Market Animal Sale

The Market Animal Sale will be held in the Livestock Arena

The Dyer County Jr. Livestock Association is an organization designed to promote youth in the agricultural related project of livestock production. It is governed by an Audit Advisory Board made up of 9 adult advisors, agricultural teachers, and Dyer County Extension personnel. Terms are staggered so that Adult Advisors are appointed by the current board members to serve a 3 year term. Each year, 3 advisors go off the board and 3 new members are named to the board. Members cannot serve two consecutive terms. The 3 Livestock Officers also meet with the board. These advisors will establish and enforce all the rules and regulations for the organization and provide overall program direction. The following rules and regulations are part of this organization and provide overall program direction and have been established by the board.

  • Eligibility - Competition is open to youth that are in grades 4th through 12th. Exhibitors must be a 4-H or FFA member in Dyer County at the time of the initial weigh-in.
  • Membership - Each exhibitor will pay $20.00 membership fees. This amount will be taken out of the check from the sale of their animal.
  • Ownership - All market animals must be project animals that have been owned and fed by the association member from the time of weigh-in for each animal. All animals will be weighed on the assigned day only. There will be no substitutions after the weigh-in date.
  • Weigh-In Dates - All weigh-in dates are set and subject to change by the board. However, dates are normally set for the same time durng the year. Steer weigh-in falls on the first Saturday in February at the Dyer County Fairgrounds. Hogs and lambs are weighed in on Saturday during the third full week of May at the Fairgrounds. At the Dyer County Fair, all hogs and lambs must be weighed in on Thursday of the fair week, and steers will be weighed in on Monday morning of the fair week.
  • Weigh-in Limits - are as follows: Hogs (Min 60lbs / Max 105lbs / Min for Grand 220lbs), Lambs (none), Steers (Min 500lbs / Min for Grand 1000lbs).
  • Entries - An exhibitor can weigh in 3 hogs, 3 lambs and 3 steers. An exhibitor may show any
    three of a kind or combination of three animals, but may only sell one through the auction.
  • Penning - All animals must stay in the Livestock Barn on Thursday night in their designated
    area (Exceptions will be made for Steers).
  • Showing - Show classes will be determined by Extension personnel. Due to safety of all exhibitors, spectators, and officials, any animal deemed unruly and unsafe may be asked to be excused from the show rin by the ring master, Judge, Fair officials, board member, and/or Extension personnel. Showmanship divisions will be divided into 3 divisions: (1) Jr. - 4th - 6th grades, (2) Jr. High - 7th - 8th grades & Sr. - 9th - 12th grades. All exhibitors must exhibit and sell their own animal. If a conflict exists, the exhibitor must contact the adult advisory board with a written formal letter two weeks prior to the show.
  • Selling - An exhibitor is only allowed to sell one (1) animal through the auction. If an exhibitor
    shows more than one animal in a given show, the highest placing animal will automatically be selected for the auction. If more than one animal places the same, the heaviest animal will sell. If an exhibitor shows in more than one show (i.e. hog and/or lamb and /or steer), the exhibitor will be allowed to designate which species is to sell through the auction (followed by placing order). Each junior livestock association member will declare whether or not their market animal will go to slaughter at the final market show weigh in at the Dyer County Fair. Each junior livestock association member exhibiting an animal must declare all designated money to the junior livestock association at the Dyer County Extension Office by the Thursday prior to the Dyer County Fair. Each exhibitor will be given a form to complete. The form will be completed by having the amount to be paid by each buyer, a list of buyers, a signature of each buyer, and a signature of the parent and/or legal guardian. A parent and/or legal guardian must be present to present the form. Any money given by a "buyer" after the sale will be placed into the junior livestock association "pool" to be given back to the kids as premium money at the discretion of the junior livestock board. A 3% shrink will be placed on all market hogs prior to selling. Any market hog weighing greater than 285 lbs will sell at the maximum weight of 285 lbs.
  • Disqualification - Any exhibitor failing to abide by any of the above mentioned rules and regulations will be disqualified from the show and/or may not be allowed to participate in any future shows.
  • Rule Acceptance - Each potential exhibitor (each year) will sign an entry form stating that they
    have read and accepted the rules and guidelines set forth by the organization.
  • Animal Health Regulations - All animals exhibited in the Market Animal Show and Sale must have had a Certified Veterinary Inspection (CVI) within the last 90 days prior to the show.

Particular Rules for the Market Lamb Show

  • All animals will be shown slick horn.
  • Lambs must have lamb teeth.
  • All lambs will be eligible for the show and sale, but lambs must weigh at least 80 pounds to be eligible for Grand Champion and Reserve Champion prize.
  • All lambs will project animals that have been tagged, owned, and fed by the exhibitor not less than 90 days.

Awards

1st - $20
2nd - $15
3rd - $12
4th - $10
5th and below - $5

Superintendents

Sandy Baker
Terry Elkins