2026 ADCA National DEXTER Expo Information

Join us in Wooster, Ohio on June 24-27, 2026
Location: Wayne County Fairgrounds, 199 Vanover St. Wooster, Ohio 44691

The ADCA National DEXTER Expo is a family friendly event featuring educational seminars,
some of the best Dexter cattle from across the country, and time to connect and socialize with fellow Dexter breeders!


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ADCA Expo Store
Check back often for updates and availability of some of the entry and purchase options.

Enter the Store to:
Sponsor a Class for the Youth and Open Dexter Shows
Submit Show Entries
Submit a Dexter in the Dexter AUCTION
Enter the Photo Contest
Purchase Meals
Purchase Merchandise

Entries and Purchases must be made by midnight Sunday, May 24, 2026.
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ADCA NATIONAL DEXTER EXPO PHOTO CONTEST!

We want to see amazing photos of your Dexters!

Not only are there prizes to be had, but the winner of the People’s Choice Award will be used as the cover of an upcoming ADCA Bulletin. All photos submitted for the Photo Contest must be of ADCA-registered animals.

Ribbons will be awarded along with premiums. The premiums are 1st place $35, 2nd place $25, 3rd place $15.

Entry fees are $5 per photo, payable at the Expo Store.

Each photo must be submitted both electronically to: ADCAPhotoContest@gmail.com 
and as an 8” x 10” print mailed by USPS.
• The electronic entry deadline is May 24, 2026.
• Mailed photo(s) must be postmarked no later than June 1, 2026.

Please refer to the Photo Contest Entry Form below for complete instructions.

Submitting photos in the contest authorizes the American Dexter Cattle Association (ADCA) to use the submitted photos for the purposes of advertising or promoting Dexter cattle and the Association.

View the Photo Contest Entry Form
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2026 Expo Sponsors


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2025 ADCA National DEXTER Expo Information

The ADCA National DEXTER Expo is a family friendly event featuring educational seminars, some of the best Dexter cattle from across the country, and time to connect and socialize with fellow Dexter breeders.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2025 ADCA NATIONAL DEXTER EXPO BEST OF SHOW WINNER
Sheen’s Evenly – Owner Ballard Family Farm

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2024 ADCA National DEXTER Expo Information

Location: Mayes County Fairgrounds, 2200 NE 1st, Pryor OK 74361

The ADCA National DEXTER Expo is a family friendly event featuring educational seminars, some of the best Dexter cattle from across the country, and time to connect and socialize with fellow Dexter breeders!
Congratulations to the 2024 Best in Show Winner, NPF Hope!

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2023 ADCA National Dexter Expo Results

 

THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 ADCA EXPO SPONSORS!


SHOWMANSHIP:
S-1 Peewee - Pennie Schober / Acorn Acres
S-2 Junior Youth Showmanship - Pennie Schober / Acorn Acres
S-3 Senior Youth Showmanship - Pennie Schober / Acorn Acres
S-4 Adult Showmanship - Eric & Paula Trojacek / Trojacek Ranch

YOUTH SHOW:
Y-1 Junior Heifer Calf - Steve Pumphrey / Tejido Ranch
Y-2 Intermediate Heifer Calf - Stephanie Fussell & Beverly Faust / Lazy Days Farm
Y-3 Senior Heifer Calf - ADCA
Y-4 Spring Yearling Heifer - Heidi Wyatt / H bar H Ranch
Y-5 Junior Yearling Heifer - Lee & Roberta Wieringa / Wieringa Dexter Farm
Y-6 Intermediate Yearling Heifer - Steve Pumphrey / Tejido Ranch
Y-7 Senior Yearling Heifer – ADCA
Y-8 Young Cow – Chris Carlough / Rising Glory Farm
Y-9 Intermediate Cow - Steve Pumphrey / Tejido Ranch
Y-10 Mature Cow – Kelvin & Diane Tomlinson / Wolsey Farm
Grand Champion Female – Region 6 - Paula Breedlove & Joe Garcia / New Day Ranch - Chris & Kelli Butler / KC Halter Horses -Drew & Karen Morris / Legacy Springs Dexters - Kimberly Jepsen / MooShine Ridge
Grand Champion Female Buckle – Andrew Friedman / Fisher River Ranch
Reserve Champion Female – Chris & Vicki Jones / Moosters Meadows
Reserve Champion Female Buckle – Dave May / High Mountain Desert
Y-11 Junior Steer Calf - ADCA
Y-12 Senior Steer Calf - ADCA
Y-13 Yearling Steer - ADCA
Y-14 Senior Steer – Heidi Wyatt / H bar H Ranch
Grand Champion Steer – Aaron & Erica Lanz / Broken Arrow “A” Livestock
Grand Champion Steer Buckle – Andrew Friedman / Fisher River Ranch
Reserve Champion Steer – Chris & Vicky Jones / Moosters Meadows
Reserve Champion Steer Buckle – Kelvin & Diane Tomlinson / Wolsey Farm
Y-15 Junior Bull Calf - ADCA
Y-16 Senior Bull Calf – Steve Pumphrey / Tejido Ranch
Grand Champion Bull – ADCA
Grand Champion Bull Buckle – Andrew Friedman / Fisher River Ranch
Reserve Champion Bull – Steve & Susan Albritton / Garland Pride Farm
Reserve Champion Bull Buckle – Clem & Carole Nirosky / Morning Star Farm
Y-17 Cow Calf Pair - Chris & Melissa Bannen / Haven Creek Farm

