Check-In/Registration
Proceed to the area in front of the stage in the Nilus Arena to receive your buyer number. Three registration lines will be forming: New, Old, and Group.
*Phone: You must supply a home phone number when you register as a buyer!
After you have received your buyer number, you may wish to pick up a ''Sale Bill'' for the Livestock you plan on purchasing. Each sale bill will list the order in which the animals will be auctioned. The sale bill also lists the 4-Her's name, parents, and club. Once you have registered and have your buyer number please find a seat and get ready to bid!
Bidding
When the first animal is presented for auction, the bidding will begin. All you have to do is nod you head, raise your hand, raise your bidder's number, stand up, anything to get the attention of the bid takers walking/standing in front of the auction block. Rabbits, Poultry, Goats, Sheep Carcass, and Pork Loin are sold by lots. Milk is sold by the gallon. All other livestock are sold at per pound price.
Purchasing
When the auctioneer announces that the animal is sold and your bid was the highest, hold your card up so the clerk can see your number.
A ''runner'' will come to you with a sales slip that you must sign to confirm the sale. There will be two copies of this slip; the buyer keeps the bottom copy and the runner will keep the original.
It is extremely important that you designate where the animal should go!
On the slip, you will need to mark the animal's final destination. Your options are: Turn Buyer, one of listed processors, buyer pick-up, or return to member. Turn means the animal will be bought by an area auction barn at Market Price. Some buyers come to the auction to buy animals for the publicity only, and this is where the resale option comes into play. One of the advantages to Turn is that the DIFFERENCE between the purchase price and market price may be tax deductible.
If you select a processor, you are responsible for contacting the processor and letting them know what you would like done with the animal.
Payment
After you have made all your purchases, proceed up onto the stage. An auction official will add up your purchases and you will be required to make FULL PAYMENT at that time.
Cash, check, Visa, or MasterCard are accepted. Checks should be made payable to the St. Joseph County Livestock auction. Payments made with a credit card will have a 2% convenience fee added to their bill.
All purchases must be made in FULL. Businesses have 3 business days to have their purchases paid in full, or you can be invoiced. Finance charges of 5% will be applied if not paid within 2 weeks. A 10 % fee will be charged if bill is not paid within in 30 days. Anyone with a question must call Joyce Schultz (574) 256-2844 or e-mail Joyce at joycemish@aol.com prior to auction day. If you have a buyers group or group of purchasers, please pay with one check or credit card for the whole group.
Payments may be sent to:
St. Joseph 4-H Livestock Auction
c/o Joyce Schultz
P. O. Box 463
Mishawaka, IN 45646
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