Beef Empire Days

With More Than A Dozen Plus Events Held Annually, Beef Empire Days Is The Premier Beef Industry Event Of The West. Join Us As We Honor Age Old Traditions In Everything From Ranch Style Cowboying, Beef Production, To The Best Ways To Serve Up Our Favorite Meat. There Is An Event For Everyone In The Family To Enjoy!

Carnival
Come Celebrate The Kickoff To The Beef Empire Days Festival With A Week Long, Family-Friendly, Carnival. There Are Rides And All Of The Amazing Carnival Foods You Can Imagine. Bring Your Family Out As The Excitement Mounts For This Year’s Celebration Of  Beef In Southwest Kansas Winds Up!

Live and Carcass Show
The Cattle Begin Arriving At Dawn Or Before And The Excitement Level Will Peak By Mid-Morning When The Annual  Merck Live Show Takes Center Stage. Anyone With An Interest In The Cattle Feeding Industry Is Invited To Be In The Stands At The Finney County Fairgrounds.

Once Selections Have Been Made The Exhibited Animals Will Be Harvested And Judged On Carcass Production. Winners Of The Event Are Announced At The Awards Banquet At The End Of Bed 2024.

Ranch Rodeo
Want To Know How The Traditional Cowboy Works The Herd? The Ranch Rodeo Includes Events In Which Traditional Working Cowboys Gather To Compete And Demonstrate Skills That Are Used Every Day In Cattle Ranching Operations. Although There Are Some Similarities To The Rodeos People Are Accustomed To Seeing, Ranch Rodeo Events Typically Use Combinations Of Roping, Horsemanship, And Groundwork Skills To Create A More Genuine Presentation Of Real-Life Ranch Work. This Is Considered To Be A Team Event, Not An Individual Competition. A Team Consists Of Three Members. Events Are Doctoring, Mugging And Penning.

Parade
Garden City’s Largest Parade Is Sure To Be A Crowd-Pleaser With 100 Or More Entries. The Parade Begins Promptly At 10:00 A.M. At The American Legion Going North Towards Walnut.

Schedule Of Events

10:00 Am: Zoetis Cattle Working Contest Finale at Deseret Cattle Feeders