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1. All Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion, market

animals must be sold at the auction; Champion and Reserve

Champion market animals do not have to sell.

2. Animals to be sold through the auction must be shown in their

respective market class in the youth division.

3. Animals that are not well finished will not be sold through the

auction sale. The show judge will make final decision.

4. It shall be the responsibility of all exhibitors wishing to sell their

animals to get their animals to the sale ring as scheduled.

5. Exhibitors must inform barn superintendent if their market

animal(s) are not to be sold in the auction.

6. All animals sold at the auction will be settled for, by check to

the exhibitor by the Cass County Fair Association after the

closing of the fair.

7. Only animals awarded an “A” or “B” ribbon will be allowed to

sell at the auction.

8. Note – auction checks will be mailed to the address listed on

the fair registration form.

Thursday Auction: 1. Exhibitors will be limited to a total of four (4) sale orders in the

Thursday Livestock Auction. Exhibitors may sell one (1) of each

specie, with the exception of beef, which can sell two (2)

animals. (There is no limit of sale order if the animals are

champions.)

2. Exhibitors who choose to exhibit more than one (1) animal of a

particular species, with the exception of market beef, need to

arrange for return home of the additional animal after the

conclusion of the fair or shipment to market.

3. Exhibitors must inform the auction office which animal they will

be selling in the auction by noon on Wednesday of the fair, with

the exception of the beef species, which is allowed to sell two

(2) beef animals in the sale. If an exhibitor has not informed

the auction office by the deadline, the highest placing animal

will automatically be included in the auction bill. If both

animals have placed the same, the animal with the heaviest

weight will then be sold at the auction.

4. Auction office could arrange for personal sales, if interest

exists. Exhibitors must make these arrangements with the

auction office prior to, or immediately after, the conclusion of

their species show.

5. All livestock sold at the Thursday auction must be sold by the

pound.

6. A three (3) percent commission will be deducted from the total

sale price.

Saturday Auction: 1. Exhibitors are limited to three (3) sale orders. They would be

allowed to sell 2 of only one livestock group (all poultry being

considered 1 livestock group). Examples:

a. 2 goats and 1 either poultry or rabbit

b. 2 poultry and 1 either goat or rabbit

c. 2 rabbits and 1 either goat or poultry

d. 1 goat and 1 rabbit and 1 poultry

2. Any exhibitor selling 2 of the same specie will sell them

together.

3. A six (6) percent commission will be deducted from the total

sale price of rabbits, poultry and goats, to be used for insurance

and promotion.

Thursday Auction:

10:00 a.m.

Sale Order:

Swine

Dairy Feeder

Beef

Gallon of Milk

Draft Horse

Lambs

Saturday Auction:

9:00 a.m.

Sale Order:

Eggs

Poultry

Goats

Rabbits

Youth Livestock Auctions

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1ST FARMS

AGRIGOLD

AL STRUKEL JR.

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER

ANDERSONS, THE

ANDREW & GWENN JOHNSON

ARMSTRONG, RANDY & SHELLI

AUSRA EQUIPMENT - ROBERT V.

AUSRA EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO.

AUSRA EXCAVATING

B&G FARMS

B&Q MACHINE, INC

BAILY, KALE, BRANNA, MONICA, DOUG, TY

WYANT

BAKER & SON CONSTRUCTION

BAUER FARM

BENDER, BUTCH

BENTON METAL

BENTZER INC

BERGMAN VET MEDICAL CENTER

BERRYBROOK FARMS

BEST FORM PLASTICS

BITTNER, HYRNS, DALY & RIEMLAND

BLT FARMS

BOERSEN FARMS AG

BOSS LADY TRUCKING

BOWMAN, BRETT

BRIAN & ALICIA STOUT

BROSSMAN & FAMILY, GEORGE

BROWN, RAY & LEON

BUCK, MICHAEL & SHARON

BURLING & GILLESBY DDS PC

BUTCHBAKER, ALLEN & PAT

C WIMBERLY AUTO GROUP FORD

C WIMBERLY AUTO GROUP GMC

CARL & LORI RUFF

CASEY TOOL & DIE

CASS COUNTY FARM BUREAU

CENTRAL PRODUCE SALES INC

CHELSEY PRESTON

CHEMICAL BANK

COLES FARMS

COLES, DEANNA

COMMUNITY MILLS

CROP PRODUCTION SERVICES

CRYSTAL FLASH

CUT TECH

CV TECHNOLOGY

DAVE & BARB STEENSMA

DAVE'S CONCRETE PRODUCTS

DECATUR FEED

DENNIS & TINA WIMBERLEY

DIAMOND LAKE DAY CARE

DOWAGIAC HEATING

DURBIN & SONS PAINTING INC

DUSSEL'S FARM MARKET

E&R BARBQUE

EDD'S SUPPLIES INC.

