How the partnership works:
o The youth exhibitors who raise market animals are learning how to raise food
that is wholesome and nutritious. Caring for and feeding the animals teaches
tremendous responsibility and life skills as they learn about the food chain.

o The youth also benefit from public speaking, critical thinking, and decision-
making skills that give them an advantage later in life, particularly when
interviewing for jobs and entering the work force.

o The Junior Livestock Sale is an opportunity for youth exhibitors to sell the
animals they have prepared for market. Buyers supporting the Junior Livestock
Sale purchase the animals at a premium over the typical market price. The buyer
can retain the animal for their own consumption or place the animal on what is
called “buyback.” When placed on buyback, the buyer pays the difference

between the market price of the animal and the bid amount, which is referred to
the “premium.”