Sale of Champions

Missouri State Fair livestock auction scene with an auctioneer speaking, audience seated, and a person presenting an animal in a cage. Purple and yellow championship banners in the background.

Date and Time

Saturday, August 22 | 1:30 pm

The Sale of Champions recognizes the accomplishments of 12 young agriculturalists with their projects. Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion steers, barrows, lambs, meat goats, pens of chickens, and pens of rabbits from 4-H and FFA shows are sold.

Twenty-five percent of each animal’s and meat’s total sale value goes to the Missouri State Fair Foundation Youth in Agriculture Fund, providing educational programs, competitive events and scholarships for agricultural youth.