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Junior Beef Round-up

Virginia Junior Beef Roundup: Friday, April 18th and Saturday, April 19th, 2025

Location: Rockingham County Fairgrounds - Harrisonburg, Virginia

Rockingham County Fairgrounds Map/Directions 

Tentative Schedule

**Ownership Deadline for all cattle (commercial heifers, crossbred/non-registered Steers, Registered Steers, Bred and Owned Bulls, and Registered Heifers) is April 10th, 2025. You will be required to upload a copy of the original Registration Certificate for each registered animal from their respective breed associations. Not required for Commercial/Crossbred Heifers or Crossbred Steers**

All animals entered in the show must meet the following requirements:

1. Be officially identified with an “840” RFID button issued by a state or federal animal health program or a metal ear tag (a bangs vaccination or silver metal tag) and entered on a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI – aka “Health Papers”) issued by an accredited veterinarian within 30 days of the show.

2.CVI shall list each animal’s official identification number (see above), age, sex, breed, Brucellosis vaccination status, and any test results and dates of tests. 

3.Animals MUST be free of infectious and contagious diseases, including Ringworm, Warts, and Pinkeye.  Animals currently being treated for any of the listed conditions that are visibly responding to treatment must have a written statement to that effect added to the CVI by the issuing veterinarian.

4.The above CVI’s accompanying each animal will be inspected by VA Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (VDACS) personnel at the arrival on the fairgrounds or at a time designated by the show superintendents. Failure to provide proper documentation &/or identification for animals may result in disqualification of entries. Any animal without a CVI will not be eligible to show.  Any animal with a CVI, but without proper identification will be required to be tagged on-site.  If the owner refuses to allow the animal to be tagged, then that animal will be ineligible to show.  All decisions of the show superintendents are final. 

Full Rules Available Here

  • Entry Link: http://jrbeefroundup.fairentry.com
  • Entry Deadline: Friday, April 11th at 5:00 PM
  • No Late Entries will be accepted
  • Entry Fee: $35/head
    • Preferred Payment: Credit Card within FairEntry
    • Checks must be received no later than Monday, April 14th. Checks payable to Virginia Beef Expo with VJBR in the memo line and mailed to: Katherine Carter, 175 W Campus Drive, 380 Litton Reaves, Blacksburg, VA 24061

 

  • There will be stalling in the barns, and exhibitors are also welcome to show off their trailers. There will be designated trailer parking for those showing off their trailer, and per Rockingham County Fair, there will be a maximum tent size for those utilizing tents at their trailers. Information on maximum tent size is forthcoming. You will designate during the entry process your preference for stall space in the barn or working off your trailer. 
  • Please NOTE: No youth cattle or tack set-up is allowed in the barns on Thursday. Cattle Sales will be taking place and pens for the sale cattle must be removed before we have acces to barns - mid to late evening Thursday. Please DO NOT come in the barns asking when stalling will be available, where your stalls are located, or if you can move equpipment in. All exhibitors will be notified when the barns are available. 
 
  • There is no entry option for Showmanship in the FairEntry System. 
  • All exhibitors are automatically entered into the appropriate showmanship class based on birth date. There are no entry fees. 
  • It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to scratch showmanship by 10:30 AM on Friday, April 18th. Order of go will be determined Friday morning, once all scratches are accounted for. 

 

 

Contest Rules and More Information

 

10:00 AM - Wednesday, April 16th
More information coming soon!
  • When: 11:00 AM, Friday, April 18th

More information coming soon!

 

YCWC Champs
  • When:10:00 AM, Thursday April 17th, 2025
  • Spectators Welcome
  • Teams qualified through competition and results from Regional Youth Cattleworking Contests

 

4H-295a

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

 

 

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