Simmental Competition

2025 SIMMENTAL COMPETITION

The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair gratefully acknowledges the contribution from Masterfeeds for their overall sponsorship of the Beef Cattle Shows.

Date: Sunday, November 9, 2025

Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Location: Semex Ring of Excellence, North Ring

Judge: Kyle Lewis, Spruce Grove, AB

Competition Information

Barn Boss: Charles Burns - (905) 773-2827

Entry Deadline: Tuesday October 14, 2025. Late entries can be made online until Friday October 31, 2025, with the late entry fee.

Entry Fee: $85 per entry, $90 per cow/caf entry. Late Entry Fee: $265 per entry.

Chutes: $50 - are available to purchase for exhibitors with three (3) or more head stabled.

Online Entries: https://www.assistexpo.ca/rawf (Entries will open September 8, 2025)

TRAILERS: A new trailer registration system is in place for 2025. Please register and pay for your trailer here: https://www.tixr.com/groups/royalfair/events/rawf-2025-trailer-registration-152184

Important Dates

Move In - Barn: Tuesday November 4, 2025. Tack can be moved into the barns on Monday November 3, 2025. Cattle must be in place before Thursday November 6, 2025, at 8:00 AM

Move In - Tie-Outs: Tie outs will not be available until Monday November 3 2025, after 8:00 AM.

Weigh In: Friday November 7, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Walk to Tie Out Times:

Wednesday November 5 - Friday November 7: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Saturday November 8: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM OR 8:00 PM - 8:20 PM OR 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Sunday November 9: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Move Out: Sunday November 9, 2025, following conclusion of Supreme Show.

Tear down of stalls cannot start until after the Supreme Show in finished and trailers will not be allowed to move until all cattle have walked to tie outs.
No cattle will be allowed back in the barn on Monday November 10. Cattle can remain in tie outs until 12:00 PM (noon) on Monday.
Pack must be gone from the barn by Monday November 10 at 7:00 AM.

**Please see the General Beef Cattle section for rules & regulations**

EXHIBITORS PLEASE NOTE:

Exhibitors must have their animals in the marshalling area prior to entry of the class into the ring. Late arrivals will be refused entry into the show ring.
All exhibitors MUST wear a clean pair of pants, blue Simmental show shirt or Simmental wind shirt in the show ring.
All Simmental exhibits must meet a minimum requirement of 7/8 Purebred for all Females, 7/8 Purebred for Males born on or after January 1, 2024 and 15/16 Purebred for Males born prior to January 1, 2024 except in classes 4&5 where Females must be at least 50% but less than 7/8 Purebred as recognized by the Canadian Simmental Association.
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair has banned the use of aerosol cans in the marshaling area, as per rule #2 of the General Rules and Regulations. Failure to comply will result in disqualification.
Where numbers warrant (minimum five (5) head) in the heifer calf, yearling female and bull calf divisions, class splits will be made using fullblood and purebred criteria according to the Canadian Herd Book.
If an animal is foreign registered only, the exhibitor must provide written proof from the Canadian Simmental Association as to their eligibility for Canadian registration.
All calves shown in class 9 or 10 are also eligible to be shown individually in their own current year calf class. In the event that a heifer calf shown alongside her dam who is the Senior Champion Female or Reserve, and the heifer calf is as also the Junior, Intermediate or Senior Heifer Calf Champion or Reserve, the exhibitor must choose to show either the pair or the heifer calf alone in the Grand Champion Female Class.
Exhibits in Class 4 or 5 are not eligible to compete in any other class or award.
Recognizing the wide age spread in classes 6&13, there will be a minimum of one split before September 1, 2024 and one on or after September 1, 2024.

Simmental

Classes:

1.	Junior Heifer Calf Born on or after March 1st, 2025 , min. 3 months of age
2.	Intermediate Heifer Calf Born between February 1st, 2025 and February 28th, 2025
3.	Senior Heifer Calf Born between January 1st, 2025 and January 31st, 2025
4.	Female Calf - Percentage Simmental Born on or after January 1st, 2025 , Min. 3 months of age
5.	Female Yearling - Percentage Simmental Born between January 1st, 2024 and December 31st, 2024
6.	Junior Heifer Yearling Born between April 1st, 2024 and December 31st, 2024
7.	Intermediate Heifer Yearling Born between February 1st, 2024 and March 31st, 2024
8.	Senior Heifer Yearling Born between January 1st, 2024 and January 31st, 2024
9.	Female, born In 2023, with her own 2025, natural purebred, tattooed Calf at Foot Born between January 1st, 2023 and December 31st, 2023
10.	Female, born prior to January 1st, 2023 with her own 2025, natural purebred, tattooed Calf at Foot Born before January 1st, 2023
11.	Junior Bull Calf Born on after February 1st, 2025 , min. 3 months of age
12.	Senior Bull Calf Born between January 1st, 2025 and January 31st, 2025
13.	Junior Yearling Bull Born between April 1st, 2024 and December 31st, 2024
14.	Senior Yearling Bull Born between January 1st, 2024 and March 31st, 2024
15.	Bull Born In 2023 Born between January 1st, 2023 and December 31st, 2023
16.	Breeder's Herd A group of four (4) animals bred by the exhibitor, both sexes represented, must be exhibited in previous classes.
17.	Get Of Sire A group of three (3) animals from the same sire, both sexes represented, must be exhibited in previous classes
18.	Progeny Of Dam Two animals, either sex, the progeny of one dam, must be exhibited in previous classes.

