MARKETING SERVICES
Livestock Marketing
Lambs & Sheep
Winchester Tel-O-Auction Lamb and Goat Sales
The Old Dominion Livestock Producers Association is sponsoring a state graded lamb and sheep sale at the Farmers Livestock Exchange in Winchester. Sheep and lambs will be brought in and sold the same day.
2013 SALE DATES
| February 4 | ||
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| March 18 | ||
| May 6 | ||
| July 8 | ||
| August 19 | ||
| October 7 | ||
| December 9 | ||
Holiday |
2013 |
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Easter |
March 31 |
Eastern Orthodox Easter |
May 5 |
Ramadan Begins |
July 9 |
Eid al Fitr |
August 8 |
Eid al Adha |
October 15 |
Guidelines
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Healthy lambs (ewes, wethers and rams), feeder lambs, cull ewes, cull rams and other sheep suitable for slaughter or feeder purposes will be accepted and offered for sale.
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Lambs and sheep will be evaluated by VDACS personnel and commingled according to grades.
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Animals will be sold to highest bidder. The seller will accept bids from buyers at the market and will use the Tel-O-Auction.
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The marketing fee will be Farmers Livestock - $1.50/head plus 1%; Association - $.25/head; grading$.50/head.
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Take-in will be from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
- The auction sale will begin at 2:00 p.m.
For information call:
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Mike Carpenter
540.434.0779
Loudoun Extension Office
703.777.0373
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Scott Stickley
540.667.1023
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