must have their market animal weighed and identified at this weigh-in. Each exhibitor can identify a maximum of five market animals. U.S.D.A. radio frequency identification tags will be used to identify each market animal for the county fair. Exhibitors will be required to provide the premise ID number for the farm that the market animal will be housed at.
Green County Fair exhibitors must reside in Green County or be a member of a Green County FFA or 4-H Club, to have their market animals weighed and identified at this weigh-in. Market animals must also be identified and weighed to be eligible to participate in the 2022 Green County Fair Meat Animal Auction, Junior Steer/Heifer Show and the Market Animal Performance Class at the Green County Fair.
A market animal performance class will be held again in 2022. Market Animals entered in the performance class will be scanned for carcass merits and will not be sent for harvest during the fair. This will allow youth to exhibit the same market animal in both the performance and the market steer and market heifer classes with the exception of the Grand and Reserve Champion Performance Market Animal. The grand and reserve champion performance market animal will be selected based on their rate of gain, live show placing and scanned carcass data. Beef Steers must weigh 1,100 pounds and Dairy steer breeds including Holstein, Guernsey, Brown Swiss and Normande must weigh a minimum of 1,300 at the final weigh-in to be eligible for the performance class. Dairy steer breeds including Jersey, Milking Shorthorn, and Ayrshire, must weigh a minimum of 1,050 to be eligible for the performance class. Beef heifers must weigh a minimum of 1,000 pounds to participate in the Performance contest.
This weigh-in is only for market steers/heifers that will be exhibited at the Green County Fair. Steers/Heifers that will be exhibited only at the Wis. State Fair will be self-identified by exhibitors and are not required to attend this weigh-in.
The Green County Beef Producers will be assisting with the weigh-in. Record books for the Green County Meat Animal Sale and fair rules will be distributed to all exhibitors at the weigh-in. If you have any questions regarding the weigh-in, contact Jackie McCarville, Green County UW-Extension Agricultural Educator at 608-328-9440.
