The Dodge County Meat Animal Sale Committee will be identifying Junior Market Beef, Market Sheep and Market Swine projects with ear tags, DNA samples, and a Google Exhibitor/Family Registration form.  ID packets (ear tags, DNA envelopes, specie paperwork) are availabe at the Dodge County Extension office.

You will be required to request your Identification packets with the Dodge County Extension office prior to pick up at 920-386-3790.

REGISTER HERE >> YQCA Program

Your YQCA certification must be current and valid at the time of the 2023 Dodge County Fair. YQCA certifications are only valid for one year after completion with the exception of the test out option. Please print out certificate after completion and attach to the Dodge County Livestock Project Member Activity ‘Orange Card’.

• • YQCA certification is available for completion at yqcaprogram.org.
  • YQCA does NOT count as an educational point.

Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is a national multi-species quality assurance program for youth ages 8 to 21 with a focus on three core pillars: food safety, animal well-being, and character development.

All youth who exhibit beef, sheep, and swine at the Dodge County Fair will be required to complete YQCA training (YQCA does NOT count as an educational point).

YQCA includes information for youth showing the following food animals: pigs, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, market rabbits and poultry.

YQCA is available as an online program for youth everywhere in the United States. YQCA in-person workshops may be available to youth where state 4-H or FFA offices or state/national livestock organizations have partnered to have qualified trainers offer in-person workshops.

All youth who may have a beef animal marketed through Equity or Milwaukee Stockyards will also need to have completed YQCA to meet new (Jan 1, 2019) guidelines.

All youth who wish to exhibit Beef, Dairy, Goats, Poultry, Rabbits, Sheep, or Swine at the Wisconsin State Fair will be required to complete YQCA training.

There are three options for completing YQCA training:

Option 1: Complete YQCA on-line training

Cost: $12 per youth per year

Designed for youth ages 8-21, each year the participant will receive unique curriculum depending upon the age of that youth. Each year’s lesson is designed to provide an estimated 60 minutes of education. The online program includes three components for each topic (food safety, animal well-being, and character development). Each topic consists of a knowledge builder, skills lab and quiz, and are designed specifically for each age group. A pass rate of 80% has been established for each quiz with students being able to repeat the module if needed.

Youth can complete this training at their convenience.

Option 2: Complete YQCA in-person training

Cost: $3 per youth per year

• In-person YQCA training will be held on Monday,  May 9th from 7pm to 9pm at the Wesley Center, 114 Forest Avenue, Waupun.  Visit https://yqcaprogram.org/ to register.
• For instructions go to the “Youth and Parents” tab and you will find the directions to register. The document showing step-by-step instructions will be under the red oval “Instructor-led training help document”
• You will need to register as a family and then add each child that will be attending.  Once registered,  you will want to navigate to the in person training.  Find the May 9th Waupun location, and select that. You will need to pay the $3.00 fee online.
• After attending the training, you will need to log back in and print the certificate to attach to your orange card. So please note your login ID and password. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Voigt 920.210.1647 or Sandy Salmi 920.988.5295.

Option 3: Test out of your YQCA level

Cost: $36 or $48 depending on age bracket

This option is for youth 12, 15, or 19 years old as of 1/1/2021. The test out option will only be good for 3 or 4 years depending on your age bracket.

Dodge County Meat Animal Sale Committee Email: dodgecountymas@gmail.com

About the Dodge County Meat Animal Sale – For Buyers

Thank you for your interest in, and support of, our county livestock youth and their meat animal sale!

Our sale is Thursday evening, during our county fair. A Pre-Sale Buyers Luncheon and Awards & Recognition Announcements precede the sale. The sale begins promptly at 6:30 PM. Our sale order is: 25 beef, 14 sheep, 25 hogs then repeat rotation again with 25 beef, 18 sheep and 25 hogs. Champions will sell at the beginning of the first rotation as that specie comes to the sale floor.

If you registered as a buyer at last year’s sale, we will send you a mailing around early August with details for the evening of the sale, including free tickets to enter the Fairgrounds. If you have not attended our sale, but would like to, please contact the Dodge County UWEX Office at 920-386-3790 to be added to our mailing list.

Learn More About the Dodge County Meat Animal Sale (PDF, 3 pages, 34 KB)

About the Dodge County Meat Animal Sale – For Youth

Dodge County Meat Animal Sale Invite Card

• Review the Dodge County Junior Fairbook, located at the Dodge County Junior Fair webpage, for all Junior Livestock Show and Sale Rules.
• The Dodge County Meat Animal Sale  is held at 6:30 PM, on Thursday night of fair week.
• To be considered for the Meat Animal Sale, junior market animals must be identified in spring.
• At Online Fair Entry time, livestock animals must be entered in the correct market class to be considered for the sale.
• Youth (or their parents) must attend either the Pre-Sale meeting (usually in June) or the Post-sale meeting (usually in September). These are the only meetings which parents may attend for their children.
• Youth who wish to participate in the sale must meet MAS educational requirements (explained below). Youth must attend the event to earn the educational point – parents may not earn educational points for their children.
• Project Youth must have current Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) certification.
• Meeting attendance is recorded on the Livestock Project Member Activity Card (see below).
• All required educational paperwork must be turned in at the set due date. Required paperwork includes:
  • Completed Livestock Project Member Activity Card, including Premise ID, for each youth.
  • YQCA Certificate
• For swine, completed and signed health papers must be turned in at county fair weigh-in.

Educational Points as Required by the MAS Committee

• Pre- and Post-Sale Meetings, Educational Meetings, and YQCA classes are listed on our Dodge UWEX Calendar. Be sure to review the 4-H Calendar and call the Dairy and Livestock Educator with any questions at 920-386-3790.
• “4” points are required and can be obtained by attending educational livestock events.
•  AT LEAST 2 of the points need to be earned at a county or state educational event.  For some youth who have no means to have “local club” learning events, it is always possible to have all 4 or more points obtained from county or state events.
•  If an “out of county” event is where a point will be obtained, use the back of the card to explain the event AND obtain a signature that can be identified, and a phone number, so a call may be given if the committee has questions.
• No educational event may give a youth more than 1 educational point (even if another county’s youth obtain 2+ points for such an event).
• Youth attending college may obtain a point for agricultural events attended by obtaining approval from the MAS committee.
• Livestock Project Member Activity Card(orange card) (PDF, 1 page)

About the Dodge County Meat Animal Sale (MAS) Committee

Purpose, Bylaws and Members

• To provide 4-H members, FFA members and Dodge County Youth Organization members an opportunity to have market livestock projects evaluated.
• To provide incentive and to encourage greater participation in livestock feeding and production projects.
• To recognize Youth Project Members who do quality work in selecting, feeding, and showing livestock projects.
• To teach a greater understanding of meat animal evaluation, animal husbandry, ethical care and treatment of animals, and showmanship.
• To establish rules and enforce compliance of regulations for participation in the Dodge County Meat Animal Sale.
• To examine and act upon issues and concerns expressed by Youth Project Members and people affiliated with a Dodge County 4-H, FFA or Youth Organization.
• MAS Bylaws (PDF, 4 pages, 292 KB)
• Dodge County Meat Animal Sale Committee 2021-2022 (PDF, 1 pg)

This is a summary of animal health requirements for fairs, shows and exhibitions only.

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s  Animal Health Regulations Fairs and Shows in Wisconsin