Ohio State Fair Butter Cow. The calf and his holstein mother, better known as the butter cow, help bring approximately 500,000 people through the ohio expo center’s dairy products building each year. The butter cow display attracts more than 500,000 visitors at the ohio state fair, often gaining nationwide recognition and media attention.

The ohio state fair butter team used 2,000 pounds of butter to create a cow and calf and famous ohio inventors including thomas edison. The 2024 butter cow display at the ohio state fair honors our nation’s elite athletes as they flip, jump and zoom to glory.