Our buyers have the choice of keeping the live animal (except the grand and reserve in each species), having it sent for processing, or donating it back. They spent a whopping $725,000 at our auction last year on about 350 animals. The support for the kids in this county is amazing. I would never consider not giving a gift basket as well as a thank you card. The quality of the product alone does not in anyway express sufficiently how much we appreciate the support. We have had cattle sell for as much as $6.50 per pound. Our buyers deserve something extra and we are happy to give it.