Department A

Open Beef Cattle Show

Premiums Offered: $12,420.00

• Director: Mitch Titus [Please enable javascript.]
• Superintendent: J.D. Nolte [Please enable javascript.]

Regulations

• Entries must be postmarked no later than 4pm, Saturday, July 20, 2019.
• No late entries accepted.
• Mail entries to: Coles County Fair, P.O. Box 225, Charleston, IL 61920.
• Judging Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 9:30am.
• No alcohol in livestock barns.
• Registration papers are required at the time of entry.
• Each exhibitor must purchase a $10 exhibitor ticket.
• Exhibitor ticket allows 1 (One) exhibitor and 1 (one) vehicle into the fair for the entire week.
• Arrival time: 4pm, Sunday, July 28, 2019.
• Release time: 4pm, Wednesday, July 31, 2019.
• Entry limit: Two (2) per single class and one (1) pair.
• Entry fee: $10 per animal.
• Stall rent: $10 per animal.
• Entry fees and stall/pen rents are to be paid at the time of entry.
• Exhibitors are prohibited from using wood chips and from excessively wetting bedding material.
• Class placement will be determined by the director and superintendent.

The Department of Agriculture shall use its best efforts to secure sufficient appropriations to fund premiums.  In any year for which the General Assembly of the State of Illinois fails to make an appropriation sufficient to pay such premiums, premium amounts may not be accurately reflected in the Premium Book.

Single Class Premiums (4 places)

• 1st: $55
• 2nd: $50
• 3rd: $45
• 4th: $40

Group Class Premiums (5 places)

• 1st: $50
• 2nd: $45
• 3rd: $40
• 4th: $35
• 5th: $30

Grand Champion Female

• Champion: $250
• Reserve: $125

Grand Champion Cow & Calf

• Champion: $100
• Reserve: $50

Grand Champion Steer

• Champion: $250
• Reserve: $125

GRAND CHAMPION AWARD BEEF CATTLE

SPONSORED BY CROP PRODUCTION SERVICES

STEER SHOW

Judging: Wednesday, July 31, 2019, Starting At Approximately 9:30am In The 4-H Arena.

All Cattle Must Be In Place Sunday July 28^th By 4:00pm.

1. Social Security Numbers, Premise ID, & Registration Papers will be needed at time of entry.
2. Entry Fee is $10.00 per entry per class and Stall rent is $10.00 per animal.
3. Entries must be postmarked no later than 4:00 p.m. Saturday, July 20, 2019.
4. Entry fees and stall rents will be paid at the time of entry.
5. No refunds will be given for exhibitor tickets or stall rent.
6. No exhibitor will be paid more than 2 monies in any one class.
7. See State Health Rules in this book. Health papers will be checked.
8. All animals entered must be registered in their respective breeds and exhibitors must be prepared to show certificate of registration of any animal upon request of the Entry Manager or Superintendents. Simmentals will follow State Fair. Jr. Rules, 3 / 4 0 / 0 or higher.
9. Only one fan for every three head will be allowed.
10. Animals, which have been erroneously entered, may at the discretion of the Superintendent or Entry Manager may be transferred to their proper class previous to judging. If such classes have been judged, the transfer will not be made.
11. Substitution of animals entered for reasons satisfactory to the Superintendent will be permitted prior to the opening day of the fair, providing the animal asked to be substituted and was owned by the exhibitor at the time referred.
12. The Superintendent of each department may require the removal of a suspicious or diseased animal from the grounds.
13. It is required that all exhibitors clean their stalls and pens by 8:00am each day and keep them in clean and sanitary conditions.
14. Unreasonable or unnecessary delay in getting animals into the show ring will give the Superintendents the right to exclude the animal from the show.
15. Decisions of the Judge, Superintendent, or Entry Manager shall be final.
16. Champion classes will be limited to first prize animals. Entries will not be made in Champion Classes until judging has begun in the said class.
17. No generators or dogs allowed in barns.

Health Requirements