AUCTION LOCATION: Animals will be sold via photo/video at the Custer State Park Visitor Center with live internet bidding available. The auctioneer will offer the animals in lots using one of two methods. CHOICE method - high bidder can chose 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 CUSTER STATE PARK VISITOR CENTER: The Custer State Park Visitor Center is located at the intersection of US Highway 16A and the Wildlife Loop Road. It is approximately 14 miles east of Custer, SD and 12 miles west of Hermosa, SD. ANIMAL VIEWING: Showing date is Friday, November 1, 2019 and Sale day (Saturday, Nov. 2) until 9:00 a.m. at the Bison Corrals located on the Wildlife Loop Road. For other viewing times, please contact Bison Herd Manager, Chad Kremer at (605)-255-4515 to set up an appointment. DIRECTIONS TO CORRALS FOR VIEWING AND LOADOUT: From the CSP Visitor Center, turn left out of the parking lot and go south on the Wildlife Loop Road for 9 miles. The corrals will be on the right-hand side of the road. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Animals will be sold in lots. Full payment is due on the day of the sale. First time buyer's must present an irrevocable bank letter of credit guaranteeing payment of any check. All bison must be loaded out by 4:30 p.m. unless alternate arrangements have been made with the Load Out Office. Yardage fees after Nov. 6 will be $5/per head/per day. CSP corrals are available for additional testing upon the buyer's written request and expense. Buyers are asked to make arrangements and obtain needed permits from their home state veterinarians. Field slaughter is available upon arrangement and in a predetermined location, Monday, Nov. 4 through Friday, Nov. 8. HEALTH: All bison are brucellosis tested unless noted in sale catalog. Bison are not TB tested. If TB is required by the importing state, testing can be done at buyer's risk and expense at the Custer State Park Corrals. TB animals will not be able to travel until Tuesday, Nov. 5. Health tests expire on Wednesday, Nov. 6. All calves were weaned the first week of October. All calves preconditioned with Vision 7 20/20, Pyramid 5+ Response and Cydectin pour on dewormer. All females are Official Calfhood Vaccinates (OCV) for brucellosis. Weights were taken the third week in October and from a true test non-certified scale. No guarantees are implied. 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 on line do not wait, bit 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 DISCLAMER*** 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 cancelled 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.

Auction Details

54th Annual Fall Classic
Custer State Park Bison Auction

Saturday, November 2, 2019 - 10:00 a.m. (MT)
Custer State Park Visitor Center
SELLING APPROXIMATELY:

• 20 BRED MATURE COWS
• 30 OPEN MATURE COWS
• 22 BRED 2-YEAR-OLD HEIFERS
• 20 OPEN 2-YEAR-OLD HEIFERS
• 85 YEARLING HEIFERS
• 70 HEIFER CALVES
• 105 BULL CALVES
• 50 YEARLING BULLS
• 11 2-YEAR-OLD CHOICE BREEDING BULLS
• 15 2-YEAR-OLD GRADE BULLS

