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Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Hays County Youth Livestock Show wraps up 80th annual exhibition

PHOTOS BY LAURIE ANDERSON Youngsters compete for showmanship with their pigs.
PHOTOS BY LAURIE ANDERSON
Youngsters compete for showmanship with their pigs.
A contestant gets ready to show her chicken.

A contestant gets ready to show her chicken.

A boy leads his cow to be weighed in.

A boy leads his cow to be weighed in.

Meghan McClelland receives congratulations after a win.

Meghan McClelland receives congratulations after a win.

Penelope Soto grooms her cow.

Penelope Soto grooms her cow.

Trace Hunt and Barrett Hunt exercise their goats.

Trace Hunt and Barrett Hunt exercise their goats.

Forrest Conley and Abram Conley show off their market rabbits.

Forrest Conley and Abram Conley show off their market rabbits.

A contestant practices with her pig.

A contestant practices with her pig.

Competitors get ready for the poultry judging.

Competitors get ready for the poultry judging.

The judge examines the poultry entries.

The judge examines the poultry entries.

Contestants bring their sheep into the ring for judging.

Contestants bring their sheep into the ring for judging.

PHOTO BY MICHAEL CARIAGA Ambassadors: Luke Mosser, Nolan Moore, Tyler Eiben,...

PHOTO BY MICHAEL CARIAGA

Ambassadors: Luke Mosser, Nolan Moore, Tyler Eiben, Nicandro Quintanilla, Holt Jones, Ernest Brown, Chazin Herzog.

Despite the winter storm, the 80th Annual Hays County Youth Livestock Show proceeded as planned, wrapping up on Saturday morning with the annual auction. However, the auction was relocated to the pig barn, which was heated, and participants were instructed not to bring their animals to the auction due to the weather.

This year there were a total of 367 exhibitors from Buda 4-H, Dripping Springs 4-H, Kyle 4-H, Hays 4-H Shooting Sports, West San Marcos 4-H, Wimberley 4-H, Dripping Springs FFA, Hays FFA, Johnson FFA, Lehman FFA, San Marcos FFA & Wimberley FFA. There were 1608 entries in the categories of Ag Mechanics, Cattle, Goats, Home Skills, Horse Show, Lambs, Poultry, Rabbits and Swine.

The official photographer for the event was Branded B Media, and all their photos, from candids to posed shots of winners, are available for free download at https://brandedbmedia.shootproof.com.

The livestream crew was Fbg.Live. To find the livestream links, visitors can go to their website at https://www.stock-show.live/ and select archived events. All the shows and the auction will be there.

Below are the winners from Drippings Springs:

Dripping Springs FFA

Dylan Lee, Market Steer, Reserve Champion ABC

Kellen Embrey , Market Goats, Champion Division 3

Kellen Embrey, Market Goats, Grand Champion Market Goat, Champion Division 2

Addison DeMarco, Market Lamb, Champion Fine Wool Cross

Kellen Embrey , Market Lamb, Grand Champion Market Lamb, Champion Medium Wool

Meghan McClelland, Market Lamb, Reserve Champion Fine Wool Cross

Meghan McClelland, Market Lamb, Reserve Champion Fine Wool

Dripping Springs 4-H Club

Calvin Kinley, Market Steer, Champion AOB- Black

Millie Powers, Market Steer, Reserve Champion Market Steer, Reserve Champion AOB- Colored

Barrett Collins, Market Goats, Reserve Champion Division 3

Violette Orsak, Home Skills, Baked Foods, Junior Reserve Champion Foods

Britton Shumway, Home Skills, Baked Foods, Clover Reserve Champion Foods

Tyler Tatsch, Home Skills, Baked Foods, Intermediate Reserve Champion Foods

Fisher Morgan, Home Skills, Horticulture, Clover Grand Champion Horticulture

Spence Morgan, Home Skills, Horticulture, Clover Reserve Champion Horticulture

Penelope Orsak, Home Skills, Horticulture, Senior Reserve Champion Horticulture

Truett Herzog, Home Skills, Photography, Intermediate Grand Champion Photography

Violette Orsak, Home Skills, Photography, Junior Grand Champion Photography

Cole Gibson, Market Poultry, Reserve Champion Broiler

Wyatt Kapacziewski, Breeding Rabbits, Grand Champion Breeding Rabbit

Lawson Henry, Market Rabbit, Reserve Champion Market Rabbit

Quincy Raines , Market Lamb, Reserve Champion Market Lamb, Intermediate Lamb Showmanship, Reserve Champion Medium Wool

Clayton Doyle, Market Swine, Champion Light OPB

Laramie Doyle, Market Swine, Champion Yorkshire

Josie Fowlkes, Market Swine, Champion Duroc

Ancil Kuykendall, Market Swine, Reserve Champion Market Swine, Champion Light Cross

Full results will be published in an upcoming insert.


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