The Starr County Fair will only be allowing castrated male goats (wether goats) in the market goat classes. Females will no longer be allowed to show in the market goat classes. Female goats will now only be allowed in the commercial goat, full blood/purebred or percentage goat (Breeding Goat) classes.

The Starr County Fair will only be allowing registered breeding cattle that are up to 30 months of age at the time of show to be exhibited. The old rule allowed registered breeding cattle to be shown up to 36 months or 3 years. Animal registration paperwork needs to be under the exhibitors’ name as of October 1st for registered heifers/cows and bulls. Original animal registration needs to be submitted at the time that validation paperwork is due.

Maximum weight is now 300 lbs. Animals will be reweighed at the discretion of the Division Chairman. Hogs that are found to have injuries or illness are subject to sift at the discretion of the chairman and livestock committee.

All steers will be weighed by the committee during the sift. Any steer found to weigh under 1000 lbs. (5% variance not applicable) will be immediately sifted and required to be removed from the show grounds. The sift weight will serve as resale weight, not the steer’s show weight.

• Animals held in designated sample collection areas for drug testing may be watered, drenched, and fed at the exhibitor’s discretion. Only the exhibitor, their parent or legal guardian, or an FFA or 4-H Leader is permitted to perform these actions. It is the sole responsibility of the exhibitor to ensure the animal remains within the allowable weigh-back range.

• To ensure the safety of all individuals present, including exhibitors, volunteers, and arena personnel, the superintendent retains the authority to order the immediate securing and removal of any animal from the arena if it is deemed to be out of the exhibitor’s control. This action may be taken at any time to prevent potential injury. Any animal removed under these circumstances may be subject to disqualification.

• No drenching, watering/feeding, or grooming (cleaning or wiping of feces/debris by the exhibitor is not considered grooming) is allowed while in the “holding area” at any time.