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2025 livestock auction

July 26

5pm

Auction

The 2025 Arapahoe County Youth Livestock Auction will be held live at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 26. The BBQ starts at 3pm and the auction starts at 5pm.

Add-Ons

Support individual or multiple 4H exhibitors with an extra donation for their 4H livestock project. Add-ons can be gifted to all market animal exhibitors registered for fair. Choose the amount you want to gift, starting at $5.

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We're here to help! Contact us with any questions you have about the Arapahoe County Youth Livestock Auction, buyer registration process, and add-ons for exhibitors.

we're accepting bids for the 2023

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4-H livestock photographer

The Arapahoe County  Youth Livestock Auction Committee is accepting bids for the 2023 Arapahoe County Fair 4H Livestock Photographer.

Deadline: March 1, 2023

fair photographer details

Photographer will photograph exhibitors with their animals during all livestock shows.

  • Livestock shows include: beef, sheep, goat, swine, rabbit, poultry, and llama/alpaca
  • Candids are ideal with many livestock exhibitors
  • 20 candids of each livestock show are required

Photographer will need to take staged photos in front of a backdrop that include the exhibitor with animal and judge for all awards.

  • All Grand Champion market winners; with and without belt buckle award
  • All Grand Champion breeding winners; with and without belt buckle award
  • All Reserve Grand Champion market winners
  • All Reserve Grand Champion breeding winners
  • All senior, intermediate, and junior showmanship winners; with and without belt buckle award

Photographer will take staged market animal photos in front of a backdrop that will include the exhibitor with their market animal.

  • These photos must be 4″ x 6″ landscape for buyer plaque prints
  • These photos will be presented to auction buyers during the Arapahoe County Youth Livestock Auction.
  • Attention to lighting, focus, and detail is a must.

Photographer will take auction photos of Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion market animals, that include the exhibitor with their buyer.

  • These will be used on websites, flyers, and 4-H brochures
  • Additional candids are also welcome during this time
  • High resolution, landscape-oriented images at least 2,560 pixels wide for website use
  • Must be in JPEG format
  • No watermark on photo
  • Photos will be filedion Dropbox, access will be provided to photographer
  • Photo must be labeled in file with exhibitor’s back tag number, list will be provided prior to shows
  • ALL photos must be made available following the last show on Friday morning, July 28, or sooner if possible, except for the auction photos
  • All Photos become the property of the Arapahoe County Livestock Auction Committee
  • Willingness to work with youth and animals
  • Willingness to work in difficult lighting situations
  • Willingness to edit photos for clarity
  • High attention to detail
  • Good communication skills
  • Prompt attendance for all events
  • Experience photographing animals is preferred, but not required

You may also submit your experience and cost proposal by mail

Arapahoe County Youth Livestock Auction Committee
c/o Roxie Brockelman
61151 E US Highway 36
Strasburg, CO 80136

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new buyer registration

Register to purchase Add-Ons and bid in the 2025 Arapahoe County Youth Livestock Auction. The auction will be held live at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Saturday, July 26 at 5pm.

Register by July 8 to get your Free Admission Pass mailed to you prior to the Fair. You will receive your BBQ tickets and bidder number when you check in at the auction.

Complete a separate registration form for each buyer from your organization, company, or household.

returning buyers

Thank you for your continued support of our 4H youth! Because you’ve previously registered as a buyer, we have your information on file and we will mail you your Free Admission Pass prior to Fair. Please contact us if your mailing address has changed in the past two years. You will receive your BBQ tickets and bidder number when you check in at the auction.

  • If buying on behalf of a company, please list the company address. If buying as as individual, please list your home address.
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  • If you are the winning bidder, we will use your selected purchase option when processing your payment and making arrangements for the animal(s) you've purchase. You can see the purchase options in the next section on this page.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

buying an animal at auction

When you purchase an animal through the Arapahoe County Youth Livestock Auction, you are not only supporting our 4H youth, you also get to fill your freezer with premium meat.

You have three options for the animals you purchase. Just let us know which option you prefer after you place your winning bid.

Home

If you have a preferred butcher and have secured a processing date, choose the Home option. You will be responsible for transporting the animals you've purchased to your selected butcher.

Locker

Choose one of our four local butchers to process your meat - Your Choice Meats in Wiggins, Deer Trail Custom Cuts, Stagecoach Meat Company in Wiggins, or Atlas Meat Company in Fort Collins. We'll transport your animals to the butcher immediately after the sale. You are responsible for processing fees and picking up your meat.​

Buy-Back

If you are unable or would prefer not to process the animal, choose the Buy-Back option. You'll pay the difference between market price and your winning bid.

buyers & sponsors

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

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Farmers-Union-Insurance
Fiore-Cares
Colorado-FNB
Goldsmith-Veterinary-Clinic
Guernsey-Grading-and-Excavating
Hardware-Hank
Helm-Orthodontics
High-Plains-Bank
IN-Bank

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