The Mayor's Round-Up and Sale of Champions
The Mayor’s Round-Up & Sale of Champions is the culmination of the Sioux Empire Livestock Show. Business leaders from across the community gather to show their support for the ag industry by participating in a dinner, livestock auction and silent auction.
The program features a presentation of the Supreme Champion bull and heifer from the week’s purebred shows, an auction of the best market livestock and recognition of the Farm Family of the Year and Agribusiness Citizen of the Year.
Check out these highlights of the 2023 Mayor’s Round-Up and Sale of Champions!
The Mayor’s Round-Up & Sale of Champions is held at the north end of the Expo Center on the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds. The large venue has ample space for maximum attendance potential. Buyers will bid on silent auction items donated by local businesses while attending the event. All proceeds from the silent auction go to fund scholarships for youth exhibitors.
The Sale of Champions is a big incentive for youth exhibitors to attend the Sioux Empire Livestock Show. In 2023, more than $107,000 in premiums was paid out to the top 25 market livestock producers. A successful Sale of Champions encourages these youth livestock exhibitors to return to the Sioux Empire Livestock Show, as well as pursue a career in the agricultural industry.
As a business, when you participate in the Sale of Champions, you demonstrate your support for agriculture. Buyers who participate in the Mayor’s Round-Up & Sale of Champions are paying a premium to the market livestock exhibitor. This means you are not purchasing the animal on which you are bidding, rather the dollar amount is in addition to the market price they receive for their animal.
Livestock premiums can be purchased by cooperative bidders to increase buying power. Partnering with another business is a great way to bump up the premiums for the young exhibitors. Contact a member of the Chamber’s Agribusiness Division if you would like more information on how to partner.
2022 Sale of Champions Wall of Fame
First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard
Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort
Sanford Health
Sioux Falls Regional Livestock
The First National Bank in Sioux Falls
2021 Sale of Champions Wall of Fame
Avera Health/Avera McKennan
Dacotah Bank
First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard
Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort
Matt Lautner Cattle Co.
Sioux Falls Regional Livestock
South Dakota Corn
The First National Bank in Sioux Falls
2020 Sale of Champions Wall of Fame
First PREMIER Bank/PREMIER Bankcard
South Dakota Corn
Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort
The First National Bank in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls Regional Livestock
Avera Health
Dacotah Bank
2019 Sale of Champions Wall of Fame
South Dakota Corn
Avera Health
Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort
Triumph Foods
The First National Bank in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls Regional Livestock
Performance Plus Liquids
Compeer Financial
Nutra Blend
Campbell’s
Dacotah Bank
The Hanor Company
Silent & Live Auctions
Proceeds from the Silent and Live Auctions at the Mayor’s Round-Up & Sale of Champions funds the Sioux Empire Livestock Show Scholarship Fund. All items on the auctions have been donated by local businesses. There are a variety of items to appeal to both rural and urban attendees.
You can support the Scholarship Fund by:
- Bidding on Silent Auction items
- Participating in the Live Auction, which will take place right before the Sale of Champions
- Donating to the Scholarship Fund
The Sioux Empire Livestock Show Scholarship Fund offers scholarships to youth who have participated as exhibitors at the Sioux Empire Livestock Show. Agriculture is South Dakota’s largest industry, and it faces many of the same workforce challenges as other industries across the state. The Agribusiness Division of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce awards these scholarships as a way to encourage and support the future workforce in agribusiness.
Thank you for your support!
