Important Dates & Deadlines
- 3/26 Beef Independent Paperwork Due
- 3/26 Market Beef Pre Weigh-In & Replacement Heifer Preg Check, @ Amador County Fairgrounds, 8-11 am, Local Bred paperwork (if applicable) and *YQCA due.
- 5/2 Livestock Entries Open - 5/21 All Other Livestock Species Independent Paperwork Due
- 5/21 Swine, Lamb & Goat Pre Weigh-In and Small Animal Declaration 7-11 am,
@ Amador County Fairgrounds, Local Bred paperwork (if applicable), and *YQCA due
- 6/3 Livestock Entries and Returning Camping Contracts Close
- 6/8 Available Camping Opens
- 7/26 - 7/31 Amador County Fair
- 7/27 - At the July Fair Beef Weigh-In & Replacement Heifer Preg Check, exhibitors will be required to present a yellow Transportation Slip & a Bill of Sale to the Brand Inspector.
FYI - Per CDFA, a Bill of Sale or Consignment (Yellow Slip) must be filled out and in the vehicle, any time cattle are transported within the State (i.e.: transporting to shows, pre-weigh and weigh-in, changing pastures, etc.). The yellow slip can be found on CDFA’s website here.
Junior Livestock Forms
All forms are available at the bottom of this page. If you need a form that isn't posted, please contact entries@amadorcountyfair.com
YQCA Information
All Amador County Fair Junior Livestock Exhibitors, affiliation (i.e., 4-H/Grange/FFA) age eligible to show & sell Market Animals, are required to have current Quality Assurance and Ethics Awareness training certification. The training can be completed at www.yqcaprogram.org.
Proof of YQCA training is due on the following dates:
a. Market Animal Exhibitors & Replacement heifers: Designated pre-weigh dates for your species.
b. Breeding Animal Exhibitors: June 17, 2022
Ralph Clark Memorial Junior Livestock Auction
Amador County Fair Junior Livestock Auction Exhibitor (Seller) Policy:
- The Ralph Clark Memorial Junior Livestock Auction disbursements for all fair JLA Exhibitors (seller) will be distributed at the time the Amador County Fair has received enough monies to fund all exhibitors (seller) payments or within 90 days of the auction, whichever occurs first.
The Ralph Clark Memorial Junior Livestock Auction Buyer Policy:
- All buyers are required to provide credit card information or a guarantee of payment (signed check) prior to receiving a buyer’s number. Exceptions must be approved in advance by the Amador County Fair Board of Directors or its designee.
- All buyers at the Amador County Junior Livestock Auction (JLA) must have received a buyer’s number and provided required contact and payment information prior to purchasing an animal. Any lot sold to a buyer without a buyer’s number will be considered a “no sale” and will be sold immediately.
- All buyers are expected to pay for their purchases on the day of the Auction. Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express are accepted forms of payment. An additional fee of $35 shall be assessed on all insufficient fund checks and/or transaction fees resulting from a declined check or credit card transaction.
- Should the JLA lot not be paid the day of the sale, the payment guarantee will be utilized for any outstanding balances after 30 days of the auction. It is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure all outstanding balances are paid within 30 days of the auction.
- At 30 days, any outstanding balances and fees will accrue a twenty (20%) percent penalty, compounded monthly, until the balance is paid in full.
- The Amador County Fair JLA reserves the right to refuse to issue a buyer’s number to any potential buyer due to their prior non-payment or poor payment history.
PROPOSITION 12 Update for Market Hogs
As of 1/25 The Superior Court for Sacramento County in California announced that the state must halt enforcement of Proposition 12 for six months. This still puts our fair in the potential realm of being affected by Proposition 12. Additional CDFA Resources are available here: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/AHFSS/regulations.html#ACP-Prop12
- JLAC will provide a Proposition 12 affidavits for swine exhibitors to have signed by the breeder from whom they purchase market hogs. All swine exhibitors must submit either the Amador County Fair's Proposition 12 affidavit or one provided by the breeder by May 21, 2022. All forms are available at the bottom of this page.
At this time, there will be a Custom Swine Sale Option Only, no resale/buyback option for swine in the 2022 Amador County Fair Junior Livestock Auction. The option for resale/buyback swine at our fair will be reconsidered contingent upon the ability of the processor to accept resale swine. This will not affect custom processing of swine.