OPEN SHOW:

O-1 Junior Heifer Calf - Becky Eterno / Tollgate Farm
O-2 Intermediate Heifer Calf - Loneva Ruesch / White Rock Mountain Ranch
O-3 Senior Heifer Calf - Gideon & Jennifer Hershberger / Have A Heart Ranch LLC
O-4 Spring Yearling Heifer - Stephanie Fussell & Beverly Faust / Lazy Days Farm
O-5 Junior Yearling Heifer - Kevin & Barb McAnnany / Birch Grove Farm
O-6 Intermediate Yearling Heifer - Chris Carlough / Rising Glory Farm
O-7 Senior Yearling Heifer – Mark and Kathy Chaney / Chaney Dexter Cattle Farm
O-8 Young Cow – Maria Legler / J&M Dexter Mini Cow Farm
O-9 Intermediate Cow - Eric & Paula Trojacek/Trojacek Ranch
O-10 Mature Cow – Loneva Ruesch / White Rock Mountain Ranch
Grand Champion Female – Stephanie Fussell & Beverly Faust / Lazy Days Farm
Grand Champion Female Buckle – Rick & Macheal Seydel / Timberview Dexters
Reserve Champion Female Cow – Chris Carlough / Rising Glory Farm
Reserve Champion Female Buckle – Dave May / High Mountain Desert
O-11 Junior Steer Calf - Melissa & Chris Bannen / Haven Creek Farm
O-12 Senior Steer Calf - Steve Pumphrey / Tejido Ranch
O-13 Yearling Steer - Steve Pumphrey / Tejido Ranch
O-14 Senior Steer – Don & Becky Swisher / Little Hoof Ranch
Grand Champion Steer – Sharie Stocklin / Rocking Star Ranch
Grand Champion Steer Buckle – Weston & Brittany Berry / BW Dexters
Reserve Champion Steer – Woody & Laurie Berry / BW Dexters
Reserve Champion Steer Buckle – Dawn & Jeff Rudolph & Doug Gibson / Double D Dexters
O-15 Junior Bull Calf - Loneva Ruesch / White Rock Mountain Ranch
O-16 Senior Bull Calf – Gideon & Jennifer Hershberger / Coal Pony Trucking LLC
O-17 Junior Yearling Bull – Chris & Vicky Jones / Moosters Meadows
O-18 Senior Yearling Bull – Steven & Cherrie Wood / Plum Creek Little Cattle Co.
O-19 Young Bull – Lee & Roberta Wieringa / Wieringa Dexter Farm
O-20 Mature Bull - Don & Becky Swisher / Little Hoof Ranch
Grand Champion Bull – Jim & Peggy Woehl / High Pines Dexters
Grand Champion Bull Buckle – Don & Becky Swisher / Little Hoof Ranch
Reserve Champion Bull – Kelvin & Diane Tomlinson / Wolsey Farm
Reserve Champion Bull Buckle – Woody & Laurie Berry / BW Dexters
O-21 Cow Calf Pair – Rob & Audrey Dawson / Twice Blessed Farm
O-22 Best of Udder – Danny Collins / Jesse's Hill
O-23 Get of Sire – Mark & Kathy Chaney / Chaney Dexter Cattle Farm
O-24 Produce of Dam - Gideon & Jennifer Hershberger / Have A Heart Ranch LLC