HILLSDALE AUCTION
"the working persons Auction"
Where friends meet since 1913

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This Auction has been in existence since 1913 and has been a meeting place, where you can sell your wares, whether animal, hay, or miscellaneous.  It is the "Working Persons Sale" held every Saturday morning with the exception of two saturdays during the Hillsdale Fair.

What we do:
  • Auction with multiple rings /auctioneers going simultaneously.
  • For out of state animals please check special announcements or commission page for state regulations to be able to sell.  
  • Miscellaneous begins at 9am - CALL FOR CONSIGNMENT SPACE BY FRIDAY AT 12 Noon FOR SATURDAYS SALE.
  • Rabbits and Poultry begin at 10 am
  • Hay and Feeder pigs @ 11:30 am.  ALL PIG SELLERS ACCORDING TO STATE LAW IF YOU ARE FROM OUT OF STATE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN INTERSTATE VETERINARY HEALTH CERTIFICATE TO SELL AT THIS AUCTION.  PIGS ARE REQUIRED TO GO FROM TRAILER TO TRAILER OR VEHICLE TO VEHICLE.
  • Large Animals (cattle, sheep, goats, horses) @ 1pm
  • Special Auctions such as New Tool, Sportsman , Farm, Lawn Mower, Lanscape, etc begin at specific times and locations on the grounds. 
  • Flea Market vendors year round 

LOCATION:  115 S. BROAD STREET  HILLSDALE MICHIGAN 49242
PHONE:         517-437-2424
FAX:               517-689-6005
HILLSDALEAUCTION@YAHOO.COM

Annual Toys for Big Boys and Girls Auction June 3, 2023 at 10 A.M.

this portion of the auction will start in row 5 at 10 am. Do you have anything you would like to see that you can have fun in the sun with? Tents, campers, car, trucks, canoes, kayaks, skis, etc. Please call the office anytime at 517-437-2424 to discuss this portion of the auction and to take advantage of our free and early advertising.

MARKET REPORTS

AUCTION RESULTS FOR MAY 27, 2023 HAY (1725) LOTS OF NEW HAY THIS WEEK 1ST $1.00-$6.00 2ND $1.50-$7.00 3RD & 4TH $1.50-$7.00 STRAW (206) $2.00-$3.75 SQUARE CORNSTALKS (15) $2.75 RND BALES (102) $12.50-$67.50 TEXAS SQUARES (0) RND STRAW (0) BALEAGE (0) RND CORNSTALKS (0) BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL REQUESTS FOR EGG PRICES, WE ARE GOING TO TRY IT AND SEE HOW IT GOES. EATING EGGS $1.50-$4.25 HATCHING CHICKEN EGGS $1.00-$13.00 DUCK EGGS $1.50-$11.00 GUINEA EGGS $8.00 QUAIL EGGS $1.00-$3.00 GOOSE EGGS TURKEY EGGS PHEASANT EGGS $6.00 PEAFOWL EGGS PARAKEETS (3) $15.00 DOVE (1) $24.00 RABBIT FAMILY (0) RABBITS (170) $.25-$32.50 GUINEA PIGS -8- $5.50-$11.00 CHICKENS (398) $1.00-$24.00 (AYAM CEMANI) CHICKEN FAMILYS (2) $20.00-$34.00 CHICKS (535) $1.00-$8.00 PIGEONS (86) $5.50-$16.00 PIGEON CHICKS (0) QUAIL (😎 $5.50 QUAIL CHICKS (118) $.75-$3.50 GUINEAS (4) $11.00 GUINEA CHICKS (27) $5.00-$11.50 DUCKS (90) $4.50-$61.00 (RUBY SHELDUCKS) DUCK FAMLY (4) $31.00-$45.00 DUCKLINGS (226) $1.50-$14.00 PHEASANTS (0) PHEASANT FAMILY (0) PHEASANT CHICKS (147) $1.50-$2.50  GEESE (11) $14.00-$23.00 GOSLINGS (10) $3.00-$6.50 TURKEY (3) $25.00 TURKEY CHICKS (43) $3.50-$6.00 PEAHEN (1) $61.00 PEACOCK (3) $25.00-$86.00 PEACHICKS (2) $28.00 KUNE KUNE PIGS (4) $90.00-$155.00 HORSES (2) $450.00-$600.00 CATTLE (18) LINEBACKER HEIFER $220.00 ZEBU BULL $550.00 CHAROLAIS HEIFER $900.00 ANGUS HEFIER $700.00 MINI BULL $2,100.00 DEACONS $60.00-$370.00 FEEDERS SHEEP (16) EWES $65.00-$170.00 RAMS $05.00 WETHERS $75.00 GOATS (23) NANNYS $55.00-$190.00 BILLYS $50.00-$380.00 WETHERS

