4-H MARKET SALE RULES
FFA MARKET SALE RULES
EXHIBITOR:
Ø Any Whatcom County 4-H or FFA member in grades 3-12 enrolled with the animal as a project is eligible to sell. High school seniors are allowed to sell at the fair following high school graduation.
Ø Only projects with BLUE or RED ribbon record books with a completed up-to-date market livestock record will be eligible to sell. 4-H Members submit a photocopy of up-to-date 4-H Market Livestock Record (C0728) on Monday of the Fair to the Lynden Junior Livestock Sales Committee.
Ø No exhibitor can sell more than one animal nor have more than 2 lots in 1 animal species.
Ø If you miss fitting and showing your animal will NOT go through the sale.
Ø FFA and 4-H exhibitors must be responsible for fitting, showing, SELLING, and controlling their own animal during the auction/sale.
Ø Each buyer of a market animal(s) is responsible for removal of purchased animal from the fairgrounds by the conclusion of the fair on Sunday.
Ø For students showing multiple species/animals, a tentative decision as to which animal will go through the sale will be made at the time of weigh in. Students will then have two hours after their last type class has shown to make a decision of whether or not to change animals. If the Market Sale Committee has not been contacted for a change, the original animal selected will go through the sale.
Ø 4-H and FFA members may enter animals in the market classes and elect not to sell the animals in the market sale. However, Grand and Reserve placed animals must be sold in the auction.
Ø The purchaser of a market animal will receive the student photo thank-you certificate to be delivered to buyer within 30 days.
ANIMAL:
v Steers, lambs, hogs, goats, and fryers to be sold.
v Animals eligible – Actual Scale Weight:
v Market Lamb – minimum 100 lbs. – maximum 150 lbs.
v Market Hog – minimum 220 lbs. – maximum 290 lbs.
v Market Steer – minimum 1,000 lbs.
v Market Goats – minimum 60 lbs. under 1 year of age, or born after September 1 prior year of sale.
v Pen of 3 fryers (Chicken or Rabbits) – Minimum 7 lbs. Pictures will be taken at 9 a.m. Monday
v There will be NO RE-WEIGHS for sale animals. If there is a discrepancy in scale or equipment, a decision will be made by the sales committee.
v All animals entered in the market classes must be weighed regardless of whether they will be in the sale or not.
v WEIGH IN 9 A.M. MONDAY AT NWWF.
v Animals must be fitted, controlled, and sold by their own exhibitors.
v Only BLUE or RED ribbon type animals will be sold at the market sale.
v Animals must be officially pre-tagged to enter the Market Sale, with the exception of fryers. Ownership of beef by April 16th. Steers should be tagged between April 10th – 16th.
v Ownership of sheep and swine by June 1st. Sheep and swine should be tagged by June 14th.
v Last time to have your lamb, goat, or hog tagged is June 14th at the Everson Auction Market from 4 - 6 p.m.
v All animals must be either females or castrated males, with the exception of fryers.
SALE:
ü Sale is to be Friday at 1 p.m. in the FFA and 4-H show ring.
ü Exhibitors need to be present and ready at 12:30 p.m. Friday for auction/sale. IF NOT PRESENT YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY FORFEIT YOUR POSITION IN THE SALE ORDER.
ü 3-5% commission will be deducted from the seller’s check for operating costs.
ü If you sell an animal in the Market Sale your check will be given to your 4-H leader or FFA advisor.
ü Checks will not be written until after all monies have been collected.
ü The Market Sale Committee, NOT the Fair Office, distributes Market Sale checks.
SALES COMMITTEE CONTACTS:
§ Gerritt Van Weerdhuizen 966-3418 Sale Management, Rules, and Procedures
§ Tanya Dostal 319-6122 Accounting and Sale
§ Georgana Webster 988-4929 4-H Tagging
FFA tagging see your advisor.
Market Sale Committee to be made up from FFA and 4-H leaders.
