NALJA News Summer 2022 | 5 junior exhibitor ’ s name to the breeder or owner who transferred the animal to the junior exhibitor before the show will relinquish any accumulated and further Medal of Excellence ( MOE ) points .
5 . Entry Limit
There is no limit on how many animals an exhibitor may enter and show .
6 . Classes / Divisions
Show officials will determine classes after checkin . They will make every effort to ensure no class contains more than 15 head or has an age spread of more than 60 days . All classes will line up according to age from youngest to oldest in the show arena .
Divisions in the owned Limousin and Lim-Flex female shows will be broken as follows .
Division I : November 1 , 2021 - January 31 , 2022 Division II : September 1 – October 31 , 2021 Division III : May 1 – August 31 , 2021 Division IV : March 1 – April 30 , 2021 Division V : January 1 – February 28 , 2021 Division VI : September 1 – December 31 , 2020
Bred and Owned Female and Bred and Owned Bull shows will have three divisions that will be determined once animals are checked in . There are no divisions in the cow / calf show .
Steer classes and divisions will be split by weight . The steer show will include prospect and progress divisions . Prospect steers are those weighing less than 900 pounds at check-in , while steers weighing more than 900 pounds will be in the progress division . All Progress Steers will be automatically entered into the Virtual Carcass Contest ; entrants may opt out of the contest . NALJA will release exhibitors showing only steers immediately following the steer show .
At the NJLSC , there will be a class for the best pair of females owned and exhibited by one junior member . Both females must show in the regular show . In the NJLSC “ best state group ” class , each state junior association will select three females ( each exhibited by a different junior ) to represent it ; and that class will count toward sweepstakes points .
NJLSC judges will be selecting the Top 5 Females in both the Owned Lim-Flex Female Show and the Owned Limousin Female Show . Judges will be selecting a Top 3 in Divisions during the Owned Shows with the 3rd place female serving as an alternate . The Top 3 Females from each class will have the opportunity to compete for Top 3 Division . The 3rd place female will be pulled into the Championship line up only if both the 1st and 2nd place females in the class / division have been selected .
NJLSC judges will be selecting the Top 3 Females in the Bred & Owned Lim-Flex Female Show , Bred & Owned Limousin Female Show , Bred & Owned Lim-Flex Bull Show , and the Bred & Owned Limousin Bull Show .
7 . Bred and Owned
To show in the bred-and-owned show , the animal ’ s tattoo must include the junior exhibitor ’ s herd prefix ( i . e . the junior must be the animal ’ s first owner ); and the animal ’ s dam must have been registered to the junior exhibitor at the time the dam was bred to produce the animal . Embryo-transfer ( ET ) calves are eligible for the bred-and-owned show ; however , the donor female must have been registered to the junior exhibitor at the time she was flushed to produce the animal .
The family ’ s prefix in the animal ’ s tattoo or family ownership of the dam at breeding does not qualify for the bred-and-owned show . No animals from partnership or lease agreement cows qualify . NALJA automatically enters eligible animals from the owned-female show in the bred-and-owned show .
Juniors may sell no more than 50 percent ownership of a bred-and-owned bull and still be eligible to compete with him in the bred-and-owned bull show . The exhibitor must keep full possession of that bull until the regional and national shows conclude . All other bred-and-owned rules apply .
Juniors exhibiting bred and owned females must maintain full possession of that female from date of birth until the regional and national shows conclude .
8 . Fitting
To maintain a high degree of confidence in Limousin junior shows , NALJA reserves the right to disqualify any animal for unethical fitting , which shall include the following :
• Any use of paints , colored show foam , graphite , colored powders or other substances that may be subject to disqualification . All animals are subject to a “ white towel ” test from check-in to release . NALJA reserves the right to collect hair samples from any animal at any show .
• The addition of any hair or hairlike substances , including false tail heads and false polls . ( NALJA allows false tail switches ).