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Department No. 1 Open Class
38 2025 Butler County Fair

Department NO. 1: Beef Cattle MARKET RULES:
A. Animals can be groomed by anyone.
David Vollmer-Member In Charge
B. Exhibitor must comply with all the general rules of the Cattle
Rules Governing This Department: Department.
Please Read All Rules Carefully C. Animals must be owned by exhibitor at least 90 days prior to
the opening date of the fair.
A. Registration for Open Class Beef Cattle will take place online D. All market beef animals must be halter broken.
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and by mail. Online Entries open June1 and close July 19 at
9:00am. Mail in Entries must be into the Fairboard Office by E. Any exhibitor may enter and show a maximum of two steers or
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3:00pm on Saturday June 28 , 2025. We are not responsible market heifers or combination of the two.
for delay or loss of mailed entries.
F. Code of Ethics: To maintain a high degree of confidence in the
B. All Visitors, including Exhibitors must pay admittance to the fair. livestock show, THE COMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT
TO DISQUALIFY ANY ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN FIT-
C. Entry Fee: $8.00 per entry in County, by Open Class Entry TED IN AN UNETHICAL MANNER. Unethical fitting shall in-
Deadline. For all Day of Show & Out of County entries, $25.00 clude any injection of gas, solid, or liquid under the skin to alter
per entry. Fees must be paid at time of entry. All Junior Fair the normal conformation. It shall include also, any cutting or
animals must be entered under Junior Fair exhibitor’s name. tearing of the hide or underneath the hide or removal of tissue
There will be NO stalls for open class only beef entries. in an attempt to alter the shape of the animal. It shall also in-
Open class only exhibitors must show off trailers.
clude attempts to disrupt or change normal dental develop-
D. Livestock trailers will not be permitted to park in the infield fair ment as well as the dyeing or coloring of individuals which al-
week. Trailers must be moved off the fairgrounds by 12:00 ters their natural coloration; also artificial tail heads or polls. Any
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a.m., Sunday, July 20 ,2025. attempts to change the degree of firmness of any individual
shall also be considered unethical. Any persons guilty of the
E. Any exhibitor making a protest against another exhibitor shall above will be disqualified and barred from future shows.
deposit $200.00 with the Secretary at the time of making the
complaint and if protest is not sustained, will be forfeited. G. No grooming chutes allowed in aisles in Beef Barn.
F. All Jr. Fair animals must be entered under Junior Fair exhibi- H. Classes will be determined after weigh-in.
tor’s name.
Section 1– Open Class Feeder Calf
G. All animals must be exhibited in show ring and judged, even in
absence of competition, in order to be awarded premium. Classes:
H. Exhibitors must furnish own bedding. 1.Dairy Feeders (NO Dairy Heifers)
2. Beef Feeders
I. No chutes or canopies are permitted between any buildings/
barns. Open Feeder Calf Show:
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Sunday July 20 ,2025 Following Breeding
J. No Cooking in barns.
Premiums for each Feeder Weight Class:
All Rules for Sections 1 & 2 1 -$15.00 2 -$10.00 3 & 4 - $8.00 5 - $5.00
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Rosettes for Champions
NOTICE: Beef Feeder Champion-$100 Beef Feeder Rs. Champion-$50
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Þ Market Beef Animals will be weighed Saturday, July 19 Dairy Feeder Champion-$100 Dairy Feeder Rs. Champion-$50
2025 beginning at 12:00pm (Noon) Section 2– Open Class Market Beef Clas-
Þ Special Weigh in time for Open Class only Feeder class ses:
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and Market Beef. Weigh in on Sunday July 20 2025 from
8:00am-10:00am. $25.00 entry fee per head. 1.Market Heifers (NO Dairy Heifers)
2. Market Steers
Þ STEERS, HEIFERS AND FEEDERS MUST WEIGH TO Open Market Beef Show:
SHOW
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Sunday July 20 2025 after Open Class Feeders
Þ Open Class Market Beef Not exhibiting in Jr. Fair will be Premiums for each Market Weight Class:
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released on Sunday July 20 @ 6:00pm or After the 1 -$20.00 2 -$15.00 3 & 4 - $10.00 5 & 6 -$8.00 7 & 8 - $5.00
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Open Class Market Beef Show.
Trophy and $200 for Grand Champion.
Trophy and $100 for Reserve Grand Champion.