Southwest Dairy Cattle Judging Contest
Sunday, January 17, 2027 – 7:30 A.M.
Division:
Junior and Senior Agricultural Colleges
Location:
Arena 2
Each college may enter only one team and additional
individuals.
Three or four students shall constitute a team.
Ten classes of dairy cattle will be placed and there
will be four sets of oral reasons given.
Classes will consist of Brown Swiss, Holstein and
Jersey cattle.
Participation:
By invitation only.
Livestock Judging Contest
Friday, February 5, 2027 – 7:30 A.M.
Division:
Junior and Senior Agricultural Colleges
Location:
Arena 2
Each college may enter only one team and additional
individuals; however, a college may not enter both
Junior and Senior Livestock Judging Contests.
Twelve classes of livestock will be judged, and
eight sets of oral reasons given.
Classes will consist of Beef Cattle, Goats, Horses,
Sheep and Swine.
Reasons will not be given on Horse Classes.
Participation:
By invitation only.
Meat Judging Contest
Sunday, February 1, 2027 – 6 A.M.
Division:
American Division and National Division
Location:
Fort Worth Meat Packers
3801 N Grove St.
Fort Worth, TX 76106
Each college may enter only one team and additional
individuals in either the American Division or
National Division.
Ten classes are to be judged, including beef carcasses,
pork carcasses, beef pricing, wholesale pork cuts,
wholesale beef cuts and lamb carcasses.
In addition, there will be fifteen beef carcasses for
quality and yield grading and ten specification cuts
to be accepted or rejected.
Wool Judging Contest
Tuesday, January 26, 2027 – 7:30 A.M.
Division:
Senior Agricultural Colleges
Location:
Fort Worth Botanic Garden
3220 Botanic Garden Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Each college may enter two teams and additional
individuals.
Three or four students shall constitute a team.
Six classes of fleeces will be judged and three sets
of oral reasons will be given.
In addition, a class of twenty fleeces will be
evaluated.
Classes will consist of breeding and commercial
fleeces.