Taylor County Market Animal Show & Sale

08/05/2024

Congratulations to our Total Performance and Carcass award winners! We wrapped up the program year tonight with dinner, awards, drawings and a fun auction at Celebrations Hall in Gilman.

07/22/2024

Last but certainly not least, thank you to our 2023 buyers of our MASS market steers: Bob's Dairy Supply, Brute Force, Comstock Seamless Aluminum Rain Gutters, Forward Bank, Freudenthal Manufacturing, Gowey Abstract & Title Co., Kanes Construction, Medford Cooperative, Inc., Nestle, Niemuth Implement, River Country Co-op, and Timberline Trucking.

These steers are beef breeds, or crossbreds with beef and dairy genetics. Raising a steer is a big commitment. With weigh-in in December, youth care for and keep records on their steers for over twice as long as pigs and lambs. Along with providing correct nutrition, youth frequently clean and groom their beef steers promote the hair growth to achieve the signature "fluffy" steer look. Great job to all our past and present beef steer exhibitors!

07/21/2024

Whether you call it a pig, hog or swine, it all means delicious bacon! Thank you to our 2023 buyers of MASS market hogs: AbbyBank, Black River Diamond Company, County Line Excavating, Forward Insurance, Huotari Construction, Jogeti Plastic Decorating, Labrador Woodworks, Mahr Brothers, McMillan Electric, Medford Cooperative, Inc., Medford Motors Inc., Nestle, Niemuth Implement, Peterson Concrete, Prochnow Transport Inc., Sierra Pacific Windows, Spooner Mills of Thorp, Weather Shield Windows & Doors, Westaby Trucking, Wheelers Chevrolet Medford, and Worden Trucking.

Pigs have been our most popular species for a long time, although beef is getting close. While pigs grow readily on quality feed, the challenge is selecting a young feeder pig with the structure and muscle a judge will look for, then feeding and exercising it correctly to finish in the required weight range for the fair. Like the other species, pigs need to be trained to walk in the ring. Daily walks are essential for muscle and stamina. Great job to all our past and present MASS hog members!

07/20/2024

Today we are recognizing the buyers of the dairy steers in our 2023 MASS sale. Thank you to Bob's Dairy Supply, Gilman Corner Store, Gilman Feed Company, Medford Cooperative, Inc. and Medford Motors Inc.

In the MASS program, dairy steers are breeds traditionally raised for milk, but they make very good beef when fed properly! Last year we have Holstein and Brown Swiss steers in our sale, but we've also had Jersey and Milking Shorthorn steers. Raising a dairy steer requires different nutrition than a traditional beef steer and we applaud these kids for their success.

07/19/2024

As we get ready for the 2024 MASS Sale one week from today, we want to give one more shout out to our 2023 buyers. We're starting with the lambs. Thank you Black River Diamond Company, Forward Bank, Nicolet Bank, Pinter's Packing Plant, Prochnow Transport Inc. and Weather Shield Windows & Doors for supporting our MASS members who sold lambs in the 2023 sale!

People often comment how cute lambs are. They are also a challenge to raise and, unlike pigs and cattle, are fed to have only 0.1-0.2” of fat cover in the finished product while maximizing muscle. Lambs also gain slower and showing them is a physical workout! Congratulations to all our past and present lamb MASS members on a job well done.

07/14/2024

We're getting excited for the 43rd Annual Taylor County Market Animal Sale on Friday, July 26! We have 66 youth working hard to qualify for this year's sale.

Bidder letters went out last week to all that were submitted by our youth members. If you are interested in bidding at this year's sale but have not yet spoken with one of the kids, complete the form below.

Submitting this form indicates you or a representative of your business would like to attend the Taylor County Market Animal Sale as a bidder on Friday, July 26, 2023, at 6 pm at the Taylor County Fair. Registration opens at 5:15 pm. Bidders may be businesses or individuals. Bidders may pool togethe...

04/14/2024

We're about 45 days and 15 hours away from show time! Please help us by sharing this post - because jackpot weekends are more fun with friends.

P.S. We bumped up our cash prizes and have payouts to the top four heifers and steers this year. Thank you to our sponsors who are helping us grow!

