Section 8 Market Swine

CONTACT: Hannah Imgrund | Phone: 570-428-2055

ENTRY FEE: $3.00 per animal

Payment is due with entry form and must be postmarked by July 7. There will be absolutely no substitutions after the July 7 Entry Deadline, including arrival day at the fair.

4-H and FFA Entries are limited to members of Union County 4-H and the following FFA Chapters: Lewisburg, Mifflinburg and Milton.

Due to the threat of the African Swine Fever, ALL SWINE

• MUST be checked in by the state veterinarian on Sunday , 8/06/2023, from 6:30 to 8:30 AM before entering the fairgrounds.
• MUST be sent to slaughter by a USDA licensed butcher per the General Quarantine Order issued by the PA Dept. of Agriculture.
• arriving after 8:30 am will be sent home.

Direct questions to the Mifflinburg Ag Dept. or the Union County 4-H Office.

Market Swine Show Sponsor:  Boop’s Family Hog Farm, LLC – $50 and Swine Award to the Grand Champion Market Hog

Swine for exhibition in PA are still NOT ALLOWED to be identified with a non-RFID 840 tag (a 15 digit tag that cannot be red with a RFID reader) 

1. 4H & FFA members must be present and have charge of their animals at the time of judging.
2. Animals must be owned, identified and tagged by May 15. A maximum of four animals may be tagged and a maximum of two animals shown.
3. All market swine must have an official Certificate of Veterinary inspection issued within 14 days prior to the date of the show and a scannable 840 RFID ear tag.
4. All market animals will be weighed at the time and place designated by the livestock sale committee.
5. Prior to judging, all swine shall be washed and properly fitted. If clipped, must be 3/4” or longer. No fitting products are to be used. Failure to comply will result in forfeit of lot(s) in the livestock sale.
6. Swine must be bedded with pine shavings only. No straw or sawdust permitted.
7. Due to weight variances and weight limits, the number of weight classes will be set by the fair.
8. Animals to be sold at the Livestock Sale must weigh between 220 to 290 lbs. at weigh-in.

Section 8 – Market Swine

Section 8 – Market Swine Showmanship

UPDATED: Nov 11, 2022 @ 11:50 am