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CAMERON—The annual Milam County Junior Livestock Show will be held Thursday through Saturday at the Youth Exposition Building.

The 2018 show raised over $302,752 for Milam County 4-H and FFA youth.

Here’s the schedule for the 2019 show, according to the Milam County Extension Office:

THURSDAY,

• 7:30 a.m.-Baked goods check-in.

• 8:30 a.m.—Baked goods must be checked in.

• 8:45 a.m.— Baked goods showmanship.

• 10 a.m.—Market animals, breeding beef heifers may begin arriving.

• 11 a.m.—Commercial heifers judging.

• 3 p.m.— Rabbit weigh-in.

• 4 p.m.—All animals must be in barn.

• 4 p.m.—Begin weighing (in this order) swine, goats, lambs, and steers.

• 5:30 p.m.—Judging of market broilers followed by turkeys.

• 6:30 p.m.—Judging of market rabbits in main arena.

Rabbits will be released at the conclusion of the rabbit show. Must release through superintendent.

FRIDAY

• 9 a.m.—Judging of market swine.

• 12:30 p.m.—Judging of market goats.

• 3 p.m.—Judging of market lambs.

• 5 p.m.—Judging of breeding beef heifers.

• 6 p.m.—Judging of market steers.

• 7:30 p.m.—Release of all non-sale market animals and breeding beef heifers.

Market animal exhibitors must present weigh card to superintendent for release.

SATURDAY,

• 9 a.m.—Barn open for viewing of commercial replacement heifer exhibits.

• 9 to 9:30 a.m.—All non-sale animals being placed on floor truck must be delivered to superintendents with weigh ticket.

• 10:30 a.m.—Commercial replacement heifer show exhibitor awards.

• 11 a.m.—Commercial replacement heifer sale.

• 12-noon—All non sale animals must be removed.

• 4:30 p.m.— Buyers dinner, Bea’s Kitchen.

• 5 p.m.—Sale participants and showmanship winners should be at barn.

• 6 p.m.— Premium livestock sale.

• 8 p.m.— Buyers after-sale reception, Youth Expo dining room.

• 8 p.m.—All livestock removed.