2024 Fall Intercollegiate Meat Judging Information 

Fall Intercollegiate Meat Judging Schedule 

  • September 14, 2024: National Barrow Show- Undergraduate and Graduate Divisions  
  • September 13 and 14, 2024: AMSA Contest Committee Member Training at Oklahoma State University
  • September 21 2024: Beef Empire Days- Garden City Community College and Tyson, Garden, City, KS- Contact: Dr. Clint Alexander
  • September 28 2024: Eastern National- Cargill, Wyalusing, PA
  • October 13, 2024: American Royal- Nebraska Beef, Omaha, NE
  • October 27, 2024: Cargill High Plains- Cargill, Friona, TX
  • November 10, 2024: International- Tyson, Dakota City, NE  

Contest Schedule

  • 5:30am- Group Leaders arrive- American Division
  • 5:30am- American Division Registration begins at 5:30am-ALL competitors MUST be registered by 6:00am
  • 6:00am- Brief welcome and instructions, divide into groups, and prepare for the contest
  • 6:50am- Competitors enter the cooler
  • 7:00am- Contest begins- we MUST begin on time
  • 8:00am- National Division Group Leaders and Teams arrive
  • 8:00am- National Division Registration begins-All competitors MUST be registered by 8:15am  
  • 8:15am- Brief welcome and instructions, divide into groups, and prepare for the contest
  • 9:00am- Competitors enter the cooler
  • 2:00-2:30pm- Contest conclude

Contest Registration

  1. Team Registration is $250.00 for 8 judgers or less.
  2. Individual Registration is $25.00 per judger.
  3. For additional judgers you will purchase individual registrations for each additional team member.  For example, if you have a team of 18 you will purchase 1 team registration- $250.00 and 10 individual registrations ($25 X 10= $250).  The total registration fees for one contest will be $500.00.