2026 Marion County Jr. Fair Livestock Sale

Marion County Senior Fairboard and Jr. Fair Livestock Sale Committee are excited to

announce changes to the 2026 sale that we hope will improve the sale experience for both buyers and sellers.

Sale of Champions - 9:00 AM Saturday, July 4, 2026

Change: Only Champions and Reserve from each species sell in the Sale of

Champions.

Species are defined as Beef, Swine, Sheep, Goats, Dairy Feeders, Rabbits,

Broilers (chickens), Turkeys, Ducks

Each species will be limited to two animals in the Sale of Champions

Species must have 10 animals exhibited to be eligible for the Sale of

Champions

Change: Outstanding Market Exhibitors from every department (Poultry will have

one representative) will be recognized at the beginning of the Sale of Champions by

being announced and receiving a check.

Outstanding Market Exhibitors will be recognized at the beginning of the

Sale of Champions and should arrive by 8:45. Outstanding Market Exhibitors do not need to

bring their animal to this event.

Not Changing: Sale of Champions will include all departments and will happen in

same ring.

Not Changing: The order of sale and rotation will remain the same as in the past.

Regular Sale

Not Changing: It is the choice of the exhibitor if he/she wants to participate in the

regular sale. Exhibitors are required to sell an animal to participate in the sale.

Not Changing: The only animals that will come to the sale will be in the Sale of

Champions (Grand and Reserve Champions).

Change: Outstanding Market Exhibitor will sell first during the species in the regular

sale.

Change: Division Champions, BBR, Etc. will sell following Outstanding Market

Exhibitor in the regular sale.

Change: The four first place skillathon division winners will sell following Division

Champions, BBR, etc. in the regular sale.

Clarification: In order to sell at the beginning of the species and be recognized,

Outstanding Market Exhibitor and Division Champions must sell the animal attached

to that award, if the exhibitor chooses not to sell that animal, the exhibitor can sell

another animal but will be put randomly in the sale order and will not be recognized

for the award in the sale catalog.

CHANGE: Two Sale Rings:

The Coliseum will be divided into sale rings. (North Ring & South Ring)

The Sale of Champions will be hosted in the North Ring.

Immediately following the Sale of Champions, the species selling in the North and

South Rings will begin selling.

The order and species assigned to each ring has not yet been determined.

Online Improvements:

A QR code with a link to a Google Form will be available on sale day for buyers to

utilize to do add-ons.

This will close at the end of the sale.

An online version of the sale catalog will also be available for non-buyers to help

reduce paper copies.

Staying the Same

Exhibitors can only sell ONE animal unless they have more than one Grand

Champion or Reserve.

Buyers will receive a placard with the exhibitor's picture and thank you note during

the sale. Exhibitors will be required to have a photo taken and complete a thank you

note to be eligible to sell.

Exhibitors in the regular sale who do not have a champion or are not a skillathon

division winner will be assigned a random sale order.

The dress code applies to the sale.