Superintendents: John Keeney, Kevin Putney, Duane Ohnemus, Rick Davitt
Advisory Committee: Warren County Cattlemen

The Advanced Cattle Feeding Project shall consist of at least three animals owned by one or more 4-H members in the same family; or one or more 4-H’ers in the same family may have a partnership project with each 4-H’er owning up to three animals in the project.

Each owner may designate one calf from the pen to be shown as an individual in the Market Beef classes. The calf must be weighed and tagged with both a tag designated for the pen project and the market beef project, and the animal is to be fed with the other animals
in the pen project. All animals must be dehorned.

Each pen of Advanced Cattle Feeders must be fed separate from other pens, individual market beeves or other livestock on the farm to be able to exhibit at the County Fair. To be eligible for awards, all calves enrolled in the project must be weighed in and exhibited at the County Fair. Project members have complete rules for the project.

The pens will be divided by weight into approximately equal-sized classes. They will be judged on the uniformity, finish and carcass desirability.

In addition to the premiums for the “on-the-hoof” placing, members may compete for the Advanced Cattle Feeding Proficiency Award which shall be based on an Advisory Committee’s evaluation of management practices, interviews, records, feed efficiency, rate of gain, etc. The minimum weigh-in weight at the County Fair is an 850 lb. average for steers and an 800 lb. average for heifers.

All livestock exhibitors (except horse exhibitors) are to wear a collared, sleeved, tucked in shirt or an official 4-H/FFA t-shirt tucked in, into the show ring.

Division 250
Premiums (on-the-hoof placing):
1st: $12 * 2nd: $10 * 3rd: $8 * 4th: $6 * 5th: $4 * 6th: $2
Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . Banner
Reserve Champion . . . . . . Ribbon

Carcass Class
Contact: Mike Erwin

1. Entries are open to market steer and heifers that are exhibited in the 4-H and FFA Market steer and heifer classes and Advanced Cattle Feeders class.
2. Exhibitors may enter only one of their animals into the carcass contest. the carcass class is open to the Advanced Feeders division first, with one animal eligible per pen. Then the carcass contest will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. (In 2008, it will be limited to 30 head.)
3. There will be an informational meeting prior to Weigh-In that will be posted in the cattle barn.
   A. Details of the formulas and scoring tables used to determine quality and yield grades along with grid-out values will be available. Also, all associated costs involved will be discussed and available.
4. Exhibitors must make entry into the carcass show and designate which division they will compete in at fair entry time.

Division 200
1. HRI
2. Choice Retail
3. Lean Retail