AUCTION COMMISSION RATES FOR MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

COMMISSIONS ARE ON A PER ITEM BASIS. YOU COULD HAVE 3 OR EVEN 4 DIFFERENT COMMISSION RATES WITHIN 1 CONSIGNMENT. THOSE WHO CONSIGN PLEASE REMEMBER TO CALL PRIOR TO SCHEDULE THE AMOUNT OF LINES NEEDED. ITEMS THAT DO NOT SELL WILL BE ASSESSED A DUMP FEE. IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE YOU MAY PICK UP AND REMOVE THESE ITEMS SO THAT THE DUMP FEE ISN'T CHARGED TO YOU. JUST LET THE OFFICE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE DONE SO AND WHAT YOU PICKED UP. ITEMS THAT DO NOT SELL MUST BE PICKED UP BY 1 P.M. TO AVOID A DUMP FEE, PLEASE LET THE OFFICE KNOW YOU HAVE PICKED UP YOUR NO SALE ITEMS. ITEMS BRINGING $10 OR LESS ARE 40% COMMISSION ITEMS OVER $10 BUT UNDER $150 ARE 25% COMMISSION ITEMS OVER $150 BUT UNDER $500 ARE 20% COMMISSION ITEMS OVER $500 BUT UNDER $1000 ARE 15% ITEMS OVER $1000 ARE 10% FIREWOOD 15% COMMISSION ADMINISTRATION FEE OF $2.50 FOR EVERYONE SELLING MISCELLANEOUS HAY COMMISSION: 10% (SMALL SQUARES) 15% (LARGE BALES OR ANYTHING THE TRACTOR IS USED FOR)

ANIMAL COMMISSION RATES AND REQUIREMENTS.

ANIMALS ARE ALSO CHARGED A COMMISSION RATE AS LISTED PER DIVISION OR SPECIES. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OUT OF STATE ANIMALS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN INTERSTATE VETERINARY HEALTH CERTIFICATE WITH SPECIFICS R/T TO THAT SPECIES. HORSES REQUIRE A CURRENT COGGINS TEST. Small animal ( poultry, rabbits, and potbellied or oriental pigs ) are 20%. No buyers premium , sales tax, yardage fees or administrative fees. LARGE ANIMAL COMMISSIONS PLEASE SEE BELOW. PER STATE AND FEDERAL MANDATE AS OF MARCH 17 2022 ALL OUT OF STATE SHEEP AND GOATS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: SHEEP/GOATS: INTERSTATE VET HEALTH CERTIFICATE AND HAVE A SCRAPIE TAG IN PLACE TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION PAPERWORK REQUIRED TO SELL ANIMALS AT THE HILLSDALE AUCTION HORSES: CURRENT COGGINS CATTLE: INTERSTATE VET HEALTH CERTIFICATE IF FROM OUT OF STATE PIGS: INTERSTATE VET HEALTH CERTIFICATE IF FROM OUT OF STATE SHEEP/GOATS: INTERSTATE VET HEALTH CERTIFICATE AND HAVE A SCRAPIE TAG IN PLACE TO BE SOLD ACCORDING TO NEW FEDERAL REGULATION JUST INSTITUTED MARCH 17 2022 PLEASE NOTE THAT AFTER JANUARY 1 2021 IN ORDER TO SELL CATTLE PER STATE LAW YOU MUST HAVE AN RFID TAG IN THE EAR. IF NO TAG THEN YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PREMISE ID NUMBER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PLACE A TAG FOR YOU. TO OBTAIN YOUR PREMISE ID YOU CAN CURRENTLY CONTACT YOUR STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THEY CAN RELEASE TO YOU.  NEW LARGE ANIMAL COMMISSIONS BEGINNING OCT 8, 2022 CATTLE: FEEDER CATTLE: 3.5% OR MINIMUM OF $14.00 DEACON CATTLE: 4% OR MINIMUM OF $10.00 $2/HEAD YARDAGE FEE $1/HEAD INSURANCE FEE CATTLE: INTERSTATE VET HEALTH CERTIFICATE IF FROM OUT OF STATE SHEEP & GOATS: $8 PER HEAD $2/HEAD YARDAGE FEE $1/HEAD INSURANCE FEE SHEEP/GOATS: INTERSTATE VET HEALTH CERTIFICATE AND HAVE A SCRAPIE TAG IN PLACE TO BE SOLD ACCORDING TO NEW FEDERAL REGULATION JUST INSTITUTED MARCH 17 2022 FEEDER PIGS: 5% OR MINIMUM $5.00/HEAD $2/HEAD YARDAGE FEE $1/HEAD INSURANCE PIGS: INTERSTATE VET HEALTH CERTIFICATE IF FROM OUT OF STATE HORSES: MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY LEAD AND HALTER TO GO WITH HORSE $35.00 /HEAD $2/HEAD YARDAGE $1/HEAD INSURANCE HORSES: CURRENT COGGINS AND INTERSTATE VET HEALTH CERTIFICATE IF FROM OUT OF STATE. LLAMA, ALPACA, EMU/RHEA/OSTRICH ETC. 10% OR MINIMUM OF $10/HEAD $2/HEAD YARDAGE $1/HEAD INSURANCE IF FROM OUT OF STATE MUST HAVE AN INTERSTATE VET HEALTH CERTIFICATE TAGGING FEES: SCRAPIE $2/HEAD OUR TAG $1/HEAD YOUR TAG RFID TAGS $5 MUST HAVE PREMISE I.D. NUMBER WITH YOU TO HAVE TAGS PLACED.

