Market Livestock Auction Rules & Regulations
- The Chase County Fair Livestock Auction will be co-sponsored by the Chase County 4-H Council, Livestock Auction Committee and the Chase County Fair Board.
- The marketing committee will be a sub-committee of the 4-H Council, consisting, but not limited to, two 4-H Council Members and one superintendent from each species sold (beef, swine, sheep/goat).
- 4-H & FFA members may sell only one market animal in each division of beef, swine, sheep, and goat and only two of the four projects. (Breeding Livestock, Progress, Bucket Calves and Pen of Three animals are not eligible.)
- All exhibitors are required to sell their own animals unless approval is given by the species superintendent. Animals must be sold by an active 4-H-FFA member only.
- A selling fee will be deducted from gross sales for advertising and buyer recognition. There will be a $50 fee for any Auction check that needs to be re-issued.
- Auction animals will use beginning fair weigh-in weights for sale weights.
- To participate at the Nebraska State Fair or other 4-H sanctioned shows, purple ribbon animals will be asked to withdraw from the Grand Championship competition. Members with grand or reserve champions will be required to participate in the auction. In the case that a member has a grand champion and a reserve champion in the same species the Grand Champion MUST sell. If an exhibitor has the Grand (or Reserve) Champion in all four species the exhibitor must choose the two champion animals he/she will sell.
- Auction order will be determined by the judge on show day by order of ribbon placing. Species superintendent will make final decision on sale order based on class placements.
- Members are responsible for feeding and watering animals until shipped to slaughter.
- Horse, dog, rabbits, poultry, cats, small animals, caged birds, tropical fish, breeding livestock, prospect calves (feeder calves), bucket calves, and pen of three animals will be the only livestock eligible for booster funds. Market beef, market swine, market sheep, and market goats will not be eligible for booster funds regardless of sale participation.
- Selling an animal in the livestock auction results in loss of ownership. The penalty for any 4-H or FFA member breaking the rule is the exhibitor will be ineligible to show all livestock projects (beef, sheep, goat, swine, dairy, breeding animals, horse) at the county fair the following year.
- Any 4-H or FFA member wishing to retain ownership of their animal, for whatever reason, will not participate in the livestock auction.
- Animals not meeting the weight limits will be allowed to show but will NOT be eligible for the Livestock sale. Youth may participate in Showmanship. The weights are as follows:
Hogs – 220–310 lbs.
Sheep – 90 lbs (minimum)
Goat – 50 lbs. (minimum)
Market Steers – 1000 lbs (minimum)
Market Heifers – 900 lbs (minimum)