South Dakota Sweet 16 County Showdown

01/31/2026

New for 2026! We have added belt buckles. Each of the 8 division Champions will receive one of the awesome belt buckles along with a banner and cash award!!

09/10/2025

Just a reminder! Exhibitors please cash your premium checks!!! There are many of you exhibitors who have not cashed your premium checks as of today. Please do so!!

08/25/2025

What a wonderful group of young people! These 4-H members brought their County Champions to Aberdeen on August 17 to compete in the SD Sweet 16 County Showdown. $30,000 dollars were paid out with every exhibitor going home with a premium check. Congratulations to all these young people for their hard work that it took to accomplish having a county champion. Also a huge Thank You to all of our business sponsors.

08/25/2025

A huge THANK YOU to our generous business sponsors that make this show possible. This year we had 83 sponsors who supported the show which had 82 young people exhibit 111 animals who were the Champions in one of the 16 counties involved. These were the sponsors who were present before the show started, many others joined throughout the afternoon. Thank You!!

08/22/2025

Thank You to our show photographer Addison Rall with Addison K Creative Co.

Below is the link to view and purchase backdrop and ringshot photos.

Photo collection by Addison K Creative

08/22/2025

Thank You to our Judges:
Dr. Ryan Rathmann, Slaton, TX - Livestock Judge
Greg Harder - Darfur, MN - Showmanship Judge

08/22/2025

Market Beef Showmanship Winners:
Beginner - Eastyn Mikkelson - Grant County
Junior - Emrich Monroy - Faulk County
Senior - Blake Pauli - Brown County

08/22/2025

5th Overall Market Beef - McQuade Beare - Codington County

08/22/2025

4th Overall Market Beef - Emmett Strasser - Roberts County

08/22/2025

3rd Overall Market Beef - Eastyn Mikkelson - Grant County

08/22/2025

Reserve Champion Market Beef - Kennedy Rolfsmeier - Deuel County

08/22/2025

Grand Champion Market Beef - Bodie Beare - Hamlin County