Wisconsin Southdown Stars Sale
April 19th, 2014
Dear Southdown Sheep Breeder,
You are invited to consign to the fourth annual Wisconsin Southdown Stars Sale; a sale designed to meet the needs of
today’s progressive Southdown consignor, bidder and buyer. Please review the consignor information below and let
us know if we can help you with your consignments. We are looking forward to working with you and hope to see you
in Wisconsin on April 19th.
Best Regards,
Wisconsin Southdown Stars Committee
Troy Lobdell – 608.482.1502, lobdell@yousq.net
Chris Spilde - 608.873.6789, christine.spilde@wi.usda.gov
Jay Yunker – 715.483.3727, jayy@hughes.net
Deb McClintock – 608. 786.0009, mcclintockdebbie@rocketmail.com
Barbara Bishop – 920.992.6183, Southdowns@mbgenetics.com
Entry Information:
All entry information will be made directly to Red Barn Branding, redbarnbranding@gmail.com using the electronic
entry form provided. Please do not mail a hard copy of entries. Entry fees are to be submitted by check payable to
Wisconsin Southdown Assoc .and mailed separately with consignor name and number of entries to Barb Bishop, WSA
Treasurer, W4628 Hall Rd., Rio, WI 53960.
Entry Fee: $20/lot if you are a member of the Wisconsin Southdown Association, $25/lot for non-members.
Entry fee is non-refundable and due at time of entry. Commission: 10% of the gross sale price of the animal.
Entry Deadline: March 15th, 2014. A RedBarn Branding representative will contact you after your entries are
received to collect from you pictures of your lots for the online color catalog.
Location: University of Wisconsin Public Events Building, N695 Hopkins Road, Arlington, WI (approx. 10 miles Northeast of I94 Madison exits). Entire event is located in a heated, climate controlled building. There are no sheep
washing facilities on the grounds. Breakfast/Lunch stand available in the building.
Health Papers: A Certificate of Veterinarian Inspection (CVI) issued within 30 days of the sale, must be presented
to Sale Management for every lot entered in the sale and must include BOTH private flock tag and complete
scrapie tag number for each lot. A Federal Scrapie ID Tag must be in each animal's ear before arrival at the sale
site. This applies to all animals in all categories. Multiple entries may be on the same health paper, but you will
need to bring enough photocopies to have 2 copies for each animal.
Registration Papers: All breeding animals sold must have an American Southdown Breeders Association
approved registration paper. Registration papers will be transferred and forwarded to the buyers after payment
is received. Cost of transfers will be deducted from consignor settlement checks. Please send in your applications
for registry now in order to get them back in time for the sale.
Futurity: Fees for nominated ASBA futurity ewe lambs, including the fall ewe lamb contest, will be deducted from
consignor settlement checks and forwarded to the ASBA. Nominations must be designated when animals are paint
branded the day of sale. Please see additional ASBA Pot ‘O Gold Futurity Rules and Regulations on the ASBA
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Wisconsin Southdown Stars Sale
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New for 2014 Wisconsin Southdown Futurity for Junior Exhibitors:
Eligibility - Any ewe purchased by a junior or a partnership among junior age siblings at the 2014 Wisconsin
Southdown Sale or as lamb at the 2013 Wisconsin Sale that would show as a yearling in 2014 is eligible for the
Wisconsin Futurity when entered and shown by the junior(s) at the Midwest Regional Jr. Southdown Show at the
Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in 2014.
Jackpot - $30 for highest placing and $20 for second highest placing ewe within the yearling ewe, fall ewe, winter
ewe lamb and spring ewe lamb classes at the Midwest Regional Jr. Southdown Show held at the Wisconsin Sheep
& Wool Festival. These 8 ewes would return after the selection of the Champion Southdown ewe of the show to
compete for Champion Wisconsin Futurity Ewe with an award of $100.
Penning: Sheep are penned in 5X8 new Ketchum pens. Consignors must provide their own bedding. Penning will
be assigned by Sponsor. If you have special penning requests, please let us know on the entry form.
DNA Test Results: This sale will follow the American Southdown Association sale policy. The seller warrants to
the buyer that sheep sold are free of hereditary chondrodysplasia (spider), ectodermal dysplasia (hairy lamb),
and contain a minimum of one R at codon 171. Individual DNA test results are not required for animals whose
genotypes can be determined from their pedigrees and are warranted and represented as such by the consignor.
Sale Sponsor assumes NO liability, legal or otherwise, expressed or implied as it relates to genomic information.
Transportation after sale: Buyer is responsible for arranging transportation of the animal after the sale. Sale
management will assist offsite buyers in making transportation arrangements but will not be responsible for
providing transportation of the purchase to the new owner.
Important Sale Day Information:
Arrival:
6:00 AM - 10:00 AM – sheep in place
10:00 AM – educational sessions on (1) Fitting Southdowns by Chris, Kent and Dan Spilde, (2)
ASBA national news update by ASBA President, Barbara Bishop, (3) How Judges Evaluate Breeding
Sheep by Michael Bishop.
11:00 AM – Lunch and viewing of the sale lots
12:00 AM –Sale and presentation of “Starter Ewe Lamb” award winners
Auctioneer:
Pedigrees:
Tyler Lobdell, Lena, IL
Skip Anderson, Fargo, ND
Bidding:
Accepted in the following ways:
1. In person, or a personal representative day of sale.
2. Through one of the “Sale Representatives” listed below:
a. Auctioneer, Tyler Lobdell – 815.238.0832, lobdellauction@aeroinc.net
b. Pedigrees and MC,- Skip Anderson 701.205.9764, skip_anderson@hotmail.com
c. Sale Clerks – listed on our website two weeks before the sale.
d. Sale Chairman, Troy Lobdell 608.482.1502, lobdell@yousq.net
e. “Real Time” conference call phone bidding on day of sale. A land line is used at
the sale site for this process to avoid dropped calls. Instructions for getting a
buyers number and dialing into the sale will be provided on the Wisconsin
Southdown web page two weeks before the sale or you can call one of the sale
committee members.
All bidders must register for a buyer number and be pre-approved to bid before the sale begins.
Driver’s license or other form of personal identification required for registration.
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Payment: Cash or check.
Onsite sale day buyers must present payment prior to animals leaving the facilities. Offsite buyers, payment is
expected within 5 business days of the date of the sale; 15% fee assessed for late payment. $50 fee will be
charged for checks that are insufficient funds. Registration papers will not be released until the sale price and all
fees have been paid in full.
Sale Catalog: Sale catalog with pictures of all lots available online at www.wisconsinsouthdowns.com by April 8
and in print day of sale. Catalogs will be emailed as requested and sent to a sheep industry email list of
approximately 600+ potential buyers the week of April 9.
Hotels:
Quality Inn and Suites (6 miles from sale site) - approx. $90/night
W9250 Prospect Dr
Lodi, WI 53555
(608) 592-1450
Holiday Inn Express DeForest (3.5 miles from sale site) – approx. $90/night
7184 Morrisonville Rd
De Forest, WI 53532
(888) 400-9714
Comfort Inn and Suites (3 miles from the sale site) – approximately $90/night
5025 County Hwy. V
De Forest, WI 53532
(608) 846-9100
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