State Fair of Virginia Youth Livestock Shows
Date: Wednesday, September 27 – Sunday, October 1, 2023
Location: The Meadow Event Park - Doswell, VA
Contact: Katherine Carter- (540) 231-2257 Scott Greiner- (540)231-9159
Schedule: coming soon
Additional information: State Fair of Virginia official web site
Please pay close attention to multiple steps/dates:
Step #1 Nomination:
Part 1 - Order DNA envelopes (and EID tags if you need them)
- June 29 - DNA Envelope/Tag Order System opens
- July 1 & 2 - DNA Envelope/Tag in person pickup at Independence Day Shootout
- July 14 & 15 - DNA Envelope/Tag in person pickup at Mayhem at the Meadow
- July 21 - Last day to request DNA Envelope/Tags if you want them mailed to you
- July 22- DNA Envelope/Tag in person pickup at Augusta County Jackpot
- July 24- Last date we will mail DNA envelope/Tag order not picked up in person
Part 2 - Nominate your animals
- June 29 - Nomination Portal opens
- July 31 - Nomination Portal closes – information must be uploaded by 5:00 PM
- July 31- Nomination forms and DNA samples must be postmarked by this date
Step #2 Registration: (All Registered Breeding Animals, Registered Market Beef and Registered Market Hogs ONLY)
- August 1 - Animals must be registered in the name of the exhibitor - Date of Issue by respective Breed Association, NOT Date of Sale
Step #3 Entry: *ALL animals must be entered in the Entry System
- July 10 Entry System opens
- August 21 Entry System closes at 5:00PM
***For full details and links please click on the tabs below:
Cattle Nomination Video
Swine Nomination Video
Lamb and Goat Nomination Video
- Exhibitor Entry System NOW OPEN
- COMING SOON
- Coming Soon!
- Coming Soon!
2020 State Fair of Virginia
- 2020 SFVA Beef Premier Exhibitor Results
- 2020 SFVA Meat Goat Premier Exhitbitor Results
- 2020 SFVA Sheep Premier Exhibitor Results
- 2020 SFVA Swine Premier Exhibitor Results
- 2020 SFVA Species Promotion Awards
- 2020 SFVA Champions Carcass Results
- 2020 SFVA Lamb Carcass Contest Results
- 2020 SFVA Lamb Carcass Contest Summary
2019 State Fair of Virginia
- 2019 SFVA Youth Livestock Show Results
- 2019 SFVA Beef Carcass Results
- 2019 SFVA Lamb Carcass Results
- 2019 SFVA Champion Carcass Data
- 2019 SFVA Skillathon Results
2018 State Fair of Virginia
- 2018 SFVA Youth Livestock Show Results
- 2018 SFVA Beef Carcass Show Results
- 2018 SFVA Lamb Carcass Show Results
- 2018 SFVA Lamb Carcass Contest Summary
- 2018 SFVA Champion Market Animal Carcass Data
2017 State Fair of Virginia
- Show Results (pdf)
- 2017 SFVA Beef Carcass Show Letter and Results
- 2017 SFVA Lamb Carcass Contest Results and Summary
2016 State Fair of Virginia
>All Results<

Youth Livestock Topics
Contact
Katherine Carter
Extension Youth Animal Science Specialist
carterke@vt.edu
(540) 231-2257
Jennifer Redifer
Extension Program Associate-Youth Animal Science
jredifer@vt.edu
(540) 231-6345
Scott Greiner
sgreiner@vt.edu
(540) 231-9159
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.