Youth Cattle Working Contest
State Youth Cattle Working Contest Information
When: Friday April 19, 2024
Location: Virginia Beef Expo, Rockingham County Fairgrounds, Harrisonburg, VA
Information: Katherine Carter, 540-231-2257
Youth Cattle Working Contest Flyer
Youth Cattle Working Contest Rules
General Information for Regional Contests
- Registration Deadline: Friday, March 15, 2024 5:00 PM
- Entry fee is $35/Team – payment details and information are located in the entry system
- All participants must be 14 years of age by September 30, 2023 and have not had their 19th birthday prior to January 1, 2023
- All participants must have a valid/current Beef Quality Assurance Certification – those not currently certified must complete their certification by March 15th, 2024
Regional Contests Schedule
| Friday, March 22, 2024 | Southern Piedmont - The Adams Farm Coordinator: Joanne Jones |
10:00 AM Register by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 15th, 2024 |
| Saturday, April 13, 2024 | New River Valley - G&G Livestock Coordinator: Cynthia Hurst |
9:00 AM Register by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 15, 2024: |
| Friday, April 5, 2024 | Central Virginia - Senterfitt/Virginia Livestock Coordinator: Kaci Daniel |
9:00 AM Register by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 15, 2024: |
| Thursday, April 4, 2023 | Shenandoah Valley - Weyers Cave Coordinators: Andy Siebel and John Benner |
9:00 AM and 12:00 PM Register by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 15, 2024: |
| Saturday, March 30, 2024 | Southwest Virginia - Copenhaver Farms Coordinator: Matthew Miller |
9:00 AM Register by 5:00 PM on Friday, March 24, 2023: |
Resources
- Permission forms to be filled out for each participant
- YCWC Cattle Processing Map (PDF) - Updated 2/2024
- Judge's Scorecards (PDF) - Updated 3/2022
Youth Livestock Topics
Contact
Katherine Carter
Extension Youth Animal Science Specialist
carterke@vt.edu
(540) 231-2257
Scott Greiner
Extension Animal Science Specialist
sgreiner@vt.edu
(540) 231-9159
Hunter Liles
Extension Youth Animal Science Associate
huntl97@vt.edu
(540) 231-6345
Virginia 4-H Livestock Programs Endowment
The Virginia 4-H Foundation is spearheading the advancement of the Virginia 4-H Youth Livestock Programs Endowment. 4-H livestock programming is funded through a combination of private gifts, endowment income, gifts in kind, and participant fees.