MS State Fair and Livestock Show!

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Mark your calendars for the 2021 MISSISSIPPI STATE FAIR LIVESTOCK SHOW SCHEDULE!
Thursday, October 7, 2021
1:00 – 6:00 p.m.​Stall and pen assignments for early arriving lambs, steers, and breeding cattle
(All stall and pen assignments to be made by show management)
1:00 p.m.​Scales open for weighing market lambs, wether dams, market hair sheep, market steers, and commercial beef heifers
Friday, October 8, 2021
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon​Stall and pen assignments for lambs, steers, and beef breeding cattle
8:00 a.m. ​Scales open for weighing all lambs, market steers and commercial beef heifers
12:00 Noon​Deadline for arrival of all junior lambs, steers, commercial beef heifers and beef breeding cattle
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.​Mouth wether dams – Barn 7
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.​Check horn length on market steers – Barn 11
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.​Mouth and check horn length on commercial beef heifers – Barn 11
5:00 p.m.​Deadline to process beef breeding entries using check-in app
5:00 p.m.​Deadline to enter weights for market steers and commercial beef heifers using check-in app
5:00 p.m.​Deadline to enter weights for all lambs using check-in app
5:00 p.m.​Deadline for Lamb and Beef Showmanship entries using check-in app
5:00 p.m. ​Open Simmental Show – Barn 14
Saturday, October 9, 2021
8:00 a.m. (Prayer, Pledge) Junior Market Steer Show – Judging Arena (Two rings – Progress Steers on one side and Prospect Steers on the other side); steers released after showing
​Junior Commercial Beef Heifer Show – Judging Arena (two rings); Start 15 minutes after Market Steer Show; heifers released after showing
12:00 Noon (Prayer, Pledge) Antique Lawn Mower Pull – Equine Center
1:00 p.m. (Prayer, Pledge)​Junior Lamb Shows – Barn 8 – (showmanship; wether dams; market hair sheep; market lambs); lambs released after showing
2:00 p.m.​Open Hereford Show – Barn 14
​Open Angus Show 30 minutes following Hereford Show
TBD​Mississippi Cattleman’s Association Meeting – Location (TBD)
Sunday, October 10, 2021
8:00 a.m.​​Arrival of Junior and Open Market Swine; scales open for weighing junior and open swine
9:00 a.m. (Prayer, Pledge) ​Beef Showmanship – Judging Arena (two rings)
9:00 a.m.​​Junior Cattlemen’s Assn. Meeting – Sales Arena
9:30 a.m.​​Devotional Service – Sales Arena
10:30 a.m.​Present 4-H/FFA Replacement Beef Heifer Development Contest Awards – Judging Arena
12:00 Noon​​Deadline for arrival of Junior and Open Market Swine
4:00 p.m.​​Deadline to enter weights for junior market swine using check-in app
4:00 p.m.​​Deadline for Swine Showmanship entries using check-in app
Monday, October 11, 2021
8:00 a.m. (Prayer, Pledge) Junior Beef Breeding Show – Judging Arena (two rings); cattle released after showing
10:00 a.m. (Prayer, Pledge) Open Market Swine Show – Swine Barn
10:15 a.m.​​Junior Market Hog Show – Swine Barn; market hogs released after showing
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
9:00 a.m. (Prayer, Pledge) Stock Dog Trial – Equine Center
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
9:00 a.m. ​​Stock Dog Trial – Equine Center
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.​Stall early arriving Open Dairy Cattle Show animals
Thursday, October 14, 2021
8:00 a.m. ​​Scales open for weighing market goats and commercial meat goat does
12:00 noon​​Deadline for arrival of Junior and Open Show dairy cattle
1:00 p.m.​​Deadline to process junior dairy cattle entries using check-in app
1:00 p.m. ​​Deadline to enter weights on commercial dairy heifers and cows using check-in app
1:00 p.m.​​Deadline for Dairy Cattle Showmanship entries using check-in app
5:00 p.m.​​Deadline for arrival of 4-H/FFA Dairy Goats
5:30 p.m.​​Deadline to process dairy goat entries using check-in app
5:30 p.m.​​Deadline to enter weights for commercial dairy goats using check-in app
5:30 p.m.​​Deadline for Dairy Goat Showmanship entries using check-in app
Friday, October 15, 2021
7:00 a.m.​​Scales open for weighing commercial meat goat does and market goats
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.​Mouth commercial meat goat does
8:00 a.m.​​4-H/FFA Dairy Goat Show – Barn 8 – Showmanship, Commercial Dairy Goats, Sr. Does and Jr. Does
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.​Check horn length on market goats
9:00 a.m.​​Deadline for arrival of 4-H/FFA Market Goat and Commercial Meat Goat Does
9:00 a.m. (Prayer, Pledge)​Open Dairy Cattle Show – Judging Arena
9:00 a.m.​​Deadline for Goat Showmanship (Market and Meat Goat Doe) entries using check-in app
11:00 a.m.​​Deadline to enter weights for market goats and commercial meat goat does using check-in app
12:00 Noon(Prayer, Pledge) Goat Showmanship (Market Goats and Commercial Meat Goat Does) – Barn 7
​​​4-H/FFA Meat Goat Doe Show – Barn 7 (Start 15 minutes after Goat Showmanship)
1:00 p.m.​​Two-Year-Old Holstein Futurity – Judging Arena
1:15 p.m.​​Two-Year-Old Jersey Futurity – Judging Arena
7:00 p.m.​​Special Dairy Classes – Judging Arena
8:00 p.m.​​Arrival of Open Show dairy & meat goats
Sunday, October 17, 2021
8:00 a.m. (Prayer, Pledge) MGA Open Dairy Goat Show – Barn 7 & 8