Department G - Swine


DEPARTMENT G – SWINE Market Hog Show
Superintendent: Deanne Corzatt - 217-440-9392 AMOUNT OFFERED IN THIS DEPARTMENT IS $2,760.00
Ribbons for Dept. G were donated by Prairieland FS

Market Hog Show Rules
  1. This is a non-terminal market hog show, no animal to weigh more than 320#. Weight strictly enforced. All hogs must have health papers. Vet will check papers.
  2. All market hogs must be entered and on the fairgrounds by 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 31, 2023.
  3. Market Hogs will be weighed from 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 31, 2023. Show begins at 1:00 p.m.
     4. This market hog show will include barrows and gilts. Animals will be placed on foot by the judge and further evaluated alive by Steve Kern using a real time scanner to collect backfat and loin eye figures. The % lean index will be used to place animals for the carcass evaluation portion of the show.
    5.  There will be a service charge of $ 7.00 per animal, paid at the time of entry for evaluation service.
    6.  An entry fee of $8.00 per animal will be charged.
    7. Show is open to the world for purebreds, crossbreds, and hybrids; however no exhibitor will be allowed to win more than two premiums in each class.
    8. Exhibitors will be responsible for their animal being in the show ring in its proper class.
   9. The superintendents have the right to equalize the number in each class.
  10. All animals must meet certification standards.
  11. The judge is instructed to eliminate any animal that, in his judgment, is not sound.
  12.  Please move bedding to north end of building when done.

Premiums in this Department – Classes 1 - 12
1st – $65.00; 2nd – $50.00; 3rd – $40.00; 4th – $30.00; 5th – $20.00

1. Lightweight Market Gilt Live
​2. Lightweight Barrow Live
3. Middleweight Market Gilt Live
4. Middleweight Barrow Live
5. Heavyweight Market Gilt Live
6. Heavyweight Barrow Live
7. Lightweight Market Gilt Predicted Carcass 8. Lightweight Barrow Predicted Carcass
9. Middleweight Market Gilt Predicted Carcass
10. Middleweight Barrow Predicted Carcass
11. Heavyweight Market Gilt Predicted Carcass
12. Heavyweight Barrow Predicted Carcass
13. Junior Showmanship
14. Senior Showmanship
15. Grand Champion Overall Live ........................................................................ $100.00
16. Reserve Grand Champion Overall Live ............................................................ $50.00
17. Grand Champion Overall Carcass ................................................................. $100.00
18. Reserve Grand Champion Overall Carcass...................................................... $50.00 

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