 

MARKET REPORT FOR MAY 20, 2023

AUCTION RESULTS FOR MAY 20, 2023 HAY (943) 1ST $1.00-$6.00 2ND $4.25-$8.50 3RD & 4TH $5.50-$9.25 STRAW (21) $5.25-$6.75 SQUARE CORNSTALKS (16) $2.00 RND BALES (12) $12.50-$67.50 TEXAS SQUARES (0) RND STRAW (0) BALEAGE (0) RND CORNSTALKS (0) BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL REQUESTS FOR EGG PRICES, WE ARE GOING TO TRY IT AND SEE HOW IT GOES. EATING EGGS $1.75-$5.50 HATCHING CHICKEN EGGS $2.00-$7.50 DUCK EGGS $2.00-$9.00 GUINEA EGGS $3.25-$17.00 QUAIL EGGS $1.25-$16.00 GOOSE EGGS TURKEY EGGS $14.00-$21.00 PHEASANT EGGS $5.00 PEAFOWL EGGS FINCHES (6) $1.00-$8.00 PARAKEETS (6) $9.00 GERBILS (4) $1.00 MOUSE (1) $11.00 RAT (2) $1.00 CHINCHILLAS (2) $76.00 RABBIT FAMILY (3) $20.00-$40.00 RABBITS (104) $1.50-$32.50 (JERSEY DOE) GUINEA PIGS (15) $1.00-$10.00 CHICKENS (287) $1.00-$31.00 CHICKEN FAMILYS (1) $62.00 CHICKS (598) $.75-$9.00 PIGEONS (46) $6.50-$9.00 PIGEON CHICKS (0) QUAIL (35) $2.00-$4.00 QUAIL CHICKS (365) $1.00-$3.00 GUINEAS (58) $11.00-$17.00 GUINEA CHICKS (60) $2.50-$13.50 DUCKS (79) $2.50-$70.00 (MUSCOVEY HEN) DUCK FAMLY (0) DUCKLINGS (111) $1.00-$20.00 (CALL DUCKLINGS) PHEASANTS (0) PHEASANT FAMILY (0) PHEASANT CHICKS (373 $1.00-$10.50  GEESE (17) $5.00-$18.00 GOSLINGS (28) $4.50-$8.50 TURKEY (4) $15.00 TURKEY CHICKS (63) $5.00-$11.50 PEAHEN (1) $50.00 PEACOCK (1) $52.00 PEACHICKS (4) $25.00 FEEDER PIGS (4) $42.50-$80.00 ALPACAS (2) $460.00 CATTLE (24) DEACONS $75.00-$275.00 FEEDERS $90.00-$1,100.00 SHEEP (21) EWES $50.00-$160.00 RAMS $50.00-$90.00 WETHERS $145.00 GOATS (44) NANNYS $50.00-$200.00 BILLYS $30.00-$195.00 WETHERS $50.00-$60.00

 

