
EXHIBITOR INFORMATION
2026 TAG-IN DATES:
Market Steers: February 21, 2026, 7:00-10:00 am
Market Dairy: February 21, 2026, 7:00-10:00 am
Makeup date due to weather:
February 28, 2026, 7:00-10:00 am
Market Hog: April 18, 2026, 7:00-10:00 am
Market Lamb: April 18, 2026, 7:00-10:00 am
PRELIMINARY 2026 SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, August 4, 2026
*6:00-9:00 p.m. All Sheep MUST arrive. Market Hogs, Swine Breeding, Market Steer, Beef Breeding & Bucket Calf will be accepted during this time period.
*9:00 p.m. Market Lamb Weigh-in (release of lambs not within weight limits immediately following weigh-in)
WEDNESDAY, August 5, 2026
*6:00-8:00 a.m. Market Hogs & Swine Breeding accepted
*6:00-9:00 a.m. Market Steer, Beef Breeding & Bucket Calf accepted
*10:00 a.m. Market Lamb Judging (Cattle Barn)
*followed by Sheep Show
*followed by Market Steer Weigh-In
After weigh-in Release market steers not within weight limits
7:30 p.m. Livestock Scholarship Awards presented on Main Stage
THURSDAY, August 6, 2026
*8:00 a.m. Market Hog Class Judging, Open Market Hog Judging follows Jr. Show
*followed by Swine Breeding Show
*1:00 p.m. Beef Breeding Show
*followed by Bucket Calf Judging
3:00 p.m. Release red/white ribbon Market Hogs
*6:00 p.m. Market Steer Judging
*followed by Bred & Owned Steer Judging
Immediately following Steer Show – Sheep Breeding Classes released and Red/White Ribbon Market animals must be removed by 11:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, August 7, 2026
7:00-10:00 a.m. Beef Breeding, Swine Breeding, and Bucket Calf Classes released and must be removed by 10 a.m.
*7:00-9:00 a.m. Dairy and Market Dairy accepted.
*1:00 p.m. Market Dairy Judging
*followed by Dairy Show
4:00 p.m. Livestock Judging Contest
SATURDAY, August 8, 2026
*11:00 a.m. Blue Ribbon Auction (steers, lambs, dairy, hogs)
ALL MARKET ANIMAL EXHIBITORS MUST CLEAN UP THE AUCTION AREA IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE AUCTION.
SUNDAY, August 9, 2026
5:00-10:00 a.m. All remaining livestock will be released and must be off the grounds by 10 a.m.
9:00-10:00 a.m. Rabbit & Poultry Check-in. All pens must be set up by 10:30 a.m.
12:30 p.m. Something to Crow About (Rooster Crowing Contest)
1:00 p.m. Rabbit Class Judging, followed by Poultry Classes. In both species, fancy/bantam classes will show first, followed by commercial/large classes.
Due to our fair dates overlapping State Fair, any special accommodations required for State Fair exhibitors need to be made ahead of our fair.
BLUE RIBBON LIVESTOCK AUCTION
11 a.m. – Saturday, August 8, 2026
Order of Auction: Steers, Lambs, Dairy, Hogs
*List of exhibitors will be published in the afternoon, Friday, August 7.
Thanks to our 2025 Livestock Sponsors!




Auction Binders
Mentz Foundations
Auction Drinks
Heritage Community Bank
The Other Trashman
SN Partners
Auction Drinks
Heritage Community Bank
The Other Trashman
SN Partners
1st Place Plaques
Ryan & Liz Short, Agents for United Mutual Insurance Company (Steer)
FCS Financial (Swine)
Siedhoff Distributing Company (Dairy)
AcreMax Risk Management LLC (Lamb)
Beef Cattle Class
AcreMax Risk Management
Falling Timber Farm Beef Genetics & Nutrition
Franklin County Cattleman’s Assn.
Hermann Veterinary Clinic
Bucket Calf Class
David Brockmann Farms
Market Lamb Class
AcreMax Risk Management
Nelson H Hall Agricultural Achievement Award
Swine Class
AcreMax Risk Management
Backes & Toelke / Marthasville Ag Center
Deppe Farms
Dorothy Brinker, DVM
FCS Financial
Rehmeier Farms Inc.
United Mutual Insurance Co.
Open Bucket Calf
Franklin County Cattleman’s Assn.
Traveling Herdsman Award
Ryan & Liz Short, Agents for United Mutual Insurance Company

HANDBOOK
2026 Class list and full schedule of events for the livestock area will be published in January.



