2025 NATIONAL JUNIOR HEIFER SHOW
June 20-26, 2025 • Louisville, Kentucky
Kentucky Exposition Center

  • Entry & Ownership Deadline – May 1, 2025
  • Late Entry Deadline – May 9 (entry fees go up after May 1).
  • For more information, check out the tabs below.

Headquarters – Crowne Plaza Louisville Airport – Crowne Plaza
830 Phillips Ln, Louisville, KY 40209
Rate – $139
Group Code: ANJ

Headquarters – Courtyard Louisville Airport – Courtyard Marriott
819 Phillips Lane Louisville, Kentucky 40209
Rate – $117
Group Code: AMAAMAB

Fairfield Louisville Airport – Fairfield Louisville
653 Phillips Ln, Louisville, KY 40209
Rate – $135
Group Code: NJHS

Camping Information:
Rate: $90
Group Name: Maine-Anjou & Chianina Junior National
RV Reservation Request Form

DEADLINES
• ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE.
• Entries Open April 1, 2025
• Entry Deadline – MAY 1, 2025
• Late Entry Deadline – MAY 9, 2025 (Double Fees)
• No entries accepted after May 9.

OWNERSHIP
• OWNERSHIP DATE – Must be solely in the exhibitor’s name by May 1, 2025.
• Exception is animals in a sibling joint membership.
• NO SUBSTITUTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED.

ELIGIBILITY
• Participants must be current members in good standing with the American Junior Chianina Association (AJCA) and/or the American Junior Maine-Anjou Association (AJMAA) and cannot have reached their 22nd birthday prior to January 1 the year of the show.

AGE DIVISIONS
• Age divisions are determined on January 1 of the year the show.
• Rookie – 4-8 years of age
• Junior – 9-12 years of age
• Intermediate – 13-16 years of age
• Senior – 17-22 years of age
For example, you must have a birthday AFTER JANUARY 1, 2003 to be eligible for this year’s junior show.

DUES & FEES
• AJCA dues – $50 yearly. Junior dues must be paid in full for entires to be processed.
• AJMAA dues – $50. Junior dues must be paid in full for entries to be processed.
• See Entry Form for specific entry fees

Contestant Number Listing – click here to find your contestant number

Showmanship Participant List – Check your division to make sure it’s correct
If you do not find your name on the list but intend to participate, please contact Heather at heather@chicattle.org.

See Exhibitor Handbook page for full contest information.

Contests offered: Showmanship, Team Fitting, Quiz Bowl, Salesmanship, Public Speaking, Photography, Videography

Contest Room Assignments:
Contest & Meeting Rooms – Click to View

2025 Exhibitor Letter – Important Info included, please read

Click image to view the 2025 Exhibitor Handbook

Facility Address:

Kentucky Exposition Center
937 Phillips Lane
Louisville, KY 40209

Please Note: All animals must enter through V Lot for Vet Check prior to entering the grounds. Tack ONLY trailers do NOT need to go through V Lot.

More info coming soon.

To request a booth space, please email lindsey@amaapc.com.

Info posted closer to arrival.

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Wayne and Barb Ohlrichs currently reside in Norfolk, Nebraska, but Wayne grew up in northwest Iowa and Barb grew up in the Sandhills of Nebraska. Both grew up on cattle operations with a great passion for livestock, and needless to say, it was in their blood to continue on with a cow herd of their own. They own and operate their purebred cattle operation consisting of Chianina, Maine-Anjou, Simmental, and Angus, along with raising a few show steers. Their primary goal is to simply raise high quality cattle that work for all aspects of the cattle industry. Soundness, performance, disposition as well as looks are all traits they breed for. They host two online sales in the fall with Show Circuit online sales, and an annual bull sale is held at their place the first Monday of February. They have raised, shown and fit numerous state and national champions. Good cattle are their passion, right along with working with good people in the cattle industry.

Justin Vehige, from Billings, Missouri, currently works for GENEX Beef as a territory sales manager. Alongside his family he owns and operates T Bar S Cattle Company where they raise Gelbvieh, Balancer, Angus, and Red Angus cattle. T Bar S markets just over 100 bulls a year through their annual bull sale and also sells private treaty bulls, breds, and show heifers throughout the year. Before returning home, Justin livestock judged at Fort Scott Community College and Texas A&M university. He was blessed to have numerous state and national top ten finishes in both the oral reasons and overall individual divisions. Justin has since judged shows across the United States at the county, state, regional, and national level. He has a deep rooted passion for production agriculture and the livestock business as a whole. Growing up, Justin was extremely active as a junior member of the Gelbvieh association and is a firm believer in the benefits of the junior programs associated with livestock shows.

Adam and Lindsey Hall own and operate Maplecrest Farms, a seedstock operation specializing in high-quality Angus, Simmental, and SimAngus genetics in southern Ohio. Adam and Lindsey have 2 children, Holden and Henley, who they look forward to raising in the livestock industry.
Adam grew up raising Simmental cattle in West Virginia and earned his degree from The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute. His hands-on expertise spans every aspect of the cattle operation—from calving and breeding to nutrition and forage production. Adam oversees the daily operations of the family operation.
Lindsey is a lifelong Angus breeder and grew up working alongside her family at Maplecrest. She was actively involved in the National Junior Angus Association where she served on the National Junior Angus Association Board of Directors and was awarded the Dean Hurlbut Award as Champion Showman of the NJAA Showmanship Contest. Lindsey earned her bachelor’s degree in animal science from The Ohio State University and her masters in ruminant nutrition from Kansas State University. Currently, Lindsey serves as an insurance agent for her family’s crop and livestock insurance agency, ICAP Crop Insurance, and is actively involved in the farm’s direct-to-consumer beef outlet, Maplecrest Meats & More.

Facility Address:

Kentucky Exposition Center
937 Phillips Lane
Louisville, KY 40209