Auction Procedures
Registration
There will be 2 registration lines in the arena -- one for new buyers and a separate line for the pre-registered buyers who receive a packet in the mail. The ladies at the registration table will remove the registration form from your bidder cards. Each buyer will receive a maximum of 2 admission passes per registration form, the wristbands must be worn in the arena at all times. New Buyers must pay a $200 buyer registration fee at the gate, this amount will be credited toward their bill.
Buyer Numbers
All buyers must be registered and have a number to use for bidding. Instant recognition can be given to buyers using this number. The name registered to that number will be used for recognition and billing purposes. Should this name not be satisfactory, please make the change prior to the conclusion of the sale. Those buyers that lose or misplace a number may obtain another at the registration table. Also, should you lose or misplace your number someone else might try to use it. All new buyers will pay a $200 registration fee at the Arena Gate, this fee will be credited to the buyer's account.
Bidding
All projects will be sold by the head. No animal sold in the Auction Sale is to sell higher than the Grand Champion. The Reserve Grand Champion will not be allowed to sell higher than the Grand Champion, and no other animal will be allowed to sell for more than the Reserve Champion. In the event that there is a dispute as to the highest bidder, the Auctioneer has the right to settle the dispute and his decision will be final.
Donor Pledges
If you would like to donate money to an exhibitor of the Nueces County Junior Livestock Show, but are unable to attend the auction in person, please fill out the Donor Pledge Form. Mail the Pledge Form to the NCJLS Office at P. O. Box 260968, Corpus Christi, TX 78426-0968. Donors will be billed approximately two weeks after the auction.
Add-ons
Add-on Forms
Add-on contributions must be made in writing at the auction and/or no later than ten (5) working days (January 26th) following the sale to the Show Office. Show management will not provide public acknowledgment or require thank you notes from exhibitors for add-on contributions received after January 31st. Add-ons can be mailed to the Show office or faxed to (361) 387-4295.
Billing & Payment
Invoices will be mailed during February. To ensure that exhibitors receive their funds at the earliest possible date, we ask that buyers pay their invoices upon receipt.
Purchasing the Animal or Just the Ribbon
Some exhibitors have chosen to retain ownership of his animal for future use at another show and still be in the sale. Those exhibitors will be selling their ribbon only, representing their accomplishments that make them eligible for the auction. Remember, an exhibitor without their project in the sale ring indicates no animal is being sold, therefore, no resale credit can be given to the buyer.
Each market animal exhibitor (with the exception of the Grand & Reserve Champions) has the opportunity to pull their animal prior to the Sale for their own use and sell the ribbon only at the Sale. Exhibitors and their parents have the option to decide if they want to keep the animal for their own use or sell it at the auction. Exhibitors wishing to keep their animal notify the Division Superintendent after judging and will appear in the Auction Arena without their animal. The exhibitor's option to keep the animal does not apply to the Grand and Reserve Champion projects. All Grand and Reserve champions with the exception of broiler, turkeys and rabbits will be terminal. Champions kept by the buyer will be delivered to a processing plant after being cleared by the drug test.