5. Exhibitors must enter their animal in the Junior Fair for a premium. Failure to turn in your
fair entry forms or failure to enter you animal in the following departments will result in not
participating in the Market Animal Sale: 2J (Beef) 3J (Swine) 4J (Sheep)
6. Final determination of sale eligibility for Market Steers and Market Lambs and Market Hogs
will be determined by weight upon final weigh-in on entry day. Grade determination will be
made by the judge at the time of placing during the respective shows. If your animal does
not make weight or grade, you will not be able to sell at the sale.
7. In order to sell a Reserve Champion animal in the “Sale of Champions” group in the Market
Animal Sale, there must be a minimum of six (6) animals shown in each species at the
Central Wisconsin State Fair Junior Show.
8. All Market Steer, Market Hog and Market Lamb Exhibitors shall forfeit the opportunity to sell
in the Market Animal Sale if they fail to be in the sale ring when their number is called.
9. Market Sale Exhibitors are required to sell their own animal. If an exhibitor is unable to
be in the ring to sell their animal, permission for another Market Sale Exhibitor to do so
may only be given by the Market Animal Sale Executive Committee.
10. Exhibitors must attend three (3) educational meetings/events, plus complete the YQCA
certification. The Market Animal Sale committee will sponsor several educational
meetings. Meeting dates will be published in the 4-H Youth Connection and also will be
distributed to exhibitors at all Market Sale sponsored activities. Each exhibitor must
attend at least one (1) educational meeting that is sponsored by the Market Animal
Sale. Refer to the Educational Meeting requirement pages in this booklet for more
information regarding this requirement.
11. Exhibitors must return two (2) signed Bidder Commitment Forms from potential bidders by
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. Failure to do so will result in not being able to sell your animal in the sale.
12. No animal shall be tranquilized or show any sign of any drug use prior to the show or sale.
Any evidence of tranquilizer or drug use will prohibit the animal from selling in the sale. If
evidence of drug use is found in the slaughtered carcass, the exhibitor will forfeit the sale
money.
13. The exhibitor and his/her family of an animal that is condemned at the time of slaughter by
a State/ Federal Meat Inspector will stand the loss. This means that the exhibitor will
reimburse the Market Animal Sale Committee the cost incurred by the committee to
replace the condemned animal’s meat for the buyer.
14. Your Market Animal is to be properly cared for until it leaves the fairgrounds. Once the
animal is sold, it becomes the property of the buyer. However, the exhibitor and/or their
representative will care for the animal until it leaves the fairgrounds. The penalty for not
properly caring for your animal is a $50.00 deduction from your Market Animal Sale
Check.
15. A 5% sale commission will be withheld by the Market Animal Sale Committee to offset
costs incidental to conducting the sale and other Market Animal Sale activities throughout
the year.
16. Exhibitors must keep a record book issued by the Market Animal Sale Committee. The
Drug History Sheet must be completed and turned in at the time that your animal is