The 2020 Junior LivestockAuction

will be held

Saturday, July 18th, 2020

at 11:00 a.m.

at the

Mesa County Fairgrounds*

Grand Junction, CO

Mesa County Fair

Junior Livestock AuctionSponsored by Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce and Mesa County Fair Board

www.mesacountyfair.com

Supporting Today's Youth

Produces Tomorrows Leaders

For more information regarding the Livestock Auction, Please Call:

Richard White 208-7474 * Tyler Hawkins 901-2999 * Jen Landini 216-6748 

Charles Burenheide 812-6580 * Jesse Mease 640-1820 * Tom Benton 216-6241

Matt Katzenberger 216-1841

Buyer Honor Roll2K Livestock

3D LLD

5R Moblie Slaughter

970 Marine LLC

ABC Reality

Addie Hudson Show Lambs

AJA Livestock

Alpine Bank

Alpine Bank C&I

Alta Home Builders

American Ag Credit

Ametek

Appleton Clinics

Appliance Parts Plus

Mike & Marilyn Bangert

Bank of Colorado

Bank of the San Juans

BB Services LLC

Belcastro Auto Sales

Belcastro Motors

Bemis Electric

Ben and April Nichols JR Ranch

Berentis Rodeo/ Rim Rock

Rodeo

Bernal Farms

Black Carriage Furniture

Blum Builders LLC

Brach Farms

Brach Trucking Inc

Brady Chiropractic Group

Brickyard

Brumelle Insurance Agency Inc.

Burton's Guide ServiceBuilders First Source

Buyers Club

Buzzard Creek Bores

C4C Productions

Caerus Oil and Gas

Camila's Kaffe

Campbell Hampshire Sheep

Catamount Tavern

Cathedral Transportation

Central Service

Chesnick Realty

Chris Young

Chrome Mosquito & Pest Control

City MarketClark Auto

Clark Orchards

Clarke & CompanyCLT Consulting, LLC

CO West Realty

Colbran Auto Parts

Collbran Cafe Colorado

Document Security

Colorado Farm Bureau

Colorado Hemp Solutions

Coloramo Federal Credit Union

Contracting Pipe

COOP Country

Cowboy & the Rose

Cropworx

Cross Excavation

Curlee Heating & A/C

Curtis Engineering

CW Construction, LLC

D&M Meats

Dale Rooks/Finance & Accounting

Solution

Deep Rivers Family Counseling

DeKruger Brothers

Diesel Performance

Dirt Co

Dominquez Outfitters

Dowd Trust

DW Metal Works

EMTECH

Enstrom CandiesEntrec Cranes & Heavy Haul

Eric & McKenzie Siersma

Extreme ContrustionExtreme Log Homes

Farrell Cattle Company

FCI ConstructionFisher Liquor Barn & Meat Market

Five Light Pet Crematory

Frank Henry Equipment

Fruita Motor Company

Gallaghers Flooring

GCR Tires North Ave.

Gear & Associates Realty, LLC

Goodwin Septic

Grand Junction Chrysler Dodge

Jeep Ram

Grand Junction F.C.U.

Grand Junction PipeGrand Junction Volkswagen & Subaru

Grand Mesa Elk Ranch

Grand River Electric

Grand Valley Bank

Grand Valley Home Loans

Grand Valley Power

Great Western Bank

H&K Trucking

Halliburton

Hallum and Associates

Helsinki Customs and Repair, LLC

Henderson Equipment

Henderson Heavy Haul Trucking

Hergert Farms

Himes DrillingHigh Desert Survey

Home Loan State Bank

Homestead Meats

Hoskin Farina & Kampf

Iron Specialties, INC.

J&A Services

James Keogh Contracting

Jennifer Littlejohn

Jerry's Pest Control

JMJ Hotshot

Jordan Holdings LLC

Joe Carr

John Justman

Jordanna Smith

Joseph H Moschetti

Brandon Kammerzill

K-LA Construction

Knowles Enterprises

L.C. Curbing

Land Title Guarantee Company

Laramie Energy LLC

LaVonne Gorsuch Insurance

Agency Inc

Lazy 3x Ranches

Locally Maid LLC

Lovoi Accounting Services

MA Concrete

MARK Construction

Master Petroleum/Jim Dible Oil

McDonaldsMesa Feed Mart

MHC Kenworth of GH

Mike Currier Ranch

Moody Construction & Sons

Motor City Alignment

Mountain Valley Contracting

Mountain West Insurance

Murdock Electric Inc.

New Liberty Livestock

Next Home Realty Ross Beede

Ben and April Nichols

Noble Genetics

One Source Lighting

Orchard Mesa True ValuePacific Steel & RecyclingParachute Auto Parts

Parachute Service

Parkerson Construction

PBC LLC

Peggy HimesPlateau Valley Ranch

Primerica

Pro Gas

Quikrete

RD3 Ventures

RDI Oilfield Fabrication

RE/Max 4000

Real Estate West

Reckless Threads

Reigles Mechanical LLC

Resource West

Robert & JoAnn Flohr

Robert Wood

Roberts Plumbing

Robinson & Co. Realty

Rocky Mountain Sanitation

Rocky Mountain WirelineRon and Marie Tipping

RW Jones Construction Inc.

S&S Truck Specialties

Saddle Iron Ranch

Schmueser & Associates

Scott & Suzan Williams

Scotty's Muffler

Shafer Equine Services, LLC

Shear, Inc.Skyline Contracting Inc.Sorter ConstructionSpendrup Fan Co

Storms Specialty Services, Inc.

