The 2026 Newton Livestock Invitational Judging Contest will be held on Friday, April 10th at the Jasper County Fairgrounds in Newton, IL. Please read the details carefully as you complete your registration forms.
Section Contest:
We will be hosting section 19, 20, and 23 for their section contests this year.
The section teams will automatically be entered into the invitational contest to compete for awards.
Invitational only:
Senior (high school) and junior (8th grade & below) teams welcome! everyone will run in 1 division.
8:00 am registration opens
9:00am contest starts
$10/ participant Pre Register ($15 day of contest)
Each school is allowed to have 10 kids on a team with the top 4 scores counting.
You are welcome to divide your 10 into multiple teams or keep them as one, top 4 scores count
Lunch: We be available
Pork Burger, Chips and Drink- $5 Per Lunch
Pre-register here: Registration Form
Pre-registration is due by April 6th
Payment is due upon arrival. Cash or checks payable to Newton FFA
Reach out with any questions to John Lidy, jlidy@jccu1.org , 217-821-9991