Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Tentative Schedule & Updates

Here are some 2018 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Updates:

Major Changes:

• The show has let us know that additional Premiums will go out in September
• Grounds admission prices are increasing this year - Season passes are now $35 and Adult Day Admission is now $15 per person
• The show is increasing the number of lamb and goat Auction Sale lots - Goats are adding 12 lots (1 per class) and lambs are being readjusted based on the sale percentages per breed (Adding a third class of Dorpers which will create 6 new sale lots for this new class)
• Turkey Toms will be shown in 2018; the top 50 hens and top 50 toms will be placed and sold in auction
• The Ag Mechanics show has a new supervisor, so expect some big changes - there is also a Technical School Scholarship available for graduating seniors ( two-year scholarship for a total of $9000; the show will award 5)

Notes from the Show:

• The show is adjusting their bedding issues between the heifers and the steers this year, so the schedule is being adjusted to accommodate that by moving up the time heifers have to be out on Sunday to give crews the time needed to clean and refresh stalls
• Parking - the show has stated that the red lot is not getting any bigger, please bare with them, they recommend parking in the lot across from 610 and taking the shuttle in

Junior Market Show Changes:

• The show is stalling by Club/Chapter this year!
• The standards of the lamb carcass contest are being reviewed, please expect some updates
• The Junior Market Barrow Show has increased the weigh back by 5 pounds per wave
• Wave 1: Market barrows weighing 20 lbs less than the minimum or more than 20 lbs above the official weight will be disqualified
• Wave 2: Market barrows weighing 15 lbs less than the minimum or more than 15 lbs above their official weight will be disqualified
• Junior Market Steer Show - Exhibitors will declare how they want to classify steers for Red, Black, or Other Cross Breeds (Steers classified out of the Red or Black Cross divisions will be classified as Other Cross)

Junior Breeding Shows:

• Junior Breeding Gilts - Gilts are going to be given pen assignments at 288 similar to barrows and we will be using the back dock and east wash rack to speed up move-in
• Junior Breeding Heifers - **Release times are being adjusted - Cattle will start being released at noon on Friday, March 9, as soon as the breed has finished showing.  Beefmaster, Limousin, and Polled Herefords will not be released until 2 pm on Saturday March 10, because of how late the finish.  

**These release time adjustments are meant to help with trailer traffic and helping to keep the barrows cool.  Heifers will be released after barrows move in.  

Junior Commercial Steers

• September 1st - Online Intent form Opens
• September 30th - Cattle must be purchased
• October 10th - deadline to enter online Letter of Intent and Postmark deadline for Original Scale Tickets to the show Offices

Contest Updates:

• New Contest for 2018: Ranching and Wildlife Video Contest; hosted the first week of the show, more info TBA
• Ag Science Fair & Ag Public Speaking - topic category and title of speech will NOT be required during online entry.  This will be entered during the manuscript upload in January

Calf Scramble Progress Show 

• October 27-28 at Humble Civic Center (Free to attend)
• Open to all current exhibitors in the Calf Scramble Program
• Heifers shown by division; Steers shown by weight

TENTATIVE Schedule: