herdsman award polk county fair queen contest junior auctionlivestockguidelines

Participants must reside in Polk County, attend a Polk County School or be a member of a Polk County FFA or 4-H Club. Sellers are limited to selling 1 animal per exhibitor. The following is the sale description:

The premium sale of market animals is for premium only, not the actual animal. Whatever dollar amount is bid on the animal goes to the youth as an additional premium and the buyer does not receive the animal under this type of arrangement. The reason the sale is premium only is to allow the youth to retain ownership of the animal to show at Ozark Empire Fair and the State Fair if they wish. The premium sale allows area businesses to support the projects of Polk County youth and help ensure they have a positive experience. For anyone interested in obtaining high quality meat, you may want to visit with exhibitors because several of them will be selling their animals privately at the end of summer.

Any exhibitor wishing to participate in the Junior Livestock Auction must preregister for the sale by May 30th. Sale entries will not be accepted after May 30th. In addition, all auction participants will be required to attend an informational meeting and will be notified of the date.