The Junior Livestock Auction and Small Livestock Auction are the culmination of a year’s activity for Tuolumne County’s 4-H, FFA and Independent exhibitors. These young exhibitors select, feed and groom their animals, and the Mother Lode Fair is where they present their projects to the judge and receive the monetary value for their product along with public recognition for their efforts. All livestock exhibitors have completed the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals certification, which stresses animal well-being, food safety, and character awareness.
While our livestock shows will be open to the public (with livestock show admission ticket), the auctions will again be virtual. Auction will open at approximately 3 PM on Friday, July 2, and lots will begin closing sequentially Sunday, July 4, at 9 AM. We will once again combine our small and large livestock lots into one auction with all lots being terminal sale. Livestock Staff will be available in the Livestock area during the Fair to assist with on-site buyer registration and placing bids. More details will be released soon!
What to do with your purchase? You can have it custom cut and wrapped, fill your freezer and enjoy; or, have the animal automatically resold to a meat packer at market price and pay only the difference. Market prices are posted the day of the auction. (These options are available for Beef, Sheep, Swine, and even Meat Goats!) Small livestock lots (market rabbits, turkeys and chickens) are not eligible for resale.
Bid and Buy!! Buy alone or get together with friends or other businesses and split it! Select your animal yourself, OR have the Auction Committee help you bid. Auction Committee members and Livestock Staff are available to help and answer questions. Details on how to be a buyer at the Junior Livestock Auction, as well as a proxy bidding form if you are unable to attend Saturday’s Auction but would like a member of the Auction Committee to bid for you, will be available soon. Tuolumne County Small Livestock Exhibitors’ Association members are available to answer questions about small livestock lots.
If you would like more information on the Junior Livestock or Small Livestock Auction, please contact Kim Helmbold, Livestock Superintendent, at 209-532-7428. You may also contact any member of the Junior Livestock Auction Committee.
Junior Livestock Auction Committee
- Stuart Helmbold, Chairperson
- Billy Youngman, Vice Chairperson
- Gail Aruta
- Lettie Beeman
- Leslie Bloom
- Rod Hampton
- Jason Hart
- Kaela Helmbold
- Kim Helmbold
- Stacy Ingalls
- Elizabeth Kinlaw
- Ashley Lincoln
- Lindsay Mattos
- Jim Miller
- Sue Moore
- Maren Paris
- Sharon Smales
- Melissa Stegall
- Steven Treat
- Wes Wittman, DVM
- Kendra Youngman