Howard County 4-H Livestock Sale

Lookup who to write your Thank You Note. List of where YOU have to deliver your animal

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. For examples and thank you note guideline

NO THANK YOU NOTES WILL BE ACCEPTED ELECTRONICALLY THIS YEAR!

Do you want higher sale prices?

Do you want more buyers bidding on your animals?

When you go out to new businesses and ask them to attend the Sale, this packet may provide new potential buyers answers to their questions.

Want to invite your past buyers to support you again?

This is a personalizable document that will allow you to send information to your buyers about Sale information but also about your specific project(s).

Please read the entire flier for submission deadlines, payments, and submission locations.

Sale Committee Fairbook Page

• July 7 - 6:00-8:00 PM - Livestock Weight Check - Please be sure to bring enough help so you can easily get your animals unloaded and reloaded quickly. Keep in mind if the heat index is 95 or above at 4:00 p.m. the day of a weight check, the weight check will be cancelled.
• July 16 - 6:00-8:00 PM - Livestock Weight Check - Please be sure to bring enough help so you can easily get your animals unloaded and reloaded quickly. Keep in mind if the heat index is 95 or above at 4:00 p.m. the day of a weight check, the weight check will be cancelled.
• July 15 - Quality Assurance Due
• July 15 - Livestock Sale Ads Due
• July 24 - 6:00-8:00 PM - Livestock Weight Check - Please be sure to bring enough help so you can easily get your animals unloaded and reloaded quickly. Keep in mind if the heat index is 95 or above at 4:00 p.m. the day of a weight check, the weight check will be cancelled.
• July 27 - 5:00 PM - Livestock Orientation - MANDATORY - Dining Hall. 5:00 P.M. is for families with last names starting with A-Martin. 6:00 P.M. is for families starting with McIlvaine-Z. Letter will be coming In the mail this week with more information.
• August 2 - 3:00 PM - Market Lambs and Market Goats must be on the grounds
• August 2 - 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 3 - 7:00 AM - Market Steers and Market Hogs must be on the grounds
• August 3 - 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 3 - 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 3rd. 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 3 - 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 3 – 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 8 - 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 9 – 10:00 AM – Buyer Thank You Notes can be picked up in the Fair Office. Buyer Thank You Notes are due back by 5:00 PM to a sale committee member in the Fair Office.
• August 16 - 7:00 PM - Add On Donations: Can be found on this site.
• September 18 - 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.