Asotin County Fair 4-H & FFA Livestock Sale
April 27th, 2024 4:30pm Swine Arena-Lower Level
4-H / FFA Auction
The Sales Commission coordinates the 4-H /FFA Auction each year. 4-H members who enter in the Rabbit, Poultry, Goats, Lambs, Steers or Hog projects and FFA members are eligible.
These animals are sold on Saturday afternoon of the Asotin Country Fair.
More information about 4-H can be found at the WSU Asotin County 4-H web site. Additional information about the Auction can be found on the Sales Committee web site.
ASOTIN COUNTY FAIR LIVESTOCK SALE BOARD & OFFICERS
President: Warren Benner 509-552-9097 Vice President: Clint Johnsen 509-780-222
Secretary: Dessa Scott 509-552-3878 Treasurer: Jenni Stilson 208-791-1367
Board Members
Brad Batterton 509-751-6745 Lisa Batterton 509-552-1264
Connie Collier 509-552-9476 Dustin Combs 208-790-0503
Katie Combs 208-791-5403 Pat Holman 509-751-7751
Lenea Holman 509-295-1484 Carson Holman 509-552-1742
Cody Johnsen 509-780-0552 Jessica Johnsen 208-305-7851
Brian Sangster 509-769-7683 Traci Sangster 509-769-7631
Casey Scott 208-431-3024 Fritz Servatius 509-552-6600
Jody Servatius 208-305-5064 Josh Sheppard 208-790-4344
Kevin Whittaker 208-791-0427 Stephanie Whittaker 208-791-0427
Nathan Whittaker 509-552-0162 Austin Whittaker 509-552-0061
We welcome you to the Asotin County Fair and again ask for your support at the livestock sale held in the GUY BENNETT Sale Arena.
You can Support the Sale in Three Ways:
FIRST: by purchasing an animal at the auction, which may be re-sold at the posted support price. Then you as a buyer would pay the difference. Or you could retain ownership of the animal for your own use and you would pay the full price.
SECOND: You may add a specific dollar amount of support to any of the 4-H or FFA livestock sale participants. You do this by completing a support form which is available at the Sales Office at the Fair Grounds or clicking on the SUPPORT FORM link below. The sales office is located by the hog barn/sale arena. If you are a business that is also purchasing animals we are happy to bill you for auction animals and support.
THIRD: By supporting the safety net fund – just complete the support form and mark SAFETY NET FUND. These funds are much appreciated as it enables us to utilize the funds where they are needed most.
SUPPORT FORMS are due NO LATER than the Friday after fair to allow time to include in the Auction & Support Notice that is given to the 4-H & FFA participants to prepare their thank you letters. Support received after Friday after fair will not be accepted.
If you are a business and would like a list of participants to be emailed to you please email asotinfairsale@hotmail.com.
Click Here>SUPPORT FORM
If you cannot attend the sale, you can call a board director with your specific instructions. The Asotin County Fair Livestock Sale is conducted by volunteers and it takes the communities financial support to make it successful. We thank you for your past support and respectfully as for your continued support.
Asotin County Fair-MARKET LIVESTOCK SALE RULES
4-H and FFA exhibitors of market livestock are entitled to sell ONE large market animal through the Asotin County Fair 4-H & FFA Livestock Auction Sale on Saturday at 4:30 PM. To be eligible for the sale, all animals must have been weighed/tagged at the official weigh-in. Each Exhibitor MUST be present with their animal at the sale. Exceptions only with Fair Board’s authorization.
Final Weigh-in Market Steers 4/27/2024 Minimum Weight 1,100 pounds
Final Weigh-in Market Swine 4/27/2024 Minimum Weight 230 pounds, Maximum Weight 300 pounds-(Payout to 290 pounds)
Final Weigh-in Market Lambs 4/27/2024 Minimum weight 110 pounds
Final Weigh-in Market Goats 4/27/2024 Minimum weight 70 pounds
STATE BRAND REGULATION A certificate of permit for hauling cattle must be made out before leaving home. Cattle with the brand of the previous owner must also have a bill of sale signed by the previous owner. The certificates of permit and bills of sale will be given to the weigh master at the scales at the final weigh in.
ASOTIN COUNTY FAIR 4-H and FFA MARKET LIVESTOCK SALE RULES
- Currently enrolled Asotin County 4-H or FFA members may exhibit ONE market animal. The exhibitor must bring only one animal to the Official Fair Weigh-in on Thursday of fair week. An exhibitor may exhibit a second animal in breeding classes. Species limitation does not include rabbits, poultry or horses. If animal is not a tagged market animal, it will not be weighed.
- Scales will remain open to exhibitors until 6pm Wednesday of fair week, and re-open at 12pm Thursday for Official Fair Weigh-in.
