Warren County 4-H members recently traveled to Murfreesboro to participate in the Central Region 4-H Livestock Judging Contest. The event featured 47 teams from 25 different counties. The livestock judging contest is composed of eight different classes of beef cattle, hogs, sheep and meat goats. Team members evaluate and place the livestock in each class based on performance and market criteria. They are also required to answer five performance related questions about each class. Even though the 4-H members receive a team score, they must work individually during the contest to complete their analysis of each class. By participating in 4-H judging activities, 4-H members gain life skills such as decision making, teamwork and communication.
The Junior High teams consist of 4-H members in grades sixth, seventh, and eighth. Colby Pearsall, John-Adam Turner, Trevor Vaughn and Lee Northcutt placed ninth in the Junior High Division. Erin Dyer, Morgan Dyer and Adelia Smith earned 12th place.
Marcus Vaughn, Allen Pettit, Johnny Smith and Kyle Pelham placed 15th in the division. In addition, John-Adam Turner was the third highest scoring individual in the contest from more than 100 contestants.
The Junior teams are 4-H members in fourth- and fifth-grades. Clay Prater, Austin Barry, Wilson Love and Ethan Shields placed 13th in the Junior Division. Coby Spicer, Martin Grissom, Dylan Powers and Garrett Jones earned 16th place. The team of Corbin Hildreath, Hayden Hildreath and Alex Watlington placed 18th in their division.
