NJAA Shows
There's not much better than an Angus heifer in the barn, a show date on your calendar and goal to learn as much as you can in between.
Important Details
Discover everything you need to make the most of the 2026 junior show season with the 2026 Green Book—your all‑in‑one guide to the year’s exciting NJAA events. View show schedules and entry deadlines along with details regarding leadership conferences, contests, and scholarships. This booklet empowers families and exhibitors to plan confidently, compete successfully, and fully immerse themselves in the NJAA experience. Whether you're stepping into the ring or stepping up as a leader, the Green Book is your roadmap to an unforgettable Angus year!
Additional tools and information to help you succeed this year:
IF YOU DON’T RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL, YOUR ENTRY DID NOT GO THROUGH. Contact the Events and Junior Activities department at events@angus.org or call 816.383.5100 with issues.
Non-Members, Membership Application Due by Date — Date in which non-members must submit a membership application in order to meet the early entry deadline. All exhibitors for the junior Angus shows are required to have a membership with the National Junior Angus Association. If you are a non-member the form will not allow you to submit entries. Please allow one business day of processing for a membership, forms must be submitted by 3:30 PM (CST) in order to make end of day processing.
The following business day the member code will be usable on the entry form. For example, if you apply to be a member by end of business day May 14th, the code will not be usable until the morning of May 15th.
Please review the rules that the American Angus Association has adopted for use at its National, Regional and Regional Preview Junior Angus shows.
Across the United States, many shows qualify and receive premiums from the American Angus Association. Shows must follow these classifications and the American Angus Association premium participation statement to receive funds.
The PGS provides exhibitors an additional opportunity to exhibit heifers while learning about the importance of Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) and economic selection indexes ($Values) in seedstock selection. Animals are judged on both genotype and phenotype, each weighted 50% in the final score.
The NJAA Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines for junior members that defines the expectations for junior actions and specifies consequences that could be enforced if the code is violated. Please review the Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct is now included in all NJAA sanctioned event entries, and you will be required to agree to the terms before completing checkout. By accepting the Code of Conduct during entry, your acknowledgment serves as your signature. No paper copies are required to be submitted to the Events and Junior Activities Department.
NJAA Sponsored Shows:
Mid Atlantic Junior Angus Classic
The Mid-Atlantic Junior Angus Classic (MAJAC) will be held March 13-15, 2026, at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Western National Angus Futurity and Regional Jr Angus Show
The 73rd Western National Angus Futurity and 52nd Western Regional Junior Angus Show will be held in Reno, Nevada on March 27-29, 2026.
Northwest Regional Preview Junior Angus Show
The Northwest Regional Preview show will take place June 18-21, 2026, in Filer, Idaho.
Atlantic National Junior Angus Show
The Atlantic National Regional Preview Junior Angus Show and ROV Super Point Angus Show will take place May 22-24, 2026, in Timonium, Maryland.
All American Angus Breeders' Futurity
The American Angus Breeders' Futurity Junior and Open Show will be held June 12-14, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show
The Angus Family will celebrate the 54th Eastern Regional Junior Angus Show in Hamburg, New York, June 18-21, 2026.
National Junior Angus Show
Angus enthusiasts of all ages will gather for Bases Loaded in the Bluegrass State on July 11-18 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky.
American Royal
The American Royal Livestock show took place October 22-26, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri.
NAILE
Livestock exhibitors from around the globe came together Nov. 13-18, 2025, in Louisville, Kentucky, to compete on the green shavings for purple banners.
Cattlemen's Congress
Mark your calendars to join us the first week of January for Cattlemen's Congress in Oklahoma City, OK.
NWSS
Mark your calendars to join us the second week of January for the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado.
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