16 Yearling Heifers

Don't miss Raymond Sutton Ranch (Gettysberg, SD) Bison Reduction Sale Saturday June 7, 2025. Live online auction with online bidding only. Auctioneer will begin the auction at 10:30 AM (CST) and will auction the lots in chronological order. 

** If you have not used the website before, you will need to create a username and password. Once that is set up, you will need to email a Letter of Funds to afischer@fischerclerking.com. Registration ends Friday June 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM CT. If you have any issues, please reach out to Amanda at 307-287-1617. 

• Click “Enter Auction”. This should take you to the introduction page of the auction.
• Click “Enter Auction again (located on the middle right of the screen)
• Once the lots appear, click “Register for Auction”. If you have not agreed to the terms and conditions a screen will pop up. If you agree to the terms click “yes”. At this point you should be allowed to bid.

Fischer Clerking nor its agents have verified any of the weights of the animals. Any disputes are between the buyer and seller. 

From the consigners, Georga and Heather Sutton
Welcome to the unique opportunity to buy a piece of buffalo history. The buffalo herd has been in the Sutton family for 116 years. 

The Sutton ranch began in 1883 when the family moved from Iowa. They shipped their belongings to the rail end at Redfield, SD and then hauled them 100 miles by ox team to a homestead in Potter County. Grandfather Edwin Sutton was 18 at the time, and he and his sister Kate promptly staked out adjoining 160-acre homesteads in Potter and Sully County, along the Missouri River, 40 miles north of Pierre, South Dakota. This was six years before South Dakota was admitted to the Union and Pierre was named the state capitol. They built a shack right on the line separating their two tracts, lived in it as the homesteading law required and then proceeded to improve both claims. After Edwin had proved up his quarter section, he sold it and used the money to move inland, buy more land, and stock it with horses, cattle and buffalo.

In 1909, Edwin entered into a trade that introduced buffalo to the ranch. Sutton traded Scotty Phillip, who was known at the time as “The Buffalo King,” two Hereford bulls for two bred bison cows and a bull. More animals were added with the Phillip dispersal in 1911 and from Custer State Park in 1925. We believe it is the oldest, continuously owned private herd in the United States. 

 The buffalo were a challenge that couldn’t be passed by. Raymond, the youngest Sutton son, broke a team to haul the water used at the house from the Missouri River. Once that was successful, he broke a buffalo or two to drive each year.

As the Great Depression ended, there was again interest in organized rodeos and   Raymond began his own company. He introduced a number of specialty acts to add interest. Buffalo were a big crowd pleaser.  In some of the more “wooly” competitions, an unbroken Buffalo was hitched to a gooseneck chariot and turned out of the bucking chute. There was a pin that could be pulled to release the chariot when the ride needed to end.

 Our herd is genetically unique for no outside blood has been introduced since the Custer State Park purchase.  This strain developed over 116 years offers a unique opportunity to introduce a very special bloodline into your breeding program. Our adults are dark brown and have good size and conformation. The herd has always been brucellosis free. They are treated as wild. There are no shots or extra supplement. They are all natural.

We are proud of being able to be part of this piece of history. From the capture of 5 buffalo by Fred Dupree in 1881 to 2025, the blood of some of the few remaining Plains Buffalo has been preserved. We hope that you as buyers will continue to enjoy animals from the Raymond Sutton ranch herd.

Thank you for choosing to purchase livestock through Fischer Clerking, LLC. If you have not used our website before, prior to obtaining a bidder card, you must properly register and obtain a buyer number. If you do not register, you will not be allowed to bid. To fully register you will need to the following:

a.    Provide a current photo ID;

b.    Provide valid email and physical address for invoicing;

c.     Provide a Letter of Credit / Letter of Funds from your banking institution; and

d.   Agree to Buyer’s Acknowledgement of Terms and Conditions

Please read carefully before bidding! If you cannot adhere to the terms set forth below DO NOT BID! Once you bid, you will be legally bound for full payment.

Payment will be made in US currency only in immediately available funds (cashier’s check, ACH, or wire transfer). Crypto currency will not be accepted. 

Full and final payment must be received on or before Monday June 9, 2025 (12:00 P.M. CST). You will not be allowed to transport any livestock until payment is received in full. 

The winner of the bid will be notified with an invoice via email at the end of the auction. Again, this invoice must be paid in full on or before Monday June 9, 2025 (12:00 P.M. CST). Should you win the bid on a lot, at that time you become the legal owner and assume all risk of loss to the lot.

All payments are to be made payable to FISCHER CLERKING, LLC. Routing information to Fischer Clerking, LLC will be provided to you. Please verify this information prior to commencing a wire transaction. Fischer Clerking LLC will not be responsible for money being sent to the incorrect account. 

You acknowledge and agree that by placing a bid on livestock, you represent and warrant that you shall not misrepresent your ability to close the transaction, that you have the financial capability to close the transaction, and that you have the actual authority to enter a bid. Once your bid has been accepted, you are obligated to complete the transaction on or before Monday June 9, 2025 (12:00 P.M. CST). No exceptions.

Should you default on your obligation to make payment, you shall be liable for actual and incidental damages to Fischer Clerking, LLC, which would include, but not limited to, court costs and attorney fees. Default shall exist if full and final payment is not received by Monday June 9, 2025 (12:00 P.M. CST) and/or if the check given as payment for the purchased livestock does not clear due to non-sufficient funds.

No third-party commission will be paid. If you are acting as buyer for an agent or dealer, you will need to collect commission through the agent you are purchasing livestock for.

All transportation expenses and arrangements are the buyers' responsibility. A fee will be charged should transportation take place after the deadline set forth by the seller. This deadline will be discussed after the sale to best fit all parties schedules. 

Each animal becomes the liability/property of the buyer as soon as the auctioneer announces it “sold” or you won the bid online. Neither Fischer Clerking, LLC nor Seller will be held liable for any injury or death of an animal once the animal is sold to the purchaser. All livestock are sold “as is, where is”. If you feel the injury / death of the animals was caused due to actions of the seller, you will need to contact the seller for compensation. Fischer Clerking, LLC makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the condition or health of any animal, and all implied warranties arising under the Uniform Commercial Code and common law are expressly disclaimed. Fischer Clerking is acting as an agent for the seller and used information provided by the seller to represent the animals (such as weight, age, condition, vaccines, sex, etc.). Any descensions will be between the buyer and seller. 

Additional information:

The seller is allowed to set a reserve price in advance of the auction. If the highest bid offered is lower than that reserve price, the sale does not take place on that item / lot a “no sale” will be announced. Bidding will be dollar amount times number of head per lot. Animals will not be sold per pound only by head.

Example: Lot A has 10 head and sells for $1,500 per head. Your total would be $15,000.00 (10 x 1500 = 15,000). 

* Fischer Clerking, LLC has not inspected the weight of these animals. All the information pertaining to the animal(s) (weight, sex, age, etc.) was provided by the consigner. Any descension on the weight or condition of the animal(s) will be between the seller and buyer.

Animal(s) must be picked up 7 days after the sale and/or health certificate is issued. This will allow for any tests the buyer's state requires. If animal(s) are not picked up after the 7 days from when the sale and/or health cert is issued, buyer will incur a bill of $15 a day per head. Please note, it is the buyer's responsibility to ensure the animal(s) have the proper vaccinees to go to their next location. 

Load out information is provided on each lot.