TRADE SHOW JUDGING CONTEST
STEER & HEIFER SHOW SHOWMANSHIP CONTEST
February 4-5, 2006
Midway Exposition Center
I-70 Exit 121
Columbia, Missouri
Champion Steer $2000
Reserve Champion Steer $1000
Champion Heifer $1000
Reserve Champion Heifer $500
What started out as a good idea has grown into a phenomenal success. In 1994, Alpha Gamma Rho started a junior steer and heifer show. Over the past 12 years, the AGR Classic has grown into one of the Midwest’s premier cattle preview shows. The show has expanded to include a showmanship contest and youth livestock judging contest. In 2005, the AGR Classic had over 500 entries from nearly 330 exhibitors. The show continues to draw the highest quality livestock and exhibitors from over 10 states.
The AGR Classic is a community service project of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. The members supply all the labor and organizational needs of the show. The only expenses are for facility rental, judge’s salary, prize monies, and office supplies. The AGR Classic is a junior show, meaning only exhibitors 21 years of age and under and allowed. The show relies on donations and community support to fund prize monies; entry fees alone are not sufficient. All donations go directly to the exhibitors. In order to continue to draw top-notch exhibitors, Alpha Gamma Rho looks to agricultural supporters to help us continue to make the AGR Classic a positive experience for our exhibitors, both through competitive prize pay-outs and a well-organized event. In 2005, we paid out over $14,500 in premium monies.
YOUTH
JUDGING CONTEST
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A youth cattle judging contest will be held February
4 at the Midway Exposition Center. Registration starts at 7:00am and the
event starts at 7:45am. There is no entry fee or pre-registration
required. There will be 6 classes of cattle with some questions classes,
but no reasons will be given. There will be both team and individual
competition, but you do not need to be a member of a team to participate.
There is no limit to the number of students that can attend. Plaques will be
awarded to the high team and individual in both a senior division (14 & over)
and a junior division (13 & under).
▪ If you have any questions
regarding the contest, please feel free to contact Cody Brock (573) 289-2098
or cmb2k3@mizzou.edu
SHOWMANSHIP CONTEST
SHOW REGULATIONS
▪ NO STRAW ALLOWED!!! WOOD CHIPS OR SAWDUST ONLY
▪ HEIFERS MUST BE IN PLACE 8:00PM FRIDAY, Feb. 3, & STEERS MUST BE IN PLACE 9:00AM SATURDAY, Feb. 4
▪ CATTLE MAY ARRIVE ANYTIME AFTER 8:00 A.M., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD.
▪ DUE TO LIMITED SPACE, NO EXHIBITOR WILL BE ALLOWED TO RESERVE STALLS.
Stalls are strictly on a first-come, first-served basis. A stall is not considered yours until your cattle are in it.
▪ Open to all junior exhibitors 21 years of age and under. Heifers show Saturday Feb 4. at 11:00a.m., or 45 minutes after the Judging Contest, and Steers show Sunday Feb. 5 at 8:00a.m. Steers and heifers show by breed. Breeds with 6 or more entries, from 2 or more exhibitors will have a breed division. Breeds with less than 2 exhibitors or less than 6 total head will show in the All Other Breeds division. Missouri Division placings are taken from Open Division class results; however Missouri breed champions and overall champions will have individual championship-drive classes following the appropriate Open Div. class.
▪ Steers: Must have been born in 2005. To be eligible for a breed class, steers will need to meet the same percentage requirements as set forth by the breed association for registration of a bull, and they must show a predominance of such breed characteristics. All others will show in the crossbred class. Steers may be shown in only one breed division by only one exhibitor. Steers will show by weight. No reweighs will take place.
▪ Heifers: Must have been born between 9-1-04 and 7-1-05. All purebred heifers must have registration papers in hand at check in. Heifers will show by age. Heifers without registration papers will show as crossbred. Heifers may be shown in only one breed division by only one exhibitor.
All animals must be owned and shown by the exhibitor. Each
animal must have health papers complying with Missouri State
regulations. No hemp, hair or hair-like materials, or surgical alterations
will be allowed! Any and all animals may be subject to veterinary
examination. Portable generators are welcome. No heating devices allowed in
barns. Supply your own bedding. Show management reserves the right to
interpret the rules or make any decision regarding the show deemed necessary
in the best interest of the event. All cattle will be released upon the
completion of their respective show.
▪
Livestock entered in the show may be subject to participation in the Judging
Contest on Saturday.
For more information about the show, advertisements, display booths, and/or
display cattle contact the Show Chairmen.
Prizes will be awarded to breed champions in the heifer and steer shows in both Open and Missouri Divisions.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PROCEDURES OR REQUIREMENTS WILL BE SETTLED USING THE RULES OF THE MISSOURI STATE FAIR AND THE POINTS SYSTEMS OF THE MISSOURI CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
ENTRY FORMS AND FEES
Entry forms can be downloaded directly from this website using the two
links below. There are two formats available: HTML and Microsoft
Word. If you have any problems downloading entry forms, please contact
us immediately.
HTML ENTRY FORM
(Opens in a new browser window)
MICROSOFT WORD ENTRY
FORM (Save the document to
your computer)
Mail Entries to:
AGR Classic 602 South College Avenue Columbia, MO
65201
$30 per head pre-registered (Must be postmarked on or before Jan.
16)
$40 per head up to
8:00PM Feb. 3 at check-in for Heifers--up to
9:00AM Feb. 4 at check-in for
Steers
Incomplete
entries, illegible entries, no money and/or returned checks all constitute a
voided entry!
Please complete a separate entry form for each exhibitor.
No refunds after
Jan. 16, 2006.
IN CASE THE
SHOW IS CANCELLED DUE TO EXTREME BAD WEATHER,
WE WILL NOTIFY EXHIBITORS BY Email AND THE SHOW WEBSITE BY 8:00AM FRIDAY, FEB.
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HOTEL INFORMATION
http://www.visitcolumbiamo.com
SHOW JUDGE
TBA
SHOW LOCATION AND HEADQUARTERS
Midway EXPO Center
Interstate 70 Exit 121
Midway, MO (5 miles west of Columbia, MO)
(573) 445-8338
SHOW CHAIRMEN
JD McGaugh
(660) 815-7292
Cody Brock (573) 289-2098
http://students.missouri.edu/~agr