Department 10 - 4-H & Vocational - Junior Beef Cattle

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2025 Jr Beef Cattle

Superintendent: Ezra Swope (814-977-6167)
Committee: Sandy Alt, Daryl Diehl, Richie Emerick, Leroy Hall, Brad Feight, Mason Guyer & Denny Whitcomb

There will be a $75 no show fee per head if animals are tagged/committed but do not show up for check-in. Exhibitors can pull from their respective show 1 week prior to check-in day without penalty. Exceptions to this rule will be allowed if discussed with Committee member in a timely fashion and for causes such as health, death and poor temperament. Please reach out to a committee member with questions.

See animal health rules (Cattle: Section 2).
All classifications same for each breed. Percentage animals with registration papers will be allowed to show in All Other Breeds. Purebred breeding cattle show in their breed classes. Exhibitor must have at least 3 animals of one breed to qualify for a specific breed class.

BREEDS

ABERDEEN ANGUS
CHIANINA
CHAROLAIS
SIMMENTAL
HEREFORD
MINI HEREFORD

LIMOUSIN
MAINE ANJOU
SHORTHORN
ALL OTHER BREEDS - Percentage animals with registration papers will be allowed to show in All Other Breeds.
CROSSBREDS - Papers not required

Department 10 - Section 03A - Jr Beef Breeding Cattle

Show - Tuesday - 12:00 p.m.

CLASS: $21 $15 $12

01 Jr. Heifer Calf (Born after 1/1/25)
02 Sr. Heifer Calf (9/1/24 - 12/31/24)
03 Summer Yearling Heifer (5/1/24- 8/31/24)
04 Jr. Yearling Heifer (1/1/24 - 4/30/24)
05 Sr. Yearling Heifer (9/1/23 - 12/31/23)
06 2 Yr. Old Heifer (1/1/23 -8/31/23)

Champion Female each breed & Reserve Champion Female each breed - Rosettes

Supreme Champion Female over all breeds Jr Show - Banner
Reserve Supreme Champion Female over all breeds Jr Show - Banner

CLASS: $24 $21 $18
07 Junior Breeding Bull (born after 1/1/25 to 2 years old)
Champion Bull & Reserve Champion Bull - Rosettes

Special Beef Heifer Awards

Open and junior show animals are eligible for these cash awards. Breed champions will be placed together for overall selection.

Supreme Champion over all breeds - $500 sponsored by Willow Springs Farm, Jeff & Sally Miller (Ineligible for County Bred)

Reserve Supreme Champion over all breeds - $400 sponsored by Guyer Brothers

County Bred Champion over all breeds - $350 sponsored by Creekside Beef, Ezra Swope

Reserve County Bred Champion over all breeds - $250 sponsored by Miller Excavating, Deran Miller

Department 10 - Section 03B - Jr Market Beef Cattle

Show - Wednesday - 9 a.m.

1. An exhibitor may tag a maximum of 2 steers. All entries must have been on feed by January 1st and steers must have been tagged by January 15, 2025. (Project record books must accompany all entries and will be checked by the committee.) Books must be neat, accurate and up to date with proper signatures of advisers, parents and 4-H leaders. Starting weight is required only for Bedford Co. Rural Electric weight gain contest steers.
2. All entries must be from beef type breeding and either naturally polled and no horns or scurs. All horns must be removed.
3. Animals may be tied out at night from 10:00 p.m. till 10:00 a.m.
4. A minimum wt. of 900 lbs. required for all steers to show and to be sold. There will be 9 Junior Market Steer classes divided by weight to as nearly as possible, to have equal numbers of steers shown in each class.
5. Jr. Market Steers must be in stalls by 12 noon Sunday and can be weighed Sunday from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. for classes and sale. Exhibitors must present health papers identifying animals and up-to-date record books. Steers must have tags in ear to be weighted and exhibited. Exhibitors can request one (1) re-weigh in only and the re-weigh weight will be the final weight.
6. All Market Steers shown are the exhibitor's responsibility until loaded on trucks for buyers.
7. Grand Champion and Reserve Champion steers are not eligible for Purebred or County Bred. All others may be shown in either one, but not both.
8. All exhibited market steers are eligible to be sold at the Junior Livestock auction Saturday. Grand Champion and Reserve Champion steers must be sold. Steers that are to be exhibited at later shows (ex. Farm Show) can be withdrawn from the sale catalog by notifying the chairman of the steer show immediately following the close of the steer show Wednesday.
9. No substitutions of steers may be made after January 15.
10. Steers can only be entered in one class: Pure Bred or County Bred/Purchased
11. Any animal deemed unsafe may be asked to leave the show and/or fair. Owner is responsible to remove animal.
12. No beef animals will be permitted inside closed tents/structures for fitting, etc. at any time during fair week. Failure to follow this rule may result in the animal not being permitted to show at the discretion of the committee.
13. Champion & Reserve Champion market animals in each species will be drug tested.

