Register your Dexter for the auction sale here. Fill out required fields and upload photo(s). Dexters not registered for the show must pay a stall fee of $35.

Rules for ADCA National Expo Cattle Auction

General Rules

• Commission: All animals are assessed with a 2% commission on the final bid of sale.
  • Seller to pay commission to the ADCA via cash or check.
• Registration: All animals for sale must be ADCA-registered and accompanied by a registration copy.
• Compliance: Every animal must meet all Expo health, identification, manageability, and check-in requirements and must additionally comply with OH movement guidelines for breeding animals. https://agri.ohio.gov/divisions/animal-health/animal-movement-identification/01-animal-movement-and-identification-movement. Additional health/travel papers is the responsibility of buyer.
• Entry Fees:
  • Animals already entered in the show may be listed in the auction catalog at no extra charge.
  • Animals entered in the auction only pay a $30 barn-space stall fee.
• Sale Requirement: All entered animals must go through the auction unless withdrawn for health reasons; private sales prior to the auction are prohibited for animals registered in the auction.
• Identification: Sale animals will receive neck tags matching catalog numbers provided by the Show and Sale Committee.
• Sale Order: The committee sets the order by random drawing and communicates it, along with other sale details, in advance.
• Reserve Bids: Sellers may set a reserve. If unmet, the seller may accept or decline the final bid.
• Responsibility Transfer: The sellers remain responsible for the animal until sold; responsibility then passes to the buyer. Seller is responsible for transfer of ownership in the ADCA.
• Buyer Numbers: Issued only after verification of identification. Holders are liable for all bids and purchases under their number.

• Payment: Cash or check payable directly to the seller (Or any other payment method agreed upon by seller and buyer)

• Load-Out: No animal may leave the barn or grounds without a load-out order, issued by the cashier upon payment.

Digital Catalog

• Submit one - three photo(s) of the animal, one each of sire and dam, and a concise description of the animal’s traits. (Editors may edit submissions.)

The digital catalog will be posted and shared widely.

Print Catalog

• Submit one photo of the animal and a brief description. (Inclusion depends on space.)