Palo Pinto County Livestock Show
***Note about Validation***
Attention Livestock Exhibitors!!
Lamb, goat, and heifer validation for 2026 County Show and Major Shows will be held at the PPCLA Expo Building on Monday, October 20, 2025 from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Chick orders and Horticulture entries will be due as well. County show entry fees will be due at this time. Please give the Palo Pinto County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service a call at 940-659-1228 if you have any questions.
Horticulture Show
All projects/plants must be in the possession and executed by the exhibitor by October 20, 2025.
Exhibitors must submit an image of the plant/picture to authenticate to Cindy Peugh at cindy.peugh@ag.tamu.edu by October 20, 2025. The complete rules and guidelines for the Horticulture Show are in the rulebook below.
**Important notes…
*A parent or guardian must be present to sign validation paperwork
*Please bring exhibitor’s SS# to fill out a w-9 form
*You must bring your animals to validation to be eligible to show
*ALL County Show entry fees will be due at the time of validation
*Please visit the County Show Entry Link below to fill out your entry card BEFORE validation.
2025 Palo Pinto County Validation Dates
Validation Time Date Location
Steer 6-9 am 6/21/25 Mineral Wells Expo Center
Sheep/Goats 4-7 pm 10/20/25 Mineral Wells Expo Center
Heifers 4-7 pm 10/20/25 Mineral Wells Expo Center
Broilers (Order) 4-7 pm 10/20/25 Mineral Wells Expo Center
Horticulture 4-7 pm 10/20/25 Mineral Wells Expo Center
Swine 5 pm 11/8/25 Graford Ag Barn
Swine 4-6 pm 11/12/25 Mineral Wells Ag Barn
Swine 4-6 pm 10/20/25 Santo Ag Barn
Rabbits 1-2:30 pm 12/7/25 Small Schools
Rabbits 2:45-4 pm 12/7/25 Mineral Wells
(Breeding Rabbits must validate at Rabbit Validation.)
Ag Mechanics 1-4 pm 12/7/25
2026 Palo Pinto County Show Schedule
Scheduled for January 6-9, 2026
Tuesday, 1/6/26
Ag Mechanics Project Show 10:00 am
Rabbit Weigh In 7:00-8:30 am
Showmanship 10:00 am
Rabbit Show (after Showmanship) 11:00 am
Wednesday, 1/7/26
Broiler Check In 9:00 am
Broiler Show 10:00 am
Sheep/Goat Weigh In 2:00-4:00 pm
Sheep Show* 5:00 pm
Goat Show* 15 min after
Thursday, 1/8/26
Swine Weigh In 12:00-2:00 pm
Swine Show* 5:00 pm
Friday, 1/9/26
Steer/Heifer Weigh/Check-in 8:00-10:30 am
Horticulture Project Check In 8:00 am
Horticulture Project Show 9:00 am
Cattle Show* 12:00 pm
Greatest Showman *15 min after cattle
*Showmanship after each species
Saturday, 1/10/2026
Set Floor Prices 9:00 am
Premium Sale 9:30 am
