2024 Livestock and Market Poultry Registration
Below is the Registration Link for all of the Livestock and Market Poultry Entries for the 2024 Frederick County Fair Association Livestock and Market Poultry Shows and Sale. Also included at the bottom of this email are the Exhibitor Numbers that have been assigned. If you do not have an Exhibitor Number please let me know so that I can assign one to you. You will need to enter your Exhibitor Number during the registration process. Each animal will have to be entered into the registration Google Form separately. You will need all Tag Numbers and Scrapie Tag Numbers for this registration process. When registering heifers please enter their tag number as the fair tag number. All animals will need to be registered by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Please email me at [email protected] with any questions or concerns about the registration process.
Additional Information and Reminders:
- Market Beef will be shown in classes determined by weight.
- There will be no muzzles allowed on any lambs or goats.
- All Market Hogs and Breeding Gilts are to have waterers in their pens at all times for the Public’s Perspective.
- Setup time will be from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Sunday, July 28, 2024.
- All Health Papers must be completed within 30 days of the Fair Monday, July 29, 2024. (No earlier than June 28, 2024)
- No Livestock is to be unloaded on Fair Monday, July 29, 2024, until the Livestock Chairperson checks each animal's Health Papers. Unloading time is from 7:00 AM until Noon.
- There will be a required Exhibitors Meeting in the Show Barn on Monday, July 29, 2024, at 1:00 PM. Animals will be weighed upon the conclusion of this meeting. The order of species will be announced during the Exhibitor Meeting.
- There will be no washing of animals at the Fairgrounds prior to weighing and grading.
- Due to the length of the sale and other factors, Underweight and Overweight animals will not be sold at the Livestock, Poultry, and Rabbit Sale on Friday. It will be the responsibility of the Exhibitor to arrange for the sale of their animal.
- Weight Range for Goats is 50 lbs to 115 lbs
- Weight Range for Lambs is 90 lbs to 150 lbs
- Weight Range for Hair Sheep is 75 lbs to 150 lbs
- Minimum Steer Weight is 1000 lbs and Must Grade at least Select
- No Virginia State Fair Nominated Livestock can go through the Frederick County Fair Sale or Farmers Livestock Exchange sale and be shown by the Exhibitor at the State Fair.
- If you wish to scratch an animal from the sale please notify the Species Chairperson or Eric McLaughlin ([email protected]) by 10 PM on the day of that species’ show.
- All Livestock that are not going to be sold must leave the Fairgrounds by 10 PM on Thursday, August 1, 2024.
- The Market Livestock, Poultry, and Rabbit Sale will begin at 6:00 PM on Friday, August 2, 2024.
- All Livestock Pens and Tack Areas need to be completely cleaned by 12 PM on Saturday, August 3, 2024, because other Fair Events will be using these areas.