2023 Laurens County Youth Livestock Show

September 11, 2023

Adam Petty

Laurens County 4-H Agent

Champion continental calf from the 2023 Laurens County Youth Livestock Show shown by Dacey Abruzzino of Enoree, SC.

The Laurens County 4-H Program in conjunction with the Laurens County Cattlemen’s Association hosted the annual Youth Livestock Show on August 24-26. The show is traditionally held at the Exchange Club Building on Fairgrounds Rd, but due to renovations, this year’s event was held at the Laurens County Park.

The show began on Thursday evening with a youth dog show, featuring a costume class, showmanship, obedience, agility, confirmation, and rally. Maureen McKowen of the Greenville Kennel Club served as judge.

Friday night was the Junior Beef Show, judged by Greg Anderson of Marion, NC. Besides showmanship classes, there were bucket calf, steer classes. There were also breed classes for British, Continental, and Crossbred heifers.

In addition to the beef show, Friday was the night of our youth rabbit show. Due to the heat, this was held at the Joe R. Adair Outdoor Education Center in Laurens. Showmanship and breed classes were judged by Alicia Grondski and Tina Reif.

Our Junior Dairy Show was held on Saturday morning, including a costume class, showmanship, and breed classes featuring Holstein, Jersey, and Brown Swiss. Our dairy judge was Glen Easter of Laurens.

Saturday afternoon saw our Junior Meat Goat Show closing out the day. Noah Henson of Canton, NC served as judge and following costume and showmanship classes, we had SC4ME, open SC Meat Goat Project, and open market wether classes. The show concluded with our market doe classes.

The Laurens County 4-H program thanks all sponsors, volunteers, and parents for their support and assistance with making this a successful opportunity for our 4-H youth. We are especially grateful for the cooperation with the Laurens County Parks and Recreation Department that helped make the show possible. We would also like to congratulate all participants and winners on a job well done.