- NO market animals will be stalled prior to Official Fair Weigh-in.
- A WSU Health Record Form (Quality Assurance Form) must be submitted (signed and properly completed) by all 4-H and FFA market beef, market goat, market sheep and market swine exhibitors at the time that they weigh in their animal on Thursday afternoon. Individuals that do not have a completed Health Record Form will not be able to sell their animal through the livestock auction. The Official Fair (FINAL) Weigh-in will be between 12:00 and 6:00 PM on Thursday of fair week.
- Scale weight, if not disputed, will be final. If disputed, a chance for re-weigh will be done immediately. The animal will be removed from scale, the scale will be balanced, and the animal will be re-weighed
- A slip with exhibitor’s name and animal’s weight will be available at the scales.
- Sales committee is responsible for: Proof-reading sale order, setting auction order, bookkeeping, clerking, sales accounts, securing auctioneers, and securing support prices. Additionally, sales committee will be responsible for withholding trucking fees when needed, marking all animals beginning no earlier than 3pm to prepare for transportation, supervising/handling and loading of sale animals beginning Sunday at 4:30pm.* Exhibitors are responsible for their projects up until the close of fair at 4pm. Although all animals will be marked beginning no earlier than 3pm, all barns must be cleared of exhibitors by 4pm. No vehicles will be allowed onto the fairgrounds to load out supplies and no cleaning of pens is allowed until Monday after fair at 5pm.
- 1% will be withheld from sale animals for casualty fund. All exhibitors are strongly urged to purchase livestock liability insurance for their animals. Market value will be determined by the auction support price for goats, sheep, hogs and beef. Rabbits and chickens will not be included as there is no support price offered at the auction. In case of buyer’s default of payment for livestock purchased or individual participant support at the sale, funds may be transferred from the casualty fund to recover the loss, upon removal of the sales committee after Official Weigh-In is complete.
- Brand Inspection: Actual cost per head for Brand Inspection will be responsibility of seller of market steers. (See “State Brand Regulation” paragraph above.)
- Sale animal hauling fee will be held from exhibitor’s checks when required.
- Terms of Sale: Cash-terms 30 days, 1% pencil shrink on lambs, 3% pencil shrink on steers. No shrink on hogs
- Sale order will be made from live placing of animals by barn superintendents and with cooperation of Extension office; and be submitted to the sales committee on Friday immediately following completion of all the market classes.
- The fair board, has final say on all animals that go through the sale with the input of the Sales Committee & Superintendents. The president of the Sales Committee has final say on any changes in sale order. The Sales Committee has the right to refuse any bid.
- No deformed, injured or cryptorchid animals will be sold. A licensed veterinarian will give his signed decision on paper.
- Support price bids deadline is 1:00 PM on Saturday, bids to be opened at sales office. Bidders welcome at bid opening.
- Animals will be sold in the following order: rabbits, chickens, goats, sheep, beef, and hogs., unless changed by the Sales Committee.
- Barn Superintendents will be responsible for getting animals in sale ring.
- All halters and safety chains (neck ropes) are to be left on steers until they are loaded out
- Loading will be done by the Sales Committee, the barn superintendents, and their designated help at 4:30 PM. Loading out is not to begin before 4:30pm.
- Beef project owners MUST have a hauling slip and a Bill of Sale before the animal goes on the scale at final weigh-in.
- Animals exceeding maximum weight at first weigh-in will not be tagged
- Animals sold at the Market Sale will be held on the Fairgrounds until close of Fair on Sunday. The seller/exhibitor will be financially responsible for the animal and its care until 4pm Sunday of Fair.
- ONLY OFFICIALLY TAGGED ANIMALS WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MARKET SALE. Animals exceeding maximum weight at first weigh-in will not be tagged or be able to sell at the livestock auction.
- All market livestock will be weighed and tagged on their respective dates as follows: **8am-9:30am-12/2/2023 – Market steers (3 maximum) will be weighed and tagged with an official ear tag in the right ear on the first Saturday of December. Maximum weight at first weigh-in is 1000 pounds. **8am-11am– 1/27/2024 Market hogs (3 maximum) will be weighed/tagged with an official ear tag in the right ear on or before the fourth Saturday of January. Maximum weight at first weigh-in is 150 pounds. **8am-11am – 2/24/2024 Market lambs and goats (3 maximum) will be weighed and tagged with an official ear tag in the right ear on the forth Saturday. Maximum weight at first weigh-in is 110 pounds for lambs. Goat maximum weight at first weigh-in is 80 pounds. **Animal weights that exceed maximum weight limits at first weigh-in will not be tagged and will not be weighed at final weigh-in.
- All market animals not making minimum weight requirements at the Official Final Weigh-in at the fair on the Thursday will be re-tagged in the left ear at that time.