2025 Weigh-in & Tag-in Information

2025 Market Beef Weigh-in 

2025 Market Beef Weigh-in

Market Beef Registration

2025 Market Lamb, Goat & Hog In-person Tag-in 

Market Lamb, Goat, & Hog In Person Tag-in May 15th 4-7pm

Lamb Tag-in Registration

Goat Tag-in Registration

Hog Tag-in Registration

 

Fair Updates

April 2025: 2025 Livestock Fair Updates 

2025 Fair Livestock Updates
February 2024: 2024 Fair Updates & Details on Market Hogs

November 2023: 2024 Fair Updates

Other Fair Information

  •  Ohio 4-H Animal Sciences has more information on Companion Animals,Dairy,Dog,Horse,Livestock,Poultry,Rabbit,Ohio State Fair Skillathon Information, & Ohio 4-H PetPALS

State Fair 

The Ohio State Fair Online Entry Process https://www.ohiostatefair.com/p/get-involved/livestock/livestock-competi...

  • ALL Ohio State Fair Livestock Entries Online  The deadline to enter livestock exhibitions is 1 p.m. on June 21, 2025, except the Horse Show, which closes at 1 p.m. on July 1, 2025. 

  • ALL Ohio State Fair Horse Show Entries   The deadline to enter livestock exhibitions is 1 p.m. on June 21, 2025, except for the Horse Show, which closes at 1 p.m. on July 1, 2025. 

  • The Ohio State Fair Beef Market animals must submit a DNA sample. These DNA samples must be in the possession of the Ohio State Fair by January 15, 2025. Prior to submission, the nomination envelope for each sample kit remitted must be signed by either the 4-H professional or FFA advisor, depending in which organization the youth is taking the market animal(s). Please Email Erin Dailey at dailey.108@osu.edu for the kits.

 

 

Horses

Upload Your Horse Pictures in 4H Online 4-H Online Photo Upload Instructions DUE JUNE 1, 2025

You upload your Horse pictures on your profile on 4H Online, the same profile you signed up your projects!! 


Past Updates

2019 Livestock Rule Changes approved at the November Fair Board Meeting.  The following rule changes will be in effect for 2019:

  • Market Swine Weight range will be 230 lbs. up to 290 lbs.

  • Market Steer minimum weight will increase to 1000 lbs.

  • Any animal not making the minimum weight will not be allowed to go to resale. These animals along with any animal deemed not fit for sale by a fair official, will be the exhibitor’s responsibility to remove the animal from the fair grounds.

  • All Poultry, Miniature/Pet/Companion Goat and Rabbit exhibitors will need to attend or test out of QA. 

  • Members, if you plan to exhibit any market animals or any of the ones mentioned above you will need to attend or test out of QA: