Returning for 2025 – the Lamb Carcass Competition! Sheep enthusiasts, here’s your unique chance to learn about lamb grading and discover the best cuts. With our in-depth guidelines, you’ll dive into a whole new world of farming fun. So, are you ready to join us in this new adventure?
Ready, set, go! If you want to learn more, click on the Competition Guidelines here: 2025 Lamb Carcass Competition Guidelines.
Goal: The goal of the Lamb Carcass Competition will be to meet the high standards for marketing directly to the consumer.
Details
Requirements: A 4-H member in good standing, located and registered in 4-H Alberta, please refer to 4-H Alberta Sheep Standards in addition to the following:
- To enter the competition, members must complete the online Provincial Registration form, including payment and register with their club. Deadline is March 1, 2025.
- For members who registered in the competition Market Lambs must be weighed, tagged by April 1, 2025, with 4-H (Note: 4-H tag means Visual ID tag used to identify the lamb as a 4-H project) and CSIP Tags and registered by March 1, 2025 – register at https://www.4habregistration.ca (including required animal information and $85 registration fee) and 4 photos (front(ear tag must be visible), left side, right side and CSIPTag) submitted to the Lamb Carcass Google Classroom – https://classroom.google.com/c/NzM2MDk2NjYxNjY2?cjc=yqy2yin
| Abattoir | Location | Delivery | Harvest | Grading |
| Pure Country | Strathmore | June 9 | June 24 | June 25 |
| McLane Meats | Wetaskiwin | June 3 | July 9 | July 10 |
| Deerview Meats | Irvine | May 21 | May 23 | |
| Sangudo Meats | Sangudo | June 5 | June 6 | June 7 |
- Research shows that castrated males produce a more ideal carcass. For this competition, all lambs must be castrated.
- Harvest site information is provided at the time of registration. Please indicate your preferred harvest location. These will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The organizing committee reserves the right to cancel any location if there are not at least 5 animals registered at that location. If more than 15 animals are booked at one abattoir, members may be asked to switch to an alternative location/date.
- Members must agree to deliver the animal to one of the Abattoirs selected by the 4-H Alberta Lamb Carcass Committee on the date specified, as selected at registration.
- Members must provide final pictures or a short video of the member and animal(side, front and CSIP ear tag and cleanliness of the lamb) within a week of delivery to the Abattoir for live evaluation (Please refer to the Carcass Competition- please upload pictures or video to Google Classroom.
- https://classroom.google.com/c/NzM2MDk2NjYxNjY2?cjc=yqy2yin
- Provide a PowerPoint presentation about their project (refer to #9) on the Lamb Carcass Competition point sheet).
- For regions, districts and local Achievement Day Sale committees that allow the replacement of animals, the following applies. Local-level rules must be adhered to.
- If an entry into the 4-H Alberta Lamb Carcass Competition is a companion animal to a Market Lamb Live Project and is used to replace that project, the entry is cancelled, and the fee is forfeited. Members may only switch once, and they must provide proof from the Committee to Tracy Dietrich (Tracy.Dietrich@4HAB.com) within one week of the approved switch.
For more information contact any of the following Committee Members:
Tracy Dietrich Tracy.Dietrich@4HAB.com Ph: 780-781-1003 – 4-H Alberta
Lavern Seib laverneseib@gmail.com Ph: 403-304-2447
Jackie Stadyk jlstadnyk7@gmail.com Ph: 780-785-8129
Nikki Pelzter nikkipeltzer@4hab.com Ph: 403-793-1663
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