Blue Ribbon Auction Sale benefits show participants

Annual Parade of Champions begins before the auction sale

The Nueces County Junior Livestock Show Association invites you to attend the annual Blue Ribbon Auction Sale on Saturday, Jan. 19.

Arrive early and enjoy entertainment provided by exhibitors before the auction sale which begins with the Parade of Champions at 10 a.m.

There is no need to pre-register for the auction sale. To streamline entry to the Buyers Arena, bring the enclosed bidder card(s) with you to the sale. Be sure to complete the registration form on the back of the bidder card.

David Adame/Caller-Times Meat goats such as these will be judged at the Livestock Show beginning at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 in the Showbarn Arena.

There will be two registration lines in the arena - one for new buyers and a separate line for the pre-registered buyers who receive this packet in the mail. The ladies at the registration table will remove the registration form from your bidder cards.

Each buyer will receive a maximum of two admission passes per registration form, the wristbands must be worn in the arena at all times.

New buyers must pay a $50 buyer-registration fee at the gate. This amount will be credited toward their bill. Plan to stay for the drawing at the conclusion of the

George Tuley/Caller-Times Youths spend many months caring for animals such as chickens in preparation for the Livestock Show.

auction sale. A sale lot number will be drawn and the buyer of that project will win a Las Vegas trip for two courtesy of Litton Travel at Five Points. For more information, call the show office at 387-5395.

Auction sale order

Auction Sale Order for 2002 is as follows: Turkeys, Rabbits, Goats, Steers, Lambs, Swine, Broilers, and a portion of the Grand and Reserve Carcass steer. Proceeds from the sale of the carcass steer projects benefit the NCJLS Scholarship Fund.

Broadcast live via the internet

For live broadcasts of the auction sale, go to www.recordstar.com and follow the links.

Sell animal or just its ribbon

George Tuley/Caller-Times Rain and mud are traditional fixtures at the annual Livestock Show.

Each market animal exhibitor, except Grand and Reserve champions, may pull his or her animal prior to the sale for his or her own use and sell the ribbon only at the sale.

Exhibitors and their parents have the option to decide if they want to keep the animal or sell it at the auction prior to the show. Exhibitors have one hour, following the sift or judging, to notify the division superintendent if they want to keep their animal.

Exhibitors wishing to keep their animal will appear in the Auction Arena without their animal but must first complete the entry card and return it to the division superintendent within one hour of judging.

George Tuley/Caller-Times 'Coco,' the goat at left, was a blue ribbon winner in the Meat Goat competition at last year's Nueces County Junior Livestock Show.

Those who want to sell their projects do not have to do anything - their paperwork will automatically be processed as a sale.

The exhibitor's option to keep the animal does not apply to the Grand and Reserve Champion projects. All Grand and Reserve champions with the exception of broiler, turkeys and rabbits will be terminal.

Champions kept by the buyer will be delivered to a processing plant after being cleared by the drug test.

Livestock Show auction sale terms and conditions

All buyers must be registered and have a number to use for bidding. Instant recognition can be given to buyers using this number.

The name registered to that number will be used for recognition and billing purposes. Should this name not be satisfactory, please make the change prior to the conclusion of the sale.

Those buyers that lose or misplace a number may obtain another at the registration table.

Also, should you lose or misplace your number someone else might try to use it.

All new buyers will pay a $50 registration fee at the arena gate. This fee will be credited to the buyer's account.

Buyers who register but do not purchase will be billed a $50 registration fee.

Bidding

All projects will be sold by the head. No animal sold in the auction sale is to sell higher than the Grand Champion. The Reserve Grand Champion will not be allowed to sell higher than the Grand Champion, and no other animal will be allowed to sell for more than the Reserve Champion.

In the event that there is a dispute as to the highest bidder, the auctioneer has the right to settle the dispute and his decision will be final.

Project disposition

All buyers will complete a disposition sheet for each project they purchase. The disposition sheet must be signed by the bidder with complete information regarding disposition of animals, buyer(s) number(s), purchase price.

If no disposition is made, NCJLS will fill out the ticket as they deem necessary.

With the exception of the champions, buyers can choose from the following options for disposition of the projects: