Office Hours
Wednesday & Friday: 9AM - 4PM
Phone
419-675-2396
Applicable State Law
901:1-18-06 Cattle
(A) Cattle moved within Ohio for exhibition:
- The animals presented for exhibition must show no symptoms or evidence of an infectious or contagious disease.
(B) All cattle imported into Ohio for exhibition must:
- Be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection issued within thirty days preceding the opening date of the exhibition and be identified with official individual identification;
- Originate from a tuberculosis-accredited free herd, an accredited free state or zone, or a modified accredited advanced state or zone;
- If originate from a modified accredited state or zone must comply with Rule 901:1-17-03 of the Administrative Code;
- If originate from an accreditation preparatory or a non-accredited state or zone are prohibited from exhibition;
- If from a brucellosis class A state or area/zone must be negative to an official brucellosis test within thirty days of the opening date of the exhibition unless: they are under six months of age, steers, or official vaccinates under twenty months of age (dairy) or twenty four months of age (beef); and (
- If from a brucellosis class B or C state or area/zone must meet all requirements for pre entry testing as specified in 9 C.F.R. 78.9 and obtain an Ohio permit prior to movement.
(C) Cattle from a brucellosis certified free herd or class free state or area/zone are not required to be brucellosis tested.
Market Beef Rules
Animals
- Market beef are not to have permanent teeth showing. Market beef will be mouthed for age when requested by the Beef Committee Chairman
- Maximum number of market beef that can be shown is two. Only one market beef can be sold in the Junior Fair Sale (See Junior Fair Sale rules).
- Ownership of animal will be considered lost if the animal has been consigned or sold to another person through an auction or any other type of transaction from the time project starts until Hardin County Fair.
Weigh-In
- All market beef must have ear (EID) tag to show and have been checked in on January 1, 2022. All market beef must be owned by, in the possession of, and under the continual care and feeding of the Junior Fair member by January 1 of the current year of the fair. (Continual care does permit boarding an animal, providing the member is involved in regular feeding, cleaning and caring for the animal.)
- All market beef must be weighed between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday to be eligible to show. This weight will be sale weight.
- Minimum weight for market beef is 1,000 lbs. All market beef outside of weight limits are not allowed to show at fair must be off the grounds by noon on Tuesday or they will be removed at owner’s expense.
Show and Barn Etiquette
- Maximum number of market beef that can be shown is two. Only one market beef can be sold in the Junior Fair Sale (See Junior Fair Sale rules).
- All Beef Projects must be in barn by 3:00 p.m. Monday, September 5th, to be eligible to be weighed.
- All market beef will be tagged for sale immediately following the Market Beef Show on Thursday evening. All exhibitors must stay with their animals to insure proper tagging.
- Superintendents will determine and post market beef classes.
- All market beef will show by weight.
Beef Feeder Rules
Animals
- All calves must be of any beef breed or a cross from within the beef breeds. Can be heifer or steer calf.
- Calves must be born February 1 to May 15, 2022.
- All calves are to be dehorned and surgically castrated by June 1.
- All calves must be under ownership and under continual care of exhibitor by June 1, 2022.
- Maximum number of steers or heifers to be shown is two.
- All beef feeders brought to the fair will be required to have a series of two vaccinations. The vaccinations are to cover BVD, IBR, BRSV and P13. The first dose must be administered before June 1, by the Fair Vet. At that time, the animal will be tagged by the Fair Vet with a permanent EID tag. The second dose should be given between July 24 and August 22, and may be administered by the family, if desired. The member must maintain records of proof of purchase and appropriate documentation with their livestock record book.
- All feeders must be weighed Monday between 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to be eligible to show.
Weigh-In
- All market beef must have ear (EID) tag to show and have been checked in on January 1, 2022. All market beef must be owned by, in the possession of, and under the continual care and feeding of the Junior Fair member by January 1 of the current year of the fair. (Continual care does permit boarding an animal, providing the member is involved in regular feeding, cleaning and caring for the animal.)
- All market beef must be weighed between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday to be eligible to show. This weight will be sale weight.
- Minimum weight for market beef is 1,000 lbs. All market beef outside of weight limits are not allowed to show at fair must be off the grounds by noon on Tuesday or they will be removed at owner’s expense.
Show and Barn Etiquette
- Superintendent will determine and post beef feeder classes.
- Beef feeder exhibitors are eligible to participate in the Junior Livestock Sale (premium sale). Exhibitors will have the option to keep their calves after the fair or offer them for sale at a public auction following the dairy beef auction on Friday morning. Exhibitors must declare their intent to keep or auction their animal at the time of weigh-in.
