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.

Entry Form

2025 Palo Pinto County Validation Dates

Entry Form

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

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