Superior Body Shop

Superior Live Stock CJ &

MaKinsey Page

Taylored Rentals, LLC

TERRA Energy Partners

The Grand Junction Group

Timberline Bank

TLC Pipeline

Tom & Julia Cox

Town and Country Finance

Tracy Jackson, Exp Reality

Transwest Truck Trailer RV

Triple V Welding, LLC

TV Consulting Inc.

United Companies

US Tractor

Ute Water

Valley Ranch Supply

VanWinkle Ranch

Vidmar Construction

Volgamore Construction

Vortex Engineering

Cody & Jennifer Walker

Warnke Properties

Water Asset Management

WBS Coatings Inc.

Wells Fargo Bank

West Meadow Livestock

West Slope Ag Center

West Slope Colorado Oil

& Gas Association

West Slope Testing &

Inspection Co LLC

Western Colorado Waste

Service

Western ImplementWestern Slope Cattleman's Livestock AuctionWestern Slope Ford

Western Slope IronWhite's Construction

& Excavation

White's Show Cattle

Whitewater Building MaterialsWilliams MidstreamZebco Inc.

Premier Buyers in Bold

*If COVID-19 public health guidelines become more restrictive, sale will be held at LomaLivestock, Loma, CO

Feeding livestock for market is a business venture for many youth involved in both 4-H and

Future Farmers of America (FFA). Producing a marketable animal that meets quality meat

grading standards and that returns a profit to the youth is a challenge. Through educational

livestock marketing programs, guidance from advisors and leaders, 4-H and FFA members

acquire knowledge and understanding of sound livestock production and management

practices. Through this sale, these kids offer market animals to you over the auction block. As

a buyer, your participation in the sale encourages and recognizes youth for their time,

expense, and effort that has gone into raising an animal for market. You may also obtain

advertising value that accrues through the purchase of these animals.

You can attend the sale: We encourage attendance at the sale! The excitement of the

event is an unforgettable experience. There will be auction committeemen on hand to

assist you with any needs you may have on the sale day.

Unable to attend this year? You can purchase by proxy- just call one of the

Chamber Livestock Marketing Committee members shown on the front page.

How to Buy?

Buy-Back: Buyers who don't want their meat can utilize the "buy-back" service

provided at the sale. This process seamlessly sends the animal to the buy-back

buyer. You pay the difference between the hammer price at the auction block

and the buy-back amount. For example, if you purchase a lamb for $450 and

the buy=back price is $50, the total you would owe for that lamb would be

$400.

Split Buying: Split buying is exactly as it sounds. You split the purchase of an

animal with another individual of your choosing. This reduces the cost and the

amount of meat for each party. When the purchase is made, just give all names

to the ring men, auctioneer at time of purchase.

Donation: Donating the meat is a great way to support your favorite non-profit

organization. The youth still benefit from your purchase and you get the

promotion and satisfaction knowing your favorite organization has received a

high quality product. You may also donate the processing fees. If you are

interested in this method, please let us know and we will help you with the

details.

All animals are sold by the head, with the exception of rabbits and chickens, which

are sold as a pen of three. There are several ways to make a purchase at the

livestock auction.

Add-On: When you chose the add-on method of participation, you are choosing to add-

on a specific dollar amount to the sale of an animal. This is for buyers who many not

have the money to buy an animal, but still want to help the youth. For instance, you

know a specific 4-H or FFA member that will be selling her pig through the auction and

you would like to add an extra $250 to the final sale price for her animal. You can do

this by visiting the sale desk PRIOR to or DURING the sale. If you will not be at the sale,

but would still like to make an add-on donation, please contact a member of the

livestock marketing committee. All add-ons must be made by filling out the Add-on

Sheet at the sale In order to respect the time of each person attending the sale, only the

buyer's name will be announced during the actual sale.

How much will I pay and how much meat can I

expect to get from my purchase?

Beef: Avg. Sale Price $3000-$4000, you can expect to get approx. 450 lbs of

packaged meat from a 1200 lb steer. Avg cost for processing beef is $.63/lb,

usually $450-$500 total cost.

Hog: Avg. Sale Price $1,400, you can expect to get approx. 130 lbs of packaged

meat from a 260 lb hog. Avg cost for processing a hog is $.63/lb, usually

$140-$160 total cost.

Lamb: Avg. Sale Price $900, you can expect to get approx. 55 lbs of packaged

meat for a 140 lb lamb. Avg. processing cost per lamb is $50/head.

Goats: Avg. Sale Price $300-$700, you can expect to get approx. 33 lbs or

packaged meat from an 80 lb goat. Avg. processing cost per goat is $50/head.

We have compiled a short list of information to help you make informed buying

decisions:

There are several local processing plants that can handle the processing of any animal

that you purchase.

Make checks payable to:

Grand Junction Area Chamber of

Commerce

Re: 4-H Livestock Sale

360 Grand Avenue

Grand Junction. CO 81501

What is the Junior

Livestock Auction?

How to Participate?

I pledge my HEAD to clearer thinking, my HEART to greater loyalty, my HANDS to larger service, and my HEALTH to better living, for my

club, my community, my country, and my world.

4-H Pledge Adopted in 1927

Buying Continued...

All transactions must be paid for at the

time of purchase unless prior

arrangements have been made.

I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds - achievements won by the present and past generations

of agriculturalists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the

struggles of former years.

The FFA Creed Written by E.M. Tiffany