4-H Alberta Carcass Competition – 2025-26

4-H Alberta Steer Carcass Competition Guidelines – 2025-26

Goal:  The goal of the competition is to find a carcass that meets high quality standards for marketing directly to consumers.

Requirements: A 4-H member in good standing, located and registered in 4-H Alberta, please refer to 4-H Alberta Beef Standards in addition to the following: 

• Carcass Steers must be weighed, tagged with 4-H (Note: 4-H tag means Visual ID tag used to identify steer as a 4-H project) and CCIA Tags and registered by December 1, 2025.  To be entered in the competition, members must complete the online Provincial Registration form including payment and register with their club. – register at https://www.4habregistration.ca (including required animal information and $88 registration fee) and 4 photos (front(ear tag must be visible), left side, right side and CCIA Tag) submitted to the Carcass Google Classroom  https://classroom.google.com/c/ODA1NzQ0OTgwNzQ1?cjc=w4yzbyuq 
• DNA tail hair samples are to be taken and submitted to a designated person for your area – Please refer to this document. Please  submit with the member’s name & CCIA # in a sealed envelope to minimize confusion, Submit before DECEMBER 15, 2025 – samples sent later may not be accepted. 

• 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.  These changes will be made known by December 15, 2025.
• Members must agree to deliver the animal to one of the Abattoir’s, selected by the 4-H Alberta Steer Carcass Committee on the date specified, as selected at registration. 
• Refer to the 4-H Alberta Steer Carcass Competition Guidelines – 2026 https://4hab.com/member/4-h-alberta-2024-25-steer-carcass-competition/ 
• For regions, districts and local Achievement Day Sale committees that allow replacement of animals, the following applies. Local level rules must be adhered to.
  • If the entry into the 4-H Alberta Steer Carcass Competition is a companion animal to a Market Steer Live Project and is used to replace that project; the entry is cancelled and fee is forfeited. If the Market Steer Live is deemed to be unruly, the member may switch with the 4-H Alberta Steer Carcass entry until February 15, 2026, provided both steers are registered as a 4-H project by December 1st, 2025. Members may only switch once and the member will be required to provide proof from their Show and Sale Committee to Tracy Dietrich Tracy.Dietrich@4HAB.com  within 1 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

Rod Turner   FencelineEnt@gmail.com       ph: 780-888-1886 – East Central

Carey Kopp Carey.J.Kopp@gmail.com ph: 403-501-9310 – South

Terry Elliott dldt@hotmail.ca ph: 403-928-7981 – South

Calvin Grabler csranching@hotmail.com ph: 780-305-4490 – Northwest

Paul Franz pfranz4h@gmail.com ph: 780-618-5983 – Peace

Kim Pohl cowgirl_ks88@hotmail.com ph: 403-785-6801 – West Central

Tyler Daniels  1daniels@telus.net       ph: 403-634-4024 – South

Garrett Taylor farmman8770@gmail.com ph: 639-840-2704 – Northeast

Ross Lewis rjjlewis@hotmail.com ph: 403-336-0177 – Calgary

Please send hair samples to the following volunteers in your area:  In the event of a MAIL STRIKE please take to AFSC.

South Region—–Terry Elliott – 10530, RR74, Cypress County, AB  T0K 1Z0

Calgary Region—–Ross Lewis – Box 62, Longview, AB  T0L 1H0

Peace Region—–Paul Franz – Box 994, Grimshaw, AB  T0H 1W0

Northwest Region—–Calvin Grabler – Site 3, Box 1, RR 1, Cherhill, AB  T0E 0J0

Northeast Region—–Garrett Taylor – Box 1, Chauvin, AB  T0B 0V0

Central Regions—–Tracy Dietrich, Box 30, Forestburg, AB  T0B 1N0