Registration open for JWCC Ag Alumni Livestock Judging Contest

By Editor | September 10, 2025 |

By David Camphouse

The 22nd Annual JWCC Fall Invitational Livestock Judging Contest, sponsored by the JWCC Ag Alumni, ADM Animal Nutrition, MoorMan’s ShowTec and the JWCC Livestock Evaluation Club is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 19.
The event will be held at the JWCC Agricultural Education Center, 37803 IL-104, Baylis, IL 62314, located 4 miles west of the junction of highways 104 and 107. Final Registration and check-in is from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The contest will begin with welcome and instructions at 9 a.m. and the goal is to have the contest results before 2 p.m.
This year the contest will consist of seven to nine classes in total, including cattle, swine, sheep, and goats ranging from one to three classes per species. There will be a questions class of 10 questions for one class in each of the species. The contest will score for each school: two teams in the Varsity Division and two teams in the Junior Varsity Division (four contestants per team, 16 students total). Additional students are allowed to participate; however, they will compete as an individual and will not be eligible for team awards.
This year the contest will be a four count four. Meaning all four members’ scores will count towards team totals. Scoring for the contest will be through a scantron judging program this year. Please have your students bring #2 pencils and clipboards. Ink pens are not permitted. With the help of scantron scoring efficiency, JWCC faculty have indicated that they hope to be able to score cards quickly so that scores are available to advisors. Advisors can also find results on judgingcard.com. Once the judging portion of the contest is completed, the plan is to give the official placings followed by an Awards Presentation.
FFA advisors and teams are instructed to register at https://forms.office.com/r/qsTR80XKaU or by calling the JWCC Ag Center at (217) 641-4558 or email to [email protected] and [email protected] no later than Wednesday, Sept. 17. Upon registration, advisors are asked to provide the number of teams being brought for each division of the contest (Varsity Division, Junior Varsity Division), as well as the amount of individuals being registered.
JWCC faculty indicate that preregistration is critical in order to effectively prepare the setup of the contest, judging cards and meals that are included with the registration fee. The entry fee is $5.00 per student registered before or on Wednesday, Sept. 15. The entry fee is $10.00 for students registered after that date. The entry fee be made payable to the JWCC Ag Alumni Association.
This year, event organizers are not requiring the names of students attending during pre-registration – only the number of students each school is bringing. If changes are necessary following pre-registration, changes should be emailed to [email protected] and [email protected]. Alternatively the changes can be made by phone call to the Ag Center at 217-641-4558. Any changes should be made as soon as they are known to be necessary..
Potential EPD categories to be offered are as follows.
Cattle EPD’s:
Birth Weight
Weaning Weight
Yearling Weight
Milk Weight Breed Relevant Indexes
Swine EPD’s:
Loin Eye Area
Back Fat Number Born / Number Weaned
Days to 250 lbs.
Sow Productivity Index
Sheep EPD’s:
60 Day Weight
120 Day Weight
Type of Birth – single, twin, triplet
Type of Rearing
Dwarf Gene Status