EDWARD LOWE FOUNDATION

ELLIOTT'S AMUSEMENTS

FASHION GURLZ

FEDORE LARGE ANIMAL VET SVC

FERRY FARMS

FIFTH THIRD BANK

FLOREA FARMS

FOUR SEASONS PERCHERONS

FULTON INDUSTRIES

G.W. JONES EXCHANGE BANK

GARY'S CUSTOM MEATS

GRABEMEYER FARM

GRABEMEYER, BILL & DIANE

GRANDVILLE COMMODITIES

GREEN FARMS

GREEN HAY FARMS

GREEN VALLEY AG

GREENMARK EQ. OF THREE RIVERS

GREENMARK EQUIPMENT UNION

GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICE

GRINER FARMS TRUCKING

H&H FEED AND GRAIN

HAHN AUCTION INC

HARDINGS MARKET

HARLOW FAMILY

HARMAN MACHINE

HARRIS AUCTION SERVICE

HARTFORD GLASS BUYERS CLUB

HARTSELL FAMILY SHOW STOCK

HARTSELL, KEITH

HERB & JOYCE MILLER

HERITAGE FAMILY FARMS, LLC

HIBSHMAN SCREW MACHINE

HIGH FARMS, WAYNE

HIGH QUALITY FARMS - DAVE & STACEY

HIGH

HILLVIEW FARMS, LLC

HORRALL, PETER & ANGEL

INNOVATIVE FAB, INC.

IVENS CONSTRUCTION

J & J BUYER GROUP

JAKE'S COUNTRY MEATS

JAMES SAYLOR

JASON & ERIN YOUNG

JAYWALKER RESTAURANT

JBS UNITED - BRANT GRAHAM

JEFF TOLBERT

Jenny Stickle Buyers Group

JIM & BARB GUSE FAMILY, THE

JIM GUSE FARMS

JOHANSEN FARMS LLC

JOHN & JOYCE SCHERER

JOHNY’S CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION

JON TONE SR

K & M MACHINE FABRICATING

K R FULLER CONSTRUCTION

KALMABACH FEEDS, INC

KATE’S PIZZA

KEENE BODY SHOP, TOM

KEMNER-IOTT AGENCY OF CASS CO

KIRKDORFER FARMS

KLEIN SEED SALES (PIONEER)

