A year of work meets a community of buyers. Friday night at the Indoor Arena — where Berkeley County families support the next generation of agriculture.
★ DATE
Friday, August 7, 2026
★ TIME
6:30 PM
★ LOCATION
Indoor Arena
★2026 SALE ORDER★
Five species, in this order
1
Hogs
225–295 lbs
2
Lambs
Min. 100 lbs
3
Meat Pen Rabbits
Min. 3½ lbs each
4
Steers
Min. 1,100 lbs
5
Goats
60–110 lbs
★ WEIGHT REQUIREMENTS
No underweight or overweight market animal will be sold. Animals outside the weight class are shown for participation but are not eligible for the sale, grand champion, reserve champion, or rate of gain contest.
★FOR BUYERS★
Support a young exhibitor.
When you buy a market animal at the BCYF auction, you're investing directly in the youth who raised it — funding college, future projects, and the next generation of Berkeley County agriculture.
Friday Night Doors
Auction begins 6:30 PM at the Indoor Arena. Arrive early to register as a buyer and look over the animals.
Pay The Same Night
Buyers settle their accounts the night of the sale. Cash, check, and standard payment methods accepted.
Receive Your Photo
Buyers receive a printed photo with the exhibitor and their animal as a thank-you for supporting youth agriculture.
★FOR EXHIBITORS★
Selling at the auction
The Berkeley County Youth Fair reserves to its Executive Board the final and absolute right to interpret these rules and regulations and arbitrate, settle, and determine all matters in regard to and to add or amend them as they may deem advisable.
An exhibitor may consign one species to sell on Friday, August 7, 2026. Exhibitor has until 6:00 PM on Saturday, August 1, 2026 to consign one market animal. If under 18, a parent or guardian must co-sign the form. Consignment forms go to the species chair at registration or at the main office.
Grand Champion and Reserve Champion market steers, hogs, goats, lambs, and meat pen rabbits must be sold.
All beef sale animals must have a serviceable rope halter on the animal, left on for personnel to move animals after the sale. Halters are returned Saturday morning for pickup.
Only Berkeley County Youth Fair issued awards (banners, trophies, ribbons) may be displayed in the sale ring.
No adhesives, glue, dyes, or paints may be applied or used on market animals during the sale.
Eligible exhibitors may have eligible substitutes sell their animal on sale night for agricultural or educational reasons. Proper documentation required. Notification must be in writing at registration on August 1, 2026.
Exhibitors or eligible substitutes selling market animals must adhere to the 2026 BCYF dress code for livestock showing.
Only market animals sold through the BCYF Livestock Auction will be transported to slaughterhouses or other livestock auction venues.
★POST-SALE TIMELINE★
After the auction
AUG
15
2026
★ PICK UP PHOTOS
Saturday, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Pictures available at the Picnic Pavilion. Pick up your buyer's photo and the postcard for your thank-you.
AUG
28
2026
★ PICK UP CHECK
Friday, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Bring your signed postcard from the buyer (confirming they got the photo and thank-you note). Picture money and 2% yardage fee deducted from check.
AUG
29
2026
★ FINAL DEADLINE
Postcard returned by Saturday
Postcard must be signed and returned to the Treasurer. Failure to return = no 2027 fair eligibility, no check.
★
DRUG
TEST
★ CHECK RELEASE CONTINGENT
Drug test results clear
Award and sale checks are not released until independent lab drug-screen results return clean.
★IMPORTANT★
Things every exhibitor needs to know
★ CONSIGNMENT DEADLINE
6:00 PM Saturday, August 1, 2026. One species per exhibitor. Forms turned in at registration or main office.
★ POSTCARD = CHECK
If your buyer's signed postcard isn't returned to the Treasurer by August 29, 2026, you do not exhibit a market animal at the 2027 fair, and you do not receive your check until it is returned.
★ SALE PIPELINE
Only animals sold through the BCYF Livestock Auction may be transported to slaughterhouses or other livestock auction venues. No exceptions.
★ FEE STRUCTURE
A 2% yardage fee and the cost of buyer photos are deducted from the exhibitor's check.
★ AUCTION CHAIRPERSON
Brett Wright
Questions about consignment, the sale process, or buyer registration?
Contact through the Contact page · or [email protected]
