4-H Livestock Judging

Livestock judging trains young people in decision-making skills related to the evaluation of meat animals. Team members learn:

• How to evaluate the conformation of different breeds of beef cattle, sheep, market goats and swine
• How to use performance data to assist in evaluation and selection of livestock
• How to defend their placings through the delivery of oral reasons

A team will consist of three to four members, with the top three scores being combined to make up the team score.  There will be two classes of each species of beef cattle, sheep, market goat and swine. If possible, there will be a market and a breeding class from each species.