NJAA Shows
There's not much better than an Angus heifer in the barn, a show date on your calendar and goal to learn as much as you can in between.
Show Entry Confirmation
IF YOU DON’T RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL, YOUR ENTRY DID NOT GO THROUGH. Contact the Events and Junior Activities department at events@angus.org or call 816.383.5100 with issues.
Non-Members, Membership Application Due by Date — Date in which non-members must submit a membership application in order to meet the early entry deadline. All exhibitors for the junior Angus shows are required to have a membership with the National Junior Angus Association. If you are a non-member the form will not allow you to submit entries. Please allow one business day of processing for a membership, forms must be submitted by 3:30 PM (CST) in order to make end of day processing.
The following business day the member code will be usable on the entry form. For example, if you apply to be a member by end of business day May 14th, the code will not be usable until the morning of May 15th. Keep in mind, if you apply on a Friday, the member code will not be usable until the next business day, Monday. Please plan accordingly.
General Show Guidelines
Please review the rules that the American Angus Association has adopted for use at its National, Regional and Regional Preview Junior Angus shows.
Show Classifications
Across the United States, many shows qualify and receive premiums from the American Angus Association. Shows must follow these classifications and the American Angus Association premium participation statement to receive funds.
NJAA Code of Conduct
The NJAA Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines for junior members that defines the expectations for junior actions and specifies consequences that could be enforced if the code is violated. Each NJAA member, along with a parental guardian(s), will need to read, sign and submit the NJAA Code of Conduct prior to participation in the individual’s first NJAA-sponsored show or conference of the year.
NJAA Sponsored Shows:
Mid Atlantic Junior Angus Classic
The Mid Atlantic Junior Angus Classic (MAJAC) was held March 8-10, 2024, in Frankfort, Indiana.
Northwest Regional Preview Junior Angus Show
The 2024 Northwest Regional Preview was held on May 23-25 in Ellensburg, Washington.
Atlantic National Junior Angus Show
Atlantic National was held in Timonium, Maryland, at the Maryland State Fairgrounds on May 23-26.
Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show
The Sweetest Show on Earth was held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on June 6-9.
All American Angus Breeders' Futurity
The American Angus Breeders' Futurity Junior and Open Shows were held June 14-16, 2024.
National Junior Angus Show
The National Junior Angus Show was held in Madison, Wisconsin, for a "Showdown in Madtown" June 29 -July 6th.
American Royal
Make plans to attend the American Royal Livestock show October 22-26, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri.
NAILE
Livestock exhibitors from around the globe will come together Nov. 14-18, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky to compete on the green shavings for purple banners.
Cattlemen's Congress
Mark your calendars to join us the first week of January 2025 for Cattlemen's Congress in Oklahoma City, OK.
NWSS
Mark your calendars to join us the second week of January for the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado.