points & regions
beyond the ring national jr livestock association
How the points work
Breeding/Market Animals Class Points
1st – 20 points
2nd – 18 points
3rd – 16 points
4th – 14 points
5th – 12 points
6th – 10 points
7th – 8 points
8th – 6 points
9th – 4 points
10th – 2 points
11th place and lower or exhibitors that didn’t receive a placing but are listed on the class results – 1 point
Grand & Breed Champion Points
Breed /Division Champion – 10 points
Reserve Breed/Reserve Division Champion – 5 points
Grand Overall Champion – 20 points
Reserve Overall Champion – 15 points
3rd Overall – 10 points
4th Overall – 8 points
5th Overall – 5 points
Major Stock Show Points
Major Shows that are open to all exhibitors nationwide (NWSS, Cattleman’s Congress, American Royal, NAILE, and Arizona National) will count triple for points.
If a BTRJLA sanctioned show has more than 250 entires in a species it will count double for points.
The Break Down On the Regions
Region 1
Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Washington
Region 2
Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Montana, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming
Region 3
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas
Region 4
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin
Region 5
Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia