Livestock Important Info

Online Entry Deadlines

Online registration opens June 1st. All entries must be completed and submitted by 9:59 PM PST on the deadline date. The registration system will automatically close at that time.

New for 2025:

A $100 late fee per exhibitor will be applied to any livestock entries submitted between July 11 and July 17, 2025.

No livestock entries will be accepted after July 17, 2025.No exceptions.

Online Registration Due- Thursday, July 10, 2025

All livestock entries due for large and small livestock. As well as carcass entries, livestock judging, GC Yep entries, and 4-H Dog entries.

FFA Video Project Guidelines

Deadline for 2025 Submissions: July 25, 2025, 5 pm

Goal: To show Fair attendees, legislators, sponsors, the general public, what it takes to raise an animal project for Fair.

Who can participate: For 2025 it is open to all Grant County FFA animal exhibitors.

Project Description: Provide a two-minute video by combining short video clips of you raising your animal project. Suggestions would be feeding, grooming, training, frustrations, joyous interactions, etc.

Guidelines:

2 minutes in length give or take 10-15 seconds
MP4, MPEG or AVI formats accepted
Video must show animal as well as Exhibitor when possible
Submissions must be dropped off at the Fair office on a thumb drive
Thumb drive must be labeled with Exhibitors name, email and phone

Judging:

First round done by Fair staff and Fair Advisory Committee.

Top 7 will be submitted to the Livestock Committee for final judging.

The Payoff:

First place - $1,000

Second Place - $650

Third Place - $350

Judging criteria:

Clearness of video
Number of various situations
Clear audio
Clearness of illustration of work involved
Length near guidelines of 2 minutes

Deadline for 2025 Submissions: July 25, 2025, 5 pm

Printable Guidlines

2025 Video Project Guidelines

Video Example

Example Video from 2024

YQCA Deadline

All 4-H, FFA, and Grange members exhibiting an animal that will sell through the Grant County Livestock Sale are required to be certified in Youth for the Quality Care of Livestock, YQCA, by July 1, 2025. 4-H, FFA, and Grange exhibitors not currently certified in YQCA will not be eligible to sell through the Livestock Market Sale. Please complete your certification BEFORE registering your animal for the Fair. You will be required to enter your certificate # when you register your animal.

This includes the following species market beef steer, bred & springer dairy heifers, market pigs, market lamb, market goat, poultry and/or rabbits.

YQCA TESTING

4-H Entry Deadlines

ALL 4-H Static entries must be pre-registered online by Thursday, July 10th. We will no longer have in person registration for these Divisions.

Entries for Educational Posters, Record Books, and Photography must be dropped off to WSU Extension office by Friday, July 25th at 5 pm.

Address:
1525 E. Wheeler Rd
Moses Lake, WA 98837

All Other Entries: Exhibit Drop off Sunday, August 10th ONLY from 3-6 pm.
There will be no registering of items at this time. Due date to have your 4-H exhibits registered is Thursday, July 10th.

Please refer all 4-H-related questions to WSU Extension Office: 509-754-2011

Ana Meyers, 4-H Program Secretary Ext. 4313

Carolyn Russo, 4-H Program Coordinator Ext. 4309

Grange Educational Posters & Record Books

All exhibitors must register for and display an educational poster in order to be eligible to sell their animal at auction. Online registration due- July 10th

Educational Poster Rules:

1. All exhibitors shall enter an Educational Poster. Exhibitors shall enter one poster per class/project.

2. Name, age (as of Jan 1), and home Grange of the exhibitor shall be written on the back of the poster

3. Posters shall focus on a topic related to a youth member’s project. The topic of choice shall educate the reader/viewer.

4. Posters must be readable from 10 ft away. Select lettering/type that is simple, clear and well spaced. Choose typefaces that are easy to read if using a computer. Be consistent in style, use a ruler to ensure letter size consistency. Posters need to be easy to read, consider line thickness as well as letter size.

5. Poster’s will be judged and displayed in the appropriate barn or display area.

6. The poster must be completed by the exhibitor within the current year. Posters must entirely be the work of the exhibitor.

7. Sizing: Minimum of 14”x22”, Maximum of 22”x28”

8. Educational posters will be judged on the following criteria: color, lettering, illustration, layout, originality and creativity, educational value, age and experience appropriateness

9. Educational Posters are due to the Grange Youth Fairs County Coordinator no later than August 1st.

Record Books Rules:

1. All Grange Youth exhibitors shall enter a Project Record Book.

2. Name, age (as of Jan 1), and home Grange of the exhibitor shall be written on the cover, or first page of the Record Book.

