2024-25 Highlands County Fair Junior Livestock Show & Sale
Highlands County Fair Junior Livestock Exhibitors are responsible for reading the 2024-25 Rule Book and 2024-25 Important Dates.
MANDATORY Market Swine and Meat Goat Entry ID has been CHANGED to November 2, 2024.
RECORD BOOKS ARE DUE AT THE FAIR ORIENTATION MEETING JANUARY 27, 2025, BY 7 PM.
Exhibitors must use the 2024-25 Record Book which has “Revised 07/2024” on the cover page
Updates and Communication
If you have any questions regarding your project, please contact the Highlands County Fair Junior Livestock Committee at highlandsjuniorlivestock@gmail.com.
Check for updates on our Facebook page: Highlands County Jr. Livestock Organization
To receive Highlands County Fair Junior Livestock Remind updates: Please join the appropriate Remind class depending on the type of animal(s) you are entering in the show. (The previous Remind classes will no longer be used.)
To join: In the Remind App – choose “join a class” and enter the appropriate Code listed below OR text the code to 810-10.
- Market Beef: @hcjlbeef for Market Steer or Commercial Heifers
- Market Swine: @hcjlswine for Market Swine
- Market Goat: @hcjlgoat for Meat Goats
- Poultry/Rabbit: @hcjlsmall for Small Animals
Show Entries
ALL 2024-25 Highlands County Fair Junior Livestock Show Exhibitor Entries – Market Steer, Commercial Heifers, Market Swine, Meat Goat, Poultry, Rabbits, and Pee Wee (ages 5-7) – will be processed ONLINE. There are no paper entry forms this year. ALL DIVISIONS ARE NOW OPEN but will close on their respective deadlines.
Poultry and Rabbit Exhibitors should have their two required photographs ready to upload. They will be prompted to upload the pictures to complete their entry.
See the 2024-25 Highlands County Junior Fair Livestock Show Rulebook and 2024-25 Important Dates for the entry deadline for your animal. You are responsible for reading the Rulebook to be aware of deadlines, general rules, and regulations as well as rules specific to your animal type.
Record Books
2024-25 Large and Small Animal Record Books are due at the Fair Orientation Meeting on January 27, 2025 by 7 PM. Large Animal Exhibitors will ESTIMATE the final weight of their animal and use this estimate for calculations in the record book.
RECORD BOOKS ARE DUE AT THE FAIR ORIENTATION MEETING JANUARY 27, 2025, BY 7 PM.
Exhibitors must use the 2024-25 Record Book which has “Revised 07/2024” on the cover page.
Business and Exhibitor Advertisements
Business and Exhibitor Advertisements for the 2025 Highlands County Fair Junior Livestock Show Program will be available soon. Proceeds from the program support the Highlands County Fair Junior Livestock Scholarship fund, which provides scholarships for our senior exhibitors that can be used for state college, university or vocational education. The program will be available during the 2025 Highlands County Fair Junior Livestock Show & Sale. The form may be mailed to HCJLC, PO Box 1425, Sebring, FL 33871 or emailed to HCLivestockProgram@gmail.com. Deadline December 30, 2024.