State Contest Information      
ALL interested teams need to enter a Regional Qualification Livestock CDE Event & place to advance to the next CDE Level. 5 to 7 teams will qualify from each Regional. ( Platteville, Mid-State, South Central, Fox Valley & River Falls will host qualification contests for Livestock) 

DATE: Live Contest on ? 2027

TIME:  Note- Bus Departure from Stock Pavilion - 7:15 am 
               You can plan your own transportation.
                  begins at 8:00 am Sharp!

EVENT HOST: University of Wisconsin - Madison - Animal and Dairy Sciences Department
Location- UW Arlington-Public Events Building N633 Hopkins Rd, Arlington, WI 53911

SUPERINTENDENT: Mrs. Bernadette O'Rourke 

Overview      
During the Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event (CDE), students work within teams to rank breeding and market classes of beef, sheep and swine and give oral reasons to back up their decisions. 

Wisconsin State Livestock Handbook      

Rubrics      

Resources:      
sample scantron

UWEX- Youth - Livestock Judging

misc material for AgriStuff : 
https://agristuff.com/livestock/livestock-judging-in-the-u-s-scoring-reasons-and-4-h-ffa-tips/

National FFA Livestock CDE      
2026 National FFA Livestock Evaluation CDE Handbook

Results and Awards      

Photo Gallery      

2026 State winning team from Mineral Point

Johnny Robinson, Aiden Patterson, Riley Sennhenn and Faye Schuette

High Individual: MacKenna Smith- Hartford

Archive of past winning teams