58th Annual Fall Classic Custer State Park Bison Auction
58th Annual Fall Classic - Custer State Park Bison Auction
Saturday, November 4, 2023 - 10:00 a.m. (MT)
Custer State Park Visitor Center
AUCTION LOCATION/BIDDING:
Animals will be sold via photo/video at the Custer State Park Visitor Center with live internet bidding available.
Online Pre-Bidding is not available for this auction. Online bidders are required to login and bid live auction day. Online bidders do have the option to register early, but bidding is only open auction day.
The auctioneer will offer the animals in lots using one of two methods. CHOICE method - high bidder can choose individual animals by tag number in the lot from one to all. GATE CUT method - high bidder can take any quantity of animals in the lot from one to all but cannot choose specific animals. The method used for each lot is noted in each individual lot description.
DIRECTIONS TO AUCTION LOCATION:
Auction is held at the CSP Visitor Center, 13438 US HWY 16A - Custer, SD 57730. It is east of the State Game Lodge and just north of the junction of Wildlife Loop Road and 16A. LOOK FOR AUCTION SIGNS!
ANIMAL VIEWING:
Staff will be available all day at the Custer State Park bison corrals on Friday, November 3 and on sale day (Saturday, November 4) until 9:00 a.m. All other times are by appointment only. Call the Custer State Park Administrative Office at (605) 394-2693
DIRECTIONS TO CORRALS FOR VIEWING AND LOADOUT:
Take Highway 16A east of Custer 15 miles to the Wildlife Loop Road, and then 9 miles south on the Loop Road to the corrals. From Rapid City, take Highway 79 south for 33 miles, then turn west on to South Lame Johnny Road (Custer County Road #16) for 5 miles. From the Visitor Center, turn left out of the lot and go south on Wildlife Loop Road for 9 miles to the corrals.
SELLING APPROXIMATELY:
- (102) MATURE COWS
- (27) 2-YEAR-OLD HEIFERS
- (50) YEARLING HEIFERS
- (100) HEIFER CALVES
- (190) BULL CALVES
- (60) YEARLING BULLS
- (5) 2-YEAR-OLD CHOICE BREEDING BULLS