Around 300 Kansas 4-H members from 66 counties took part in the 2024 Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes on August 17-18, hosted by Kansas State University’s Department of Animal Sciences and Industry. The event featured state livestock judging, meat judging, a livestock skillathon, and a livestock quiz bowl. Participants who competed in all three events—livestock judging, meat judging, and the skillathon—qualified for the Sweepstakes. Lyle Perrier from Greenwood County was named the 2024 Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes High Individual for the second consecutive year. 

Southwind District No. 3 won the Livestock Sweepstakes Champion Team Award for the best combined performance in livestock judging, livestock skillathon, livestock quiz bowl, and meat judging. The top five teams were Sunflower District No. 1, Wildcat District No. 1, Sedgwick County, and Southwind No. 1.

The champions in the livestock skillathon and livestock quiz bowl will represent Kansas at their respective national 4-H contests this fall. Additionally, Kansas will have an all-star team at the national 4-H livestock judging contest in Louisville.

Fifteen individuals were selected for the team selection process based on their performance in the state livestock judging contest. This process will include livestock evaluation workshops and opportunities with the K-State Livestock Judging Team.

For the third consecutive year, Kansas will be represented by an all-star team at the national 4-H meat judging contest during the American Royal. The top 17 participants will engage in educational opportunities and meat evaluation workshops with the K-State Meat Judging Team throughout the fall.

Also placing in the top 10 were:

2nd – Reegan McDaniel, Southwind District.  

3rd – Hayden Stubbs, Sunflower District.

4th – Lillian Hulse, Central Kansas District.

5th – Hannah Perrier, Greenwood County.

6th – Brady Hoffman, Sedgwick County.

7th – Kansas Lange, Pawnee County.

8th – Tate Crystal, Southwind District.

9th – Maggie Chandler, Wildcat District.  

10th – Kole Harris, Wildcat District.