Beaufort County 4-H Livestock Show & Sale
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Registration has CLOSED!
Day of Schedule
- 9:30-10:00 - Weigh In
- 11:00 - Welcome, pledges, costume class
- 11:30 - Lambs
- 12:30 - Hogs
- 1:30 - Goats
- 2:30 - Beef
- 5:00-6:30 - Dinner
- 6:30 - Auction
Auction Information
- Auction Information for Parents 2025
- Auction Information for Businesses/Non-Parent Individuals 2025 (PDF)
- Buyer Form for Auction - Businesses (PDF)
- Sign up to be a bidder - Businesses - (Google Form Sign Up)
- Family Support Money Collection Sheet for Auction for ONE Child (Fillable PDF)
- Family Support Money Collection Sheet for Auction for MULTIPLE Children (Fillable PDF)
Important Dates
- November 1, 2024 - Registration Opens
- November 13, 2024 - On Site Date for Heifers and Steers
- January 1, 2025 - Registration Closes
- January 10, 2025 - Registration Fee Due
- January 10, 2025 - Application for Sandra L. Boyd Livestock Scholarship DUE
- January 12, 2025 - On Site Date for Hogs, Goats, and Lambs
- February 14, 2025 - Program Cover Designs Due
- March 7, 2025 - Posters Due for Poster Contest
- May 2, 2025 - Animal Books & Thank You Letters Due to Extension Office
Requirements
- Pay $20 registration fee per child per species.
- Be an enrolled member in 4-HOnline for 2025 year.
- Register for and attend ONE parent information clinic if this is your child's first or second year showing (youth are welcome to attend but it is not required). Location: N.C. Cooperative Extension, Beaufort County Center 155 Airport Rd. Washington.
- Have animals on site by the on-site dates.
- Complete a livestock animal book and turn in with thank you notes by the May 2, 2025 (links found below).
- Have child attend a care/showmanship clinic if they have not shown competitively for at least 3 years (showing as a cloverbud does not count).
- Terra Ceia Showmanship Clinic (Goats & Lambs) - February 11 at 3:15 p.m. (RSVP with Karen Glass at kareng@tccschool.com)
- NC Showmanship School (Cattle) - February 15 at Lenoir County Livestock Arena
- Beaufort County Clinic (Goats, Lambs, & Hogs) - February 22 at Beaufort County Center 2:00-3:00 p.m. - REGISTER
- Clubs will set their own dates for club members
Required Animal Books
Please note that there is not an "intermediate" animal book. If youth are 4-H Age 11-12, they will complete a "Junior" animal book and if they are 4-H Age 13 they will complete a "Senior" animal book. This is because for Project Record Books at the state level, they are only split into 3 age categories instead of four.
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Cloverbud (4-H Age 5-7)
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Junior (4-H Age 8-12)
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Senior (4-H Age 13-18)
Program Design Contest
- Theme: Livestock
- Due Date: February 14, 2025
- For guidelines and information visit the Program Design Contest Webpage
Poster Contest
- Theme: Importance of Raising Livestock
- Due Date: March 7, 2025
- For guidelines and information please visit the Poster Contest Webpage.
Parent Information Meeting Materials
- Parent Information Meeting Slideshow
- Tips for Sending Letters to Potential Buyers
- Letter to Potential Bidders
- Optional to include with the letters to send to get people to come to the auction