SIMMENTAL BANNERS

Champion Junior Heifer Calf Presented by Foley Simmentals, Kanata ON	Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf Presented by Locust Hill Farm, Tara ON
Champion Intermediate Heifer Calf Presented by Simmgen Land & Cattle Co., Jarvis, ON	Reserve Champion Intermediate Heifer Calf Presented by Jetstream Livestock
Champion Senior Heifer Calf Presented by Ridgeview Cattle Co., Lambton Shores ON	Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf Time View Farms Brussels ON
Champion Female Yearling - Percentage Simmental Presented by	Reserve Champion Female Yearling - Percentage Simmental Presented by
Champion Junior Yearling Heifer Presented by Tonette Farms Havelock ON	Reserve Champion Junior Yearling Heifer Presented by Donovandale Farms, Ashton ON
Champion Intermediate Yearling Heifer Presented by J-Star Livestock Beachburg ON	Reserve Champion Intermediate Yearling Heifer Presented by Hanes Livestock
Champion Senior Yearling Heifer Presented by Indian River Cattle Company	Reserve Champion Senior Yearling Heifer Presented by Crooked Creek Farms, Mike & Tina Metske & Family
Grand Senior Female Presented by V5 Simmentals, Kanata ON	Reserve Grand Champion Female Presented by Destiny Simmentals
Grand Champion Female Presented by Waydamar Farms, Dundalk ON	Reserve Grand Champion Female Presented by Flo-Lar Farms in memory of Larry Behnke
Champion Junior Bull Calf Presented by Robson Acres, Millbrook ON	Reserve Champion Junior Bull Calf Presented by Barlee Simmentals, Shawville PQ
Champion Senior Bull Calf Presented by Eden Simmentals. Jarvis ON	Reserve Champion Senior Bull Calf Presented by Jon-Ern Farms Ltd
Champion Junior Yearling Bull Presented by Gravandale Simmentals, Ivan & Grace Oesch, Wellesley ON	Reserve Champion Junior Yearling Bull Presented by Walkerbrae Farms Guelph ON
Champion Senior Yearling Bull Presented by Clarke Family Farms Inc, Blenheim ON	Reserve Champion Senior Yearling Bull Presented by Ottawa Valley Simmental Club
Grand Champion Bull Presented by Canadian Simmental Country, Calgary, AB	Reserve Grand Champion Bull Presented by Black River Farms, Dan & Janet Munro, Sutton ON
Champion Progeny of Dam Presented by Brandlee Simmentals, Brad & Tracy Turpin, Sterling ON	Champion Breeder's Herd Presented by Cedar Creek Simmentals
Champion Get of Sire Presented by MacCrostie Livestock, Paisley ON	Champion Fullblood Presented by Rick Sha Farms
Champion Percentage Female Presented by Academy Hill Livestock, John & Kathy Pearson, Grafton ON	Reserve Champion Percentage Female Presented by Circle K Simmentals, Kerwood ON
Supreme Champion Simmental Presented by the Irish Simmental Society

SPECIALS

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.

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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.

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Ron Wooddisse Memorial Performance and Efficiency Award

The champion and reserve champion heifer and bull will be announced following the Grand Champion Female Competition. This class takes place prior to the Royal and was open to all OSA members. Animals will be scoredbased on the lowest percentile average ranking of all the animal’s pedigree EPD’s tracked by the Canadian Simmental Association. Animals that have a DNA sample reported on the animal pedigree at the entry deadline will receive bonus points for the accuracy they achieve through the genomic testing.

Kingfield Farm Awards (Perpetual)

A trophy to the Grand Champion Female is presented in memory of Mr and Mrs H Michael Burns

A trophy to the Grand Champion Male is presented in memory of Mr and Mrs Charles F W Burns.

The winners will recieve a silver tray and $1,250 in prize money.

Supreme Champion Simmental Trophy (Perpetual)

Presented to the Supreme Champion Simmental of the show by the Irish Simmental Cattle Society

Breeder's Herd Awards

$500 is awarded to each breeder showing a breeders herd (one per exhibitor) Sponsored by Hillside Farms of King City

MASTERFEEDS SUPREME BEEF CHAMPIONSHIP

Date: Sunday November 9, 2025
Time: 5:00 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 2024
BR LONESTAR K017 ET
(Champion Bull, Hereford) owned by Paul & Laura Stafford of Double H Cattle Company, McNab-Braeside, ON, who qualified at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Beachburg Fair and the Lindsay Exhibition.