GALLERY: Sheep, cows and kids at the Floyd County Fair

Judge Bruce Epley examines Jamie Schuster's bucket bottle dairy calf during afternoon shows on Thursday. Schuster placed first in her class. Press photos by Kate Hayden

Nick Williams (Reserve champion) and Bailee Bortz (Champion) hold their sheep tightly during judging Thursday morning.

Riley Quade, 6, guides a six-month old calf across the fairgrounds (with the help of her mom, Tammy).

Livestock have a mind of their own — volunteers catch a rowdy sheep after it breaks lose from it's 4-H handler in the ring on Thursday.

Judge Bruce Epley talks with Rockford FFA member Maggie Hain as she shows her yearling at the Floyd County Fair.

A judge examines handlers' sheep during the first competition of the morning on Thursday.