2023 Large Livestock Exhibitor Guide

Special Awards

Supreme Champion Market Swine Reserve Champion Market Swine

Award, Banner, Rosette Award, Banner, Rosette Award, Banner, Rosette Award, Banner, Rosette Award, Banner, Rosette Award, Banner, Rosette

4-H Grand Champion

4-H Reserve Grand Champion

FFA Grand Champion

FFA Reserve Grand Champion

Breed Champion

Award, Rosette Award, Rosette

Reserve Breed Champion

JUDGING STANDARDS MARKET SWINE SCORECARD

GRADE Market Acceptable and Not Market Acceptable Market Acceptable: U.S. No. 1 and No. 2 hogs of average or greater conformation that are acceptable in leanness, muscularity and production traits. Not Market Acceptable: Any hog of below average conformation including U.S. number 3, U.S. number 4 and utility grade hogs. NOT ELIGIBLE TO SELL.

Market Hog Breed Requirements

Hampshire 1. Must be black in color with a white belt starting on the front leg. The belt may partially or totally encircle the body. Animal is eligible if the head is black, and the body is totally white.

2. Must possess Hampshire breed character. Ears must be erect and not rounded. 3. Must NOT have any white hair or indications of streaking on the forehead. 4. Must NOT have any red hair. Yorkshire 1. Must be white in color and possess Yorkshire breed character. Ears must be erect. 2. Must NOT have any colored hair other than white.

3. Must NOT have colored skin pigmentation larger than one U.S. minted silver dollar. 4. Must NOT have masking above the eyes larger than one U.S. minted silver dollar. Duroc 1. Must be red in color and possess Duroc breed character. Ears must be down and medium size. 2. Must NOT have any white or black hair located on the animal. 3. Must NOT have more than three black spots on the skin and none of these spots can be larger than two inches in diameter. 4. Must NOT have any shading or indication of a belt. Landrace 1. Must be white in color and possess Landrace Breed character. Ears must be down. 2. Must NOT allow any color hair other than white. 3. Must NOT allow more than three spots of skin pigmentation. 4. Must NOT allow any spot of skin pigmentation larger than one U.S. minted quarter.

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