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Annual 4-H Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction is set for Aug. 2

By Jodi Baumgartner

The Annual 4-H Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction has been set for Saturday, August 2.  It is being held at the Ogle County Fair, 1440 N Limekiln Rd. in Oregon. The 4-H Auction Committee invites the public to support 4-H project work by bidding on a quality 4-H animal.

The auction starts at 3 p.m. in the Beef Arena. It will feature 4-H market hogs, lambs, beef animals, goats, poultry, rabbits, and dairy baskets as well as the champion and reserve champion beef, swine, lamb, and goat carcasses.

Source : illinois.edu

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