Annual Stephens County Junior Livestock Show to kick off Thursday, Jan. 6

The 2022 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show and Sale will kick off Thursday evening, Jan. 6, with the Rabbit Show at the Stephens County Ag Center on U.S. Highway 180, east of Breckenridge, and will continue on Friday with the showing of the poultry, goats, sheep, swine and cattle.
On Saturday morning, the SCJLS will feature the interviews for the Herdsman Award, the Jacob Jackson Master Showman competition and the floral design judging, followed by the annual awards presentation.
The show will wrap up with the buyers luncheon and the sale Saturday afternoon.
Here is the schedule for this year’s show:
Thursday Jan. 6
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. 7
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
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Judging of Market Steers
Judging of Breeding Cattle
Judging of County Born and Bred Cattle
Judging of Cattle Showmanship
Saturday Jan. 9
8 a.m.
Herdsman interviews
9 a.m.
Floral Design competition
10 a.m.
Jacob Jackson Master Showman
Presentation of awards immediately to follow
Noon
Buyers Luncheon
1 p.m.
Sale Begins
Sunday Jan. 10
1 p.m.
Mandatory Clean up
Cutline, top photo: Tanner Winter judges the cattle competition in the 2021 Stephens County Junior Livestock Show. This year’s event will begin Thursday, Jan. 6. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)