Jr. Livestock Auction

 

What is the Jr. Livestock Auction?

How do I Participate?

As a Buyer – The auction is an exciting and rewarding way to participate. All animals sold at the auction are sold by the head, not by weight. There are two ways to purchase at the Jr. Livestock Auction:

1) Attend in person – The auction is an exciting and rewarding way to participate and support local youth.

2) Attend by proxy – If you are unable to attend the auction yourself, a Fair Board Member can be assigned to bid for you through a proxy bid. Contact the Jr. Livestock Auction Chair for further details.

How Does it Work?

If you are interested in participating in the Jr. Livestock Auction, there are a few things to know. First, you must be registered as a buyer. Contact the Auction Chair or the Montrose County Fairgrounds to register. Next, decide how you want to buy:

1) For your own use – you are buying valley raised meat! We highly recommend that you keep the animal for your own use. If you chose this route, you let the check-out team know where you want your animal processed following the auction. Keep in mind that there will be fees associated with the processing of the animal.

2) Buy back – if you do not want to keep the meat, the buy-back option is for you. The Jr. Auction committee has made arrangements with local buyers to purchase the buy-back animals at current market prices. The buy-back amount will be deducted from your final invoice.

What Happens After the Auction?

After the auction has concluded, buyers must check-out. At this time each buyer will be asked:

1) Are you participating in the buy-back program or sending it to the processor?

2) If you are having the animal processed, you will be asked to select a processor. We work with three awesome local processors Good’s Processing, Homestead Meats, and Kinikin Processing. Remember there will be additional costs associated with the processing.

3) Finally, you will be asked for payment. We accept cash, checks, or credit cards. All credit card purchases will have a 3.5 percent convenience fee added to the final bill

Are There Other Ways to Participate?

If you are interested in participating, but don’t want to purchase an animal, there are other ways to support the auction:

1) Add on contributions – If you know the youth participant you want to support, the add-on contributions are a great way to participate. You can add-on money to a participant’s final sale check prior to, during, or after the auction. Only contributions over $250 will be announced during the auction.

2) Stockmen’s Buyers Club – If you are interested in supporting the kids, but not necessarily a specific one, the Buyers Club is a great option. Your annual membership fees go to assuring each animal going through the auction sells for a minimum price. For more information on the Buyers Club visit montrosecountyfairandrodeo.com

Grand Champion Market Beef raised by Karlee Brack and purchased by DL Ranches LLC for $15,500.00

Grand Champion Market Lamb raised by MaKayla Millsap and purchased by Cold Canyon Electric for $7,000.00

Grand Champion Market Swine raised by Rilynn Kimble and purchased by Elderado Financial for $5,250.00

Grand Champion Market Goat raised by MaKayla Millsap and purchased by Skip Huston Construction $2,750.00

Grand Champion Market Poultry raised by Madison Field and purchased by Bolinger & Queen for $2,500.00

Grand Champion Market Rabbit Pen of 3 raised by Riley Kinser and purchased by High Country Hauling for $1,250.00

Grand Champion Market Rabbit raised by Colton Vidmar and purchased by Maven Construction for $2,000.00

Junior Livestock Committee:

Chad Dunlap – Chair

Auction Information:

Saturday, July 27th

Lunch at 11:00AM and Auction at 1:00PM

Montrose County Event Center

1036 North 7th Street

Montrose, CO

Buyer Registration – 970-964-2180

mcfairrodeo@montrosecounty.net

2023 Jr. Livestock Auction Buyers and Add-on Contributors

20 Sleeps West Real Estate

Acme Radiator & Heavy Equipment

Alexander Quarter Horses

All Pro Construction

Amber & Steve Patterson

American Ag Credit

American Legion Post 24

Anglers Earthworks

Aspen Glen Farm

Bar A Bar LLC

Basque Sheep Shearer

Black Canyon Aggregate

Black Canyon Ranches

Bob & Karen Nicholson

Bolinger & Queen

Builders First Source

C&T Land & Property

Christie Family Enterprises

Citizen State Bank

Cohick Engineering & Constulting

Colorado Fireside Inc

Colorado Outdoors

Colorado West Insurance

Darby Enterprises Inc.

Delta Sales Yard

Deti Repair Service

Devor & Plumhoff LLC. Attorney’s at Law

Diane Lund Family

Doug Cox

Drew Abbott

EGR Ranch LLC.

Elderado Financial

Fletches Farming

Fred Penasser

Frigetto & Frigetto Farms

Frigetto Hay Service

Gary & Rhonda Patterson

Goods Processing

Grand Valley Bank

Grant Spraying

Gray Dirt Work

Gunnison Materials

Guy Gard Family

H&R Block

Halls Auction Service

Harmons Goats

Harvest of Hope

Hawks Express

Haynes Excavation

High Country Hauling

High Country Hauling

High Desert Haulers LLC

Home Loan State Bank – Montrose

Horsefly Creek Veterinary Services

HP Cattle & Horses

Humdingers Travel Shoppe

Infinity Engraving

Iron Indastries

J & Ray Outfitters

Jack & Phyllis Haynes

Jared and Laura Castle

Jeremy and Kelsey Castle

John Zarkis

Joy Hamilton

Judy Snyder

Justin Covington