Livestock Show & Exposition
Beef cattle, lamb and goat exhibitions — open to Texas exhibitors.
Welcome, exhibitors
The Guadalupe County Fair Livestock Show provides Texas exhibitors with an opportunity to present the results of their livestock care, preparation and showmanship.
- Read the current information and official rules for your division.
- Submit the required entry form and payment by the applicable deadline.
- Confirm that the exhibitor and animal meet all eligibility and health requirements.
- Review arrival, check-in, judging and release times before traveling.
- Bring your own livestock bedding or shavings when required.
- Follow all instructions provided by livestock officials and show personnel.
Beef Cattle
Breeding cattle, beef steers, prospect steers and junior prospect steers.
Show information
- Entry deadlineThu, Oct 8, 2026
- Entry fee$30 per animal
- Late entries$10 cash late fee · only if stall space is available
- Tack arrivalThu, Oct 8 · 7:00 AM–6:00 PM (tack only)
- Cattle arrivalFri, Oct 9
- JudgingSat, Oct 10 · 9:00 AM
- ReleaseSat, Oct 10, after judging
- Information(830) 379-1972 · t-franke@tamu.edu
Entry information
- Beef cattle entries must be completed online.
- Submit one entry per animal.
- The standard entry fee is $30 per animal and must accompany the entry.
- Entries received after the deadline are subject to a $10 cash late fee.
- Late entries are accepted only when stall space is available.
- Exhibitors must provide their own livestock shavings.
Awards
Champion and Reserve Champion Heifer of each division; Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Heifer of Show; Grand and Reserve Champion Steer; Junior and Senior Showmanship; Division Champions and Reserve Champions.
Sheep & Goat Show
Breeding does and ewes, market goats and lambs, showmanship classes, the Guadalupe Shootout and Old Timers’ Showmanship.
Show information
- Show dateSat, Oct 10, 2026
- Barn opens7:00 AM
- Entry deadline8:30 AM, day of show
- Judging begins9:00 AM
- Animal entry fee$35 per animal
- Showmanship fee$5 per contestant · PeeWee free
No early-entry or late-entry fees. Entries and payments are accepted online until 8:30 AM on show day; cash is also accepted at check-in. The online entry platform opens roughly two weeks before the show.
Order of the show
- Showmanship classes
- Breeding Does
- Breeding Ewes
- Market Goats
- Market Lambs
- Guadalupe Shootout Lamb and Goat Show
- Old Timers’ Showmanship
Showmanship divisions
- PeeWeeAges 5–8, not in third grade
- Junior3rd–5th grade
- Intermediate6th–8th grade
- Senior9th–12th grade
Arrival, pens & weigh-in
- Barns open at 7:00 AM on show day.
- Limited pen space is available inside the barn; exhibitors using indoor pens must provide their own shavings.
- Additional space is available for parking and showing from livestock trailers.
- Exhibitors weigh their own animals and submit weights through the entry platform.
- Sheep and goat scales are available on site but may not be certified. The appropriate scale must be used for weighback verification.
Breeding & market classes
Breeding Does — Doe Kid, Yearling Doe and Aged Doe divisions. Placement is determined by teeth rather than birth date.
Breeding Ewes — Ewe Lamb, Yearling Ewe and Aged Ewe divisions, not divided by breed. Placement is determined by teeth.
Market Goats — three weight divisions, each divided into no more than four weight classes.
Market Lambs — Southdown, Finewool, Finewool Cross, Dorper and Medium Wool. A minimum of three lambs of the same breed establishes a breed division; divisions may be combined when the minimum is not met.
Animal health & weighback
- Market sheep and goats must have milk teeth.
- Animals must be free of external abscesses, sore mouth, ringworm, pink eye and parasites.
- Animals showing signs of a disqualifying health condition will not be allowed to enter.
- All livestock must comply with Texas Animal Health Regulations.
- First, second and third place market animals may be subject to weight verification.
- Market goats have a four-pound weighback allowance; market lambs five pounds.
- No minimum or maximum weight limits unless otherwise stated.
Guadalupe Shootout
There is no entry fee for the Guadalupe Shootout. Exhibitors must be a 4-H or FFA member who resides in Guadalupe County, or who attends school and participates in an FFA chapter located in Guadalupe County.
One class of market goats and one class of market lambs are judged on animal quality, marketability and showmanship. The Shootout is not divided into breed or weight classes.
Trailer parking
Livestock trailer parking is in the West Field Parking Lot. Trailers are not permitted past the cattle barn and Dance Pavilion area — that area is for unloading and loading animals and equipment only.
Care of exhibits
Exhibitors are responsible for keeping aisles, stalls and pens clean. Trash, litter and used bedding must be placed in the designated disposal areas. Livestock must be in their stalls or pens by 9:00 AM each day.
Important exhibitor rules
- Competition is open to Texas exhibitors.
- Exhibitors must be familiar with all applicable rules and regulations.
- Awards are presented in departments with qualifying competition.
- Only first-place animals are eligible for Grand Championship honors unless the division rules state otherwise.