ASC-167: Judging Performance Classes

In some livestock evaluation contests, participants will be required to place a performance class of breeding animals. A performance class is one in which two important pieces of information are provided to contestants: (1) a production scenario and (2) performance data. In some livestock evaluation contests, the scenario and performance data are used in conjunction with evaluating the phenotype of the live animal to arrive at a placing, and, in other contests, the scenario and performance data serve as the sole basis for placing the class. Whatever the type of contest, it is important to gain an understanding of how to properly use the scenario and performance data when evaluating a performance class.