January 2023 Schedule

January 7 - Poultry Show
January 8 - 12  Swine, Lamb, Goat and Steer Shows TBA 
Saturday, January 13 - Kendall County Jr. Livestock Youth Premium Auction 

"You'll never convince me that there is a better place to openly communicate and teach your children about life than in a barn." — Unknown

Physical address:
Kendall County Youth Agriculture & Equestrian Cetner648 FM 289Comfort, Texas 78013
Mailing address:Kendall County Jr. Livestock Association
P.O. Box 149Boerne, Texas 78006

We are a non-profit

A 501 (c) 3 organization, KCJLA provides an opportunity for 4-H and FFA members to exhibit their livestock projects before the public, fostering excellence in livestock production skills and practices.  Jr. Livestock youth learn sportsmanship, leadership, citizenship and responsibility.  Each participant is allowed to sell one animal regardless of the placing in the show.  The money the youth earn at the sale helps to fund their higher education goals. 

82 Years and going strong!

by Andra Wisian

    Dating from 1939, the Kendall County Jr. Livestock Show and Sale has a rich heritage in the county, teaching generations of our youth to be productive and responsible leaders. For seven decades, hundreds of citizens have served as directors and volunteers for the Jr. Livestock Association, while thousands of community members and businesses have supported the sale by purchasing animals and cheering on the young participants.    The 1940 fair stock show included 4-H and FFA members - open to boys only - and was hosted at Main Plaza, with more than 1,500 people attending. The first shows do not include a sale, but offered cash premiums and prizes donated by the Kendall County Fair Association, local businesses, the Boerne and Comfort Chambers of Commerce, and the Lions Club. Cash and prizes in 1940 totaled $315.    No event was held in 1943 because of the war effort, but in 1944, organizers hosted an FFA and 4-H Club stock show, setting "a goal to produce enough meat for the boys from Kendall County in the armed forces," as reported in the Boerne Star on January 20, 1944. Beginning in 1945, organizers hosted a sale with local buyers, as well as businesses and individuals from San Antonio.

Our mission

To  encourage young men and women to become future farmers and ranchers though educational experiences in livestock production, as well as hold an annual livestock show and sale to benefit youth to advance their higher education.

    Joey Tomlinson, whose dad taught agriculture at Boerne Hugh School in 1947, began showing when he was six years old. "in 1953 I showed my first lamb at the Kendall County Jr. Livestock Show and got ninety cents a pound," recalls Tomlinson, a retired Ag teacher. "I made the Boerne Star, I felt special. And today it's impressive to see how successful and big this program has become."
    The legacy continues as the Jr. Livestock Show and Sale has moved to its new home, the Kendall County Youth Agriculture & Equestrian Center (KCYAEC) adjacent to Joshua Springs Park and Preserve. The project is a joint venture of the Kendall County Jr. Livestock Association, the Kendall County 4-H Horse Club, Kendall County, and Texas Parks and Wildlife. Located on 33 acres of parkland made available by the county, the Center is between Comfort and Boerne, offering access to all county residents.
    According to KCJLA President Joe Lozano, KCYAEC has no paid staff, operating primarily with volunteers. "This center is a wonderful amenity for all citizens of Kendall County. We are grateful for the County support, as well as honored to be entrusted with this project," said Lozano.    A supporter of the project, County Judge Darrel Lux said, "The new youth ag and equestrian center will foster economic development in Kendall County for yeares to come. It will give families from all socioeconomic levels the opportunity to work together on projects that instill responsibility and develop the character of our Kendall County youth."