NOMINATIONS AND ENTRIES ARE DUE ON DECEMBER 15, 2025
2026 GUIDELINES MUSKOGEE REGIONAL JR LIVESTOCK SHOW
Nomination envelopes and tags or completed entries and fees may be dropped off at the Hatbox Event Center in the lobby. Dates personnel will be available are Mondays: November 10, 17, 24 and December 1, 8, and 15.
Nominations must be completed by Monday, December 15, 2025. Paperwork must be turned in December 15, 2025. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!Procedure must be completed by: Agriculture Education Advisor (FFA) or County Extension Educator (4-H) (or one appointed by Extension Educators). Process can be done by town, community and at youth’s home if staff desires to go home to home.
The Chairman of each County’s Nomination Committee should return the nomination forms, tags and fees no later than Monday, December 15, 2025
Please make photocopies of all forms before turning into show officials.
Forms and fees may be mailed to:
Muskogee Regional Jr Livestock Show
PO BOX 2784
Muskogee, OK 74402 or
DNA Hair Sample Requirements: Obtain a minimum of 40 hairs with follicles (roots) intact. Hair must be pulled from the legs or tail of the animal. Do NOT cut or clip the hair. Do NOT contaminate the sample with hairs from other animals. Contaminated samples or hair samples without the follicles attached will result in disqualification of the animal. Place the hair sample in the DNA envelope. DNA nomination envelopes/hair samples submitted to the Muskogee Regional Jr Livestock Show on all animals become the property of MRJLS. Exhibitors relinquish any claim to said envelopes/hair samples when submitted as proof of ownership. Nomination envelopes are stored in a secure environment and are destroyed in due time following the show. DNA samples collected at the show that do not match the submitted nomination sample will result in disqualification, forfeiture of all premiums/awards, and will exclude the exhibitor from future competition at MRJLS. AG INSTRUCTOR, MRJLS BOARD MEMBER OR EXTENSION PERSONNEL MUST PULL DNA AND SIGN NOMINATION ENVELOPE.
Lambs, market goats, steers, registered heifers, commercial heifers, market hogs, gilts, doe kids: hair sample (DNA).
Registered heifers must be nominated by December 15, 2025. Registered heifers must have hair samples (DNA); if the tattoo for heifers is not present a MRJLS nomination tag must be attached; if registration papers are not available at the time of nomination a MRJLS nomination tag must be attached. Birthdate and breed must be recorded on nomination form. Heifers must be shown as nominated. Registration papers are required for registered beef heifers. Only original registration papers from breed associations will be accepted. Family nominations on heifers will be accepted providing the eligible exhibitors (under the household nomination rule, rule #45 in General Rules and Regulations) are listed on the DNA envelope for that heifer. Registration papers must be in an eligible MRJLS exhibitor’s name matching the DNA envelope. Registered heifer papers must be in an eligible MRJLS exhibitor’s name matching the DNA envelope. No ranch names will be allowed on papers. Tattoos and brands must match the papers and be correctly labeled.
Hogs must be tagged, have hair sample (DNA) collected and ear notches recorded. Hogs must be ear-notched to be eligible to nominate. If hogs are not ear-notched at the time of nominations the county nomination committee must ear-notch before they can complete the nomination on that animal. Forms on hogs without ear notches will not be accepted. Premise ID must be on entry form or entry is considered incomplete. Purebred gilt papers must be in an eligible MRJLS exhibitor’s name matching the DNA envelope. No ranch names will be allowed on papers. Ear notches must match the papers and be correctly labeled.
Exhibitors may nominate and enter as many animals of each specie as they wish; however, they may only show the same number that is stated in the catalog.
OKC Nomination Tags will be accepted on animals that have completed the OKC Nomination process; however, those animals must still complete the MRJLS process.
Animals must be nominated in the county that the exhibitor is enrolled in 4-H or FFA
Household Nominations: Students will be allowed to enter and show any animal nominated by an individual from their household according to the following restrictions:
- The students must all legally reside in the same household and share the same legal address.
- The student who is entering the animal must have materially participated in the care of the project.
- All exhibitors must sign the DNA sample envelope.
ENTRY GUIDELINES
- To be eligible to show at the Muskogee Regional Jr Livestock Show ALL animals must be nominated and entered for the Muskogee Regional Jr Livestock Show.
- Each exhibitor may show not more than 3 steers, 3 lambs, 3 market goats, 3 doe kids, 3 market hogs, 3 gilts and 3 heifers. You must specify between doe kids and market goats, goats will be shown as they are nominated and entered. No animal in any division may be shown in more than one class.
FILL OUT (1) ONE ENVELOPE FOR EACH ENTRY.
PLACE DNA INSIDE THE ENVELOPE ONLY.
DO NOT PLACE ENTRY FEES INSIDE THE ENVELOPE.
NOMINATION AND ENTRY FEES ARE COMBINED.
ENTRY FEES
GOATS, SHEEP, SWINE, DOE KIDS $15
HEIFERS,STEERS $20
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