ABOUT THE JUNIOR COMMERCIAL HEIFER AUCTION

Single heifers and pen of three heifers, ages 9 months to 24 months of age, are raised and shown by youth exhibitors in the Junior Commercial Heifer Show held during the annual Galveston County Fair & Rodeo.  The youth exhibitors encounter the cost of feed, grooming supplies, shelter and any other needs required by their show animal.  Show animal projects also require the time and dedication of the youth exhibitors who do their best to raise their animals in anticipation of being named “Champion”. 

The top placing heifers and pens of three must sell along with others chosen to be sold by the youth exhibitors in the Junior Commercial Heifer Auction held on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 4:00 pm with the Buyer’s Reception and registration beginning at 2:00 pm.  A Buyer can be an individual, company or business, and can expect to spend at least $1,000 for a heifer. 

We encourage anyone who is interested in participating as a buyer to contact us.  We will be glad to place you on our auction invitation list or you can sign up the day of the auction.  Please bring a business card, if available, with you to registration.

TERMS OF SALE

Bidding:  All animals sell to the highest bidder.  Any disputes or questions regarding bids will be settled by the Auctioneer and his decision will be final.  All animals will be sold by the head or pen.

Purchase Information:  Invoices must be signed by the Buyer with the completed information regarding delivery/pickup of the heifers, Buyer’s name, billing address, contact phone number and purchase price.  All Heifers must remain on the fairgrounds until check-out on Sunday, April 20, 2008 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.  There will be no early release for any reason; however, all heifers must be removed from the fairgrounds no later than 12:00 noon on Sunday, April 20, 2008.

Payment:  The Buyer is requested to make payment in full at the time of sale unless approved arrangements have been made prior to the sale.  If the buyer is billed for their purchases, payment is due upon receipt of the invoice.  All payments should be made to GCF&R - VISA & MASTERCARD accepted.  The youth exhibitors will be paid by GCF&R.

THANK YOU TO OUR BUYERS

The success of the Junior Commercial Heifer Auction would not be possible without the help and generous support of the many individuals, businesses and companies who purchase the heifers.  The Galveston County Fair & Rodeo wishes to thank you for your past and continued support for the youth of Galveston County.

2009 Junior Commercial Heifer Auction CHAMPIONS
Animals	Exhibited By	Club	Purchased By	Price
GC Heifer	John Scales, Jr.	Santa Fe FFA	Scales Show Cattle	$2,400
GC Pen of 3	Chase Douglas	Santa Fe FFA	TJH Ranch	$3,750
RC Heifer	Devyn Herman	Santa Fe Jr. FFA	Diamond Trio Ranch	$2,500
RC Pen of 3	Raymond Doreck, Jr.	Santa Fe Jr. FFA	Galveston County Ranchers	$3,300

 

2009 JUNIOR COMMERCIAL HEIFER Auction Buyer's

All American Sand	Galveston County Ranchers
Back Porch Cookers	Gator Shipyard
BEI	Hext
Bouse - Roden	Hodges Ranch
Brandi Marullo	J&J
Brown Family	J&J Cattle
Bruce Rehm	Little Red Ranch
Cino	Palmer Farms
Circle Bar A Ranch	Rosharon Livestock
Conti Show Cattle	Simply Country
Darrell Bono	TJH Ranch
Darryl Claussen	Todd Kahla
Diamond Trio Ranch	William Nelson
DMG Ranch
Dos Hueros