OREGON, Ill.—The Annual 4-H Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction has been set for Saturday, August 2. It is being held at the Ogle County Fair, 1440 N Limekiln Rd. in Oregon. The 4-H Auction Committee invites the public to support 4-H project work by bidding on a quality 4-H animal.
The auction starts 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 may be 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 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 is: 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, 421 W Pines Rd, Suite 10, in Oregon, and online at https://extension.illinois.edu/bdo/4-h-ogle-county. 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 700 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 six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.