JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SALE - August 15th, 2025
Opening Ceremonies: 5:30 PM
Auction begins: 6:00 PM
*(2025 time subject to change)
What does the Southwest Washington Junior Livestock Sale offer 4-H and FFA youth? An opportunity to select, raise, train, market, and sell an animal of their choice out of nine different species. Some kids have more than a two-year investment experience through this program starting with breeding a cow that they or their family own, then waiting nine months for the calf to be born, and yet another 14-18 months of training, feeding and caring for their project.
For those with smaller spaces there are also several rabbit and poultry projects to choose from. The turkey project is becoming more popular, with only about five months of time from hatch until the sale in August. Other animals that youth can choose to raise are swine, lambs, goats, ducks, geese, and fryer chickens. Along with daily feeding, pen cleaning, general care, and training for the show, youth must also come up with a marketing strategy for themselves and their animal.
Marketing strategies may include writing a letter with photos to previous buyers, visiting businesses, shaking hands, giving short interviews with potential new buyers, and coming up with other marketing strategies. Most youth use the money they make from the sale of their animal for the purchase of the next year’s project, for school clothes, college savings, saving for a vehicle, or to purchase a laptop or books for college. Please consider supporting our local youth!
Contact the Jr Livestock Sale: SWjuniorlivestock@outlook.com
SWJLA Annual Dedications
2025 TBA
2024 George Votaw
2023 Tom Christian and Dave Fenn
2022 Kyle Cheney
2021 Brenda Balmelli
2020 Community of Lewis County
2019 Joe Parypa
2018 Lloyd Walker
2017 Peter Wagner (Chehalis Professional Building)
2016 John Raupp
2015 Pete & Cindy Dykstra
2014 Curt Marsh
2013 Joe & Ellen Parypa
2012 Fairgrounds/Maintenance Crew
2011 Virgina Cook
2010 John Raupp
2009 Ben Sandrini
2008 Flood of Lewis Co.
2007 Jim Hopman
2006 Rob Fuller
2005 FFA
2004 4-H
2003 No Individual Dedication. Featured Fair Theme "Where Memories Are Made"
2002 Hal Hamilton
2001 Bill Herren (Trucker
2000 1999 Buyers
1999 Earl Spencer (SWWF Manager)
1998 Past 30 Years of Buyers
1997 Sale Table: Colleen Atkins, Ellen Parypa, Kay Raupp, Cheryl Vance
1996 1995 Buyers
1995 Warren Smith (Rep for Twin City Chamber of Commerce)
1994 James Hopman
1993 Elvera Morton (Sale Secretary) & Jim Beck (Centralia FFA Advisor)
1992 1991 Buyers
1991 1990 Buyers
1990 Deane Johnson (Lewis Co. 4-H Agent)
1989 Past Buyers
1988 Col. W. C. Nelson (Auctioneer)
1987 John D. Malnerich & Ron Newman of Midway Meats
1986 Andy Andrews (Area Livestock Extension Agent) & Donald Pacsmag (4-H Leader)
1985 Ross Seymour (Twin City Sale Auctioneer)
1969-1984 No dedications designated to a specific person or business. Thank you's to previous buyers and their names listed instead
