Rafter 3C Arena hosts CC Junior Livestock Show and Sale

The Churchill County Junior Livestock Show and Sale returns to the Rafter 3C Arena this weekend, providing an opportunity to see the best in local youth efforts in breeding, raising, and showing livestock.

The 2023 Churchill County Junior Livestock Show & Sale provides an opportunity for the National FFA Organization (FFA), 4-H, Grange and independent youth members of Churchill County to exhibit their livestock projects before the public. The show promotes and provides an incentive for the students to achieve excellence in livestock production, skills and practices.

This is also a perfect chance to support our local youth as they exhibit their beef, sheep, swine, goats, rabbits, and poultry breeding and market project animals.

Breeding animals take the ring on Thursday at 10 a.m. while market animals will be shown on Friday starting at 9 a.m. in two rings. The sale is Saturday starting at 1 p.m. so plan to come early to register if buying an animal.

You can also walk around and see all the livestock as well and meet the youth who raised them.

The livestock sale on Saturday is great opportunity to support local agriculture youth and students in building scholarship for their future. The livestock are auctioned by students as scholarship, and the buyer receives fresh local protein and a tax deduction for the investment in local youth.

The top five buyers from 2022 were Hiskett and Sons, The Grid, Clint Jensen Construction, Les Schwab and A&K Earthmovers. The buyers’ lunch is served at noon on Saturday.

Need meat for your dinner table? Partner with family, friends, neighbors, or coworkers to purchase a locally raised animal and split the meat. Details on doing so may be found at https://www.churchillcountynv.gov/DocumentCenter/View/17124/2023-CCJLS-Buyers-Supporter-Sponsor-Packet.

Anne McMillin is the public information officer for Churchill County.