The 2021 Area Junior Livestock Show and Sale will begin Wednesday, Jan. 13, when barns at the Lamb County Ag and Community Center will be opened to receive animals from 2 p.m. until 10 p.m.
Bringing their animals to the show will be 4-H and FFA exhibitors from the Littlefield, Amherst and Sudan communities, and they must have them in the barn by 12 noon Thursday, Jan. 14.
Thursday’s schedule, Jan. 14
At 12:30 p.m., Thursday, steers begin weighing in, and heifers begin checking in.
At 1 p.m.. weight cards for swine, lambs and goats will be due at the office.
From 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., swine weigh-in begins for Lamb County 4-H exhibitors, then Littlefield FFA, then Sudan FFA, then Amherst FFA.
At 2 p.m., Ag Mechanics projects will check in.
From 2:30 to 3 p.m., lambs will be weighed in, in the same order as mentioned above.
Starting at 3 p.m., goats will be weighed in.
At 4 p.m., Ag Mechanics projects will begin being judged.
At 5 p.m., in this order, the beef heifers, steers, and Dairy Heifer Shows will begin being shown and judged.
Friday’s Jan. 15, schedule
At 8 a.m., pens must be clean and rubbish removed, before the judging beings at 8 a.m. for the goat show, followed by the lamb show, and followed by the swine show.
Saturday’s, Jan. 16 schedule
An appreciation lunch for buyers and donors, which is to be prepared in containers for distribution by the meal committee, will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., when the Premium Auction sale begins, with Guyle Roberson serving as auctioneer.
Animal Supertendents
Superintendents for the various animal divisions include, Cary Hanlin of Littlefield, the steers and beef heifers; John Van de Pol of Amherst, Dairy Heifers; Jeff Edwards of Amherst, lambs; Joel Rodgers ofAmherst, goats; Brandon Hill of Sudan, swine; and Sal Acevedo of Sudan, Ag mechanics.
Show Officials
Clay Can, President of the 2021 Littlefield Area Junior Livestock Show and Sale.
Jeff Edwards, Vice President.
Tyson Can, Secretary.
Joel Rodgers, Treasurer.
Ryan McNabb, Reporter.
Seth Sowder, Sale Coordinator.
Cari McCurry, Bookkeeper.
Javier Gonzales, Sale Meal Coordinator.
Dr. Jason Schroeder, Show Veterinarian.
Auctioneer, Guyle Roberson
Littlefield FFA, Concession Stand.
FFA and 4-H Advisors
Cody Spies, Littlefield FFA; Trent Houchin, Sudan FFA; Johnny Brock, Amhest FFA; and Kyle Howard, Lamb County 4-H. Show Directors
Directors from Littlefield are: Sal Acevedo, Chance Bingham, Tyson Can, Cary Hanlin, Ryan McNabb, Jeff Kirkland, Brandon Pointer, Kyle Muller and Brian Acevedo
Those from Amherst are Jeff Edwards, Javier Gonzales, Chris Harper, Joel Rodgers, and John Van de Pol.
Those from Sudan are: Isreal Azua, Jason Brashear, Jay Can, Clay Can, Brandon Hill, Chris Humphreys, Garrett Magby, Jerry Sowder and Seth Sowder. Show Judges
Preston Lawrence, steers and beef heifers; Joel Lanier, lambs and goats; Levi Schaefer, swine; Denis Pate, Ag mechanics; and unknown, the dairy heifers. Awards
All Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion animals will be awarded belt buckles and banners.
All Breed Champions and Reserve Breed Champions will receive banners.
Animals placing from first through 12th places, will be presented ribbons.
Junior and Senior exhibitors winning Showmanship Awards will receive belt buckles.