OREGON, Ill.— The Annual 4-H Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction has been set for Saturday, August 1. It will be held at the Ogle County Fairgrounds, 1440 N Limekiln Road 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 based on current market trends on the day of the Auction. 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: Poultry, Rabbits, Dairy Basket, Dairy & Meat Goat Wethers, Swine Carcass, Live Swine, Beef Carcass, Live Beef, Sheep Carcass, Live Sheep.
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.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 500 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through five program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, health and community wellness, and natural resources, environment, and energy.