ALL-WESTERN CONTEST 2024
Entries are now open for the 2024 All-Western competition! Click HERE to enter via AssistExpo. Deadline is NOVEMBER 23!
CONTEST ELIGIBILITY
1. Any animal exhibited at a Western Canada show.
ENTRY FORM & REGISTRY CERTIFICATE
It is the responsibility of the owner/exhibitor to submit a signed, completed entry form for each animal or group in order for it to be considered for All-Western Nomination. Please list placings from all shows. Placings will be verified.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Together with a completed entry form, it is the responsibility of the exhibitor to secure and supply a full-color professional photo of each animal entered in the contest. (with the exception of the Breeders Herd Classes) Pictures must be taken during the current year and show the animal in the same stage of growth and/or lactation as when making the qualifying show ring appearance. It is encouraged that all photos be submitted electronically either from the livestock photographer or the exhibitor to allwesterncomp@gmail.com
CONTEST PROCEDURE
A Nominating Committee of three judges will consider the photographs and placings of eligible animals for which an entry form has been received. The top six entries in each class are chosen for Nomination. These Nominations are submitted to the All-Western Panel for voting. The panel is made up of the judges of the leading shows in the current season.
The panel members vote separately and indicate in each class their first, second, and third choice. Point values are assigned as follows: Each first place vote, 7 points; second place, 3 points; and third place, 1 point. By simple arithmetic, the award of All-Western and Reserve All-Western are determined in order of total points.
Nominees with 20 points or more are High Honorable Mention and nominees receiving 16 point or more is given Honorable Mention.
CLASSES IN HOLSTEIN COMPETITION (16)
Summer Heifer (born on or after 3/1/24)
Spring Heifer (born 1/03/24 thru 31/04/23)
Winter Heifer (born 12/1/23 thru 2/28/24)
Fall Heifer (born 9/1/23 thru 11/30/23)
Summer Yearling (born 6/1/22 thru 8/31/23)
Junior Yearling (born 3/1/22 thru 5/31/22)
Intermediate Yearling (born 12/1/22 thru 2/28/23)
Junior Breeder’s Herd (Group of 3 animals carrying same prefix) Senior Yearling – not in milk (born 9/1/22 thru 11/30/22) Winter Yearling in Milk (born 12/1/22 to 2/28/2023)
Senior Milking Yearling (born 9/1/22 to 11/30/22)
Summer Junior 2-Year-Old* (born 6/1/22 thru 8/31/22)
Spring Junior 2-Year-Old (born 3/1/22 thru 5/31/22)
Winter 2-Year-Old (born 12/1/21 to 2/28/22)
Fall 2-Year-Old (born 9/1/21 thru 11/30/21)
Junior 3-Year-Old (born 3/1/21 thru 8/31/21)
Senior 3-Year-Old (born 9/1/20 thru 2/28/21)
4-Year-Old (born 9/1/18 thru 8/31/20)
5-Year-Old (born 9/1/17 thru 8/31/19)
Mature Cow (born before 9/1/18)
Breeder’s Herd* (Group to consist of three milking age females all who have been bred, all or in part, by their exhibitor.)
* Individual photos of each of the animals entered in a group must be taken during the current contest year and submitted with the group entry. ** We reserve the right to combine classes in order to make them full & competitive.
CLASSES IN JERSEY COMPETITION (3)
Heifer (All heifer and uncalved yearling classes)
Intermediate Cow (Milking Yearling, Two & Three Year Old)
Senior Cow (Four Year & Older)
4-H CLASS
All-Western 4-H Calf (any breed or age Registered 4-H animal)
The results will be published in the Winter 2024 – Issue of Cowsmopolitan, the Dec – Christmas Edition of the Western Dairy News as well as online with Cowsmopolitan.
Please consider supporting these publications that are printing the results by advertising on-line or in print. Contact kathleen@cowsmo.com & tars@holsteinnews.com
Please direct any questions to Ella at 403-507-1330 or by email to allwesterncomp@gmail.com
2021 Results
View the 2021 All-Western Competition here!
2019 Results
2019 All-Western Holstein Winners
2019 All-Western Jersey Winners
2019 All-Western 4-H Winners
Past Nominations & Winners
All-Western 2018
All-Western Holstein & 4-H winners here
All-Western Jersey winners here
All-Western Super Cow here
All-Western Nominations here
All-Western 2017
Holstein & 4-H winners here
Super Cow winners here
Jersey winners here
All-Western Nominations here
All-Western Nominations Judges package here
All-Western 2016
4-H winners here
Holstein winners here
Jersey winners here
All-Western Judges packages High Resolution Holsteins here
All-Western Judges packages High Resolution 4-H only here
All-Western Judges packages High Resolution Jerseys & 4-H here
All-Western 2015
Holstein winners here
Jersey winners here
4-H winners here
All Western Judges Package Final here
All-Western 2014
All-Western Winners here
All-Western Nominations here
All-Western Judges package here
All-Western 2013
Holstein Winners here
Jersey Winners here
4-H Winners here
All-Western Nominations here
All-Western 2012
All-Western Winners here
All-Western 4-H Nominations here
All-Western Jersey Nominations here
All-Western Holstein Nominations here