CLASS: $26 $25 $20 $18 $17 $13

00 Jr. Market Steer Entries

(Market Steers will be placed into groups below after weigh-ins)

LIGHT WEIGHT
Market Steer - Group 1
Market Steer - Group 2
Market Steer - Group 3
Champion Light Weight & Reserve Champion Light Weight - Rosettes and Banners
MIDDLE WEIGHT
Market Steer - Group 4
Market Steer - Group 5
Market Steer - Group 6
Champion Middle Weight & Reserve Champion Middle Weight - Rosettes and Banners

HEAVY WEIGHT
Market Steer - Group 7
Market Steer - Group 8
Market Steer - Group 9
Champion Heavy Weight & Reserve Champion Heavy Weight - Rosettes and Banners
Grand Champion Steer & Reserve Champion Steer - Rosettes and Banners

SPECIAL CLASSES - Enter online.
Pure Bred Steers - (Enter when selecting breed ie. "Hereford - Purebred" - " in Fair Entry if entering the animal as Purebred) - Class will consist of the highest placing purebred steer from each of the 9 weight classes. Registration paper and tattoos needed. NO % steers.
Champion Pure Bred... Rosette and Banner
Reserve Champion Pure Bred... Rosette and Banner
County Bred/Purchased - (Enter when selecting breed ie. "Hereford - County Bred" in Fair Entry if entering the animal as County Bred/Purchased) - Class will consist of the highest placed county bred/purchased steer from each of the 9 weight classes.
Champion County Bred or Purchased... Rosette and Banner
Reserve Champion County Bred or Purchased... Rosette

Bedford Rural Electric Cooperative, INC. will pay each Jr. Market Steer contestant (who entered) 10 cents per lb. for all pounds gained from January 1 to the fair weigh-in. Limited to 1 steer only per contestant. All club advisers or 4-H Leaders will submit a list of the contestants' names plus weight of animals and date weighed with a nose print and ear tag or tattoo of steer to Bedford County Extension Office by January 15. Exhibitors must pick up their own checks when they are presented after the steer show.

Department 10 - Section 03C - Jr Beef Cattle Fitting & Showmanship

Show - Tuesday and Wednesday - Register for this contest online on Fair Entry.
FITTING CONTEST RULES:
All exhibitors will receive $4.00 for fitting steers for the market show.
SHOWMANSHIP CONTEST RULES:
1. Each person who participates in the showmanship contest held during the market steer show & heifer show will receive $4.00.
2. Steers - Wednesday afternoon for age classes 8 to 13 yrs. & 14 yrs. and over.
3. Heifers - Tuesday afternoon after breeding classes for age classes 8 to 13 yrs. & 14 yrs. and over.
4. Animals in showmanship must be the exhibitor's animal.

CLASS: $4
01 Junior Showmanship - Ages 8-13
Master Junior Showman Ages 8-13

02 Senior Showmanship Ages 14 & over
Master Senior Showman Ages 14 & over
Overall Master showman will compete in Supreme Showmanship on Friday.

Good Housekeeping

Weekly prizes: $20, $15, $10

30 points - Cleanliness of animals and bedding, fresh water

20 points - Entry cards and ribbons properly displayed (Name, club, animal ID, etc.)

10 points - Keeping grain and hay feed presentable

10 points - Keeping all equipment sanitary and neat

15 points - Keeping aisles clean

15 points - Courtesy to people

Inspections will be made daily and will be unannounced.

The Bedford County Fair and its officers, reserve the right to randomly drug test any livestock exhibited at the Bedford County Fair. Non-approved pharmaceuticals are 100% prohibited! This includes substances not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and/or the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for slaughter animals that may be destined for human consumption. This includes the use of all products that are not FDA approved including but not limited to any unapproved growth stimulant, beta-agonists, diuretics, or other unapproved medication meant for human usage that are intended for performance enhancing purposes. All utilized pharmaceuticals should be in compliance with Pennsylvania standards, USDA, and/or USDA/Food Safety/safety standards.

If any substance found in the obtained sample is non-approved, then the individual exhibitor will be subject to the following penalties:

(A) Disqualified from exhibiting at the Bedford County Fair for up to three (3) consecutive Fairs beginning the following year.

(B) Any & all money will be forfeited.

(C) All awards (banners, buckles, etc.) must be returned to the Department Committee immediately regardless of situation or will be billed at the Committee's discretion.

(D) Will be responsible to pay all fees for the blood test results.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Jr. Market Steer Contest - Bedford Gazette
Rate of Gain - Bedford Rural Electric Cooperative
Jr. Showmanship Heifer - Morral Bros. Inc.
Sr. Showmanship Heifer - Tractor Supply
Sr. Showmanship Steer - Locker Plant, LLC.
Jr. Showmanship Steer - Cogan Construction
Intermediate Showmanship Steer - Cogan Construction
Sr. Master Showman - Slayton BearDance Farm
Jr. Master Showman - Mike's Place
Master Steer Showman - Pennalt Farms
Good Housekeeping - Lovely Valley 4-H
Grand Champion Banner to Buyer and Exhibitor - Altoona First Savings Bank
Reserve Champion Banner to Buyer - Kay Kring
Reserve Champion Banner to Exhibitor - Kendall, Prebola & Jones, CPA's
Purebred Champion for Buyer - Dr. Eric Weaverling & Big Willow Farms
Purebred Champion for Exhibitor - Lincoln Highway Farms
Reserve Purebred Champion to Buyer and Exhibitor - Altoona First Savings Bank
County Bred Champion to Buyer - Northern Bedford FFA
County Bred Champion to Exhibitor - Kendall, Prebola & Jones, CPA's
Reserve County Bred Champion to Buyer - Kay Kring
Reserve County Bred Champion to Exhibitor - Darrow Bison Range
Supreme Female Champion of all Breeds - Clay Acres Limousin Farms
Reserve Supreme Female Champion of all Breeds - Dr. Eric Weaverling & Big Willow Farms
Light Weight, Middle Weight and Heavy Weight Champion Banners - Embrook Farms
Light Weight, Middle Weight and Heavy Weight Reserve Champion Banners - Willow Springs Farm (Jeff & Sally Miller)
Supreme Champion Heifer over all breeds - Willow Springs Farm (Jeff & Sally Miller)

Reserve Supreme Champion Heifer over all breeds - Guyer Brothers

County Bred Champion Heifer over all breeds - Creekside Beef, Ezra Swope

Reserve County Bred Champion Heifer over all breeds - Miller Excavating, Deran Miller