Mercer County Fair Open Static Exhibits
Overall Superintendent- Rita Skraba, 880-0356
Rules and Regulations:
All exhibits must be the property and handy work of the person who enters the item(s). Previous exhibits may not be entered again.
Detailed rules are located by each division.
Entries will be accepted on:
Thursday, July 13th from 4-8pm
Friday, July 14th from 8-10 am
Judging of entries will be Friday, July 14th at 12 Noon.
Exhibits must remain until 3:00 pm on Sunday, July 16th or prize money will be withheld.
Ribbons and Premiums
1st place-$5.00
2nd place-$4.00
3rd place-$3.00
Champion- A $25.00 Best of Show will be awarded in each division.
Open and Junior Livestock Shows
Livestock Superintendent:
Jeff Klein 870-2242
Pre-Registration is required for all livestock at: www.mercercountyfair.com. Entries will open on July 1st and close July 13. Entry is $30.00 dollars for beef and $15.00 for hogs, sheep and goats for each show. Dairy cattle is a $10.00 entry and $5.00 for dairy goats.
Payments will be online through the Showman App or by cash or debit card at the time of the show. NO CHECKS!
Each exhibitor will receive a show t-shirt.
All exhibits must be in place and weighed in by 11:00 on Friday, July 14.
Mercer County is a double point fair for the NDJPSA.
Showmanship will each held once for each species during the weekend. Each division will be broken into heats to keep class sizes down.
Schedule: Saturday July 15 starting at 8:00-
Dairy cattle, swine, sheep, Boer goats, and beef-
Showmanship for dairy cattle, swine and beef with be held after each species.
Sunday July starting at 8:00-
Dairy goats, swine, sheep, Boer goats and beef
Showmanship for dairy goats, sheep and goats will be be held after each species.
Open Class Judge Seth Keas:
Junior Show Judge Jade Jenkins:
Jade is currently an Agricultural Educator at La Monte High School in La Monte, Missouri. She also co-owns Jenkins Market with her father. Jenkins Market is a market farm-to-fork business that focuses on fresh vegetables, meat, pumpkins & mums.
Jade is a past collegiate livestock judging coach. She enjoys working with youth livestock exhibitors nationwide! She has judged in 21 different states on the district, state, and national levels.
Recently she had the opportunity to judge the Arizona National Sheep and Goat Showmanship as well as the Colorado, Kansas State Fair Goat Showmanship.
She was a member of the Illinois Central College livestock judging team and Oklahoma State University Livestock Judging Team. She has a Masters in Ag. Leadership and Bachelors in Ag. Education.
She can’t wait until her daughter, Haven who is 3, is old enough to show. For now, the pair enjoys watching shows together.
Premiums and Champion Payouts:
Open Show: Beef and Dairy Class Payouts
| 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
| $25.00 | $20.00 | $15.00 | $10.00 |
Open Show: Steer and Heifer Champion Payouts
| Champion | Reserve | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| $750.00 | $600.00 | $500.00 | $400.00 | $300.00 |
Open Show: Swine, Sheep, Boer Goats, & Dairy Goats Class Payouts
| 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place |
| $20.00 | $15.00 | $10.00 | $5.00 |
Open Show: Market & Breeding Swine, Sheep and Boer Goat Payouts
| Champion | Reserve | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| $500.00 | $400.00 | $300.00 | $200.00 | $100.00 |
Open Show: Dairy Cattle Sliding Premium for Junior and Supreme Champion
| Junior Champion | Grand/Reserve | Supreme
Champion |
Grand/ Reserve |
| 1-5 heifers | 100/50 | 1-5 cows | 200/100 |
| Over 6 | 200/100 | Over 6 | 400/300 |
Open Show: Dairy Goats
| Champion | Reserve |
| $100.00 | $50.00 |
Open Show: Rabbit and Poultry Class Payouts
| 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
| $10.00 | $8.00 | $5.00 |
Open Show: Rabbit and Poultry Champion Payouts
| Grand | Reserve |
| $25.00 | $20.00 |
Open Show Judges- Coming Soon!
Livestock trailers will not be allowed to park on the fairground or the east parking lot. It is suggested to park trailers at the high school.
No trailers shall be parked on 9th Street north of the fair grounds.