Annual Livestock Show to kickoff Thursday
The 2019 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show and Sale will kick off Thursday evening, Jan. 10, at the Stephens County Ag Center on U.S. Highway 180, east of Breckenridge.
The show will officially start Thursday with the weigh-ins of the rabbits, goats, sheep, swine and poultry and will continue through the sale Saturday afternoon, Jan. 12. Thursday’s events also will include the check-in and judging of the ag mechanics projects and the rabbit judging.
Friday’s schedule includes the judging of the poultry, sheep, goats and swine, as well as the cattle weigh-in and the Pee Wee Show. On Saturday, the SCJLS will continue with the cattle judging, the presentation of the Jacob Jackson Master Showmanship award and the floral design judging. The show will wrap up with the buyers luncheon and the sale.
All of the exhibitors must participate in the cleanup beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14.
For the complete list of times and events, including a downloadable version, see the “Schedule of Events” below.
The show is open to open to all active 4-H Club members who are at least 9 years old or were in the third grade on the day of the initial validations, or who are active FFA members in Stephens County and who are full time students in Stephens County but have not graduated from high school.
This year’s General Show Chairman is Zach Shortes.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday Jan. 10
5 – 6 p.m.
Weigh in of Rabbits
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Weigh in of Goats
Weigh in of Sheep
Weigh in of Swine
Weigh in of Poultry
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Check in of Ag Mechanics Projects
7 p.m.
Judging of Ag Mechanics Projects
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Judging of Breeding Rabbits
7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Judging of Market Rabbits
8:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
Judging of County Born and Bred Rabbits
8:45 – 9:15 p.m.
Judging of Rabbit Showmanship
Friday Jan. 11
9 – 9:30 a.m.
Judging of Poultry
9:30 – 11 a.m.
Judging of Breeding Sheep
Judging of Market Sheep
Judging of County Born and Bred Sheep
Judging of Sheep Showmanship
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Judging of Breeding Goats
Judging of Market Goats
Judging of County Born and Bred Goat
Judging of Goat Showmanship
Noon – 1 p.m.
Weigh in of Cattle
1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Judging of Market Gilts
Judging of Market Barrows
Judging of County Born and Bred Swine
Judging of Swine Showmanship
Followed by the Pee Wee Show
Saturday Jan. 12
9 a.m.
Judging of Market Steers
Judging of Breeding Cattle
Judging of County Born and Bred Cattle
Judging of Cattle Showmanship
Followed by Jacob Jackson Master Showmanship
10 a.m.
Judging of Floral Design Projects
11a.m.
Floor Buyers Meeting
Noon
Buyers Luncheon
1 p.m.
Sale Begins
Sunday Jan. 13
1 p.m.
Mandatory Clean up
Thursday Jan. 24
6 p.m.
Awards Ceremony
Click here to download a copy of the 2019 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show Schedule.
2019 SHOW OFFICIALS
Zach Shortes
General Show Chairman
Will Thompson
General Superintendent
Matt Parker
Asst. General Superintendent
Marsee Fuller
General Show Secretary
Shelley Jackson
General Show Secretary
Tye Jackson
Ag Mechanics Superintendent
Superintendents:
Rabbit Superintendent: Eric Brennan
Sheep Superintendent: Forrest Fuller
Swine Superintendent: Kenneth Alford
Poultry Superintendent: Becky Mathias
Goat Superintendent: Kyle Fambro
Cattle Superintendent: Roy Russell
Executive Committee:
Kenneth Alford, Tye Jackson, Eric Brennan, Will Thompson, Forrest Fuller, Matt Parker, Sumer Russell, Jessie Shortes, Roy Russell, Marsee Fuller, Stephen Chase, Zach Shortes, Kyle Fambro and Becky Mathias
Showmanship Division:
Co-Chairman: Glenda Knight
Co-Chairman: Sonya Morehart
Loading Committee:
Superintendent: Debbie Hash
Committee Members: Becky Mathias, Eric Brennan, Forrest Fuller, Kenneth Alford, Roy Russell and Kyle Fambro
4-H Adviser: Sumer Russell
FFA Advisers: Stephen Chase and Jessie Shortes
FFA President: Madi Warren
FFA Sweetheart: Jasie Poindexter
FFA Beau: Braden Campbell
2019 Sale Committee:
Chairman: Susan Shortes
Committee Members: James Shelton, Mike Parrack and Kevin Simmons
Sale Secretaries: Glenda Knight, Sonya Morehart and Deedra Boaz
Cutline, top photo: At the 2018 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show, Kadynce Kennedy took home the two grand champion awards in the Cattle Division, the Grand Champion Heifer and the Grand Champion Steer. This year’s livestock show starts Thursday evening, Jan. 10. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Click here to go to the main 2019 SCJLS page.
