TO: Mifflin County Youth Fair Livestock Sale Supporters

FROM: 2025 Mifflin County Fair Board Committee

DATE: March 7, 2025

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 71ST Mifflin County Youth Fair Livestock Sale.

Mifflin County Youth Fair Annual Jr. Livestock Auction 9:00 AM

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Show Ring - Youth Park in Reedsville, PA

The 2025 LIVESTOCK SALE order is as follows:

GOATS – RABBITS – DAIRY FEEDERS – MILK – STEERS – LAMBS – HOGS – POULTRY

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.

Approved SWINE Slaughter facilities for 2025 will be announced via mailer at a later date. All slaughter facilities will need prior approval prior to sending swine to their facilities due to the increased number of swine being sent.

Again, there will be no self haul option for SWINE at the 2025 Mifflin County Youth Fair.

We apologize for any confusion and inconvenience this may be for you as the buyer; however, in the interest of swine health during this time of elevated international risk, we ask for your continued support and understanding as we move through this year. We assure you that there will be precautions, as always, all animals at fair will pass a mandatory vet check as well as free and clear of any and all disease, these precautions are implemented to ensure that the U.S. continues to remain free from this outbreak.

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.

ALL APPROVED SLAUGHTER FACILITIES WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE VIA MAILER

All slaughter facilities will need prior approval prior to sending animals to their facilities.

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.

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.

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 2025 sale.

Sincerely,

The Mifflin County Youth Fair Board Committee