NEWS / BLOG

Voted Ballots for the ACA Board of Directors Election are due back, postmarked BEFORE Oct. 20, 2025, to the auditing agency. Ballots and information were mailed to active adult members on Oct. 1. Instructions on where to return ballots was also included in that information. If you did not receive a ballot and believe you should have, please contact Heather at heather@chicattle.org.

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 Closed
Entry Deadline: Sept. 10.
Junior & Open – Chiangus, Chianina & Chi-Composite shows offered

NAILE – Entries Closed
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 now open – Click here to Enter
Entry Deadline: Nov. 20
Junior & Open – Chiangus, Chianina & Chi-Composite shows offered

Ft. Worth Stock Show – Entries now open – NEW THIS YEAR – Online Entries – Click here to Enter
Entry Deadline: Nov. 15
Junior Youth & Open – Chiangus & Chianina shows offered – Junior Youth show open to ALL states! You will enter this through the Open Cattle entry site.

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.