4-H Livestock Group

Animal Project Guides

  • Beef
  • Dairy
  • Goats
  • Hogs
  • Poultry
  • Sheep

Livestock Show Info

Swine

  • Regional Swine Show – January 11th-12th at Hyder-Burks Ag Pavilion
  • State Swine Show- January 12th-14th at Hyder-Burks Ag Pavilion

Sheep

  • Regional Sheep Show- September 30th at Lane Agri-Park, Murfreesboro
  • State Sheep Expo- Oct 27th-28th at Hyder-Burks Ag Pavilion
  • Scrapie Tag Info for Sheep

Beef

  • Regional Beef Expo- June 28th-29th at Wilson County Fairgrounds
  • State Beef Expo- June 29th-July 1st at Wilson County Fairgrounds

Goat

  • Regional Goat Show- July 22nd at Bedford County Fairgrounds
  • State Goat Show- August 19th at Wilson County Fairgrounds
  • Scrapie Tag Info for Goats

Dairy

  • Regional Dairy Show- August 23rd at Wilson County Fairgrounds
  • State Dairy Show- October 13th-14th – Wilson County Fairgrounds

Rules & Entry Forms

Skillathon Resources

Livestock Judging Resources

  • Reasons Worksheet
  • Cattle Judging Terms
  • Hog Judging Terms
  • Sheep Judging Terms
  • Example of Sheep Reasons
  • Example of Cattle Reasons

Quick Links

Dates of Importance

Swine

Ownership: Oct. 20th
Tagged: Nov. 1st
Entries Due: Nov. 1st

Beef

Ownership: May 1
Tagged: May 1
Entries Due: May 15
*Market steers have different dates. Contact for information

Goats

Ownership: June 1
Tagged: June 1
Entries Due: June 15

Sheep

Ownership: July 15
Tagged: July 15
Entries Due: Aug 15

Dairy

Ownership: July 1
Tagged: July 1
Entries Due: Aug 1

*All market animals (hogs, steers, lambs, & goats MUST be tagged by the 4-H Office *

*Registered animals must be in the 4-H exhibitor’s name by the ownership deadline*

*$50 per head will be charged for late entries*

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