- Cattle are not to be tied out until after 8 p.m.
- Beef Feeder’s showing in the Beef Feeder Class will not be able to show in the Junior Fair Breed Show.
Born & Raised Rules
- Animals in this class must be born and raised within Hardin County boundary lines.
- Market beef must also show in Class 9 of Junior Fair Show and are included as part of two market beef member can show at the fair.
- Name and address of breeder must appear on entry blank for animal to be eligible to be shown. Market beef cannot be shown unless a completed entry is submitted by July 31st.
- Born & Raised exhibits also follow all rules for Market Beef.
Beef Skill-a-Thon Contest
Contest will be conducted in age groups (senior, intermediate & junior) Contest consists of questions and identification relating to beef projects and presented as an online quiz.
Possible question and I.D. topics:
- Parts Identification
- Meat Cuts
- Feed Identification
- Breed Identification
- Quality Assurance
- Equipment Knowledge and I.D.
- Structure I.D.
- Current Project Knowledge
- Project Books
- Livestock Judging grades
All participants receive prize money given in each age group.
Outstanding Beef Exhibitor Award Guidelines
Award given to the beef exhibitor who has the highest combined score by participating in the following four junior fair activities:
- Beef Skill a thon
- Showmanship
- Educational Clinic
- Class Placing
Breeding Guidelines
Award given to the beef exhibitor who has the highest combined score by participating in the following four junior fair activities:
- Registration papers must be shown upon request from the committee chairman or judge.
- Exhibitors must have ownership of heifers by May 1, 2022 for breed show.
Beef Rate of Gain Contest Guidelines
To be eligible for the Rate of Gain Contest, market animals were weighed on January 1, 2022. All Junior Fair Beef rules apply in rate of gain contest.
Department Schedule
Saturday, January 1
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:30 am – 10:30 am | Weigh In & Tagging (Steers Only) |
Monday, September 5
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 5:00 pm | Exhibitor Meeting at Steak Barn |
| 6:00 pm | Weigh In |
Tuesday, September 6
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 3:30 pm | Beef Skill-a-thon Contest at Steak Barn |
| 6:00 pm | Beef Educational Clinic at Show Arena |
Thursday, September 8
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 4:00 pm | Beef Breeds & Beef Feeders Show at Show Arena |
| 7:00 pm | Market Beef Show at Show Arena |
Saturday, September 10
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Junior Fair Livestock Sale |
Showmanship Guidelines
- Age for Showmanship is 4-H age as of January 1st of current year.
- All showmanship participants must enter using the online portal entries.hardincountyfair.org. Entries can be scratched ringside.
- Senior winner is eligible to participate in Showman of Showmen contest Sunday, September 11 at 3 p.m.
| Entry Level | Age |
|---|---|
| Senior | 15 Years or Over |
| Intermediate | 12 to 14 Years |
| Junior | 11 Years or Under |
Entry Information
To enter an animal as a dairy beef feeder, visit entries.hardincountyfair.org and follow the on-screen prompts. Use the following additional information to register your animal:
- Division 200 | Class 9 – Junior Fair Market Beef
- Division 210 | Class 11 – Junior Fair Beef Feeder
Market Classes will be broken up evenly by the Dairy Beef Feeder Committee Chair based on weight at weigh-in. Classes will then be posted in the dairy feeder barn on the morning of Wednesday, September 7th and online at www.hardincountyfair.org.
Breed Show Divisions
| 201 Angus | Purebred |
| 202 Chianina | 5.25% |
| 203 Crossbred | All females without registration papers |
| 204 Hereford | Purebred |
| Maine-Anjou | 25% |
| Shorthorn | 50% |
| Simmental | 50% shown by breeds |
Breed Show Classes
| Class 1 | Junior Heifer Calf Born after January 1, 2022 |
| Class 2 | Winter Heifer Calf Born November 1 to December 31, 2021 |
| Class 3 | Senior Heifer Calf Born September 1 to October 31, 2021 |
| Class 4 | Late Summer Yearling Heifer Born July 1 to August 31, 2021 |
| Class 5 | Early Summer Yearling Heifer Born May 1 to June 30, 2021 |
| Class 6 | Junior Yearling Heifer Born January 1 to April 30, 2021 |
| Class 7 | Senior Yearling Heifer Born September 1 to December 31, 2020 |
| Class 8 | Cow 2 Years and Over Born on or before August 31, 2020 |
| Champion and Reserve Champion | Junior Heifer |
| Champion and Reserve Champion | Supreme |
Premiums
| Grade | Premium |
|---|---|
| A Grade | $5.50 |
| B Grade | $4.50 |
| C Grade | $3.50 |