KOVIACK IRRIGATION

KRAFTS GARDEN

LAYMAN FARMS, JOEL & HEIDI

LIVESTOCK SYSTEM SOLUTIONS

LOWERY'S MEAT & GROCERY

MAGYAR LAW OFFICE

MAHAR INSURANCE

MAJEWSKI, DAVE & MONICA

MAPLEWOOD FARMS

Mark Herman for Cass County Judge

MARTENSEN, CHUCK & Cindy

MCKENZIE HIGHLANDS

MENCK FAMILY SHOW STOCK

MESKO, JIM & BARB

MICHIGAN VALLEY IRRIGATION

MIDWAY ENGINEERING

MIKE GEPHART

MODERN WOODMEN FINANCIAL

ADVISORS

MORA LEA FARMS

MORGAN, BOB, JODY, JASON & ERIN

NORTH CENTRAL CO-90

NUTECH SEED

OAKWOOD FARMS

PAMELA LUNG

PARK SHORE PRODUCTS

PETERSON FARM

PETERSON'S SUPERIOR AG & GREAT LAKES

HYBRIDS

PIONEER SEED- DALE SEYFRED

POEHLMAN'S MARL

PRESTON, JOEL & TRISTAN

PROUD SUPPORTERS OF TORI BAKER

QUALITY MASONRY

R & A ASSOCIATES

R & C FARMS

R & H MACHINE PRODUCTS

R & M MANUFACTURING

R & R BUILDERS

RANK TRUCKING

RANKEL EXCAVATING

RED BARN RETREAT

REED, ED & KELLY

ROBERT ARCHER

ROBERT PIKE

ROGERS RENTALS

ROLLING HILLS SHOOTING PRESERV

ROLLING MEADOWS FARM LLC

Special Thanks to Our

2016 Large Livestock Auction Buyers

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ROLLING ROCK FARMS

RON & LORETTA BOWERS

ROSE N ANN FARM

RUTHERFORD RENTALS

S & R FARMS

SCHANTZ FARMS

SCOTT'S PIG ROAST

SELGE CONSTRUCTION

SERVICE OIL COMPANY

SHALER, ROBERT

SHARLA SWARTZ

SHELDON CREEK FARMS

SHELHAMER, TERRY

SHETERON, PAUL

SHIPSHEWANA AUCTION

SKID WORLD

SMILE CENTER

SMITH FARMS

SMITH TRUCKING INC., KENNETH

SOBECKI, BRIAN

SOLLMAN, RACHEL

SOUTHVIEW FARM

SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE

SPARKLE CAR CARE CENTER

SPARKS CEDARLEE FARM

SPARKS FAMILIES, LEE & CARL

STICKLE, JOHN & SUZANNE

STOCKWELL FAMILY

SUNNYBROOKE GROWERS; MARK, JAMI,

KATELYN, MATTHEW KOEBEL

SUPERIOR LANDSCAPE EXPRESSIONS

SUSELAND FARM PERCHERONS

SWEITZER, PAUL AND KATHY

TERRY FARMS

TIDEY FARMS

TIM & DEBORAH MASTERMAN

TK STEEL

TOM & LOIS RADTKE

TONE'S TRUCKING, INC.

TONI GARD

UNITED PRODUCERS/PARKS LIVESTOCK

VANTUYLE FARM ENT.

WALDSCHMIDT FARMS

WALDSCHMIDT, JESSICA & MARISSA

WALDSCHMIDT, STEVE & PATTY

WALTHER FARMS

WE GOT MILK

WEGNER, ASHLEY

WEGNER, KRISTIN

WIGHTMAN & ASSOCIATES INC

WILBUR-ELLIS CO.

WILLIAMS BROS SHOW SHEEP

WINDRIFT FARM

WITHERS FARM

WITHERS, ARDEN & CAROLYN

WJW FLATWORK INC

WOLVERINE MUTUAL

WOODEN SWINE FARM SHOW PIGS

WORRELL CATTLE ENTERPRISES

WYANT, DOUG & TY

A very special thank you

to the auctioneers that donated their time to make

our auction sales a success! Hahn Auctioneers, Inc.

Jerry Glassman

Jeff Gouker

Shane Harris

Bill Meadows

Chris Snyder

John Suseland

Also special thanks to ringman:

