SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(as of 6/9/25)

*NOTE: Information in red denotes schedule change for 2025

Thursday, October 2​
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Facilities open to receive animals
11:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Cattle, goat and sheep/swine barns closed

• No exhibitors, parents or other individuals are allowed in the buildings. Only night watchmen and office staff will be allowed. 

​Friday, October 3
7:00 a.m. Facilities open to receive animals
8:00 a.m. Show office opens (sheep/swine barn)
10:00 a.m. Trade Show opens
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Weigh and check in all goats (Ad Astra Building)
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Check in registered ewes (sheep barn)
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Check in and weigh market lambs and commercial ewes (sheep barn)
1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. LEAD Challenge prepared speeches (Pride of Kansas Building)
1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. LEAD Challenge skill stations open (Pride of Kansas Building)
2:00 p.m. All livestock must be on the grounds
2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Check in and turn in weight cards for swine (swine barn)

• All barrows and gilts must go through check-in to verify tags and check pedigrees

2:45 p.m.  Goat exhibitor meeting (Ad Astra arena)
3:00 p.m. Goat Showmanship - starting with senior division (Ad Astra arena)

• Immediately followed by Commercial Doe Show 

3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Check in heifers and steers (Prairie Pavilion)
3:30 p.m. Sheep exhibitor meeting (sheep arena)
5:00 p.m. Registered Ewe Show (sheep arena)

• Show order: Dorset, Dorset Advantage, Hampshire, Southdown, Suffolk, AOB

6:00 p.m. Beef exhibitor meeting (Prairie Pavilion arena)
7:00 p.m. (approximately) Sheep Showmanship – starting with junior division (sheep arena)

• Show will begin at 7:00 p.m. or 15 minutes after Registered Ewe Show

7:00 p.m. KLF Futurity Show (Prairie Pavilion arena)

• Show order: Shorthorn heifer, Shorthorn steer, KLF heifer, KLF steer

11:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Cattle, goat and sheep/swine barns closed 

• No exhibitors, parents or other individuals are allowed in the buildings. Only night watchmen and office staff will be allowed. 

Saturday, October 4
6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. KJLS Pancake Feed featuring Chris Cakes
7:00 a.m. Show office opens (sheep/swine barn)
7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. LEAD Challenge skill stations open (Pride of Kansas Building)
7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. LEAD Challenge interviews (Pride of Kansas Building)
8:00 a.m. Trade Show opens
8:00 a.m. Swine exhibitor meeting (swine arena)
8:00 a.m. Commercial Ewe Show (sheep arena)
8:00 a.m. Breeding Heifer Show (Prairie Pavilion arena)

• Show order: Angus, Hereford, Red Angus, Shorthorn, Shorthorn Plus, Limousin, Charolais, Percentage Charolais, Simmental, Percentage Simmental, Maine-Anjou, MaineTainer, Chianina, AOB, commercial

9:00 a.m. Market Goat Show (Ad Astra Building)

• Base bid goats can be checked into the holding pen from 10:00 a.m. until the conclusion of the Market Goat Show. Market goats will be released after the show. 

9:00 a.m. Breeding Gilt Show (swine barn)

• Show order: Berkshire, Duroc, Hampshire, Poland China, Spots, dark AOB, light AOB, Yorkshire, commercial 

10:00 a.m. KLF Prospect Club Calf Show (Dairy Tie Barn)
10:30 a.m. (approximately) Market Lamb Show (sheep arena)

• Show order: Dorset, Southdown, white-face influenced crossbreds, hair sheep, blackface (five divisions, lightest to heaviest)
• Base-bid market lambs must be delivered to holding pens within 15 minutes after completion of show. Checks will be paid as animals are delivered to pens. Holding pen location will be announced during the show.

5:00 p.m. Announcement of KJLS scholarship winners (Prairie Pavilion arena)
5:30 p.m. Supreme Female Drive (Prairie Pavilion arena)​

• ​Selection of the overall breeding female of each species, including heifers, gilts, ewes and does

7:30 p.m. KLF Club Calf Sale (Dairy Tie Barn)
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. KJLS Street Dance
11:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Cattle, goat and sheep/swine barns closed. 

• No exhibitors, parents or other individuals are allowed in the buildings. Only night watchmen and office staff will be allowed.

Sunday, October 5
7:00 a.m. Church Service (sheep arena)
7:00 a.m. Show office opens (sheep/swine barn)
7:00 a.m. Flint Hills Mid-America Classic Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest (Expo II)
8:00 a.m. Trade Show opens
8:00 a.m. Beef Showmanship - starting with senior division (Prairie Pavilion arena) 

• Immediately followed by Market Steer Show
  • Show order: Angus, Hereford, Shorthorn, Shorthorn Plus, Charolais, Simmental, Maine-Anjou, Chianina, AOB, crossbred
  • Following conclusion of steer show, base-bid steers can be tied in east end of Prairie Pavilion

8:00 a.m. Swine Showmanship - starting with senior division (swine arena)
9:30 a.m. (approximately) Barrow Show (swine arena)

• Barrow show will begin 15 minutes after conclusion of  showmanship 
• Show order: Berkshire, Duroc, Hampshire, Poland China, Spots, dark AOB, light AOB, Yorkshire, dark crossbred, light crossbred

LEAD Challenge Awards

• All LEAD Challenge awards will be presented immediately following either swine showmanship or beef showmanship, depending on which competition finishes last. If swine showmanship ends last, LEAD awards will be presented in the swine arena. If beef showmanship finishes last, LEAD awards will be presented in the Prairie Pavilion arena. Please listen for announcements and watch the KJLS Facebook page to know which arena the awards will be presented in.