MARKET REPORT FOR MAY 13, 2023

AUCTION RESULTS FOR MAY 13, 2023 HAY (595) 1ST $3.00-$5.75 2ND $3.50-$8.75 3RD & 4TH STRAW (79) $2.75-$4.50 SQUARE CORNSTALKS (15) $2.50 RND BALES (40) $15.00-$50.00 TEXAS SQUARES (0) RND STRAW (0) BALEAGE (16) $25.00-$37.50 RND CORNSTALKS (0) BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL REQUESTS FOR EGG PRICES, WE ARE GOING TO TRY IT AND SEE HOW IT GOES. EATING EGGS $2.00-$4.00 HATCHING CHICKEN EGGS $2.00-$12.00 DUCK EGGS $1.00-$11.00 GUINEA EGGS $13.00-$17.00 QUAIL EGGS $7.00-$36.00 GOOSE EGGS $18.00-$19.00 TURKEY EGGS $5.50-$12.00 PHEASANT EGGS PEAFOWL EGGS $24.00 GREEN CHEEK CONURE $200.00 FINCHES (6) $16.00-$40.00 DOVES (2) $20.00 HEDGE HOGS (10) $40.00-$42.00 GERBILS (2) $2.00 RABBITS (145) $.50-$22.00 RABBIT FAMILY (2) $10.00-$12.00 GUINEA PIGS (22) $.50-$2.00 CHICKENS (240) $1.00-$34.00 (SILKY ROOSTER) CHICKEN FAMILYS (0) CHICKS (447) $1.00-$16.50 (AYAM) PIGEONS (28) $6.00-$18.00 PIGEON CHICKS (0) QUAIL (28) $2.00-$6.00 QUAIL CHICKS (115) $3.50-$4.50 GUINEAS (9) $11.00-$18.50 GUINEA CHICKS (18) $7.50-$10.00 DUCKS (57) $3.25-$42.00 (RUDDY SHELDUCK) DUCK FAMLY (0) DUCKLINGS (104) $1.00-$17.50 (CALL DUCKLINGS) PHEASANTS (0) PHEASANT FAMILY (0) PHEASANT CHICKS (30) $5.00-$6.00  GEESE (5) $23.00-$90.00 (EGYPTIAN) GOSLINGS (5) $14.00-$38.00 (SEBASTOPOL) TURKEY (1) $5.00-$24.00 TURKEY CHICKS (18) $3.50-$14.00 PEAHEN (5) $44.00-$55.00 PEACOCK (6) $15.00-$100.00 FEEDER PIGS (0) HORSE (1) $875.00 CATTLE (52) COW W/BULL CALF (1) $1,550.00 MURRAY GRAY HEIFER $625.00 MINI STEER $500.00 MINI HEIFER $660.00 DEACONS $42.50-$310.00 FEEDERS $75.00-$350.00 SHEEP (1) EWES RAMS $130.00 WETHERS GOATS (63) DOE W/KID $170.00 NANNYS $30.00-$210.00 BILLYS $25.00-$190.00 WETHERS $30.00-$160.00

 

MARKET REPORT FOR MAY 6, 2023

AUCTION RESULTS FOR MAY 6, 2023 HAY (1755) 1ST $.25-$5.00 2ND $2.00-$6.75 3RD & 4TH $3.50-$20.25 STRAW (65) $4.00-$9.75 SQUARE CORNSTALKS (12) $2.25 RND BALES (131) $15.00-$52.50 TEXAS SQUARES (0) RND STRAW (0) BALEAGE (0) RND CORNSTALKS (0) BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL REQUESTS FOR EGG PRICES, WE ARE GOING TO TRY IT AND SEE HOW IT GOES. EATING EGGS $.50-$2.25 HATCHING CHICKEN EGGS $1.00-$12.00 DUCK EGGS $1.00-$6.50 GUINEA EGGS $3.25-$15.00 QUAIL EGGS (0) GOOSE EGGS $27.50 TURKEY EGGS $5.50-$8.50 PHEASANT EGGS $7.00 PEAFOWL EGGS $18.00-$30.00 FINCHES (4) $18.00 PARAKEETS (18) $15.00-$16.00 DOVES (4) $2.00 RABBITS (120) $.50-$34.00 RABBIT FAMILY (1) $21.00 GUINEA PIGS (41) $.25-$2.00 CHICKENS (298) $2.00-$21.00 CHICKEN FAMILYS (0) CHICKS (628) $.50-$8.50 PIGEONS (36) $8.00-$13.00 PIGEON CHICKS (0) QUAIL (16) $3.50-$5.25 QUAIL CHICKS (138) $1.25-$4.00 GUINEAS (1) $12.50-$14.50 GUINEA CHICKS (0) DUCKS (74) $1.00-$37.00 DUCK FAMLY (2) $34.00-$40.00 DUCKLINGS (150) $1.00-$16.00 PHEASANTS (0) PHEASANT FAMILY (0) PHEASANT CHICKS (37) $2.00-$5.50  GEESE (7) $28.00-$60.00 GOSLINGS (24) $4.50-$15.00 TURKEY (2) $29.00 TURKEY CHICKS (32) $3.50-$12.00 PEAHEN (2) $116.00-$155.00 PEACOCK -8- $80.00-$155.00 FEEDER PIGS (3) $110.00 CATTLE (38) BRAHMA HEIFER $875.00 LONGHORN HEIFER $550.00 LONGHORN COW $625.00 BELTED HEIFER $340.00 JERSEY COW $525.00 DEACONS $65.00-$370.00 FEEDERS $100.00-$850.00 SHEEP -8- EWES $75.00-$90.00 RAMS $70.00-$185.00 WETHERS $65.00 GOATS (49) NANNYS $55.00-$300.00 BILLYS $40.00-$115.00 WETHERS $50.00-$150.00


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