Dan Stutsman

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AARON MAJEWSKI

ALAYNA HARLOW

AMANDA WADE

ASMUS ACRES CLUB CALVES

AUTO VALUE SUPER SPRINTS

B&G FARMS

B&Q MACHINE, INC

BADNER CONSTRUCTION

BARRY BOWSMAN

BAUER FARM

BEHNKE, RICHARD

BENDER, BUTCH

BENTON METAL

BENTZER INC

BERGEN, MIKE & AMANDA

BIG KID HAULING

BILL’S SMALL ENGINE REPAIR

BINGAMAN, JON & LORI

BISCHOFF, FRANK & JENNY

BLAKE HARTSELL

BOGUE, JIM & LINDA

BOWMAN, BRETT

BRAD MIKEL

BRADLEY, MIKE & LESLIE

BRIAN & ALICIA STOUT

BROSSMAN & FAMILY, GEORGE

BROWN, RON & MARY

BUSH BUNNY BARN

C WIMBERLY AUTO GROUP FORD

C WIMBERLY AUTO GROUP GMC

CASS AUTO SUPPLY

CASS COUNTY TITLE OFFICE

CHARITY & SCOTT GREEN

CHELSEY PRESTON

CHERYL & GREG MESING

CHRISTINA PRESTON

CIRCLE T ACRES - BRIAN & SAMANTHA

TOWNSEND

CLIPPER CREATIONS

CLOUD FARMS

COLES FARMS

COLIN KELLEY

COMMUNITY MILLS

CP INDUSTRIES

CV TECHNOLOGY

DANIEL DEUBNER

DAVE & BARB STEENSMA

DAVE'S CONCRETE PRODUCTS

DAVIS, BETH

DAVIS, ZACH

DE VARONAS, THE

DECATUR AUTO

DECATUR FEED

DENNIS & TINA WIMBERLEY

DIANE LEACH

DIVISION TIRE

DON & ERICA PYE & FAMILY

DOWAGIAC AUTO BODY

DUSSEL'S FARM MARKET

DUSTIN HARDING

E&R BARBQUE

EASTSIDE FAMILY BUYERS GROUP

ED & ANGIE ASMUS

EDWARDSBURG SNOWMOBILE CLUB

FAIR’S GUNS & GEARS

FEDORE LARGE ANIMAL VET SVC

FILE FARMS - MIKE, SHERRIE, AND ANN

FILE

FLIM FLAM FARMS

FLOREA FARMS

FOUR SEASONS PERCHERONS

FRIENDS & FAMILY OF PAUL THOMAS

FRIENDS OF THE CASS COUNTY DRAFT

HORSE PROGRAM

FRYMAN'S ROOFING

GARY, TAMMY, LEONARD AND FAMILY

GRABEMEYER, BILL & DIANE

GREEN, TIM & LORI

GREEN, TOM & ROSE

GREENSTONE FARM CREDIT SERVICE

GRINER FARMS TRUCKING

HAILEY WRIGHT

HARDINGS MARKET

HARLOW FAMILY

HARRIS AUCTION SERVICE

HARTFORD GLASS BUYERS CLUB

HARTSELL, JEREMIAH

HARTSELL, KEITH

HASS QUALITY SHOW PIGS

HAYDEN, CAMERON & RICK

HERSHBERGER FARM

HERSHBERGER, JAMES & FAMILY

HERTSEL, TRACY

HIGH FARMS, WAYNE

HONOR CREDIT UNION OF DOWAGIAC

IVENS CONSTRUCTION

J.C. FENCING

J.L. LANDSCAPING

JACOB DAVIS

JAMES & MANDY BOWERS

JANKO CONCRETE

JENA BRADLEY

JESSE BINNS

JIM & BARB GUSE FAMILY, THE

JOHANSEN FARMS LLC

JOHN & CAROLYN STEENSMA

JR's Farm Equipment and Repair

JUSTIN & MELISSA MCDONALD

K R FULLER CONSTRUCTION

KARLOWICZ, ATTORNEY PETE

KATELYN WALDSCMIDT

KEITH LUKE

KEMNER-IOTT AGENCY OF CASS CO

KIRKDORFER FARMS

KOUNTRY BUILDERS LLC

KUEMIN FAMILY, BRIAN

KUEMIN FAMILY, DENNIS

LAYMAN FARMS, JOEL & HEIDI

LEACH FARMS

LIBERTY STEEL FABRICATING INC.

LINTON’S ENCHANTED GARDEN

MACKENZIE WHITYER

MARK HERMAN FOR COUNTY JUDGE

MARTIN'S SUPER MARKETS

MARY ANN MENCK

MENCK FAMILY SHOW STOCK

MESKO, JIM & BARB

MICHAEL BENTZLER

MIHILLS, GARY

MIKE FUNNELL

MORA LEA FARMS

MORGAN, BOB, JODY, JASON & ERIN

NARROW CREEK FARMS

NEWLAND FARM

NH SHORTHORN

NICK FRYMAN'S CONSTRUCTION

NUTECH SEED

OAKWOOD FARMS

PARK SHORE PRODUCTS

PAT & AMY KELLEY

PAT HARDING

PETERSON FARM

PIELEMEIER, KATHERINE

PIKEVIEW BELGIANS

PIPESTONE CREEK FARM

PLATINUM CLUB LAMBS

POEHLMAN'S MARL

POKAGON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT.

PORKY'S

PRESTIGE MOTOR FREIGHT INC

PRESTON, JOEL & TRISTAN

PRIME PROPERTY & CURLEY ENTERPRISES

QUALITY MASONRY

R & H MACHINE PRODUCTS

R & M MANUFACTURING

R & R BUILDERS

R.B. TRUCKING

RACHEL & JOE TONE & FAMILY

RED BARN RETREAT

RICHARD KNISS

RICKETT, SAM & JENNA

ROB & MELODY WRIGHT

ROBERT PIKE

ROLLING MEADOWS FARM LLC

ROSE N ANN FARM

RUFF'S BUTCHER SHOP

RUTHERFORD RENTALS

SARAH MATHEWS

SARAH MIKEL

SCOTT TETER FOR CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE

SEEM FARM

SHAUNE TIMM

SHELDON CREEK FARMS

SMITH FAMILY

Special Thanks to Our

2016 Small Animal Auction Buyers

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SMITH FARMS

SMITH, JUDY

SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE

STICKLE, JOHN & SUZANNE

STICKLE, MIKE & THERESA

STOCKWELL FAMILY

STOECKINGER, JERRY

SUCCESS WITH CRM

SUSELAND BELGIANS

SUSELAND FARM PERCHERONS

THIEME, GEORGIA

TIDEY FARMS

TOM & LOIS RADTKE

TONE'S TRUCKING, INC.

