MONROE - The annual Green County Steer Weigh-In will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 14 at Equity Livestock, N1365 Wisconsin 69. The snow date will be Saturday, Dec. 28.
All exhibitors who plan to show steers at the 2014 Green County Junior Fair must have their steers weighed and identified on Dec. 14. Each exhibitor can identify a maximum of five steers. U.S.D.A. radio frequency identification tags will be used to identify each steer. Exhibitors will be required to provide the premise ID number for the farm that the steers will be housed at, and also sign an affidavit certifying that their steers were all born in the United States as part of the Country of Origin Legislation.
Exhibitors must reside in Green County or be a member of a Green County FFA or 4-H Club to have their steers weighed and identified at the weigh-in. Steers must also be identified and weighed at this weigh-in to be eligible to participate in the 2014 Green County Fair Meat Animal Auction, Junior Steer Show and the Beef Carcass Show at the Green County Fair.
Exhibitors are reminded that steers must have a rate of gain of 2 or more pounds per day to be eligible to enter the carcass contest or to be sold in the Green County Fair Livestock Auction. The minimum county fair auction weights are 1,300 pounds for dairy steers, and 1,100 pounds for all beef market steers. Steers must meet these minimum final weights at fair time to be eligible to sell in the livestock auction and to participate in the carcass contest. Maximum weights for the auction are 1,500 pounds for beef steers and 1,650 pounds for dairy steers. Exhibitors can sell steers weighing more than these maximum weights; however, they will not get paid for any pounds above the maximum weights when sold through the Green County Fair Meat Auction.
The weigh-in is only for steers that will be exhibited at the Green County Fair. Steers that will be exhibited only at the Wisconsin 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.
For more information, contact Mark Mayer, Green County University of Wisconsin-Extension Dairy and Livestock Agent, at 608-328-9440.
All exhibitors who plan to show steers at the 2014 Green County Junior Fair must have their steers weighed and identified on Dec. 14. Each exhibitor can identify a maximum of five steers. U.S.D.A. radio frequency identification tags will be used to identify each steer. Exhibitors will be required to provide the premise ID number for the farm that the steers will be housed at, and also sign an affidavit certifying that their steers were all born in the United States as part of the Country of Origin Legislation.
Exhibitors must reside in Green County or be a member of a Green County FFA or 4-H Club to have their steers weighed and identified at the weigh-in. Steers must also be identified and weighed at this weigh-in to be eligible to participate in the 2014 Green County Fair Meat Animal Auction, Junior Steer Show and the Beef Carcass Show at the Green County Fair.
Exhibitors are reminded that steers must have a rate of gain of 2 or more pounds per day to be eligible to enter the carcass contest or to be sold in the Green County Fair Livestock Auction. The minimum county fair auction weights are 1,300 pounds for dairy steers, and 1,100 pounds for all beef market steers. Steers must meet these minimum final weights at fair time to be eligible to sell in the livestock auction and to participate in the carcass contest. Maximum weights for the auction are 1,500 pounds for beef steers and 1,650 pounds for dairy steers. Exhibitors can sell steers weighing more than these maximum weights; however, they will not get paid for any pounds above the maximum weights when sold through the Green County Fair Meat Auction.
The weigh-in is only for steers that will be exhibited at the Green County Fair. Steers that will be exhibited only at the Wisconsin 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.
For more information, contact Mark Mayer, Green County University of Wisconsin-Extension Dairy and Livestock Agent, at 608-328-9440.