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. 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.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

• Animals will be sold in lots by either choice or gate cut.
• Full payment due day of sale.
• First time buyers must present an irrevocable bank letter of credit guaranteeing payment of any check.
• All bison are Brucellosis tested.
• Bison are not TB tested. If required by importing state, testing can be done at buyer’s expense at the park corrals. Animals will not be able to travel until Tuesday, November 7.
• Health tests expire on Wednesday, November 8.
• All bison must be loaded out by 4:30 p.m. On November 8 unless arrangements have been made with Custer State Park.
• Yardage fees after November 10 will be $5/per head/per day.
• CSP corrals available for additional testing upon buyer’s request and expense.
• Buyers are asked to make arrangements and obtain needed permits from their home state veterinarians.
• Field slaughter will be available upon arrangement Monday, November 6 through Friday, November 10.
• Please note: Sales numbers are subject to change as date gets closer
• All calves are weaned the week of October 9th.
• All calves preconditioned with Vision 7 20/20, Pyramid 5+ Presponse, Cydectin Pour-On Dewormer.
• All females are OCV unless noted in the sale catalog.

BIDDING INFORMATION:

This is a live public auction with online webcast bidding available. Online bidders will be bidding against live onsite bidders. There can be a slight audio/video delay on auction day. If you are bidding online do not wait, bid early to ensure you do not miss out. For supplemental photos and videos visit the Custer State Park Bison Auction web page at gfp.sd.gov/pages/buffalo-auction/.

***ONLINE AUCTION DISCLAIMER***

When using our online auction services, you are making firm commitments to purchase said item(s) and are entering into a legal and binding contract. Bids may not be canceled or retracted for any reason. Nonpaying bidders or fraudulent bidding will subject you to legal recourse and possible criminal charges including any fraud and/or interstate commerce violations. You also acknowledge that the Internet may be an unreliable and error-prone network. Bradeen Auctions will not guarantee that bids placed online will always be transmitted to or received by the auctioneer in a timely fashion. You agree to hold Bradeen Auctions and their employees harmless for any interruptions in online bidding. Further, the auctioneer has the sole discretion to accept or refuse any bid. Bradeen Auctions retains the right, at our sole discretion, to add, delete or change some or all of our online services and the terms and conditions governing their online auctions at any time without notice. Bradeen Auction further reserves the right to cancel and/or reopen the auction in the case of system failures.

If you need further assistance or have questions, please contact Bradeen Auctions at (605) 673-2629 or email auctions@bradeenauction.com.

Animals will not be able to travel until Tuesday, November 7.

All bison must be loaded out by 4:30 p.m. On November 8 unless arrangements have been made with Custer State Park.

Health tests expire on Wednesday, November 8.

CSP corrals available for additional testing upon buyer’s request and expense.

Yardage fees after November 10 will be $5/per head/per day.

Field slaughter will be available upon arrangement Monday, November 6 through Friday, November 10.