Junior competitions include Beef Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Goats, Dairy Cattle and Dairy Goats.
California Junior Livestock Competitions are open to California residents only, except where expressly noted in special division rules. If an entry is entered and shown in the Junior Show, it can be entered in the Open show.
2025 Ed Leal Memorial Award
2025 Champion Challenge
2025 Junior Market Steers
2025 Outstanding Exhibitors
2025 Junior Dairy Cattle
6076 All Other Breeds Dairy Cattle
2025 Junior Goats
2025 Junior Dairy Goat
2025 Junior Sheep
6135 Jr All Other Breeds – Meat
6140 Jr All Other Breeds – Wool
6155 Western Regional Jr Hampshire
6177 Leonard Bianchi Wether Dam and Wether Sire
2025 Junior Swine
6242 Jr Swine Hereford & Tamworth
6244 Jr Swine Poland China & Spot
2025 Showmanship
2025 Junior Livestock
2025 Junior Market Beef
(916) 263-3149
CA State Fair
Attn: Livestock Department
1600 Exposition Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95815
| Dates | Information |
|---|---|
| March 18, 2026 | All completed Market Steer DNA packets must be in the State Fair office |
| May 1, 2026 | Online Entry Registration open |
| May 19, 2026 | DNA for Market Sheep, Market Barrows, & Market Goats due |
| June 16, 2026 | Entries Close online at 11:59 pm & entry fees must be paid |
| June 16, 2026 | DNA for Wether Dam Doe Goats, Wether Dam/Sire Sheep & Crossbred Gilts Due |
| June 19, 2026 | Detailed Receipt for online entries with all required signatures due |
| June 24, 2026 | Junior Breeding Boer Goat & Junior Pygmy Goat entries are due with all other Open Livestock Entries |
| July 1, 2026 | CFBOS Master Showmanship Entry Deadline |
| July 1, 2026 | Missing Information Deadline |
| July 3, 2026 | YQCA Due |
| July 16, 2026 | 3:00 pm – Mandatory Meeting for Junior Beef, Sheep, Swine, & Goat Exhibitors |
| July 16, 2026 | 5:00 pm – Champion Challenge Large & Small Animal Written Exam (L1) |
| July 17, 2026 | 9:30 am – Mandatory Meeting for Champion Challenge Participants |
| July 18, 2026 | Cow-Calf Champions will need to turn in their promotional flyer prior to Supreme Drive |
| July 25, 2026 | 5:00 pm – Champion Challenge Dairy Animal Written Exam |
| July 27, 2026 | 6:00 pm – Mandatory Meeting for Champion Challenge Dairy Animal Participants |
| July 28, 2026 | 5:00 pm – Champion Challenge Final Interview (Administration Building) |
Please see the guide for a full list of divisions and classes.
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