Mission Statement:
The mission of the Comal County Jr. Livestock Show Association is to promote the agricultural life by providing the youth of Comal County with a venue to show and sell their livestock projects. Through this experience the young people develop life skills: responsibility, competition, financial management and life long commitment to family and friends.

Vision:
The Comal County Jr. Livestock Show Association is dedicated to providing the finest venue for our youth and growing community to use for varied activities and, through the leasing of this pavilion, to provide scholarships and financial support for the participants of the livestock show and sale.

About CCJLSA:
Over thirty years ago, two weeks before the Youth Show, Jimmy Rheinlaender and C.A. "Tex" Ritter got together and decided to form a group to help supervise the sale of the market animals. Tex became the first chairman and Helen Steubing, the first treasurer. Also helping were Future Farmers of America (FFA) advisors, Leroy Goodson and James Stolte; FFA teacher, Tommy Zipp; and County Extension Agent, Bill Schumann. This group became known as the Livestock Auction Committee.

This committee conceived and initiated a unique method of redistributing the proceeds from the sale, so each exhibitor receives an amount based on the quality of their animal, not the amount bid at the sale. This method, know as the "Point System", is still used today.

At the first sale, 57 exhibitors sold 92 animals. Thanks to the Livestock Auction Committee, the show has grown to over 1100 entries of breeding and market animals, as well as rabbits and poultry. The name changed to the Comal County Junior Livestock Show Association. The exhibitors are members of Comal County 4-H Clubs, and FFA Chapters from Canyon, New Braunfels, and Smithson Valley High Schools. Each exhibitor is allowed to sell one market animal through the auction sale, provided the animal is of show quality. The 2008 Junior Livestock Show had 791 Exhibitors with 1,123 entries. The Preliminary sale total for 2008 is $978,852.

These young people have invested a great deal of time and money in their projects. They appreciate the opportunity to show their animals, to compete for ribbons and trophies, to sell their animals, and to hopefully realize a profit from their efforts. The business and professional firms from the surrounding area, together with a number of concerned individuals, have generously supported this event in the past. The Association greatly appreciates your support. We invite you to come and celebrate with the Comal County Junior Livestock Show Association, and we earnestly solicit your continued financial support of these young citizens of our communities.