4-H Fair Livestock Sale Buyer's Flyer
Teton County 4-H Fair Livestock Auction
Saturday, June 27, 2026
5 p.m.: "Meat & Greet" and Buyer Registration
6 p.m.: Livestock Auction
Weatherbeater Arena Choteau, MT
For more information about the 4-H Livestock Auction, contact Teton County MSU Extension at 406-466-2491 or teton@montana.edu
Welcome to the Teton County 4-H Fair!
- Teton County's 4-H Fair offers local 4-H youth the opportunity to exhibit the skills and abilities they have worked on throughout the year.Members enrolled in livestock projects work hard to produce high quality meat for local supporters.
- 4-H member education begins with annual Livestock Quality Assurance training on market animal selection, health, and nutrition. Additional workshops within the county develop their skills in animal husbandry, livestock handling, and business record keeping.
- At the Fair, livestock projects are judged on market quality, showmanship exhibited in the ring, and knowledge and professional demeanor displayed in a one-on-one interview with a livestock judge.
The 4-H Livestock Auction
- Whole animals may be purchased by individuals or groups.
- Official 4-H Processors:Purchased livestock are eligible for free transportation, courtesy of the Livestock
Committee, to one of two local, custom-exempt processors: Morels Chop Shop (Choteau) or Christiaens Meats (Valier).Both processors contract with Jake’s Sausage Shop (Choteau) for pork curing.
- Each of our designated processors will do 50% of our auction animals.
- At the auction, the winning bidder will holdup one of 3 cards specifying “Morels”, “Christiaens”, or “Opt-out”.After one designated processor’s spots are filled, subsequent animals will go to the other designated processor.Processor assignments will be announced after each winning bid.
- Please do not pre-arrange with Morels or Christiaens prior to the sale.Each processor is already holding spots for our animals.
- Animals destined for our designated processors are covered by our insurance policyfrom purchase through safe arrivalat the processing plant.
- Buyer’s Choice:Buyers arefree to opt out of our designated processors and free transportation. In this case, reservations should be pre-arranged by the buyer and the buyer will
transport the livestock.
- Buyer’s Choice animals are not covered by our insurance policy after 11 a.m. Sunday, June 28.
- Buyer’s choice animals should be picked up no later than 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 28.
Thank you for supporting the next generation of livestock producers!
More about the Auction:
- Cole Morrison, of Western College of Auctioneering, isour auctioneer and Collins Auction Service will be clerking the sale.
- Bidding is by the live weight pound (lb).For example, if you have the winning bid of $2.50 on a 240-lb market hog, the purchase price will be $600 ($2.50/lb x 240 lbs).
- We respectfully request payment on the night of the sale, at the Clerk’s desk.If that is not possible, payment may be mailed to Collins Auction Service to arrive by July 8, 2026.
- Buyers may “add on” to a member’s sale price at a designated table, after the sale.
Ranch-to-Table Meat
Processing prices:Christieans / Morels
Beef
- Sale weights range from 900-1500 lbs
- 2025 sale average: $4.68/lb
- Harvest fee per animal: $175 /$125
- Processing fee:$1.00 / $0.85/lb of carcass weight
- Yield: for a live weight of 1300 lbs expect 450-550 lbs of retail cuts
Swine
- Sale weights range from 210-310 lbs
- 2025 sale average: $11.26/lb
- Harvest fee per animal: $75 /$85
- Processing fee:$1.00 /$0.85/lb ofcarcass weight
- Curing:$1.50 / $1.50/lb
- Yield: for a live weight of 260 lbs expect 125-145 lbs of retail cuts
Lamb
- Sale weights range from 90-150 lbs
- 2025 sale average (12 lambs): $13.92/lb
- Harvest fee per animal: $75/ $85
- Processing fee: $1.00/ $0.85/lb of carcass weight
- Yield: for a live weight of 130 lbs expect 45-50 lbs of retail cuts
Goat
- Sale weights range from 50-110 lbs
- Harvest fee per animal:$75/ $85
- Processing fee:$1.00/ $0.85/lb of carcass weight
- Yield: for a live weight of 90 lbs expect 20-30 lbs of retail cuts
Our Heartfelt Thanks to Our 2025 4-H Supporters
Beef
Walter Adams (2) *
Breen Oil Company & Main Street Express, Jerry & Kayla Breen (2)
Choteau Drug Inc. (2)
Coulee Cuts, LLC, Kesler Martin (2)
First Bank of Montana - Choteau
Frontline Ag Solutions, Patrick Wheeler
Gollehon Ranch
K-Farms, Reese Brown
Mark & Belva DeBruycker
Montana Livestock Auction, Blake Nuffer **
Mountain Front Family Vison Center, Brian McCollom
MT Earthworks, Josh Kemph
William Norris
North Montana Feeders
Western Livestock Auction, Ryan Perry
Windrift Hill Inc, Amber Hofstad
Lamb
Walter Adams ^^
Philip Bruneau
Joe & Cathy Campbell *
East Bench Cattle **
Jacobsen Ranch, Wade Jacobsen
Justin Lee
Montana Livestock Auction, Blake Nuffer (2) ^ **
Montana Marble & Granite, Bob & Brenda Willekes #
MT Earthworks, Josh Kemph
RT & Susan Snyder
Windrift Hill Inc, Amber Hofstad
Goat
Montana Livestock Auction, Blake Nuffer
Swine
3 Rivers Communications **
AgWest Farm Credit
Badger Track Customs, Annie Olson
Bane Campbell
Brian & Rose Carlson
Mark & Belva DeBruycker
Ryan & Kelly DeBruycker
Double M Livestock and Feeds, Mark & Joy Hitchcock
East Slope Veterinary Service, Craig Moore
Frontline Ag Solutions, Patrick Wheeler (2)
Frontline Ag, Brent Otness
Garner Trucking, Robert Garner
Greyn Fertilizer Supply, Larry & Sharon Greyn
Hoven Equipment Co, Sean Hoven (2)
Independence Bank of Conrad
Ross & Susan Kesler
Montana Livestock Auction, Blake Nuffer
Montana Marble & Granite, Bob & Brenda Willekes ^
Mountain Front Family Vison Center, Brian McCollom
MT Earthworks, Josh Kemph
Rocking Z Ranch, Zach Wirth
Tilleman Equipment
Treasure State Seed
Turnbull Hydro, LLC
Western Livestock Auction, Ryan Perry (2)
Marshall Willekes
Windrift Hill Inc, Amber Hofstad
^^Donated to Choteau Senior Center
**Donated to Fairfield Food Pantry
^Donated to Skyline Lodge
*Donated to Teton County Food Pantry
#Donated to Teton County 4-H Council