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 be entered in the competition, members must complete the online Provincial Registration form, including payment and register with their club. Deadline is March 1, 2026
- For members who registered in the competition Market Lambs must be weighed, tagged April 1, 2026 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, 2026 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/ODE2MzI4MzU1ODAw?cjc=7pi4wfsp
Abattoir
Location
Delivery
Harvest
Grading
Deerview Meats
Irvine
May 20
May 21
May 22
McLane Meats
Wetaskiwin
June 2
June 2
June 3
Barrhead Meats
Barrhead
June 2
June 3
June 4
Pure Country
Strathmore
June 7
June 8
June 10
****Please Note:
- 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/ODE2MzI4MzU1ODAw?cjc=7pi4wfsp
- Provide a PowerPoint presentation about their project (refer to #7) 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 the 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 the member will be required to provide proof from the 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
Laverne 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
Program details
StatusClosed
Who can attendCurrent 4-H member
LocationNA
Registration opensJan 8, 2026
Registration closesMay 29, 2026
RegionProvincial
Program year2025/26
ContactTracy Dietrich · tracy.dietrich@4hab.com · (780) 781-1003