Market Swine 

1. • All market animals must provide photos to include a head shot picture and profile picture of the animal with an official USDA tag, and exhibitor in the photo. Market swine must include a photo of ear notches. These pictures can be emailed or postmarked according to date table. 

   • Breeds to Show: AOB, Berkshire, Chester White, Poland China, Spotted, Duroc, Hampshire, Hereford, Yorkshire, and Crossbred. Classification will be referenced by the OYE guidelines, and the Classifier’s decision will be final. Must have 3 head to make a breed at nomination or will show as AOB. 

   • Breeds will be broken into classes by weights. 

   • Weights: Minimum weight of 200 lbs. Any market swine not making the 200 lb. minimum will not be allowed to show. 

   • Gilts and barrows can be shown in the market class.  

   • Gilts being shown in the breeding class cannot be shown in the market class. 

   • Sale order will be selected on breed percentage. If less than 150 head, will show for sale order.

   • No one is allowed in the holding area but the exhibitor, animal, and the arena help.

   • Mandatory exhibitor meeting at 8:30 a.m. the morning of the show.

 

   2. Commercial Breeding Gilts 

  No registration papers will be required for commercial classes. 

• Weights: Commercial gilts will be shown by weight, with a minimum weight of 200 lbs. 

• Any commercial gilt not making the 200 lb. minimum will not be allowed to show. 

• Registration Papers will not be required on commercial gilts. 

• Gilts being shown in the commercial breeding class cannot be shown in the market class. 

 

   3. Registered Breeding Gilts 

Registration papers will be checked at check-in and must be in the exhibitor's name with an ownership date according to table. All breeding animals without registration papers will be shown commercial. 

• Bred & Owned Class (purebreds only) 

• Breeds to Show: AOB, Berkshire, Chester, Hampshire, Hereford, Spotted, Yorkshire, and Duroc. Classification will be referenced by the OYE guidelines, and the Classifier’s decision will be final. 

• Born since July previous year. 

• Gilts being shown in the registered breeding class may not enter in the market class. 

• No paint, powder, or color-altering coat dressings will be allowed on barrows or gilts.  

• The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture requires that all swine be tested negative for pseudorabies. The evidence of this test must be shown to the official swine superintendent prior to allowing swine to unload on premises. The pigs that come directly from validated herds do not have to show evidence of tests but must provide proof of validation. Copies of the papers must be turned in by 4 p.m. according to date table, at the OSU Extension office in Dewey. All swine must have an official USDA tag. 

• Swine exhibitors must be present at the end of the overall swine show for sale order announcement. 

• The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry has mandated and requires all Swine Show exhibitors to have a premise identification to compete at Oklahoma livestock shows. You can go to the ODAFF website: http://www.oda.state.ok.us/ais/animaltrac.pdf for the form to complete your premise registration. It is free and does not take much time. Any location where a swine project is housed for any length of time needs a Premise I.D. For example, if your swine project stays at the school farm its entire life, then the school farm is the only Premise I.D. that your project will need. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PREMISE I.D. NUMBER BEFORE FEBRUARY 9, of current year!