Auction Details:

Auction Dates: Online Auction will run May 16th - 21st.

• Auction includes: Steers Hogs, Lambs, Goats, Rabbits & Welding Projects!
• Limit to one entry per seller.
• Open to all previous 2020 Silver Dollar Entries, including those who were on the wait list.
• First lot of the auction will close at 1 PM.
• BidCal will provide and online platform to conduct a livestock sale        
• This will be a Terminal Sale.  All animals sold through this auction will be sent to a contracted processing plant for harvest.  There will be NO live animal pickup.      
• Sale order was determined by random draw.       
• All items/animals will have starting bids.  Rob Ramay will solely determine those starting bids.  
• Donation Lots will be a part of this auction.  Interested parties will be able to donate even if they don’t want to purchase an animal.  
• Commission will be the same as last year’s fair which is a 6% commission on all lots sold through this sale which will automatically be deducted from the seller’s proceeds.

Exhibitor Responsibilities:   

• Continue to feed and care for your animals to get them market ready.
  • Your job is to raise the best livestock possible and to market your animals.
• Provide BidCal with a signed Drug Residue form upon delivery of animal to the designated site. Details of this will be posted in the near future.
• Writing buyer letters to market your project. It is up to the seller to market their own animal to achieve optimal results.
• BidCal will be providing the seller the buyer’s information for the seller to send their buyer a thank you 

Drop Off:

• BidCal will provide a location to gather & prep the livestock to go to the processing plants. 
• Location: is Orland Livestock Commission Yard
• Collection Days:
  • Hogs & Steers: Saturday, May 23rd (Time TBA)
  • Sheep & Goats: Sunday, May 24th (Time TBA)
  • Rabbits: Tuesday, May 26th @ BidCal Office (Time TBA)
• Procedures for drop off of animals will be released closer to the sale.  
• BidCal is coordinating with project leaders to drop off animals.  Sellers should be in contact with their project leaders to have their animal picked up.
• Animals will be dropped off by designated volunteers who will remain in their vehicles
• Drop off times will be scheduled 

Animal Requirements for the Sale:

• Animals being gathered will undergo the following processes to be shipped to the processing facilities.  If an animal fails any of these requirements the sale will be null and void. 
  • Ear Tagged
  • Slap Tagged (Hogs)
  • EID Tagged (Sheep & Goats)
  • Brand Inspected (Cattle)
  • Weighed (Adhering to weight requirements)
  • Graded for market readiness
  • Health Inspected
  • Marked and Sorted According to their dispensation.·        
• Animals must adhere to specific grooming guidelines
  • Lambs must be slick sheared, no more than 1/4" Wool
  • Goats must be body clipped
  • Pigs must have a minimum of 5/8 in hair on (do not slick)  
  • Steers must be free of dried mud on hide

Weight Requirements:    

• Hogs – Minimum: 210 lbs – No Sifting Max 
• Lambs – Minimum: 110 lbs – No Sifting Max 
• Goats – Minimum: 60 lbs – No Sifting Max 
• Steers – Minimum: 1000 lbs – No Sifting Max 
• Rabbits – Minimum: 3 1/2 lbs – No Sifting Max

Drug Residue & Withdrawal periods:

• Sellers are required to submit a completed Drug Residue Form for market animals when they are gathered to be weighed.
• The animal will not be weighed until a Drug Residue Form has been submitted and any withdrawal periods have been met. 
• If drug residue is found in an animal carcass during processing, the exhibitor may be held responsible for repayment to Auction Buyer and may be responsible for any additional costs.