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* =
SOD, DLF, HYF, IEF
** = CHB, DLF, HYF, IEF
+ =
SOD, CHB, DLF, HYF, IEF
Sale Committee Comments
The Sale Committee:
Lori Peskey
Matt Zens Michael Blume
Dear Fellow Cattlemen,
Whether you have owned Herefords for years or are just getting started, the South Dakota Excellence Sale can offer you many
opportunities to complement your current operation. All the cattle are coming from some of South Dakota’s finest operations.
Many of them have a time tested track record of success and the cattle offered in this year’s sale will compete on the local,
state, and national levels.
Make plans to attend the Excellence Sale November 11th and evaluate the cattle for yourself. Please contact the consignors or
any member of the sale committee with questions. If you are available the night before you are invited to the pre-sale banquet.
Enjoy a Certified Hereford Beef supper and take the time to visit with many of the consignors.
Looking forward to seeing you at the sale!
Heifer Grants
The South Dakota Hereford Association will once again present
heifer grants to youth who apply and are selected for the grants.
The grant money of $600 is to be used toward the purchase
of a heifer in the 2017 SD Excellence Sale. The grant is not
transferable and does not carry over to the next year. Grant
applications may be obtained by calling 605/957-5036 or
online at
.
Deadline to submit applications is November 1, 2017
Youth eligible for these grants should meet the following
criteria:
1. Current member of the SD Junior Hereford Association.
(Annual membership fee of $20 may be sent with grant
application.)
2. Must be at least 8 years old on Jan. 1, 2018 and not older
than 22 years for the 2018 show season.
3. Must agree to show the heifer in the SDJHA Field Day, local
SD county fairs, and 2018 State Fair Futurity Show with the
co-signature of guardian to aid in the exhibit of heifer in these
shows.
4. Must be able to provide at least equal amount of grant money
toward purchase of the heifer.
5. Grant may only be used to purchase a SD bred and raised
heifer from the Excellence Sale held in Brookings on November
11, 2017.
6. Recipient agrees to abide by the rules of the Futurity Show
and the 4-H Code of Ethics.
SDHA Heifer Futurity
Held each year during the South Dakota State Fair, prior to the
Steer Special. Only heifers purchased in the Excellence Sale
are eligible to compete. Grand Champion wins $400, Reserve
Grand Champion wins $200, with all exhibitors leaving the ring
with a cash prize. 4-H Code of Ethics will apply.
SDHA Steer Futurity
Held each year during the South Dakota State Fair, prior to the
Steer Special. Only steers purchased in the Excellence Sale
are eligible to compete. Grand Champion wins $400, Reserve
Grand Champion wins $200, with all exhibitors leaving the ring
with a cash prize. 4-H Code of Ethics will apply.
South Dakota Hereford Steer & Heifer
Specials
Held each year during the South Dakota State Fair, following the Heifer and
Steer Futurity Shows.
1. Steers/Heifers must be South Dakota bred, fed & led by a South Dakota
exhibitor.
2. Steers/Heifers must be owned by a South Dakota resident who is also a
member of the South Dakota Junior Hereford Association.
3. Any steer/heifer eligible for premium money needs to be representative of
the Hereford breed in color and markings.
4. Steers/Heifers must be sired by a registered Hereford bull. It is the
responsibility of the exhibitor to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that it was
sired by a registered Hereford bull. Decisions made by the Committee will
be final regarding the eligibility of a steer or heifer, regardless of recorded or
implied information. No Appeals.
5. If a steer or heifer is entered in any other breed special during the State Fair or
Summer Spotlight, he is not eligible to be entered in the Hereford Steer Special.
6. Steers will be divided into classes according to weight and Heifers will be
divided by age.
7. Premium money will be paid in classes with a Champion and Reserve
Champion picked overall.
8. The South Dakota Hereford Association will be responsible to record and
distribute the premium money to the winners.
9. Steers or Heifers may not show if they do not have an entry form completed
and signed at the time of check-in.
10. In case of ties, premiums will split for carcass contest winners.
11. Steers entered are required to go through the ultrasound carcass contest
and pay applicable fees at time of ultrasound.
12. 4-H Code of Ethics apply to Show Rules.
13. Grand & Reserve Champions are subject to Blood Typing/DNA tests.
Champion and Reserve Champion prize money will be paid when all tests are
satisfied.
14. These rules are subject to change. Contact the SD Hereford Association
for updated rules and details at 605-957-5036.
15. All youth and their animals are required to check in at the specified time
in order to participate in the show. Details and times will be printed in SDHA
newsletters, online at
or you can call a Junior
Advisor or the SDHA office.
Hereford Steer Carcass Contest
All Hereford Special steers are required to participate in Hereford Carcass
Contest which is based on ultrasound data.
1. Winner receives $500 with a 10 place payback.
2. Rules subject to change. Contact SDHA for updated rules.
