Section 160.52. Beef cattle; department 2.

  Entry classes under subs. (1) and (2) may be judged using the regular or Danish judging system.

(1)   Breeding classes of recognized breeds, including grade and crossbred females.

(a) Premium level one.   $8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00

Cow; 2 years old and over.

(b) Premium level two.   $9.00 8.00 7.00 5.00

1. Bull calf; junior.

2. Bull calf; senior.

3. Heifer calf; junior.

(c) Premium level three.   $11.00 9.00 7.00 5.00

1. Heifer calf; senior.

2. Heifer; summer yearling.

3. Heifer; junior yearling.

4. Heifer; senior yearling.

(2)   Market classes. A fair board may establish market beef entry classes under pars. (a) to (c) . Animals entered in market beef entry classes shall be raised to be sold at market and shall be shown by weight. Entries may include beef, crossbred beef, dairy beef cross or dairy beef breeds. A fair board may establish weight limits for each entry class but may not limit entry classes by breed or sex. If 16 or more animals are entered in any entry class, that class may be divided into 2 or more approximately equal subclasses and each subclass may be judged as a separate class. An exhibitor may enter up to 3 animals under this subsection, and may receive up to 2 premiums in any entry class under this subsection. For each class established under this subsection, a county or district fair may pay first-place to fourth-place premiums of $8.00, $7.00, $6.00 and $5.00 respectively.

(a) Market beef; light weight.

(b) Market beef; medium weight.

(c) Market beef; heavy weight.

(3)   Showmanship. A county or district fair board may establish one or more beef cattle showmanship entry classes, and for each entry class may pay first-place to fourth-place premiums of $3.00, $2.50, $2.00 and $1.50, respectively. The board may subdivide entry classes as appropriate. All entry classes shall be judged using the Danish judging system.

(4)   Carcass class . Entries under this paragraph may be judged using the regular or Danish judging system. An exhibitor may enter a market beef shown at the current fair or another market beef entered only in the carcass class, but each exhibitor is limited to a single entry in the carcass class. Additional requirements may be established by the local fair board. Premiums may be paid all exhibits in the following level one amounts.

Premium level one.   $6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00

(5)   Feeder calf. The fair board may establish a feeder calf single entry class, or 2 separate entry classes based on weight.

Cr. Register, November, 1990, No. 419 , eff. 12-1-90; r. (2) (c), renum. (2) (d) and (e) to (4) and (5), cr. (3), Register, November, 2000, No. 539 , eff. 12-1-00; CR 11-037 : r. and recr. (2), am. (4) (title), r. and recr. (5) Register April 2012 No. 676 , eff. 5-1-12.