It’s as about as busy as it can get at the OKC Fairgrounds, with the 2026 Oklahoma Youth Expo is full speed ahead- and the OG&E Coliseum hosts High School Basketball Championships through Saturday evening. For the OYE, Purebred Breeding Gilts will be wrapping up by early Friday afternoon- and the order of sale will be set for the Commercial and Purebred Gilts (more than a hundred) for the Night of Stars sale this coming Tuesday.
Breeding ewes and does are being shown Friday through Sunday and the Purebred breeding heifers arrive and start checking in Friday, continue checking in Saturday and start showing Saturday and into Sunday. The excitement will build on Sunday as the basketball set up in the OG&E Coliseum is cleared out overnight Saturday pm- Early Sunday AM- dirt is hauled in and wood chips will be added to premiere the first event of the OYE ever – the Supreme Heifer Drive Sunday night at 6 PM.
Friday will be a busy day for the several hundred Ag Mechanics entrants- as they arrive at the Pavillion for set up and the race to be ready for the judges, starting at 8 AM Saturday morning. In 2025, there were 270 entries for the OYE Ag Mechanics contest. Bray Haven, who helps manage the show along with Show Superintendent Jerry Renshaw, tells Oklahoma Farm Report that more than $30,000 worth of cash and prizes will be handed out Saturday evening during the Ag Mechanics awards.
Farm director KC Sheperd caught up with Reaser last year to discuss his winning project, a meticulously crafted 20-foot hydraulic tilt trailer. “So I built a 20-foot hydraulic tilt trailer,” Reaser explained, “so it has Bluetooth functionality to it so I can run the deck via my phone.” He detailed the trailer’s impressive features, including a one-piece gooseneck construction, independent 12,000-pound jacks, and two 8,000-pound axles, culminating in a 16,000-pound Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). Reaser was a junior in 2025 as he won top honors at the Ag Mechanics contest.
Explore more about the 2026 Oklahoma Youth Expo by clicking here for the show’s website. The complete updated calendar can be seen here.
