Livestock and Meats Judging Contest

Judging Contest

The Block and Bridle Club hosted the Livestock and Meat Judging Contest on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, in the Animal Science Complex. The purpose of the judging contest is to encourage students of all majors to test out their livestock and meats judging abilities, while competing alongside those with collegiate experience. We had two divisions for the contest; those whom had previously judged at a collegiate level, and those whom had not. We had five students with collegiate experience and eight students without, compete in this years contest. We began the contest with the meats judging, which consisted of five classes including beef carcasses, beef short-loins, lamb carcasses, pork loins, and sliced bacon. On the livestock side of the contest, the contestants judged a total of four classes of livestock including two classes of market steers, market lambs, and market hogs. At the end of the contest, contestants had to answer five sets of questions over three meat classes and two livestock classes. Refreshments and cookies were provided to the competitors following the competition.

Scholarships were awarded to the top competitors in each division. We would like to thank Jessica Lancaster and Brad Bennet for being our official judges, as well as those who facilitated the event. Placing in the novice division were Gilbert Seck, first and Dusty Chandler, second. Nicholas Herrera received first in the collegiate division.

Contestant Winners

Left to Right: Nicholas Herrera, Dusty Chandler, and Gilbert Seck