Interested in serving on the ACA Board of Directors. Applications are now being accepted and are due Sept. 15. There are 4 positions up for election this year. There are 3 At-Large positions available as well as the Southwest Region Director position.

Links for a printed or online application is available below. For questions, please contact Heather at 517-214-0927 or heather@chicattle.org, or Dustin at 605-380-8052 or dustin@chicattle.org

Click here for printable Nomination Form

Click for Online Nomination Form

For the convenience of our members, the ACA has reserved a block of rooms at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville for the 2025 National Show.

Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport
830 Phillips Lane, Louisville, KY 40209
(502) 380-4164
Rate: $163/night
Cutoff date: Oct. 13 2025
Group Code: ACA

Please make reservations as soon as you can to ensure rooms are available for your requested dates.

Entries are open for many of the national shows coming up this fall. Please be sure to reference all entry deadlines to ensure you don’t miss a show. If you have questions on any of the national shows, please contact Heather at heather@chicattle.org.

American Royal – Entries now open – Click here to enter
Entry Deadline: Sept. 10.
Junior & Open – Chiangus, Chianina & Chi-Composite shows offered

NAILE – Entries now open – Click here to enter
Entry Deadline: Oct. 7
Late Entry Deadline: Oct. 14 (with additional late fee)
Junior Chiangus, Chainina & Chi-Composite shows offered
Open Chiangus & Chianina shows offered (no open Chi-Composite this year)

Cattlemen’s Congress – Entries Open Nov. 1 
Entry Deadline: Nov. 25
Late Entry/Substitution Deadline: Dec. 5
Junior & Open – Chiangus, Chianina & Chi-Composite shows offered

National Western Stock Show – Entries 0pen Oct. 1
Entry Deadline: Nov. 20
Junior & Open – Chiangus, Chianina & Chi-Composite shows offered

Ft. Worth Stock Show – Entries open soon – NEW THIS YEAR – Online Entries
Entry Deadline: Nov. 15
Junior & Open – Chiangus & Chianina shows offered – Junior show open to ALL states!

Are you working on some registrations?

The list of year letters can be found under the General Registration Information Tab on the Digital Beef/Registration page. The year letter is no longer a requirement for the tattoo, but you may still utilize the year letter system if you prefer.

Click here for the full list of year letters.