Livestock Events

Jr. Livestock Events

Click the link below to see the rules for all Livestock Projects. ShoWorks Entries will open October 1, 2025.

NEW THIS YEAR!

Livestock & Creative Arts Exhibitors can enter all their species at one time. Entries for each species will close one week before each tag in.

Exhibitors will only need to register online in ShoWorks. No hard copy forms are required.

When initially Registering as an exhibitor, please utilize the “I am a new exhibitor or have not registered this year” and fill out all the required information.

Auction
Livestock Auction
Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 1pm
NYF Livestock Arena

If you would like an easy way to see the exhibitors, the list attached below is alphabetical.

Bucket Calf Show
Get those young kids started off right with a Livestock Project just their size!

Bucket Calf exhibitors are required to register and pay online through ShoWorks, no later than January 4, 2025. There will be a Mock Tag-In on Saturday, January 11, 2025 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM at the NYF Creative Arts Building.

Click this link for the 2025 Bucket Calf Rules .

All- Star Showcase- NEW!!
The third annual NYF All-Star Showcase empowers youth with special needs by pairing them with buddies/mentors and providing them an opportunity to participate in the livestock show experience. The buddies/mentors will help the participants to bond with the animal on show day and to insure the safety of the youth showmen and the animals. Needville Youth Fair Board shall work hand-in-hand with N.I.S.D. teaching staff to promote a positive and meaningful experience for all participants, buddy/mentors and volunteers.

The All Star Showcase will take place Friday, May 2, 2025, 30 minutes after the steer show.

Participant entries will be accepted from Saturday, March 15, 2025 thru Thursday, April 10, 2025 or until all spaces have been filled. This will be the only entry period for the 2025 Fair.

A parent and/or guardian of each participant must be present for a show meeting on Wednesday, April 16th at 6:30 p.m. at the Needville Youth Fair Creative Arts Building to discuss show procedures and specific information with the Show Committee.

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