Your One Stop Shop to help you navigate the Howard County 4-H Livestock Sale!
You will be able to find 4-H’er specific livestock project sale information such as processor dates, buyer thank you note addresses, donor thank you note, if your thank you notes are complete (Y/N), upcoming events and deadlines on our calendar, and extra Resources.
If you cannot locate what you are looking for please contact us via the Contact Us button on the bottom of the page or email us.
All exhibitors are required to write a thank you note to all supporters of the sale; including both buyers and donors. Thank you notes are required to be proofed before distributing and must include a handwritten thank you note, addressed unsealed envelope, and stamp. NO THANK YOU NOTES WILL BE ACCEPTED ELECTRONICALLY THIS YEAR!
For examples and thank you note guideline
Lookup who to write your Thank You Note. List of where YOU have to deliver your animal
Timeline for 2023 Fair - Fairbook Page
- July 5 - 6:00-8:00 PM - Livestock Weight Check
- July 15 - Quality Assurance Due
- July 15 - Livestock Sale Ads Due
- July 17 - 6:00-8:00 PM - Livestock Weight Check
- July 27 - 6:00-8:00 PM - Livestock Weight Check
- July 30 - 6:00 PM - Livestock Orientation - MANDATORY - Show Ring.
- August 5 - 3:00 PM - Market Lambs and Market Goats must be on the grounds
- August 5 - 7:00 PM - Market Lambs and Market Goats will be weighed for class divisions. Market Sheep must weigh between 100-150 lbs. and have a rate of gain of 0.35 lbs. per day. Market Goats must weigh between 55-125 lbs. and have a rate of gain of 0.15 lbs. per day to sell.
- August 6 - 7:00 AM - Market Steers and Market Hogs must be on the grounds
- August 6 - 7:30 AM - Market Steers will be weighed for class divisions. Market Steers must weigh between 1100-1500 lbs. and a rate of gain of 2.0 lbs. per day from county ID weigh-in to Fair weigh-in to sell. Dairy steers must weigh between 1100-1600 lbs.
- August 6 - 9:00 AM - Market Hogs will be weighed immediately following the Market Steer weigh-in. Hogs must weigh between 235-300 lbs. and have a rate of gain of 1.4 lbs. per day from county ID weigh-in to Fair weigh-in to sell. The time for drawing sale numbers for the hogs will be at 1:30 P.M. on Sunday, August 6th. Each exhibitor must draw his/her own sale order number. Exceptions may be granted for a legitimate Fair function but must be pre-approved by the Chairman of the Livestock Sale Committee prior to any of their weighing and sale number drawing.
- August 6 - 9:30 AM - Market Steers will be graded at the tie-out rack and will be tagged at a time to be announced. Only the Grading Committee is allowed in the grading area for steer grading. Each exhibitor must draw his/her own sale order number. Exceptions may be granted for a legitimate Fair function but must be pre-approved by the Chairman of the Livestock Sale Committee prior to any of their weighing, grading, and sale number drawing.
- August 6 – 12:00 NOON Market Sheep and Market Goats will be graded. Each exhibitor must take his/her individual lamb/goat to the grading area and remain with it until it has been graded. Each exhibitor must draw his/her own sale order number. Exceptions may be granted for a legitimate Fair function but must be pre-approved by the Chairman of the Livestock Sale Committee prior to any of their weighing, grading, and sale number drawing.
- August 11 - 6:00 PM - Howard County 4-H Market Livestock Sale
- Who are my Buyers: Can be found on this site shortly after your project is sold
- August 12 – 10:00 AM – Buyer Thank You Notes can be picked up in the Fair Office. Buyer Thank You Notes are due back by 7:00 PM to a sale committee member in the Fair Office.
- August 22 - 7:00 PM - Add On Donations: Can be found on this site.
- September 21 - 6:00-6:45 PM - Add On Donations Thank You Notes: Must be submitted either at the Fair Office or at sale check distribution night - TBD continue checking the calendar.
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