The 2011 Junior Open Beef Show will be held Oct. 15, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at the Rapides Parish Coliseum Fairgrounds during the Rapides Parish Fair in Alexandria, La.

Click here for the Open Youth Beef Breeding Show entry form.


Rules and Regulations

1. All classes of this division are open to youth exhibitors from the following parishes: Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Catahoula, Concordia, Evangeline, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Sabine, St. Landry, Vernon, West Feliciana and Winn. Exhibitors from other parishes will be notified of their elligibility after the entry deadline date, provided that barn space is available.

2. Exhibitors must be under 20 years of age as of January 1, 2011, to be eligible to participate in the show.

3. Animals may enter the barn beginning at 12:00 noon on Thursday, October 13, 2011, and must be in the barn by 12:00 noon on Friday, October 14, 2011. All cattle must remain in the barn until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, 2011.

4. Entry forms (see link below) must be postmarked on or before October 3, 2011, to be eligible to participate in the Open Junior Beef Breeding Show. These forms should be mailed to: Rapides Parish Fair, 300 Grady Britt Drive, Alexandria, La. 71302. Entry forms may be obtained from your local County Agent.

5. All animals must be registered with their respective breed associations and transferred to the name of the youth exhibitor by the entry deadline, October 3, 2011, to be eligible to participate in the Youth Open Junior Beef Breeding Show.

6. Exhibitors will be limited to one animal per class.

7. All exhibitors are required to furnish water, feed troughs, feed and hay. No hay is to be used for feed or bedding in the bedding area. Exhibitors will be responsible for care of their animals and for cleaning stalls and aisles during the fair.

8. All animals must be tied in their assigned spaces from 10:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. each day, except when being groomed and exhibited. Exhibitors violating this rule will forfeit premium money.

9. Premium checks will be mailed to exhibitors following the show. Exhibitors who leave prior to the release time will forfeit all premium money.

10. All Bulls MUST be shown with nose leads.

11. Premium awards are listed below.

1st             2nd         3rd             4th             5th
$25.00     $22.50     $20.00     $17.50     $15.00