OREGON, Ill. - The Annual 4-H Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction has been set for Saturday, August 3rd. It will be held at the Ogle County Fair at the fairgrounds in Oregon, IL. The 4-H Auction Committee invites the public to support 4-H project work by bidding on a quality 4-H animal!
The auction will start at 3 p.m. in the Beef Arena. It will feature 4-H market hogs, lambs, beef animals, goats, poultry, rabbits, and dairy baskets, as well as the champion and reserve champion beef, swine, lamb, and goat carcasses.
Live animals may be purchased and sent to a locker or bought and resold at a slaughterhouse. Transportation to processing plants will be provided. A floor price will be set according to the current market trends on the auction day. A list of current market prices will be available. Champion and Reserve Champion market animals will be sold first. Pork and lamb carcasses will be sold whole. Beef carcasses will be sold in halves.
Auction order will be Beef Carcass, Live Beef, Sheep Carcass, Live Sheep, Poultry, Rabbits, Dairy Basket, Dairy & Meat Goat Wethers, Swine Carcass, Live Swine, Live Beef, Live Swine.
Auction flyers are available in the Ogle County Extension Office and online at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo. Bidding arrangements can be made for interested parties who are unable to attend. Call 815-732-2191 for more information.
Illinois Extension leads public outreach for University of Illinois by translating research into action plans that allow Illinois families, businesses, and community leaders to solve problems, make informed decisions, and adapt to changes and opportunities. Illinois Extension is part of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.