The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair gratefully acknowledges the contribution from Masterfeeds for their overall sponsorship of the Beef Cattle Shows. |
Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Time: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Semex Ring of Excellence, North Ring
Judge: Jirl Buck, Madill, OK
Competition Information
Breed Boss: Laura Naismith - (613) 612-0822 and Jessica Lasby - (519) 939-0283
Entry Deadline: Tuesday October 15, 2024. Late entries can be made online until Friday October 25, 2024, with the late entry fee.
Entry Fee: $70 per entry, $75 per cow/calf entry. Late Entry Fee: $250 per entry.
Chutes: $40 - are available to purchase for exhibitors with three (3) or more head stabled.
Online Entries: https://www.assistexpo.ca/rawf (Entries will open Friday September 6, 2024)
Important Dates
Move In - Barn: Tuesday October 29, 2024. Cattle must be in place before Thursday October 31, 2024, at 8:00 AM
Move In - Tie-Outs: Tie outs will not be available until Monday October 28, 2024, after 8:00 AM.
Weigh In: Thursday October 31, 2024 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Walk to Tie Out Times:
Move Out: Sunday November 3, 2024, following conclusion of Supreme Show.
**Please see the General Beef Cattle section for rules & regulations**
EXHIBITORS PLEASE NOTE:
Junior Hereford Show
Date: Thursday October 31, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Semex Ring of Excellence, North Ring
Entries must be sent by October 15th, 2024 to:
Ontario Junior Hereford Association, c/o Megan Jones
Email: redrockpolledherefords@gmail.com
Tel: (705) 934-2357
SHOWMANSHIP
Note the following age divisions and include class # and date of birth:
Ribbons 1st to 5th will be awarded.
Only Heifer Calves and Yearling Heifers may be shown in showmanship and must be chosen from a herd already stabled at the RAWF.
Entries are open to current / active Canadian Junior Hereford Association members. A red vest of show shirt must be worn.
Hereford Futurity
Date: Thursday October 31, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Semex Ring of Excellence, North Ring
Grand Champion Female Banner Presented by Bar JM | Reserve Grand Champion Female Banner Presented by JDL Cattle Co. & D&S Livestock |
Grand Champion Bull Banner Presented by Whiskey Lane Livestock | Reserve Grand Champion Bull Banner Presented by Dorbary Polled Herefords |
Ribbons 1st to 5th will be awarded
Classes:
1A. | Junior Female Calf Born In 2024 Min. 3 Months Of Age Born between April 1st, 2024 and August 7, 2024 |
1B. | Intermediate Female Calf Born In 2024 Born between February 1st, 2024 and March 31st, 2024 |
1C. | Senior Female Calf Born In 2024 Born between January 1st, 2024 and January 31st, 2024 |
2A. | Junior Yearling Female Born In 2023 Born between April 1st, 2023 and December 31st, 2023 |
2B. | Intermediate Yearling Female Born In 2023 Born between February1st, 2023 and March 31st, 2023 |
2C. | Senior Yearling Female Born In 2023 Born between January 1st, 2023 and January 31st, 2023 |
3. | Female Born In 2022 with her own 2024 natural, purebred, tattooed calf at foot Born between January 1st, 2022 and December 31st, 2022 |
4. | Female Born Before January 1st, 2022 with her own 2024 natural, purebred , tattooed calf at foot Born before January 1st, 2022 |
NOTE: Class 3 and 4
Class 3 - Female born in 2022, with her own 2024 natural, purebred, tattooed calf at foot: A calf from the two-year-old female cow/calf class may be shown individually in the Get-of Sire and Breeder’s Herd classes at MOE shows.
If the show has less than seventy-five (75) head of cattle, the show committee may also allow calves from the two-year-old female to be shown individually in the Current Year Calf Class.
If the show is over seventy-five (75) head of cattle, a heifer calf can be entered two ways (calf class and pair class). Depending on the show order, decided by the MOE show committee, heifer calves that win the honour of Grand or Reserve Grand Heifer Calf Champion may not be shown as a pair, or heifer calves on a Grand or Reserve Grand Champion cow may not be shown individually in the heifer calf class. A bull calf can be shown both ways.
Class 4 - Female born prior to January 1, 2022, with her own 2024 natural, purebred, tattooed calf at foot: A calf from the cow/calf class may be shown individually in the Get-of-Sire and Breeder’s Herd classes at MOE shows.
If the show has less than seventy-five (75) head of cattle, the show committee may also allow calves from the cow/ calf class to be shown individually in the Current Year Calf Class.
If the show is over seventy-five (75) head of cattle, a heifer calf can be entered two ways (calf class and pair class). Depending on the show order, decided by the MOE show committee, heifer calves that win the honour of Grand or Reserve Grand Heifer Calf Champion may not be shown as a pair, or heifer calves on a Grand or Reserve Grand Champion cow may not be shown individually in the heifer calf class. A bull calf can be shown both ways.
