Superintendent: Rebekah Hammett (573) 823-3611
Registration info
This is a reminder to register all market pigs that you will potentially exhibit in this year’s Boone County Fair. Please note that one exhibit entry per submission is required. All pre-registrations are due by Wednesday, May 7th, 2025. You can complete your pre-registration form here.
To participate in the fair, you must ensure your pig has an EID tag. You can obtain this tag by contacting your breeder, veterinarian, or attending the Goat Weigh-In on May 7th at the fairgrounds. Brian Sjostrand has a set of tags and is available to work with you too. You can reach him at 573-819-3914 for tag assistance.
If you plan to show at the State Fair, you must attend the May 7th weigh-in at the fairgrounds for official DNA collection.
Please remember that all swine must have health papers dated within 30 days of each show you attend, including the Boone County Fair.
Don’t forget to complete your pre-registration by May 7th to ensure your pigs are properly registered for the Boone County Fair. If you have any questions or need further assistance, feel free to reach out to Jazmin Phares at jhphares@missouri.edu.
Swine Show Rules
- Rules listed in the general rules section in addition to the following rules will apply to the swine show.
- Exhibitors must be enrolled and a member in good standing in a 4-H swine project or FFA SAE program in Boone County.
- All project animals must be owned, in the possession of, and under the care of the exhibitor by May 7th of the current year.
- All hogs must be identified by universal ear notch numbering.
- All market hogs must submit a proof of ownership form via email by May 7.
- All hogs must meet the current health requirements of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, State Veterinary Health Regulations.
- Exhibitors may show a maximum of 3 market animals and a maximum of 2 breeding animals per breeding class.
- Pigs born after December 1st previous year are eligible to show. Market classes will be broken by weight. Pure bred breeding gilts will be broken by age; & crossbred breeding gilts by weight.
- Pure bred gilts must present registration papers at weigh-in.
- Hogs entered in the market class weighing less than 230 pounds will be entered in the ultra-lightweight class and will not be eligible for the auction.
- Bedding will not be provided.
- Out of county exhibitors can show off trailers or pen in the barn. Arrival & weigh times will still be enforced.
- Pens will contain a minimum of 2 pigs/pen per exhibitor/family. Exhibitors must provide their own dividers for pens, if needed.
- All pigs in place between 12:00 am and 8:00 am day of show. All pigs MUST be in place by 8:00 am or not allowed to weigh. Contact the superintendent prior to 8:00 am day of show with unforeseen circumstances.
- All pigs are to be weighed between the hours of 9 am and 11 am.
- MARKET CLASSES WILL BE BARROWS & GILTS.
- Open show participants need to plan on showing from trailers.