4-H/FFA livestock Sale
Saturday, August 8, 2025 @ 9 A.M.
RABBITS - DAIRY FEEDERS - STEERS - MILK - LAMBS - HOGS - POULTRY - GOATS
Thank you to our past fair buyers & supporters!
How can I support the 2026 4-H/FFA Livestock Sale?
Buy & Keep
You purchase the animal, pay the full price and you take it home with you. Except Hogs, they must be hauled by an approved hauler and go to an approved butcher
Buy Back
You purchase the animal for $800, the floor price or “buy back” price on that animal is $500. You only pay the difference of $300. With this option you do not own the animal.
Donate to the Central PA Food Bank
You purchase the animal and pay full price. You choose to select “Donate” to the Central PA Food Bank. They will handle all the transportation/processing of these animals. All animals put into the Food Bank program will come back to Mifflin County Food Pantry’s
Add on Donations
Add-on money is given to an exhibitor(s) in addition to the sale amount of his/her market animal. Anyone may “add-on” to a specific exhibitor, species, or group of exhibitors. Contributors DO NOT have to be buyers or present at the Livestock Sale. An add-on form must be completed and turned in no later than the close of auction on Saturday, August 8, 2026. Add-on forms will not be accepted after the sale.
TO: Mifflin County Youth Fair Livestock Sale Supporters
FROM: 2026 Mifflin County Fair Board Committee
DATE: June 16, 2026
RE: Mifflin County Livestock Sale
The Mifflin County Fair Board Committee would like to thank you for your recent support of our 4-H and FFA Livestock programs and invite you once again to join us at the 72nd Mifflin County Youth Fair Livestock Sale.
Mifflin County Youth Fair Annual Jr. Livestock Auction
9:00 AM - Saturday, August 8, 2026
Show Ring - Youth Park in Reedsville, PA
The 2026 LIVESTOCK SALE order is as follows: RABBITS – DAIRY FEEDERS– STEERS – MILK – LAMBS – HOGS – POULTRY - GOATS
Our Livestock will continue to sell by head. What does this mean for you, the buyer: This will allow buyers to know their total bill for each animal as the sale progresses. The market price will still be included in the sale catalog for animals going to the buyback program.
Swine Regulations Considering the ongoing rapid spread of African Swine Flu in Asia, Europe and Africa, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Health has instituted special requirements for all swine shown and sold at all county fairs (see attached fact sheet on African Swine Flu). Due to these special requirements being put into effect on June 1, 2019, ALL market swine sold at the Mifflin County Youth Fair Livestock Auction MUST be hauled by a Fair Certified Hauler directly to an approved slaughter facility. NO EXCEPTIONS.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? We currently are unable to allow any swine to leave the premises via Self-Haul as in years past. We, as the Mifflin County Youth Fair Board, must complete extensive documentation to ensure chain of custody of all hogs from the time they enter the livestock barn until slaughter. All swine must be sent directly to the following USDA approved slaughter facilities, no swine may leave the sale in any other manner.
The Mifflin County Fair Committee will haul livestock to the following processors at no additional charge or you may choose to self-haul all animals EXCEPT FOR SWINE as explained above. Please make prior arrangements prior to purchasing an animal for slaughter. If you are purchasing livestock that will NOT be going to the buyback program, it is YOUR responsibility to ensure the animals have FEED & WATER at the conclusion of the livestock sale until they leave the premises. All livestock must be off the fairgrounds by 5 pm on Saturday, August 9th. Please make your transportation arrangements accordingly.
The following are approved slaughter facilities for 2026 (NO SWINE):
Peachey Foods – Beef Only
Valley Butcher – Beef Only Keiser’s Butcher Shop Rising Spring Meat Company
Kanagy Custom Butchering – Beef, Lambs and Goats Waynesburg Meats – No Rabbits
The following are approved SWINE slaughter facilities for 2026:
Keiser’s Butcher Shop Rising Spring Meat Company Waynesburg Meats
We are aware that there may be further questions or concerns about these changes and urge you to please contact one of the following individuals for further information and clarification.
Jason Hunter 717-363-0091 Fair Committee President & Swine Superintendent
Kevin McElwain 717-250-5506 Livestock Committee Chairman
Amy Spickler 717-250-3670 Livestock Sale Chairman
WANT TO SUPPORT OUR YOUTH BUT YOU DON’T WISH TO KEEP THE ANIMAL? Arrangements can be made to resell through our BUY-BACK PROGRAM the day of the sale. In this case, you will only pay the difference between the buy-back program price and your bid price.
NEW FOR 2026 THERE WILL BE DESIGNATED LIVESTOCK SALE STAFF IN THE BARNS THAT WILL BE APPROVING ALL BUYER SLIPS PRIOR TO ANY ANIMAL LEAVING THE BARN. ALL BUYERS MUST GET APPROVAL FROM A SALE STAFF MEMBER BEFORE ANIMALS LEAVE THE BARN DURING OR AFTER SALE ON SATURDAY.
Thank you again for your support of the Mifflin County Junior Livestock Sale, and for supporting our agricultural youth in Mifflin County. We hope to see you at the 2026 sale.
Sincerely,
The Mifflin County Youth Fair Board Committee
Make a difference in your local food Banks!
We Hope to see you at the 2026 Sale!