3. Pages shall be 8.5”x11”. Handwritten or typed is acceptable.

4. Cover shall be Red Pressboard Acco Fastened Folder, Red Two-prong folder bound on the left side or a red binder.

5. Dividers or Tabs shall be used to delineate the different sections.

6. Sections of the record book shall, at a minimum, Include: General Information, Project Section (one per animal and/or project), Permanent Record

7. Record books are due to the Grange Youth Leader and/or County Coordinator no later than August 1st.

FFA Educational Posters

All exhibitors must register for and display an educational poster in order to be eligible to sell their animal at auction.

Online registration due- July 10th

Exhibitors must hang their educational posters above their pen for display by Monday, August 11^th.

Important Ownership Dates:

February 1- Dairy Sale Heifer Ownership Certificates Due

April 19- Market Beef Ownership date

May 1- Non-sale Dairy Animal Certificates Due

May 17- Swine Ownership date

June 1- Rabbit Ownership date

June 14- Goat/ Lamb Ownership date

June 23- Poultry Certificates due to Extension Office, hatch dates vary by species, make sure to reach out to the superintendent or WSU Extension.

Please email records to ana.myers@wsu.edu at the WSU Extension Office. For questions please call their office at 509-754-2011 Ext. 4313.

Ear Tags

Ear tags for all animals will be available at:

WSU Extension Office
1525 E. Wheeler Rd
Moses Lake, WA 98837

Hours are 8 am- 5 pm Monday through Friday. For questions please call their office at 509-754-2011 Ext. 4313

All species must be tagged BEFORE registering your animal for the Fair. You will be required to enter your animals # when you register on FairEntry.

Dairy Ownership Certificates

Dairy Ownership Certificates Due:

Market Dairy due February 1st

Non-Market Dairy due May 1st

Please contact the Extension Office for the ownership certificate form: ana.myers@wsu.edu or (509) 766-3181.

Market Beef Weigh & Tag Day

If you are showing a market beef project at the Grant County Fair, please bring your animal to be tagged and weighed.

Date: Saturday, April 19th 1-3 PM at the Fairgrounds

Tag photos are due to the extension office by the end of the day on April 19th. Please email photos to ana.myers@wsu.edu

Market Swine Tags

If you are showing a market swine project at the Grant County Fair, your animal must be tagged.

Tag photos are due to the extension office by the end of the day on May 17th. Please email photos to ana.myers@wsu.edu

Market Lamb & Goat

If you are showing a market lamb or goat project at the Grant County Fair, your animal must be tagged.

Tag photos are due to the extension office by the end of the day on June 14th. Please email photos to ana.myers@wsu.edu

Goat Tagging

All market goats need to have a scrapie tag regardless of their sex.

Tag photos are due to the extension office by the end of the day on June 14th. Please email photos to ana.myers@wsu.edu

Please have your goat tagged BEFORE registering your animal for the Fair. You will be required to enter your scrapie tag # when you register your animal. Click here for more information on getting your goats tagged.

Rabbit Tattooing

All rabbits entering the Fair must be tattooed for proper identification.

Date: Saturday, June 21

Time: 4 - 6pm

Location: Rabbit Barn

Cost: $2 per Rabbit
to help cover the cost of tattooing supplies.

Please have your rabbit tattooed BEFORE registering for the Fair. You will be required to enter your tattoo # when you register your animal.

Poultry Changes for 2025

Changes in this year’s Grant County Fair Market Chicken Project Requirements:

Last year, only Freedom Ranger Broilers were permitted as market chickens for the 2024 Grant County Fair. The purpose of limiting options was to create a learning space where youth could hone their skills and succeed. This was reflected in all market chickens meeting the weight requirements and the number of market birds increasing from the previous year. The long-term vision of the poultry barn was to allow only Freedom Rangers for two or three years so youth could have consistency and then add more variables by opening the project up to other boiler breeds in 2026 or 2027.

Due to changes in availability linked to new regulations, health issues, and consumer demand, it will be difficult to source the Freedom Ranger Broiler within the required hatch dates for this year’s fair. Due to this reality, the poultry barn will permit youth to bring any broiler that is hatched in the proper time window and meet the size requirements to the 2025 Grant County Fair.

Youth will need to do their own research and source birds that will fit the proper requirements below.

CHICKEN USDA Broiler/Fryer Class

Age Range: 9-11wks at Fair check-in

Weight Range: 4.5-8.5lb at Fair check-in

Any Broiler breed (excluding those that mature in less than 9 weeks)

Either sex is permitted.

Hatch Dates: May 26—June 9, 2025

Ownership Certificates due to WSU Extension Office June 23, 2025.

Poultry Tagging & Testing

When: Wednesday, July 30th 3-6 pm
Where: Location TBD