Youth Livestock Auction

• Online participants will receive their bidder numbers via liveauctions.tv, once they register here.
• In-person participants need to register at the Buyer Registration Table at 9:00 am on Sale Day. Buyer registration is located in the Burns Pavilion which is the middle and largest barn.

• Buyers and spectators can park on the northeast end of the fairgrounds through the S. Ott Road entrance.
• There are dirt spaces located close to the Sale Barn for those with mobility issues. Otherwise paved handicapped parking (placard required) is accessed through the MainFair entrance off of E. Airport Road.

• The Umatilla County Fair Sale Committee and the Umatilla County Fair Board make the auction happen. The Sale Committee runs the auction and is made up of volunteers who work all year long to put it together. Marie Linnell is the UCF Youth Livestock Auction Superintendent and UCF Board Director Micheal Hampton is the liaison to the Sale Committee.
• To cover the expense for the implementation of the sale, a 4% commission is retained by the Sale Committee, from each animal sold. This is how they can keep the scales working, pay livestock judges & auctioneers, purchase supplies, and maintain equipment for the auction.

• In Person – Come to the Umatilla County Fair on Sat. Aug. 10th at 9:00 am to register for the auction and bid live! Enter through the livestock entrance off of S. Ott Rd. (northeast corner of fairgrounds).
• Bid Online – register with www.liveauctions.tv  and bid online in real-time on sale day.
• Proxy Bid – UCF will assign a Fair Board or Sale Committee member to bid live on your behalf
• Add-On – add a designated amount to one or more specific exhibitors
• Bump Program – Donations to this program are pooled with funds from other donors to “bump” the price/pound for youth exhibitors who leave the ring with a price that is below the average. The Bump program was started in the early 2000s.

In 2022, donations of over $62,000 from 48 businesses and/or individuals were pooled to "bump" the price per pound for youth exhibitors who leave the ring with a price that is below average. This year the Bump brought each species up to a record high base price with lambs at $14.69/lb, hogs at $12/lb, goats at $22.50/lb, steers at $4.58/lb, turkeys at $800 each and chickets to $890/pen!

We greatly appreciate the 295 businesses and individuals who supported this year's event whether they purchased an animal, added on to an exhibitor and/or supported the Bump program!

Go to www.liveauctions.tv, create an account, select our auction, and register for a bidder number. Livestockauctions.tv apps are available for both iPhone and Android so you can watch and bid from your phone.

Through the online chat screen, you will be asked if your animal is resale or custom. If you select custom, you will need to state your preferred custom processor from the list below.

No, we will invoice all buyers after the sale. First-time buyers are encouraged to pay at the time of sale. All purchases/donations should be paid before the end of September. Credit cards are not accepted for large purchases due to the processing fees.

Make sure you log in from a location with reliable connectivity. At times there can be a few-second lag between the online audio and the auction. The auctioneer will take this into consideration when online bidders are participating in an animal and will wait to allow online bidders ample opportunity to respond when they’ve been outbid.

Bidding by proxy means that you as a buyer, authorize UCF sale staff to bid live on your behalf on a certain animal or species up to a certain price per pound or total dollar amount. 

Sales staff will contact you after the sale is completed if you are the successful bidder. If you select custom process – we will send animals to the processor that you selected on the proxy form (see the list at the bottom of this page named "custom process purchases." You will be invoiced after the sale.

An add-on is a designated amount to one or more specific exhibitors in the auction. 

Buyer/donation information can be found can be found here. Add-ons will be accepted through August 19th.

The sale order will be posted on our Facebook page and the UCF website Friday morning August 9th, the day before the sale.

We have three local custom processors who will accept any purchases from our auction. At the time of purchase, be prepared to state your preferred processor. Please do not contact them ahead of the auction. 

Custom processor contact information -  You will need to contact them directly the week following the auction with your instructions:

• Eastern Oregon Mobile Slaughter in Hermiston (541) 567-2011
• Follett’s Meat in Hermiston (541) 564-2780
• Mike’s Mobile in Stanfield (541) 449-3763

Please note: custom process options NOT are available for rabbits or turkeys.