Pottawatomie County Production Steer Program

Sponsored by:

Pottawatomie County Cattlemen’s Association

  1. Participant Eligibility:
  2. Participants must be eligible to participate in the Pottawatomie County Junior Livestock Show (PCJLS).
  3. Participants must be a Pottawatomie County 4-H or FFA member in good standing with their club or chapter.
  4. All steers must be nominated December 8th, 2016 and show at the PCJLS February 28th – March 3rd, 2017.
  5. Steer Eligibility:
  6. Steers must be purchased from a member of the Pottawatomie County Cattlemen's Association, who has cattle in Pottawatomie County, who raised the steer in his/her herd. Steer is not required to be born in Pottawatomie County.
  7. Steers, raised by participant or their family, are eligible, if they are members of the Pottawatomie County Cattlemen's Association who have cattle in Pottawatomie Countyor adjacent counties, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Cleveland, McClain, Pontotoc, Seminole and Okfuskee counties are included.
  8. Breeder must be members of the Pottawatomie County Cattlemen’s Association by weigh-In
  9. Participants must have possession of the steers on or before the weigh-in date.
  10. Steer must weigh 1000lbs at weigh-out March 21st, 2017 or it will be disqualified from contest
  11. Participation Requirements:
  12. Steers will be tagged and weighed on October 13, 2016.
  13. Pictures will be taken at that time to be used in the final wrap-up and awards program.
  14. Excessive shrinking before weigh-in is discouraged.
  15. Pottawatomie County Cattlemen's Association recommends a pre-conditioning period, in which time the Production Steers will be 1) haltered, 2) broke to lead, and 3) started on feed to reduce stress on the steer.
  16. Steers will be nominated for the Pottawatomie County Junior Livestock Show (PCJLS) December 8th, 2016.
  17. Steers will be shown at the PCJLS in the Market Steer Class and will be eligible for the PCJLS premium sale.
  18. Steers will also be shown in the Production Steer Class. The class placings will be used for points in the overall contest. STEERS THAT SHOW IN THE PRODUCTION STEER CLASS MUST GO TO THE PROCESSING PLANT. THIS IS A TERMINAL CLASS
  19. Steer Weigh-Out March 21, 2017
  20. Pictures will be taken at that time to be used in the final wrap-up and awards program
  21. Record Book will be kept by participant and turned in to the Pottawatomie County Extension office.
  22. Awards Banquet & Trophy Auction March 30th, 2017
  23. Scoring of the Program: There are four categories in this contest with each category having a winner. The “Bell Ringer” will be the highest combined score of the four categories put together. Each of the category winners as well as the “Bell Ringer” will receive prize money.
  24. AVERAGE DAILY GAIN (ADG) will be measured from weigh-in day to weigh-out day. This phase has 100 points possible. Winning Steer will receive 100 points with remaining steer receiving the percentage of their ADG divided into the Winning Steer. (Ex. Winning Steer is 3.5lbs/day and second place steer is 3lbs/day. Second place steer will receive 3.0/3.5= 85.7% or 85.7 points)
  25. Show Ring Placing will be determined during the PCJLS Production Steer Class. Points will be awarded evenly from first to last place. This phase has 50points possible. Take the 50 points possible and divide that by the total number of steers to determine the how ring placing points. (Ex. If there are 20 steers, each placing is worth 2.5 points (50/20). The first place steer gets 50 points, second place 47.5, third place 45, etc.
  26. Carcass Placing will be determined by using the OK Steer Feed-Out Carcass Index which uses carcass weight, fat cover, rib eye area, internal fat, and quality grade to rank carcasses according to industry needs. Points for this phase will be the actual index value.
  27. Record books will be turned in after the steer weigh-out date. Forms and guidelines for the books will be furnished. The record book has 50 points possible.
  28. Awards program
  29. Bell Ringer winner will receive a plaque and a cash prize of $100.
  30. Winners in each of the four categories will receive a prize money; First Place $50, Second Place $30, and Third $20.
  31. The Awards Banquet will be held by the Pottawatomie County Cattlemen's Association for the phase winners, plus the overall winners will be announced. Photos of the steers at the start and finish of the program will be shown. A carcass auction will follow. Carcass price will be started at the break-even price. Sale order will be determined by point placing. The high-point steer (bell ringer) will sell first and the low-point steer sells last. If an exhibitor has more than one steer, the steer earning the highest points will sell first. However, the other animal(s) owned by the exhibitor would not sell until after each exhibitor had sold one animal. The "extra steers" would be placed in the sale order by point placing.