Enter at https://showman.app/shows #/northwoods-premiere-e1bb/

03/06/2024

In-person YQCA training this Sunday!

MASS participants interested in taking the YQCA Training in-person this year? Youth still need to log in to YQCA to pay the $3 fee to take the training in person (online fee is $15), take the pre-test, then attend the 1 hour in-person training. Certificates will be available shortly after the in-person meeting.

01/31/2024

We’re gearing up for our 2024 beef show! Last year we brought in about 120 head from 70+ exhibitors to the fairgrounds in Medford. This is an opportunity for our local kids to compete and learn with some of the best cattle and experienced showmen in the Midwest. Proceeds support our MASS kids and the Taylor County Market Animal Sale. This is our only fundraiser. If you are interested in helping to sponsor the show or donating an item for the silent auction, please reach out!

We've been quiet on here, but we've been busy behind the scenes planning the 2024 show! We are seeking sponsors for junior showmanship t-shirts, pee-wee showmanship, the Friday night educational clinic, and ring sponsors.

Find sponsor info in our Google folder or email us at [email protected] for details! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uvCtXHJNWzFvgofCKv2PaExOe12qpMwh?usp=sharing

11/04/2023

Thank you Medford Cooperative and Medford County Market for being a strong supporter of the MASS Program. Be sure to enter to win some meat raised by Alyssa, Chance or Levi!

Medford Cooperative is THANKFUL for all of our customers, and we want to GIVE THANKS in November with a drawing of 30 meat bundles from our support of the Taylor County Market Animal Show & Sale program at the fair! This will be at Medford County Market in-store (at the service desk) and through the Medford County Market and Medford Cooperative pages. Please follow us for weekly posts, join the fun, and get into the GIVE THANKS drawing. (All prizes must be picked up in Medford. Limited to one win per member.) **Drawings start 11/6

08/15/2023

We wrapped up with our MASS year tonight with awards, pizza and our MASS bucks auction and drawings.

Carcass awards from the Taylor County Fair:
Lambs - Grand Champion to Jacob Eckert and Reserve Champion to Alexis Kopp
Pigs - Grand Champion to Michael Winnie and Reserve Champion to Logan Halida (not pictured)
Beef - Grand Champion to Joslyn Tischendorf and Reserve Champion to Alyssa Brandner
Dairy Beef - Grand Champion to Ella Ewings and Reserve Champion to Liam Ewings

Total Performance Awards are given for the top sale animals in combined live points, carcass rank and (for steers and lambs) rate of gain. This year’s winners were:
Beef - Joslyn Tischendorf
Dairy Beef - Ella Ewings (held by her brother Liam)
Sheep - Alexis Kopp
Pigs - Landon Penk

07/28/2023

We will have 53 lots on tonight’s sale. Hope to see you at the sale tonight! Registration starts at 5:15pm and bidding begins at 6pm.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19yHDV56NgxCP2rXGhvIrQdWoI1sSa3Ux/view?usp=drivesdk

07/13/2023

We're just over two weeks from the 2023 Market Animal Sale. Bidder letters went out Monday to those who registered with one of our MASS members. Are you thinking about bidding on a youth-raised beef, pig or lamb? There's still time to sign up! Pre-registrations are open until Wednesday, July 26. After that, you can register at the clerk's table on sale night.

You can find our bidder form here:

Submitting this form indicates you or a representative of your business would like to attend the Taylor County Market Animal Sale as a bidder on Friday, July 28, 2023, at 6 pm at the Taylor County Fair. Registration opens at 5:15 pm. Bidders may be businesses or individuals. Bidders may pool togethe...

04/29/2023

One more week left before the first entry deadline and the entry fee increases. Youth who enter by May 6 receive a free show t-shirt.

Also a reminder that there is no fee for P*e Wee Showmanship for ages 5-7, but we do need you to complete an entry for it.

https://showman.app/shows #/northwoods-premiere

04/16/2023

This is our “home” spring show and is friendly to all levels of experience. We started it with the goal of getting kids and their cattle out in the ring before their summer county fairs. We hope to see you there!

Showman is show management software made for livestock shows. Featuring a cloud based solution for online entries, payments and set of tools that help show day run smoothly.

03/08/2023