This document printed from the University of Illinois Extension Marshall-Putnam at http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/marshallputnam/
Sale of Champions
Sale of Champions
The Sale of Champions is a livestock auction of the top animals in Rabbits, Poultry, Goats, Sheep, Swine, and Beef.
4-Hers who win the designated species classes have to option to sell his/her animal in the Sale. If he/she choose not to sell, the invitation goes to the third place exhibitor and on down the line.
The Sale of Champions is held Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 at 7 p.m .in the Livestock Arena near the beef barns. The 4-Her personally recieves the money from the Sale of their animal. A small commission is taken out of each Sale of Champions check. The commission goes to help pay for the banners, ads, pictures and flyer postage. It is less than 3%.
1. All species are required to meet department ownership and enrollment deadline.
2. Calves must be steers and weigh a minimum of 900 lbs. on sale day.
3. The committee will secure a judge to judge these classes.
4. Animals should be clean for the show and sale.
5. Animals should be led into the ring by the 4-Her who is selling the animal.
6. Only one animal or entry may be sold per exhibitor.
7. The 4-H member always has the right to determine if he or she wants their animals sold.
8. Each exhibitor may sell only one entry at the sale.
9. The Grand Champions and Reserves of the following shows will be eligible to sell in the Sale of Champions.
Beef: Three market animals will be sold; Grand Champion Steer and Grand Champion Rate of Gain Steer and Reserve Grand Champion Steer then go to Reserve Champion Rate of Gain
Sheep: Three market lambs will be sold; Champion Wether & Reserve Champion Wether, a single wether from Champion Pair then go to a Reserve Single Wether Pair.
Swine: Three market animals will be sold, Champion and Reserve Barrow, and a single barrow from Champion Pair. The judge will select fourth animal in line.
Rabbits: Market pen of rabbits will be sold. Champion will be offered first then on down.
Poultry: Champion Roaster Market Pen and Best of Show Poultry.
Goats: Champion Market Wether and Reserve Champion Market Wether
10. The 4-H Sale Committee is responsible for the sale and committee decisions will be final.
11. Exhibitor may reserve show rights through September 1 of current year. If an animal is sold through
the Marshall-Putnam Show Sale of Champion and then becomes eligible to be sold at the Illinois State
Fair, the exhibitor will refund the Marshall-Putnam sale price to the original purchaser.
• Prepare your animal as if you were exhibiting it in a contest.
• Get a Sale of Champions Sale Bill the night of the Sale to know what order you will be.
• Dress nicely.
• Call area businesses or friends that you have good working relationships with to invite them to come bid on your animal.
• When you enter the Sale ring, set your animal up as if it is getting judged.
• Immediately following the final bid of your animal go to the photo area to have your picture taken with the buyer and 4-H Royal Ambassadors.
• At some point, be sure to shake the buyer's hand and thank them for buying your animal. You will also need to discuss with them how they would like to receive your animal. (In some rare occasions the buyer just wants to support the 4-Her and not take the animal. They may offer to let you keep it.)
• After the 4-H Show, send the buyer a hand written thank you.
About a week after the 4-H Show, the Extension Office will provide the following:
a 5 x 7 photo sent to both the buyer and seller
the buyers contact name and address sent to the sellers (4-Hers)
