Schedule of Events 2012

ADMISSION

Admission to the
Ohio Beef Expo is FREE!
 

PARKING

Parking at the
Ohio Expo Center is $5.00.
Expo weekend parking passes
are $14.00 each.

DIRECTIONS

To learn more about headquarter hotel, directions
or parking options, click here.

SPONSORS
INFORMATION
SCHEDULE

Wednesday, March 14


No cattle are permitted on the fairgrounds before 6:00 a.m.

Thursday, March 15


8 a.m. - noon .................. Trade Show set up for large equipment
noon ............................... All breeding cattle must be in place O’Neill Building
1 p.m. ............................. Junior Show Barn open for stalling Gilligan Complex
noon - 4 p.m. .................. General Trade Show set up

Friday, March 16


7 a.m. - 9 a.m. ............... Trade Show set up for smaller vendors

8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. .......... Trade Show Open, Voinovich Building

10 a.m. - 1 p.m. ............. Genetic Pathway Open, Voinvoich Building

10 a.m. .......................... Educational Seminars begin, Voinovich

1 p.m. - 5 p.m. .............. Junior Show Check-in, Gilligan Complex

3 p.m. - 5 p.m. .............. Genetic Pathway Open, Voinovich Building

4 p.m. - 6 p.m.................Cowboy Happy Hour, Voinovich Building 

5 p.m. ........................... Junior Show Welcome Party

6 p.m. ............................Junior Showmanship, Cooper Arena 

            Shows
                  10 a.m. ........Gelbvieh Show, O'Neill Building
                               ........Limousin Show, Cooper Arena North Ring
                  10:30 a.m. ...Angus Parade, Cooper Arena South Ring
                  11 a.m. ........Piedmontese Show, O'Neill Building
                  12:30 p.m. ...Hereford Parade, Cooper Arena South Ring
                                    ...Shorthorn Show, Cooper Arena North Ring
                    1 p.m. ........Murray Grey Show, O'Neill Building
                    2 p.m. ........Miniature Hereford Show, Cooper Arena
                               ........Lowline Show, Cooper Arena

Saturday, March 17


8 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. ........ Judging Contest Registration, Cooper Arena
8 a.m. ........................... Voinovich Building opens for public 
8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. ........ Trade Show Open, Voinovich Building
8 a.m. - 11 a.m. ........... Junior Show Check-in, Gilligan Complex
9 a.m. .......................... Judging Contest, Cooper Arena
9 a.m. .......................... Junior Show arrival deadline
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. ........... Genetic Pathway Open, Voinovich Building
1 p.m. .......................... Youth Beef Quality Assurance, Cooper Arena
                                      Juniors will be divided into two groups by age and both sessions 
                                      will run concurrently.
3 p.m. .......................... Junior Showmanship, Cooper Arena 
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. ............. Genetic Pathway Open, Voinovich Building
4 p.m. - 6 p.m. ..............Cowboy Happy Hour, Voinovich Building
4:30 p.m. ..................... Judging Contest Awards, Voinovich Sale Ring
            Sales
                   8:30 a.m. ....Chianina Sale, Voinovich Sale Ring 2
                 10 a.m. .........Shorthorn Sale, Voinovich Sale Ring 1
                              .........Hereford Sale, Voinovich Sale Ring 2
                  Noon ...........Simmental Sale, Voinovich Sale Ring 1
                            ......... Angus Sale, Voinovich Sale Ring 2
                   2 p.m. .........Limousin Sale, Voinovich Sale Ring 1
                              .........Maine Anjou Sale, Voinovich Sale Ring 2
                  Semen Sale to benefit the Ohio Beef Expo Junior Show to follow Maine Anjou Sale.
                  Bring semen tanks.

Sunday, March 18


8 a.m. - 5 p.m. .............. Junior Show, Cooper Arena
8 a.m. ............................Junior Market Animal Show
8 a.m. ........................... Voinovich Building opens for public
8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. ......... Trade Show Open, Voinovich Building
9 a.m. ........................... Junior Heifer Show Begins
10 a.m. ........................  Educational Seminars begin in Voinovich Building
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. ............ Genetic Pathway Open, Voinovich Building