Department E: Livestock Sale

Department Rules

1. All general rules of the Madison County Fair apply.
   
   
2. In order to sell a market animal at the Madison County Fair Livestock Sale, the exhibitor must be a member in good standing with his or her Madison 4-H Club or FFA Chapter.
   
   
3. It is not the responsibility of the Madison County Fair Board to find buyers for the exhibitors' market animals. Each exhibitor should contact potential buyers and invite them to the sale.
   
   
4. Each exhibitor is allowed to sell a maximum of three (3) total animals with no more than one large animal (market beef) and no more than two small animals per species (market hogs or market lambs). Any combination within these maximums is allowed. Should you have any questions concerning these guidelines please contact the committee chairperson at the Madison Extension Office, 948-6881.
   
   
5. All market animals become the property of the buyer at the time of sale. Exhibitors are responsible for feeding and watering their market animals until the animals leave the grounds, Sunday July 20.
   
   
6. The minimum weight for a beef steer will be 1000 lbs. Dairy Beef steers must weigh 1050 lbs. All steers must grade Select or higher.
   
   
7. Market hogs must weigh between 225 lbs. and 270 lbs. and grade #1 or #2.
   
   
8. Market lambs must weigh between 96 lbs. and 145 lbs. and grade choice.
   
   
9. All Madison 4-H/FFA members wanting to sell their market animals at the Madison County Fair must list each animal on the official 2008 Madison County Fair Animal Entry Form, found at the back of this catalog. The form must be returned with the entry fee and completed exhibitor's Health History report to the Madison Extension Office by 4:30 p.m., June 20, 2008. Entries may be mailed to P.O. Box 10. Madison, VA 22727 or delivered in person to the office located in the War Memorial Building.
   
   
10. If an exhibitor who has registered to sell at the sale decides at the last minute not to sell, he or she will forfeit all fees and premiums. If an exhibitor cannot sell because the animal does not make weight or grade, $10 will be refunded, which is the carcass contest component of the entry fee.
    
    
11. The Madison County Fair Board requires that all 4-H/FFA members thank their buyers at the time of sale and follow up with a letter of thanks and/or visit.
    
    
12. By entering an animal in the Madison County Fair Livestock Sale, the exhibitor and his or her parents certify that the animal is safe for slaughter and that all withdrawal times have been followed. No animals containing drugs or other toxic chemicals will be allowed to show or sell at the fair.

The Madison County Fair Sale Committee and the 4-H Extension Agent (or representative) will handle resolution of disputes. All questions/discrepancies concerning the sale should be directed immediately to the attention of the committee.