To: Market Lamb Project Members
From: Barron County Junior Livestock Committee
Subject: Sheep Weigh-ins
Place: Barron County Fair Ground, Rice Lake, WI
Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Enclosed with this letter is the Market Lamb Registration form for the April 22nd weigh-ins.
To help speed up the registration process, you are receiving the registration form in
advance of identification (tagging) and weigh-in on Tuesday, April 22nd. Please complete
the top part of the form only, and bring to weigh-ins. Each lamb will be identified with an
electronic RFID ear tag.
Do not sign this form until after your lambs are weighed, tagged,
registered, and you have checked the information for accuracy.
Members may register and weigh up to five lambs.
- Sale Eligibility is as follows:
- Maximum weight at beginning weigh-in is 90 pounds
- Minimum final weight at the fair is 110 pounds
- Lambs must grade prime or choice in the live show
- The average Rate of Gain (ROG) for sale eligibility is .45 pounds per day
Animals must be tagged by the official person who is tagging animals with the electronic
RFID tag when it leaves the scale or it will not be considered registered for the 2025 Barron
County Junior Livestock Market Animal project.
If your animal accidentally loses a tag at home, it must be replaced. Otherwise, try to find
the missing tag, and retain it in a zip lock bag and contact Emily Drafall, Project
Coordinator (barroncountylivestock@gmail.com
Animals will be registered and weighed by family again this year. The Floater option will
not be used. The family registration pertains to all species.
*EXAMPLE- John Doe weighs in and registers three sheep, Jane Doe weighs in and registers
three sheep. The animals will be registered under the family of John and Jane Doe who
are siblings. John and Jane will designate at the final weigh-ins at the fair which animals
each will be exhibiting at the fair. John and Jane are members of James Doe Family. To
be considered a family member, parent must have legal custody of John and Jane Doe
or are legal guardians.
Members are required to pay for the electronic tags their animals will be tagged with. Tag
costs are $3.00 per tag (or per animal). (Example-if weighing in two animals, cost is $6.00.)
Checks will be accepted and should be made payable to Barron County Junior Livestock
Committee.
The Junior Livestock Committee is required to include a line for Premise ID on the
registration form. If you have a Premise ID, please include the number on that line. If you
do not have a Premise ID, leave the line blank.
The Junior Livestock Kick-Off Meeting is also a required meeting and will be held on June
18th, 7:00 PM @ Rice Lake High School Auditorium.
If you have questions, feel free to contact your FFA Advisor at their school or Emily Drafall,
Project Coordinator (barroncountylivestock@gmail.com)
