4-H Livestock Skillathon

Join us on March 7 and test your knowledge of all things livestock!

Christian, Jersey, Macoupin and Montgomery County 4-H programs are excited to host the 2026 4-H Livestock Skillathon Contest. This contest will give youth the opportunity to showcase their knowledge and skills in various aspects of livestock management.

Event Details

Who Can Attend: Youth ages 8-18 as of September 1, 2025
Location: Susnig Center, 401 Mound Street Jerseyville, IL 62052
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026
Entry Fee: $5 (lunch is provided)
Registration Deadline: March 5, 2026

Event Schedule:

9:00 - 9:30 AM Check-In
9:30 AM - Noon Event
Noon - 1 PM Lunch
1 PM Awards

Age Divisions:
Youth can participate as individuals and as teams. Teams are made of four individuals. Select age division options below. Age divisions are based on 4-H age which is a youth's age as of September 1, 2025. Two age divisions: Senior 14-18 years and Junior 8-13 years.

Banners will be awarded to the top five individuals in each division and the top three teams in each division.

What You'll Do
Join us for a morning of hands-on, engaging activities, including:

Livestock knowledge quizzes
Practical judging exercises
Identification of breeds, feeds, equipment, retail meat cuts, and hay

What to Bring

Pencil
Clipboard

Register by March 5.

If you have any questions or need a reasonable accomodation to participate, please contact Jessica Jaffry at jjaffry@illinois.edu.

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Contact Information

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I want to attend this program!

Yes ($5.00)

Select an age division for competing as an individual Please select your age as of September 1, 2025.

Junior (age 8 - 13)

Senior (age 14 - 18)

Select an age division for competing as a four-person team (optional) Select age as of September 1, 2025. List teammates in following question.

Junior (ages 8-13)

Senior (ages 14-18)

If you selected to participate on a team, list the names of teammates in the box below. Teams must be made of all Junior individuals or all Senior individuals. Banners will be awarded for the top 3 placings in each age division.

Are you a 4-H member? If so, please list your county of membership.

Does participant need reasonable accommodation for this program? If yes, please list below or email Jessica Jaffry at jjaffry@illinois.edu.

I grant the University of Illinois Extension 4-H Youth Program, irrevocable permission to record and/or discloser my child's identity, image, and voice arising out of documenting 4-H youth programs. and to use, reproduce and distribute such in whole or in part in video and/or sound recordings, films, photographs, transparencies, webpages, social media, local news media or any other media for any purpose on behalf of the University of and Extension without compensations to me and without any right for me to inspect or approve of the finished photograph, video, or audio recordings or other recordings.

Yes

Civil Rights Compliance - Participant Info

As part of our commitment to providing equal opportunities in our programming, University of Illinois Extension is required to collect and report overall statistics about the race, ethnicity, and gender of program participants. Your responses are voluntary and appreciated.

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Refund Policy

If you require a refund, please contact Jessica Jaffry at jjaffry@illinois.edu.

Total Registration Cost $