schedule of events

friday night

  • 2:00 - 5:00 pm - Junior Activity (tie-dye)
  • 5:30 - 7:00 pm - Chili feed provided by NCHCA Juniors. Donation of $7 per person suggested.
  • 7:15 - 8:15 pm - Junior Showmanship practice
  • 8:15 pm -  ​Ring time for anyone that would like to introduce their cattle to the show ring. This time is used wisely by many of the juniors

saturday

  • 9:00 am - Junior Show
    • The juniors may show any animal and they do not need to have the animal registered in their name with AHCA. Juniors are permitted to show heifers or steers. Juniors much be registered with AHCA, which is free to all Juniors
    • If juniors are showing animals from another farm, they must have that animal signed up as part of the junior entries.
  • Junior Showmanship
    • Immediately following the Junior Show with four age brackets and a novice division
  • Junior Sovereign Heifer Classes
  • Junior Market Animal Classes​
  • Lunch break -- NCHCA Food Stand in arena
  • 12:00 pm - Breeding Animal Open Show
    • The show will begin promptly at noon with a bagpiper playing as tradition dictates
    • Open Show order
      • Cow/calf class
      • Heifer classes
      • Bull classes
      • Group classes
      • Sovereign heifer classes
  • Open Show Market Animal Classes​
    • Jackpot market classes with half of entry going toward the Jackpot for one overall market class winner
  • Intermission 
    • 15 minutes at the conclusion of the Market Animal Show to allow juniors to prepare for the costume class
  • Junior Costume Class
    • Follows the Market Show -- please stay for some laughs
  • Junior Meeting
    • ​Election of new junior board
  • Junior Photo
    • ​After Junior meeting
  • Banquet, Awards Ceremony and Live Auction
    • Venue for the banquet - Plager Building, Mower County Fairgrounds, Austin, MN
    • Buffet dinner. Bar will be open for cocktails.
    • Tickets must be purchased before the Sept 1 deadline.
      • Adult (Age 16 and up) $25.00
      • Kids (Age 4-15)              $12.50
      • Kids (Age 3 and under)    Free
      • Please sign up soon to help us plan for numbers

As in the past, we ask for your generous donations of auction items and award sponsorship. 
We could not do this without the great volunteers and generous donations. Thank you!