• How to Enter:

  • Minnesota Simmental sales or breeders pay a $200 sanctioning fee (open to in-person, online and private treaty sales DUE STATE FAIR OPEN CLASS WEEKEND to MSA Treasurer Beth Andersland).

  • Individual animals purchased by youth can be nominated for $10 at the time of purchase (nominations are due May 31, 2022 to Beth Andersland and are good for one show season).

  • Youth do not have to be from Minnesota to purchase an animal at a sanctioned sale and participate in the Futurity Show.

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• Show Rules

  • All animals must be purchased through a Minnesota sale (either in person/live, online or private treaty) that has paid the sale futurity fee aka “sanctioned”.

  • Either the buyer or seller are allowed to pay the $10 nomination fee for an animal and the nomination must be made at the time of purchase.

  • Junior exhibitors wishing to exhibit their futurity animal in the junior show at Field Day will pay a $25 entry and comply with the rules for that show.  Heifers will be shown by age and must have been born between September

  • 1st (fall yearling) and December 31st (fall calf).

  • Market animals will be shown by weight, must be 1/2 (50%) blood or higher Simmental and must be born after January 1st of the previous year (yearling).

  • All animals must be registered with the American Simmental Association. No pending or reported papers (# in parenthesis) accepted.

  • Foundation heifers must be registered 1/2 – 3/4 blood Simmental.

  • High percent heifers must be registered purebred (7/8 or higher).

  • Steers, bulls and cow/calves will be shown together in their respective divisions.

  • Payback will be pro-rated per class from futurity nomination fees and awards will be given for Champion & Reserve in their respective Divisions.