Coastal Plains livestock show returns April 6-7
The 86th Annual Coastal Plains Junior Livestock Show and Sale is right around the corner and we want to invite everyone to join us on April 6th and 7th at the Lenoir County Livestock Arena. Every year over 100 youth from Pitt, Greene, Lenoir, Craven, Jones, Carteret, Cumberland, Onslow, Duplin, Sampson, Pamlico, and Pender counties participate in this event. These youth have been working with their livestock for many months and have put in a lot of time and hard work. This livestock project teaches youth valuable skills such as accountability, dependability, and responsibility, while raising some money for their hard work.
The show will start at 12 PM Monday with our goat and lamb show, followed by our cattle show. Tuesday we will start with our market hog show at 8:30 AM and that evening we will have our awards, dinner SHERIFF SHOWDOWN and SALE! Dinner starts at 6 PM, Sheriff Showdown starts at 6:30 PM, and the Sale starts at 7 PM. Supporting a child through the purchase of their animals is easy. Any buyer should be present at the sale to bid effectively. Animals are sold by the head and the final sale price is up to the individual buyer. BUYERS PAYING PREMIUM MONEY DO NOT TAKE HOME ANIMALS. Anyone interested in buying a large lot of animals needs to contact Kaelyn Mohrfeld prior to the sale so we can give you the opportunity to bid on the “deck”. If you are looking for your youth to get involved, come join our rookie show! No animal is needed as you will borrow one of ours! We look forward to seeing everyone there!
I've been asked the question many times lately about why kids choose to show livestock. The answer is simple but hard for many people to grasp---You can't teach kids in a classroom what these kids learn in the show ring or in the barn at home. These kids wake up early everyday to make sure their animal is fed and their diets are top notch to allow their animal to reach its maximum potential. These youth also train and exercise their animals daily. Not to mention cleaning up after them multiple times a day. I think it's hard for the community to grasp the understanding of the amount of time, hard work, patience, and dedication it takes to put into a livestock project. These kids have to work hard all day everyday to succeed in the show ring. They don't have practice for an hour or two a week and then have a show.
They practice daily for hours on end to reach the top. And that is what the Coastal Plain Livestock Show and Sale is doing for our community. We are raising hard working individuals who will succeed in any occupation they choose, because that is the only option they have had while raising livestock. These kids are learning the drive to be successful and to make our community a better place. Come watch the future of our local community in the show ring. You won't regret it.
