Sale Committee: Clarissa Barton, Chairman; Ginger Fair, Treasurer; Melanie Barkley, Penn State Extension; Kyler Myers, Rodney Fisher, Wayne Felix, Scott Myers, Jim Over, Craig Reasy, Kay Kring, Tiffany Cessna, Cheryl Jezeskie, and John Sloas
Sale Auctioneers: Mark Swope, Erza Swope, Deryl Clark, Frank Brumbaugh, David Tremel, Bill Knisley, Daryl Weaver & Linda Claycomb
SALE ORDER:
8:45 a.m. Sale Announcements
9:00 a.m. Dairy Products
9:10 a.m. Quilt
9:15 a.m. (approx.) Market Steers - Grand & Reserve Champion Market Steers and top six Champion & Reserve Champions from each division.
9:45 a.m. (approx.) Dairy Beef Feeder Calves - Grand & Reserve Champion Dairy Beed Feeder calves, Champion & Reserve Champions from each division, and all other first place animals.
10:15 a.m. (approx.) Market Poultry - Grand Champion and top six placing poultry
10:30 a.m. (approx.) Market Goats - Grand & Reserve Champion Market Goats, Champion & Reserve Champions from each division, and top two of each class. Also, each individual will sell one goat (highest placing) if it hadn't placed in the top 2 in their class.
11:45 a.m. (approx.) Market Lambs - Grand & Reserve Champion Market Lambs, Grand & Reserve Champion and Third Place Overall Carcass Lambs, Champion & Reserve Champions from each division, and top two in each weight class. Also, each individual will sell one lamb (highest placing) if it hadn't placed in the top 2 in their class.
1:15 p.m. (approx.) Market Swine - Grand & Reserve Champion Market Swine, Grand & Reserve Champions and Third Place Overall Carcass Swine, Champion & Reserve Champions from each division, and top three in each weight class. Also, each individual will sell one hog (highest placing) if it hadn't placed in the top 3 in their class. All others will be sold in lots.
2:30 p.m. (approx.) Market Rabbits - Grand & Reserve Champion Rabbit Meat Pens
2:45 p.m. (approx.) Dairy Beef Finished Steers - Grand & Reserve Champion Finished Dairy Beef
SALE INFORMATION
1. Buyer numbers will be used. Registration of buyers begins at 8:00 a.m.
2. TERMS OF SALE: Cash on day of sale or net 10 days. Interest will be charged at the rate of 1 1/2% per month (18% APR) after 10 days.
3. Animals become the responsibility of the buyer at the close of the sale on Saturday. Arrangements for your animals can be made with local haulers and slaughter houses the day of the sale.
4. A sales slip must be presented to the people in charge of each barn before removing an animal.
5. Consignor (exhibitor) checks will be mailed as soon as all buyers have paid for their purchases. Contact sale committee and not the fair office with any questions.
6. The sale committee reserves the right to accept or reject liability in case of accidental death or injury of any junior exhibitors' market animal. In any event, the sale committee reserves the right to hold the exhibitor completely responsible for any costs as they deem necessary.
EXHIBITOR INFORMATION
MARKET GOATS -- Grand & Reserve Champion Market Goats, Champion & Reserve Champions from each division, and top two of each class. Also, each individual will sell one goat (highest placing) if it hadn't placed in the top 2 in their class.
NO EXCEPTIONS!
MARKET LAMBS -- Grand & Reserve Champion Market Lambs, Grand & Reserve Champion and Third Place Overall Carcass Lambs, Champion & Reserve Champions from each division, and top two in each weight class. Also, each individual will sell one lamb (highest placing) if it hadn't placed in the top 2 in their class.
NO EXCEPTIONS!
MARKET SWINE -- Grand & Reserve Champion Market Swine, Grand & Reserve Champions and Third Place Overall Carcass Swine, Champion & Reserve Champions from each division, and top three in each weight class. Also, each individual will sell one hog (highest placing) if it hadn't placed in the top 3 in their class. All others will be sold in lots. Lot hogs will be permitted to be removed from the sale order lots by that animal's exhibitor only. This must be done immediately following the market hog show Thursday evening WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. Only hogs that would be assigned to the lots are eligible. There will be no exchanging of hogs. All lot hogs removed from the sale order must be removed from the fairgrounds on Friday between the hours of 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. Wayne Felix must be contacted when removing hogs. AGAIN, NO EXCEPTIONS. Swine committee will have final decision in all matters. Any violations will result in forfeiture of premiums and the privilege of exhibiting at future Bedford Fair Market Hog Shows. No hogs that went through the sale will be loaded out until after designated time by committee.
MARKET STEERS -- Grand & Reserve Champion Market Steers and top six Champion & Reserve Champions from each division. The only steers that can be withdrawn from the sale are those that will be exhibited at later shows (ex. Keystone). The exhibitor must notify the chairman of the steer show immediately following the steer judging Wednesday if this option is being taken.
CARCASSES -- The Grand Champion, Reserve Champion and 3rd place overall carcasses, as judged "on the rail", will be sold immediately following the Grand and Reserve Champions of their respective species.
MARKET POULTRY -- Grand Champion and top six placing poultry
DAIRY BEEF FEEDER CALVES - Grand & Reserve Champion Dairy Beed Feeder calves, Champion & Reserve Champions from each division, and all other first place animals.
MARKET RABBITS -- Grand & Reserve Champion Rabbit Meat Pens will be sold.
FINISHED DAIRY BEEF -- Grand & Reserve Champion Finished Dairy Beef will be sold.
Champion & Reserve Champions in each division will be drug tested.
No substitution of any animals in the sale order on the day of the sale. NO EXCEPTIONS!
No exhibitor may approach a buyer on sale day to attempt to get their animal back after it has been sold.
This behavior will result in being banned from next year's show and sale.