Premium Auction

Coordinator: Tiffany Jordan/Crystal Rouillier

The Livestock Premium Auction is a tradition of County Fairs across the Nation. It is an established reward system honoring young people for the efforts they made to grow and show quality livestock. Through their efforts they have learned leadership, agricultural skills, and the value of hard work. Since no animals are actually sold in this auction the term “premium” is used to denote a cash award given by members of our community to these hard-working exhibitors. Exhibitors will retain ownership of the animal.

We invite the public to participate in the rewarding of Johnson County 4-H and FFA Members. After each sale a period of “Add-On” monies takes place, this is when a supporter can pledge dollar amounts to individual exhibitors. If you are interested in bidding or ‘adding-money’ at the auction please register at the Auctioneers Table prior to the start of the sale.

SCHEDULE:

6:00 p.m. – National Anthem, Moment of Silence, Introductions, Scholarships, Recognize Graduating Seniors, and Sale Details

  1. Sale order will be Grand Champion, Reserve Champion, and Class winners set by the judge of the individual shows. Market animals and overall breeding animals are the only ones with a guaranteed spot in the premium auction. 
  2. Exhibitors will be limited to sell only one (1) animal in the livestock premium auction. Exhibitors must notify the department Superintendent immediately following the show which animal he/she plans to sell in the premium auction, so that auction information sheets may be compiled for the buyers in a timely manner. Auction sheets will be used to solicit add-on money. Each exhibitor will have their information published on the auction sheet and passed out to the buyers who will write the amount of add-on money they are giving to the exhibitor.
  3. Prior to the sale, order sheets will be provided.
  4. Animals will sell by dollar ($) amounts, not price per pound.
  5. Add on money will be tabulated and given to the treasurer for distribution to the exhibitor at a later date. Individual exhibitor add on amounts will not be announced while the sale is taking place.
  6. The only individuals in the ring during the sale will be the auction committee members, the auctioneer, the ring persons (set by the auction committee), the treasurer, and the exhibitor. All buyers will be placed on the outside of the ring, or a barrier will be placed between them and the animals on the inside of the ring for their protection.
  7. Exhibitors will be instructed to be in the ring following conclusion of the premium auction. After one attempt to gather exhibitors for a group picture, the picture will be taken even if every exhibitor is not in it.
  8. All premium auction participants are encouraged to send thank you notes to their respective buyers and/or present the buyer with a thank you gift at the time of the premium auction.
  9. Eligible Livestock for Premium Auction: Market Steers, Market Goats, Market Lambs, Market Hogs, Grand Champion and Reserve Meat Pen Rabbits, Grand Champion and Reserve Fryers, Grand and Reserve Champion Poultry Chain Chickens, Supreme Breeding Bull, Supreme Breeding Beef Cattle Female, Grand Champion Commercial Heifer, Supreme Dairy Cattle Female, Grand Champion Commercial Dairy Heifer, Grand Champion Breeding Goat, Supreme Dairy Goat, Grand Champion Commercial Dairy Goat, Grand Champion Commercial Meat Doe, Grand Champion Breeding Swine Male, Grand Champion Breeding Swine Female, Grand Champion Commercial Gilt, Grand Champion Breeding Sheep Male, Grand Champion Breeding Sheep Female, Grand Champion Commercial Ewe, Youth Best In Show Rabbit, Youth Best In Show Poultry.