THIS IS THE OFFICIAL NOMINATION AND ENTRY SYSTEM FOR THE 2025 STATE FAIR OF VIRGINIA YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOWS HELD OCTOBER 2ND - 5TH, 2025. THIS ENTRY SYSTEM COLLECTS NOMINATIONS AND ENTRIES FOR:
YOUTH BEEF CATTLE
YOUTH MEAT GOATS
YOUTH SHEEP
YOUTH SWINE
The Nomination Process using Animal ID began on May 15th and ended on July 1st,
The System is now open for ENTRIES for ALL youth livestock - this includes all animals that were previously nominated, as well as all Registered Breeding Livestock.
NOMINATED ANIMALS MUST ALSO BE ENTERED, ASSESSED ENTRY FEES AND THOSE ENTRY FEE PAID AS DIRECTED IN THIS SYSTEM.
All animals, even those previously NOMINATED during the Nomination Period, must be entered through THIS ENTRY SYSTEM for the 2025 State Fair Youth Livestock Shows - During this process, your entry fees will be assessed, orders for extra exhibitor passes collected, t-shirt size(s) submitted and an invoice generated that indicates your payment due for entry fees.
PLEASE TAKE TIME TO READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING THE ENTRY PROCESS, INFORMATION NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE ENTRY PROCESS, AND DETAILS FOR SEVERAL DIVISIONS ARE NOTED BELOW.
2025 SFVA Youth Livestock Schedule - Please Read and Review so you are aware of what shows when and can prepare accordingly. You can view the full schedule HERE.
Please make sure you review all the RULES prior to entering the system. There are a number of rule changes for 2025 and you are responsible for reading and complying with both the General Rules of the State Fair of VA AND the rules specific to the Youth Livestock Shows. You will be asked during the entry process to confirm that you have read and understood the rules for the 2025 State Fair of Virginia Youth Livestock Shows. NOT reading the rules is not a valid excuse for NOT complying with the rules.
Entry Fees: Entry fees for 2025 are $25.00/class with the exception of Costume/Leadline Classes which are $10.00/class. There are not entry fees for Showmanship, Skillathon, Premier Exhibitor or the Promotional Contests. THE ENTRY SYSTEM WILL CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 22ND.
CHECKS for the full amount of your final invoice should be made payable to: TREASURER OF VIRGINIA TECH, postmarked by Monday, August 25th and mailed to:
Katherine Carter
175 W. Campus Drive
380 Litton Reaves
Blacksburg, VA 24061
There are no entry fees for showmanship, Skillathon (exhibitors), Premier Exhibitor, or Promotional Displays.
Please make sure that you have the following information on hand prior to beginning the entry process.
NOMINATED ANIMALS:
For Beef Cattle (Commercial/Crossbred Females and Market Beef) you will be required to use the "Use a Current Animal" option from the list of Animals you nominated.
For Market Goats, Commercial Does, Market Lambs, Commercial Ewes, Non-Registered Market Hogs, and Crossbred Breeding Gilts you can either provide the number of head, selecting "I will specify animal information later" for each division that you want to enter OR "Use a Current Animal" if you know for certain which nominated animals you will bring to State Fair. "Use a current animal" will speed up your weigh card pickup during State Fair Check-In.
Please remember that only animals previously and correctly nominated are eligible to be shown.
REGISTERED BREEDING ANIMALS AND REGISTERED MARKET BEEF:
RFID Tag Numbers, Registration numbers, tattoo information, and animals REGISTERED name or ID will be required for all Registered Heifers, Registered Market Steers,Registered Breeding Does, Registered Ewes, Registered Market Hogs, and Registered Breeding Gilts.
***You will be required to upload a copy of the Registration Certificate for each Registered Animal you enter*** This includes Registered Market Steers
Every Registered Animal must be registered in the name of or transferred to the Exhibitor no later than July 1st, 2025 - NO EXCEPTIONS.
SHOWMANSHIP and SKILLATHON: Every exhibitor will be entered in the appropriate Showmanship Class and Skillathon Division for each species in which they have animals entered. While neither of these is mandatory, they are required for consideration in the Premier Exhibitor competition.
You will NOT find a Showmanship, Skillathon, or Premier Exhibitor Division in the entry process - EXHIBITORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ENTERED BY DATE OF BIRTH, AND CAN SCRATCH BY THE DESIGNATED TIMES IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE.
Annual YQCA Certification/Training is required for all State Fair Youth Livestock Exhibitors by August 31st. Valid training dates and locations will be verified through the National YQCA Program. Youth failing to complete their required annual certification are ineligible to show.
Failure to provide any of the requested information will result in your entry being rejected and returned for completion.
Questions regarding the entry process should be directed to Katherine Carter at 540-231-2257 or carterke@vt.edu.
***All Entry Fees must be paid for via check. You must mail a check for entry payment and entries will not be considered final until payment is received.
ENTRY FEE PAYMENTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY AUGUST 25TH. Failure to provide payment for your entries will result in your entries being deemed invalid and you will not receive credentials or be allowed to show at the 2025 State Fair of VA.
Entries that are received and approved, but payment never made, will result in the exhibitor being billed for the amount due. Failure to pay current year entry fees may result in suspension from future State Fair of VA Youth Livestock Shows.
IMPORTANT LOG-IN INFORMATION: ALL 4-H youth must use the GREEN "Sign-In with 4HOnline" button to access the entry system. Please check with your local 4-H Agent to make sure you/your child are enrolled and approved in the 4HOnline system prior to beginning the entry process. You will need your 4HOnline log-in credentials - if you do not know which email you used or are not familiar with 4HOnline, please contact your local 4-H Agent or Extension Office PRIOR to beginning this process.
All youth entering as an FFA member will use the open Email/Password boxes and BLUE "Sign-In" button to access the entry system. Failure to follow these directions will result in your entries being rejected and the need to resubmit.
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