Welcome to the 54th Annual Fall Classic Custer State Park Bison Auction
Custer State Park staff welcome you to the longest running bison auction in the world. For 54 years, the park has been utilizing the auction as a management tool to ensure the herd is at a size that can be supported by available rangelands and to provide bison to establish and re-populate herds across the continent. There was once millions of bison stretched across North America, by 1900 it was estimated that fewer than 1,000 bison remained on the entire continent. Peter Norbeck, often recognized as the "Father of Custer State Park," acknowledged this situation and decided to take action to preserve what is now our National Mammal. In 1914, the park, then known as Custer State Forest and Game Sanctuary purchased 36 bison to start its herd. Today the park manages a herd of over 1,400 bison. The park's current management plan continues Norbeck's dream of helping bring these magnificent animals back from near-extinction. Custer State Park bison can be found in nearly every state in the U.S., as well as Canada and Mexico. All animals sold qualify for grass fed only programs. Along with the native mixed-grass prairie grass bison are given free choice mineral. No supplemental feeding of any kind occurs during the winter. Thank you for attending our auction and purchasing these quality animals so that Custer State Park can continue to do its part in supporting the goal of "Bison One Million". Mark Hendrix, Resource Program Manager ---REGISTRATION--- If this is your first time bidding online with Bradeen Auctions you will need to create a HiBid user account and register for the auction before you can bid. You will need an email address to create a HiBid user account. Click "Login/New Bidder" on the menu at the top of the page and follow the instruction to create a HiBid user account. You will then need to click "Register to Bid" for the specific auction you intend to bid on. A credit card is required for auction registration to verify the identity of our bidders and to protect the integrity of our bidder's pool. Thank you for your cooperation. If you believe you have registered but have not been asked to enter your credit card information YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE REGISTRATION PROCESS. The first lot you bid on will prompt you to enter your credit card information. Please bid early to ensure you are completely registered. ---ONLINE BIDDING--- During live webcast bidding, bids recognized by the Auctioneer take precedence over all other bids. Due to the slight time delay (1-3 seconds) inherent in live online bidding, it is not uncommon for the Auctioneer to recognize a live floor bidder over an online bidder if both bids are placed simultaneously. In the event this does occur, the floor bidder recognized by the Auctioneer is forced into the winning position and the online bidder will no longer be recognized as the winning bidder at that price. The online bidder will then be required to bid the new asking price amount to move into the winning position. Bid Early So You Don't Miss Out! By placing a "Max Bid" you ensure your bid for that amount will be accepted in the event of internet failure, and take precedence over bids of the same amount placed at a later time "Tie bid goes to the earliest bidder". Please note: In a "tie bid" situation only, if you are currently the "winning" tied bidder (due to the fact you originally bid first), should you choose to increase your "Max Bid", the computer no longer recognizes the tie bid and will automatically increase your bid one increment higher than the other tied bidder. Please take time to read the terms and conditions for this auction before placing any bids. ---REGISTRATION--- A credit card is required for auction registration to verify the identity of our bidders and to protect the integrity of our bidder's pool. Thank you for your cooperation. If you believe you have registered but have not been asked to enter your credit card information YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE REGISTRATION PROCESS. The first lot you bid on will prompt you to enter your credit card information. Please bid early to ensure you are completely registered. ***ONLINE AUCTION DISCLAMER*** 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 cancelled 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. AUCTION LOCATION: Animals will be sold via photo/video at the Custer State Park Visitor Center with live internet bidding available. The auctioneer will offer the animals in lots using one of two methods. CHOICE method - high bidder can chose 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 CUSTER STATE PARK VISITOR CENTER: The Custer State Park Visitor Center is located at the intersection of US Highway 16A and the Wildlife Loop Road. It is approximately 14 miles east of Custer, SD and 12 miles west of Hermosa, SD. ANIMAL VIEWING: Showing date is Friday, November 1, 2019 and Sale day (Saturday, Nov. 2) until 9:00 a.m. at the Bison Corrals located on the Wildlife Loop Road. For other viewing times, please contact Bison Herd Manager, Chad Kremer at (605)-255-4515 to set up an appointment. DIRECTIONS TO CORRALS FOR VIEWING AND LOADOUT: From the CSP Visitor Center, turn left out of the parking lot and go south on the Wildlife Loop Road for 9 miles. The corrals will be on the right-hand side of the road. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Animals will be sold in lots. Full payment is due on the day of the sale. First time buyer's must present an irrevocable bank letter of credit guaranteeing payment of any check. All bison must be loaded out by 4:30 p.m. unless alternate arrangements have been made with the Load Out Office. Yardage fees after Nov. 6 will be $5/per head/per day. CSP corrals are available for additional testing upon the buyer's written request and expense. Buyers are asked to make arrangements and obtain needed permits from their home state veterinarians. Field slaughter is available upon arrangement and in a predetermined location, Monday, Nov. 4 through Friday, Nov. 8. HEALTH: All bison are brucellosis tested unless noted in sale catalog. Bison are not TB tested. If TB is required by the importing state, testing can be done at buyer's risk and expense at the Custer State Park Corrals. TB animals will not be able to travel until Tuesday, Nov. 5. Health tests expire on Wednesday, Nov. 6. All calves were weaned the first week of October. All calves preconditioned with Vision 7 20/20, Pyramid 5+ Response and Cydectin pour on dewormer. All females are Official Calfhood Vaccinates (OCV) for brucellosis. Weights were taken the third week in October and from a true test non-certified scale. No guarantees are implied. 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 on line do not wait, bit 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/. AUCTION LOCATION: Animals will be sold via photo/video at the Custer State Park Visitor Center with live internet bidding available. The auctioneer will offer the animals in lots using one of two methods. CHOICE method - high bidder can chose 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 CUSTER STATE PARK VISITOR CENTER: The Custer State Park Visitor Center is located at the intersection of US Highway 16A and the Wildlife Loop Road. It is approximately 14 miles east of Custer, SD and 12 miles west of Hermosa, SD. ANIMAL VIEWING: Showing date is Friday, November 1, 2019 and Sale day (Saturday, Nov. 2) until 9:00 a.m. at the Bison Corrals located on the Wildlife Loop Road. For other viewing times, please contact Bison Herd Manager, Chad Kremer at (605)-255-4515 to set up an appointment. DIRECTIONS TO CORRALS FOR VIEWING AND LOADOUT: From the CSP Visitor Center, turn left out of the parking lot and go south on the Wildlife Loop Road for 9 miles. The corrals will be on the right-hand side of the road. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Animals will be sold in lots. Full payment is due on the day of the sale. First time buyer's must present an irrevocable bank letter of credit guaranteeing payment of any check. All bison must be loaded out by 4:30 p.m. unless alternate arrangements have been made with the Load Out Office. Yardage fees after Nov. 6 will be $5/per head/per day. CSP corrals are available for additional testing upon the buyer's written request and expense. Buyers are asked to make arrangements and obtain needed permits from their home state veterinarians. Field slaughter is available upon arrangement and in a predetermined location, Monday, Nov. 4 through Friday, Nov. 8. HEALTH: All bison are brucellosis tested unless noted in sale catalog. Bison are not TB tested. If TB is required by the importing state, testing can be done at buyer's risk and expense at the Custer State Park Corrals. TB animals will not be able to travel until Tuesday, Nov. 5. Health tests expire on Wednesday, Nov. 6. All calves were weaned the first week of October. All calves preconditioned with Vision 7 20/20, Pyramid 5+ Response and Cydectin pour on dewormer. All females are Official Calfhood Vaccinates (OCV) for brucellosis. Weights were taken the third week in October and from a true test non-certified scale. No guarantees are implied. 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 on line do not wait, bit 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/. If you need further assistance or have questions, please contact Bradeen Auctions at (605) 673-2629 or email auctions@bradeenauction.com.