Rosettes
5A. | Junior Bull Calf Born In 2024 - Min. 3 Months Of Age Born between April 1st, 2024 and August 7, 2024 |
5B. | Intermediate Bull Calf Born In 2024 Born between February 1st, 2024 and March 31st, 2024 |
5C. | Senior Bull Calf Born In 2024 Born between January 1st, 2024 and January 31st, 2024 |
6A. | Junior Yearling Bull Born 2023 Born between April 1st, 2023 and December 31st, 2023 |
6B. | Senior Yearling Bull Born 2023 Born between January 1st, 2023 and March 31st, 2023 |
7. | Bull Born In 2022 Born between January 1st, 2022 and December 31st, 2022 |
8. | Breeder's Herd A breeding unit of 4 animals bred by the exhibitor, both sexes represented, must be exhibited in previous classes. |
9. | Get Of Sire A breeding unit of 3 animals from the same sire, both sexes represented, must be shown in previous classes. |
10. | Progeny Of Dam A group of 2 animals, either sex, the progeny of one dam, must be shown in previous classes. |
Junior Heifer Calf Champion Presented by Truluck Livestock | Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion Presented by Charsha Farms |
Intermediate Heifer Calf Champion Presented by Dorbay Polled Herefords | Reserve Intermediate Heifer Calf Champion Presented by Hills Polled Herefords |
Senior Heifer Calf Champion Presented by Medonte Highlands Polled Herefords | Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion Presented by Marbren Farms |
Junior Yearling Female Champion Presented by Shady Birch | Reserve Junior Yearling Female Champion Presented by Whiskey Lane Livestock |
Intermediate Yearling Female Champion Presented by Elzevir Hereford Farms | Reserve Intermediate Yearling Female Champion Presented by Elmlodge Polled Herefords |
Senior Yearling Female Champion Presented by Hiddenview Herefords | Reserve Senior Yearling Female Champion Presented by DGS Cattle Company |
2-Year-Old Champion Female Presented by Oulton Farms | Reserve 2-Year-Old Champion Female Presented by JDL Cattle Co. and D&S Livestock |
Mature Pair Champion Female Presented by Iris Creek Farms | Reserve Mature Pair Champion Female Presented by Circle L |
Grand Champion Female Presented by Abby Hill | Reserve Grand Champion Female Presented by Chula-Vista |
Junior Bull Calf Champion Presented by Rock Bottom Farm | Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion Presented by Dunsmore Family Farms |
Intermediate Bull Calf Champion Presented by Dan Porter Registered Herefords | Reserve Intermediate Bull Calf Champion Presented by Concordia Herefords |
Senior Bull Calf Champion Presented by Lian Mor Polled Herefords | Reserve Senior Bull Calf Champion Presented by Bar J M |
Junior Yearling Bull Champion Presented by Lazy EMS Cattle Co. | Reserve Junior Yearling Bull Champion Presented by Double H Cattle Co. |
Senior Yearling Bull Champion Presented by T Bar C Cattle Company | Reserve Senior Yearling Bull Champion Presented by Shady Villa Cattle Company |
Senior Bull Champion Presented by Stonewood Grange | Reserve Senior Bull Champion Presented by Lemondale |
Grand Champion Bull Presented by River Valley Polled Herefords | Reserve Grand Champion Bull Presented by Twelve Oaks Land & Cattle Co. LTD |
Champion Breeder's Herd Presented by Canadian Hereford Association | Champion Get of Sire Presented by East Central Hereford Zone |
Champion Progeny of Dam Presented by Ontario Hereford Association |
Premier Exhibitor Award An award is presented to the exhibitor with the most points for animals owned and shown by the exhibitor based on their highest (6) placings in the individual classes. All animals accumulating points for this award must be the entries of one exhibitor. In the case of joint-ownership, the exhibitor must be specified, otherwise the joint owners will be considered as one exhibitor / entry. Banner presented by The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair | Premier Breeder Award An award is presented to the individual company (as recorded on the Certificate of Registration) whose animals accumulate the highest total points based on their highest (6) placings in the individual classes. To be eligible for the Premier Breeder Award, the breeder must exhibit at the show. Qualification for this award is based on Canadian rules that specify all owners at the time of conception are the breeders of the animals. Banner presented by The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair |
James W. Rummerfield Trophy Presented to the highest placed female with heifer calf at foot. Both must be Canadian Bred and Ontario owned (if partnership, one must be from Ontario). The winner will be the highest placed qualifier from two-year-old or mature cow championship. | Supreme Champion Hereford: In Memory of Nadine Wells Sponsored by The Ontario Hereford Association Presented to the highest placed Animal exhibited in the Eastern Canadian Hereford Show. The award is in memory of Nadine Wells, long time supporter of the Ontario Hereford Association. |
Date: Sunday November 3, 2024
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Semex Ring of Excellence
The Masterfeeds Supreme Beef Championship class will invite the Grand Champion Bull and Female from each of The Royal's seven breed shows, the National Junior Beef Heifer Show back into the ring along with the supreme champions from premier regional beef shows in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes to be judged for overall Supreme Bull and Female. Three North American officials have been invited to decide who will take home the prize and title of Masterfeeds Supreme Bull and Supreme Female.
Masterfeeds Supreme Champion Bull 2023 BAKER FARMS JUSTIFIED 15J (Champion Bull, Charolais) owned by Ashley Baker of Baker Farms and Wilgenbusch Charolais, Madoc, ON, who qualified at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Paris Fair, Barrie Fair, Tweed Fair and the Lindsay Exhibition. |