SALE OF 4-H AND FFA PROJECT ANIMALS

Saturday, August 23, 2025
Wesley Ware, Chairman
(YOUTH ONLY)

A special sale of 4-H and FFA market steers, market lambs, market hogs, market goats, meat rabbits and milk will be held in the Show Barn. Grand Champion and Reserve Champion market steer, market lamb, market hog and / or market goat MUST be sold at the sale. In the rabbit species, only the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion meat pens will be sold. In the interest of the youth, if an exhibitor wins Grand Champion and Reserve Champion in the same species, he/she is permitted to sell another market animal in a different species. In the event that an exhibitor wins Grand Champion and Reserve Champion in different species, they have met their two species limit and are not permitted to sell any other market animal. An animal must have been in its proper class in order to sell. Milk, representative of the Grand Champion Dairy Female, will be sold as the last lot in the sale and is considered a separate entry.

Examples: John Doe wins Grand & Reserve Champion market goat; he is still able to sell his market lamb.

Jane Doe wins Grand Champion market steer and Reserve Champion market lamb; she is not able to sell another other market animal.

Milk is a separate entity.

The sale order for the 2025 Livestock Sale is:
Market Steers
Rabbit Meat Pens
Market Goats
Market Lambs
Market Hogs
Milk
ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

Seller Requirements to Participate:

In addition to any 4-H or FFA specific requirements, Youth Exhibitors must be present and involved in the following four events in order to participate in the sale.

• Youth exhibitor must be present and check their own animals in during the Saturday check in of Fair week.
• Youth exhibitor must participate in the showmanship class for their respective animal species.
• Youth exhibitor must show their market animal(s) in its respective market conformation class.
• Youth livestock exhibitors must be present to sell their animals.

Should a conflict arise with participation in these events, the youth livestock exhibitor is required to submit a handwritten request to waive the policy and provide an explanation of their schedule conflict. Requests must be submitted in a timely fashion and as soon as possible to the Livestock Superintendent or to the Fair Manager. A committee comprised of the Livestock Superintendent, Livestock Sale Chairman and the Species Department Superintendent shall meet to consider the request. Each request will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Should any conflict of interest exist between the exhibitor and members of the committee, such committee member shall excuse themselves and another committee member shall be appointed by the Fair President.

Sale Requirements

• Steers-Must weigh at least 900 lbs. and must grade PRIME, CHOICE or SELECT.
• Hogs-Weight, 225 lbs. to 295 lbs. and yield grade 1 or 2
• Lambs-Must weigh at least 100 lbs. and grade BLUE
• Goats-Must weigh at least 50 lbs. and grade PRIME, CHOICE or SELECT.
• Rabbits-Must win Grand or Reserve Champion.
• Milk-Must win Supreme Champion Dairy Female.

The Jefferson County Fair will deduct 5% from all animals sold to pay for sale expenses and advertising.