Livestock Validation Resource

Are you planning on exhibiting livestock in a junior show at a major?

You will need to order tags and validate your livestock before hand!

Welcome to Texas Youth Livestock & Agriculture

The mission of the youth livestock validation program is to promote a positive youth development environment focused on ensuring rules for livestock exhibition are being followed under the supervision of County Extension Agents and Agricultural Science Teachers. This helps to foster integrity, virtues, and values of youth and families.

The purpose of validation is to encourage positive relationships with County Extension Agents, Agricultural Science Teachers and local stake­holders, create a level playing field for youth livestock projects, maximize youth experience and life skill development, and facilitate youth engagement with livestock projects.

Validation allows youth to build on life skills such as responsibility, respect, teamwork and communication. By participating in the livestock project, youth exhibitors learn daily care, nutrition, reproduction, and production practices specific to livestock projects.

QUALITY COUNTS VERIFICATION!

MUST COMPLETE QUALITY COUNTS VERIFICATION EXAM IN ORDER TO EXHIBIT LIVESTOCK AT ANY TEXAS MAJOR SHOW & LEON COUNTY YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW!

WHO NEEDS TO COMPLETE VERIFICATION?

  • ALL 3RD TO 12TH GRADERS
  • THERE ARE 3 LEVELS OF VERIFICATION.
    • 3-5TH GRADE (JUNIOR AGE DIVISION)
    • 6-8TH GRADE (INTERMEDIATE AGE DIVISION)
    • 9-12TH GRADE (SENIOR AGE DIVISION)
    • (MUST RETAKE THE VERIFICATION FOR EACH AGE DIVISION!!!)

MORE INFORMATION, VERIFICATION TRAINING & VERIFICATION EXAM CAN BE FOUND AT:

https://www.texaslivestockvalidation.com/qc/qcregister.aspx

https://agrilife.org/qualitycounts/

Kaufman County Major Show Tag Orders/Validation Info

– Online Tag Order (click on the “Event Registration” tab; FFA please use the FFA link//4-H please use the 4-H link)

Fall, 2021 State Fair of Texas and Major Steer Validation Dates

Steer and Heifer Tag/UIN Ordering

  • Orders Open: April 1st
  • Last day for REGULAR Tag Orders: April 15th
  • Last day for LATE Tag Orders: June 20th
  • Validation fee for Steers
    • $25 per head April 1-April 15
    • $30 per head April 16-June 23
    • Payment due with tag orders
  • Validation fee for Heifers
    • $15 per head uploaded by July 8
    • Payment will be due at the time of  physical validation
  • Deadline for validating all steers and heifers will be June 30, 2021.  The actual site and date of validations will be posted later in May, 2021.
    • NOTE: Steers can ONLY Be Validated ONCE!!! MUST VALIDATE in JUNE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FALL, 2021 & Spring, 2022 Major Shows!!!!!

Goat and Lamb Tag Ordering – State Fair (ONLY)  The State Fair of Texas is requiring validation for registered breeding sheep, registered breeding goats, wether/commercial dams, and wether/commercial does.

  • Orders Open: April 1st
  • Last day for REGULAR Tag Orders: April 15th
  • Last day for LATE Tag Orders: June 20th
  • Validation fee for Goat and Lamb
    • $20 per head April 1 – April 15
    • $25 per head April 16 – June 20
  • Actual physical validation will take place in June – The date and place will be posted later in May

NEW: Roll-over Breeding Sheep and Breeding Goat program

Who does this impact? Registered breeding sheep, registered breeding goats, wether/commercial dams, and wether/commercial does ONLY

Who does this NOT impact? Market lambs and market goats

What does this mean? Beginning June 1, 2021, registered breeding sheep, registered breeding goats, wether/commercial dams, and wether/commercial does will have 3 total years of eligibility UNLESS A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP TAKES PLACE.

This will be offered during major show validation as well. Put plainly- if you validate for State Fair during the June 2021 validation period, your validation will be eligible until June 2024, unless a change of ownership occurs during that time- then you must re-validate. If you validate during the October 2021 validation period for major shows, your validation will be eligible until October 2024, unless a change of ownership occurs during that time- then you must re-validate.

Swine Tag Ordering – State Fair and Heart of Texas (ONLY)

  • Orders Open: April 1st
  • Last day for REGULAR Tag Orders: April 15th
  • Last day for LATE Tag Orders: June 5th
  • Validation fee for Swine
    • $20 per head April 1 – April 25
    • $25 per head April 26 – June 5

Deadline for validating all pigs will be June 30, 2021.  Time and Place will be posted later at the beginning of June

    • Purebred (registered gilts) must be validated. Date of ownership, transfer and registration must all be on or before June 30, 2021.
    • Purebred (registered gilts) must have registration papers uploaded into the validation system by July 15, 2021.
    • Crossbred gilts showing at the State Fair of Texas and Heart of Texas MUST be validated.
    • State Validation tags must be in the pigs ear when it enters the holding pens. This means tags cannot be in the hand or pocket. Any pig entering the holding pen without a tag will not be allowed to show.

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Spring, 2021 Major Show Validation Dates:

Spring Majors: Fort Worth, San Angelo, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, & Showcase Swine Elite Show.

  • Lamb/ Goats Validation- TBA October, 2021 (Market Lamb, Market Goat, Wether Doe, Wether Dam, Breeding Sheep and Breeding Goats)

  • Swine Validation- TBA November, 2020

    • Tag Orders DUE- TBA September, 2020

  • Heifer Validation- TBA, October 2020
    • Tag Orders DUE-August 28th, 2020 (online order form under the Event Registration Tab)
    • The major livestock show heifer validation will validate heifers for the following shows:
      • Fort Worth Livestock Show
      • San Antonio Livestock Show
      • Houston Livestock Show
      • Rodeo Austin Livestock Show
      • San Angelo Livestock Show
      • 2020 State Fair of Texas

      With a registered heifer project, once it is validated under the major livestock show validation process, it is validated for life, unless the animal changes ownership or breed association registry.  So in most instances, heifers only need to be validated once in their show career.  It is important to make sure that at the time of validation that the heifers are registered in the name of the exhibitor and that any brands or tattoos indicated on the registration paperwork are on the heifer.  Only registered heifers can be validated under this program.  Payment for heifer validate will be made at time of validation, not sooner.

    • 2020 Heifer Show Guide – This document is only to serve as a resource for determining the eligibility of specific breeds at major livestock shows. This is not a
      complete list of breeds eligible and livestock shows reserve the right to add/remove breeds at the discretion of show management.
      *Always refer to respective livestock show’s official rules and information.
  • Broiler Tag Orders DUE- TBA September 

**If you cannot make the validation date, please contact the Kaufman County Extension Office in ADVANCE to set up another date/time!**

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