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Thank you for visiting the Eaton County Youth Livestock Organization website! For questions or comments, please use the contact form, email eclivestockorg@gmail.com, or call (269) 430-3465

Buyer Payments

Please use this link to pay for your Fair Bill online. Please use the code provided by the ECYLO staff to access this page.

Large Animal Sale

July 10, 2025
Sale begins at 10:00 am
Eaton County Fairgrounds, Charlotte, MI
Sale order is beef, sheep, swine
BBQ Luncheon starts after beef

Large Animal Sale

Fair passes for entry on sale day

All buyers (animal and premium) from the 2 most previous years are mailed one sale pass (postcard) for free entry onto the fairgrounds for sale day. Please contact an Exhibitor for a sale pass if you did not buy in the past.
New: If you plan on participating in both the Small & Large animal sales, please keep your postcard to use for the Small Animal Sale.

"Meat" the Needs of Eaton County

Purchase an animal at the sale and donate it to the Greater Lansing Food Bank! Make sure to designate GLFB for each animal when you check out at the back office. You will be responsible for the purchase price of the animal and the Greater Lansing Food Bank will distribute the meat through local food pantries to ensure they are "meating" the needs of Eaton County.

Resale/Support Price

If you wish to support youth and the sale but do not want to have the purchased animal processed to keep the meat, you can choose to re-sell the animal to the Napoleon Livestock Commission Company stockyard. The market values will be posted on sale day prior to the sale.

Proxy Bidding

If you are unable to make the sale, but still wish to bid on an animal, please fill out a Proxy Bidding Authorization Form. On the form, you can designate someone to bid on your behalf or allow the ECYLO to choose someone to bid for you. Keep in mind that this is an auction and completion of a proxy bidding form does not guarantee you the animal nor final bid price.

Processor Information

This year, we are partnering with the following meat processors to process the animals. All animals will be delivered to the processors at no charge to the buyer. All animals must go to one of the listed processors. Buyers are responsible for contacting the processor on the Monday following the sale with their cut specifications.

Premiums/Add-Ons

Large Premiums

A premium is a monetary donation of your choice (minimum of $10) to an Exhibitor of your choice (must be selling in the Large Animal Sale to receive premiums). Premiums help members offset the cost that they occur with their projects and help to contribute to the purchase of next year's animals.

Premiums can be made in two ways:

  1. Fill out the Premium Authorization Form, for buyers who will not attend the sale in-person. These can be mailed to our PO Box or dropped off to the Front Office at the Eaton County Fairgrounds (please see hours on the homepage) by July 2nd, 2025.

  2. Fill out the Premium Log sheet on sale day. You can find these sheets in the back office at the fair during buyer registration. Youth will be collecting sheets throughout the sale and turned into the back office. All Large Animals premiums are due by Friday, July 11, 2025 at noon. No late premiums are accepted.

Payment

Checks made payable to Greenstone Farm Credit Services or Greenstone FCS. You can pay at the back office on the fairgrounds on sale day. Payments are due in full by Friday (the day after the sale) at 5 pm, if purchasing animals for meat or net 10 days if sending purchase for resale to a stockyard or premiums only. All Large Animal Payments are due July 20, 2025. Late payments will result in 1.5% financial charge added every 30 days after July 20th, 2025.


*New - Starting in 2025 we will also be accepting Card Payments! You will be charged a service fee:

​- In Person (at back office): 2.7% + $.10 per transaction
- Online (through FairEntry): 2.9% + $.30 per transaction

Buyer Forms

All forms can be found in the Documents tab of this website.

Small Animal Sale

July 12, 2025
Sale begins at 1:00 pm
Eaton County Fairgrounds, Charlotte, MI
Sale order is Goats, Poultry, Rabbits/Cavies
Luncheon starts at 12:00 pm (noon)

Small Animal Sale

Fair passes for entry on sale day

All buyers (animal and premium) from the 2 most previous years are mailed one sale pass (postcard) for free entry onto the fairgrounds for sale day. Please contact an Exhibitor for a sale pass if you did not buy in the past.

Resale

If you do not want to keep the animal, you can donate the animal back for re-sale. Buyers who choose to donate the animal for resale must state that intent immediately upon being declared the successful bidder in the ring so that the animal can be resold before leaving the sale ring. Only one resale per animal is allowed. 100% of the proceeds from the resale amount will be donated directly to the ECYLO.

Proxy Bidding

If you are unable to make the sale, but still wish to bid on an animal, please fill out a Proxy Bidding Authorization Form. On the form, you can designate someone to bid on your behalf or allow the ECYLO to choose someone to bid for you. Keep in mind that this is an auction and completion of a proxy bidding form does not guarantee you the animal nor final bid price.

Animal Pick-Up

Buyers are responsible for arranging pick up of their animals at the end of the sale before 5 pm or make arrangements for Sunday from 6 am to 8 am. Superintendents will need to see the sale receipt for animals to be released and any pedigree papers to be presented to the buyer in the sale ring. Animal processing is the responsibility of the buyer. If animals are not picked up or arrangements made by 5 pm on sale day with the specie superintendent, the animal will be sold to a sale barn with the proceeds going to ECYLO.

Premiums/Add-Ons

Small Premiums

A premium is a monetary donation of your choice (minimum of $10) to an Exhibitor of your choice (must be selling in the Small Animal Sale to receive premiums). Premiums help members offset the cost that they occur with their projects and help to contribute to the purchase of next year's animals.

Premiums can be made in two ways:

  1. Fill out the Premium Authorization Form, for buyers who will not attend the sale in-person. These can be mailed to our PO Box or dropped off to the Front Office at the Eaton County Fairgrounds (please see hours on the homepage) by July 2nd, 2025.

  2. Fill out the Premium Log sheet on sale day. You can find these sheets in the back office at the fair during buyer registration. Youth will be collecting sheets throughout the sale and turned into the back office. All Small Animal premiums are due by Saturday, July 12, 2025 after the sale. No late premiums are accepted.

Payment

Checks made payable to Greenstone Farm Credit Services or Greenstone FCS. You can pay at the back office on the fairgrounds on sale day. Payments are due in full by the end of the sale if purchasing animals for meat or net 10 days if sending purchase for resale to a stockyard or premiums only. All Small Animal Payments are due July 22, 2025. Late payments will result in 1.5% financial charge added every 30 days after July 22, 2025.

*New - Starting in 2025 we will also be accepting Card Payments! You will be charged a service fee:

​- In Person (at back office): 2.7% + $.10 per transaction
- Online (through FairEntry): 2.9% + $.30 per transaction

Silent Auction

The ECYLO also conducts a silent auction on Small Animal sale day. The silent auction will run from 9 am until noon. Items may include handmade items, gift certificates, or household goods (no live animals) and start at a minimum bid of $1.00. Auction items are set up outside of the back office on the fairgrounds. Payment of silent auction items must be made out to the ECYLO Treasurer at the back office at noon on the day of the sale. Checks can be made payable to the Eaton County Youth Livestock Organization. Winners are responsible for picking up their items.

Buyer Forms

All forms can be found in the Documents tab of this website.

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