Indiana's Finest

Indiana's Finest is a yearlong competition where members will show in a maximum of ten shows and earn points for how well they place, both in class and overall. At the end of the show season, the IJBCA hosts an awards banquet honoring the work members have put in throughout the season. The following awards will be presented: champion and reserve of each breed for both heifers and steers, top 5 bred and owned heifers and steers, 5 top Showman in each division, top 10 heifers and steers, and 20 overall exhibitors.

2023-2024 Show Schedule

Point Shows 

  • Hoosier Beef Congress, Indianapolis, December 2-4 
  • Gibson County Preview Show, Princeton, February 10-11 
  • Purdue AGR, Lebanon, February 17-18  
  •  Madison County, Alexandria, March 9  
  •  Tipton County Cattlemen's Classic, Tipton, March 10 
  •  Huntington County Cattlemen's Preview Show, Huntington, March 16 
  •  Whitley County Cattlemen's Classic, Columbia City, March 17  
  •  Northern Classic Preview Show, Goshen, March 23 
  •  Bill Rogers Classic, Columbus, March 23  
  •  Decatur County Cattle Battle, Greensburg, March 24 
  •  LaGrange County Beef Spectacular, LaGrange, March 24 
  •  Hendricks County Preview Show, Danville, April 6  
  •  Putnam County Preview Show, Greencastle, April 20  
  •  Morgan County Cattle Classic, Martinsville, April 21  
  •  Jasper County Preview, Rensselaer, April 27 
  •  Southeastern Indiana Spring Classic, Vevay, May 4  
  •  Montgomery County's Battle for the Banner, Crawfordsville, May 11 
  •  Fountain County Preview Show, Veedersburg, May 18 
MAKE SURE YOUR CALVES ARE nominated BEFORE THE SHOW TO RECEIVE POINTS THAT WEEKEND! 
TO RECEIVE POINTS AT HOOISER BEEF CONGRESS NOMINATION MUST BE MADE BY 11:59 ON DEC. 1ST

2023-2024 IJBCA Indiana's Finest Points Rules 

Indiana's Finest on SHOWMAN.APP

NOMINATIONS 

Similar to last year, all nominations must be made on Showman.app. To do so, follow the link, select “Join Series” and log in or create an account. You must use the same account you nominate under to register for all Indiana’s Finest shows this season. From here, you will complete your nominations. Like in the past, each animal will still need their own nomination. It is important to enter your animal's RFID tag number correctly and to continue to double-check this when registering for each show. This is how the system keeps track of your animal's points. Breed identification papers can be scanned or uploaded under each nomination or presented at the IJBCA booth at Hoosier Beef Congress.