Description: Platte Livestock Market will host an R-CALF USA rollover auction calf sale fundraiser at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021. A yearling steer donated by longtime member supporter James Fulwider, of Iona, S.D., will be auctioned off with all proceeds going to R-CALF USA. Prior to the fundraiser Platte Livestock Market will host a free BBQ with soft serve ice cream from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. that is open to the public.
Region III R-CALF USA Director Brett Kenzy will be present to assist supporters with bidding and answer any questions. The first 30 donors at the event will receive a ‘Made in USA’ whip flag from Kerndt Livestock Products, located in Rochester, Minn.
Rollover auctions are fundraising events put on by R-CALF USA volunteers to raise money for the organization. Those who wish to support the efforts of R-CALF USA can bid on the calf, then donate it back so it can be auctioned off again and again, until bidding ceases.
R-CALF USA is a one-member/one-vote organization. Voting members must own cattle. Associate members support the cause and do not own cattle. Activities carried out by R-CALF USA for the benefit of the U.S. cattle industry are funded exclusively by the independent cattle producers who pay their membership dues and by cattle producers, main-street businesses, and other individuals who participate in and contribute to fundraising events.
R-CALF USA works on various issues that affect the continued profitability and viability of independent U.S. cattle producers, such as Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (M-COOL), checkoff reform, animal identification, livestock price reporting, animal health concerns, captive supplies and packer ownership of livestock, as well as various trade agreements.
Businesses supported by the cattle industry and individuals in the cattle industry can contact R-CALF USA at 406-252-2516 or [email protected]; or Karina Jones at 308-760-3466 or [email protected] to make a contribution for the rollover auction.
