Important Livestock Dates

2025-2026 Important Livestock Dates:

  • October 12- Livestock Family Day, General Meeting, and Clinics
  • October 15- Deadline to contact the office to express intent to show
  • August 15- Possession and Validation Deadline for Market Steers. All steers must be listed in 4-H online by the end of August.
  • November 10- Possession deadline for all breeding cattle & dairy, exhibition poultry, all sheep, and all goats. Validations are due for market and commercial beef & dairy heifers, lambs, ewes, goats & does. All of these animals must be listed in 4-H online!
  • November 17- Possession deadline for miniature cattle. Mini Beef Should be listed in 4-H Online by this date.
  • December 1- Possession deadline for swine. Validations are due for market and commercial swine. All of these animals must be listed in 4-H Online
  • December 1- Fair Entry for ALL species (cattle, goats, poultry, rabbits, sheep, & swine) must be complete along with parish and district entry fees.
  • January 16-17 - Ascension Parish Livestock Show; Lamar Dixon
  • January 28- 31 - South Central District Show; St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds
  • February 14-21 - LSU AgCenter State Livestock Show; Lamar Dixon

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