Roosevelt County 4-H, FFA Youth Goat Carcass Achievers
The 2024 Statewide Certified Youth Fair Goat Carcass results were released and local youth proved that we continue to have high value animals in northeastern Montana.
Raising and showing their market goats at the Roosevelt County Fair is a highlight of their 4-H/FFA year, but that recently got a little sweeter with both Keira Stentoft of the Froid FFA and Tenley Berwick of the Centennial Clovers 4-H.
Stentoft was the runner- up winner in a tie for her 63-pound market goat in the ultrasound division from all goat carcasses across the state, her goat had a percent cutability rating of 55.63 just 0.04 behind the winner.
Berwick also placed eighth overall with her 69-pound market goat and a 55.08% cutability score. There were 191 participants in their division. They also made the Certified Merit Rating with only 12 percent of all carcasses getting that honor. Their animals had to score high in confirmation, loin eye area, and body wall thickness to achieve this honor.
For her achievement, Stentoft was awarded a jacket and recognized at the Montana Woolgrowers Convention on Dec. 7, in Billings.
The Montana State University Extension Service, the Montana 4-H and FFA Programs and Montana Woolgrowers congratulate all our youth and are proud to sponsor this program.
The Montana Youth Certified Fair Goat Carcass Contest is ranked in two divisions on a statewide level, Carcass and Ultrasound. Goats in the Carcass division are shown, harvested, and graded in the cooler by a trained judge on conformation, cutability and fat cover. Goats in the Ultrasound division are shown, scanned for ribeye area and backfat depth by trained technicians and may or may not be harvested after the fair. Data is entered into one of two spreadsheets to calculate percent boneless retail cuts for ranking.
Goats also need to make minimum and/or maximum requirements based on industry standards to be eligible for certification.
Thirty-six counties in the state participated in the contest with more than 230 goats measured between the two divisions.
As we continue to showcase the success of our 4-H and FFA livestock projects, we thank all the community members and businesses who stepped up and supported our youth in their continued growth and project work and at livestock fair sales this summer.
