The Collin County Junior Livestock Association hosts the annual Collin County Junior Livestock Show, running Jan. 5-10 at Myers Park & Event Center.
The five-day show includes poultry, swine, rabbit, horticulture, shop projects, sheep, goats and cattle judging of more than a dozen Collin County FFA chapters representing schools in McKinney, Frisco, Plano and Allen, plus other districts in Collin County. Also represented at the event are several local 4H chapters.
The participants show their individual entries throughout the week and the show culminates with an auction on Saturday. The auction rewards the participants for a year of project development and livestock rearing. The show is an entertaining and educational event for the entire family. Admission is free; concessions are available.
Here's the event schedule:
Monday, Jan. 5
Tuesday, Jan. 6
| 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | Swine arrival & Weigh-in/Classification, by schools |
| 1:30 p.m. | Rabbit Weigh-in/Move-in |
| 2:30 p.m. | Poultry Move-in |
| 2 p.m. | Rabbit Show |
| 3:30 p.m. | Poultry Show |
| 1-10 p.m. | Tack, Displays, etc., must be in place |
Wednesday, Jan. 7
| 7-10 a.m. | Sheep & Goat Arrival, by school, for fungus check |
| 10 a.m. | Entries accepted in Livestock Division must be in place, except for heifers & steers. |
| 1 p.m. | Swine Show |
Thursday, Jan. 8
| 10 a.m. | Goat Show (Breeding goats, then Market goats) |
| 3 p.m. | Sheep Show (Breeding sheep, then Market sheep) |
| 6 p.m. | Cattle must be in place |
| 7 p.m. | Commercial heifer followed by steer weigh-in |
| 5-9 p.m. | Shop superintendent will be present to accept projects |
| 7 p.m. | Shop projects in place |
Friday, Jan. 9
| 6-8 a.m. | Heifer papers checked |
| 8 a.m. | Shop projects must be in place |
| 9 a.m. | Shop judging |
| 9-9:30 a.m. | Horticulture entries accepted |
| 10 a.m. | Beef Heifer Judging (Beef Master, Grey Brahman, Red Brahman, Brangus, Santa Gertrutis, Simbrah, other American breeds, Angus, Hereford, Red Angus, Polled Hereford, Shorthorn, Charolais, Limousin, Maine-Anjou, Simmental, other registered breeds & commercial heifers |
| 10 a.m. | Horticulture Judging |
| 5 p.m. | Steer Judging (American, English, Exotic |
Saturday, Jan. 10
| 11 a.m.-Noon | BBQ Dinner |
| 12:15 p.m. | Special Awards Presentation |
| 12:30 | Ribbon Auction begins |