TRISHA HUNT

TRUE'S SERVICE

TT CONSULTING

UNDERWOOD, SHERIFF JOE

US BUSINESS SYSTEMS

WALDSCHMIDT FARMS

WALDSCHMIDT, JESSICA & MARISSA

WALDSCHMIDT, KEVIN & ELIZABETH

WALDSCHMIDT, STEVE & PATTY

WALTHER FARMS

WELLMAN FAMILY - SCOT, TERESA & KIDS

WESTPHAL, BURT & HEIDI

WESTPHAL, JOSH & FAMILY

Wild Patch, C&S Essex & Cordell Jones

WILSONS FARRIER SERVICE

WITHERS, ARDEN & CAROLYN

WOLVERINE ELECTRICAL

WRIGHT & GIRLS, KAREN

WRIGHT, ROBERT & SANDY

WYANT, DOUG & TY

Our sincerest “Thank You” for all the generous support given by our community to all the auctions at the Cass County Fair.

Our youth are truly blessed to live and show in this county.

Again, thank you so much for your continued support and interest in our youth and their projects.

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Grand Champion Market Beef

Exhibited by: Cole Menck Purchased by:

Dave’s Concrete Products

2016 Champion Buyers – Large Livestock Sale

Photos courtesy

of

Farmers

Exchange

Grand Champion Market Hog Exhibited by:

Mackenzie Whitmyer Purchased by:

Butch Bender, C. Wimberley Auto

Group, The Andersons, Smith

Trucking, Best Form Plastics, Mike

Gephart, Seige Construction,

Community Mills, Harlow Family,

Michael & Sharon Buck

Grand Champion Market Beef Exhibited by:

Cameron Hayden

Purchased by:

Community Mills, Worrell Cattle

Enterprises, R & A Associates,

C. Wimberely Auto Group,

Greenstone Farm Credit Services,

R & R Builders

Grand Champion Market Lamb Exhibited by:

Mackenzie Whitmyer Purchased by:

Butch Bender

Wilbur Ellis Co./Grant Hart

Tone’s Trucking/Tone Family

Grand Champion Beef Feeder Exhibited by:

Mason Smego Purchased by:

Southwestern Michigan College /

David Mathews

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Grand Champion Dairy Beef Exhibited by:

Victoria Baker

Purchased by:

Jim Guse Farms / Bob Guse

Grand Champion Dairy Feeder Exhibited by:

Sarah Wright Purchased by:

Southwestern Michigan College/

David Mathews

Youth Draft Horse Project Exhibited by:

All Draft Horse Exhibitors Purchased by:

Friends of the Draft Horse Program

Gallon of Milk Exhibited by:

All Dairy Exhibitors Purchased by:

Friends of the Dairy Exhibitors

Photos courtesy

of

Farmers

Exchange

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Champion Individual Roaster Rabbit

Exhibited by: Lilah Blough Purchased by:

B & Q Machine, Inc./ Jon Blough

Champion Individual Fryer Rabbit

Exhibited by: Cole Menck Purchased by:

Mary Ann Menck Southwestern Michigan College /

David Mathews

Dozen Eggs Representing Poultry Kids

Purchased by: U.S. Business Systems

Porky’s

Grand Champion

Dairy-Type Market Goat Exhibited by:

Madison Suseland Purchased by:

Friends of Madison Suseland

2016 Champion Buyers – Small Livestock Sale

Photos courtesy

of

K.West

Photography

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Grand Champion Meat-Type Market Goat

Exhibited by: Kamden Oomen Purchased by:

Wilson’s Farrier Service/ Nathan & Amanda Wilson

E & R Barbeque/ Everett Smith

Grand Champion Mkt. Broiler Exhibited by:

Madeline Collins Purchased by:

Asmus Acres Club Calves

Grand Champion Mkt. Roaster Exhibited by:

Blake Slabaugh Purchased by:

Seem Farm – Bob & Laura Seem

Grand Champion Mkt. Heavyweight

Exhibited by: Courtney Hartline Purchased by:

Southwestern Michigan College / David Mathews

Photos courtesy

of

K. West

Photography

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Grand Champion Mkt. Goose Exhibited by:

Lauren Ridenour Purchased by:

Martin’s Super Markets Peterson Farm

Grand Champion Mkt. Duck Exhibited by:

Connor Sobecki Purchased by: Peterson Farm

Grand Champion Hen Turkey Exhibited by:

Hannah Beckwith Purchased by:

Quality Masonry / Gene & Deb Deubner

Grand Champion Tom Turkey Exhibited by:

Jered Wellman Purchased by:

Scott Teter for Circuit Court Judge / Sarah Mathews

Photos courtesy

of

K. West

Photography