Fair auction payday for 4-H
Published 4:14 am Friday, August 4, 2006
By Staff
Grand champion market steer exhibited by Jeff Peterson of Niles, sold for $2 per pound to Moore Brothers Enterprises and Cass County Crane of Dowagiac; $2,540.
Reserve grand champion steer exhibited by Matt Asmus of Vandalia, sold for $1.60 per pound to Community Mills of Cassopolis, $1,984.
Champion heavyweight shown by Brad Miller of Niles, sold for $1.25 per pound to Pierson/M-140 Marathon; $1,731.25.
Champion heavy mediumweight shown by Jeff Peterson of Niles, sold for $1 per pound to Fifth Third Bank of Dowagiac; $1,335.
Champion light mediumweight steer shown by Sara McIntyre of Cassopolis, sold to the Lee and Carl Sparks families of Cassopolis for 90 cents per pound; $1,026.
Champion lightweight steer shown by Baily Wyant of Cassopolis, sold to Bergman Veterinary Medical Center of Cassopolis for $1.50 per pound; $1,672.50.
Champion dairy market steer shown by Devan Shugars of Marcellus, sold to Martha Shugars of Cassopolis for $1.50 per pound; $2,227.50.
Reserve champion heavyweight steer shown by Cally Hass of Cassopolis, sold to Village Contractors of Mishawaka, Ind., and Big C Lumber of Granger, Ind., for $1.10 per pound; $1,655.50.
Reserve champion heavy mediumweight steer shown by Allison Lorenz of Three Rivers, sold to Rogers Rentals of Cassopolis for $1.10 per pound; $1,435.50.
Reserve champion light mediumweight steer shown by Beth Miller of Niles, sold to Buchanan Feed Mill of Buchanan for $1.10 per pound; $1,287.
Reserve champion lightweight steer shown by Ryan Green of Vandalia, sold to Community Mills of Cassopolis for $1.30 per pound; $1,475.50.
Reserve champion dairy market steer shown by Phillip Hall of Edwardsburg, sold to Jacobs Steel Service of Elkhart, Ind., for $1 per pound; $1,260.
Dairy feeder steers
Grand champion exhibited by Andrew Fair of Marcellus, sold to the Cass County Title Office in Cassopolis and Shugars Farm of Marcellus for $3 per pound; $1,590.
Reserve grand champion exhibited by David Sparks of Cassopolis, sold to Ray McKenzie of Marcellus for $2.25 per pound; $1,248.75.
Champion heavyweight shown by Brett Bowman of Niles, sold to Marks Brothers of Decatur for $1.25 per pound; $812.50.
Reserve champion heavyweight shown by Joel Sparks of Cassopolis, sold to Berrybrook Farms of Dowagiac for $1.75 per pound; $1,076.25.
Reserve champion lightweight shown by Mary Magin of Dowagiac, sold to S&R Farms of Marcellus for $1.45 per pound; $681.50.
Swine
Grand champion market hog exhibited by C.J. Stover of Cassopolis, sold to Butch Bender of Cassopolis for $8 per pound; $2,144.
Reserve grand champion exhibited by Caitlyn Hartline of Marcellus, sold to Krafts Garden of Decatur for $4 per pound; $1,104.
Reserve champion gilt shown by Brianna Fitzsimmons of Vandalia, sold to John Gore of Cassopolis for $3.50 per pound; $840.
Reserve champion barrow shown by Baily Wyant of Cassopolis, sold to Darlene Lowe of Cassopolis for $10 per pound; $2,560.
Division 1 champion gilt shown by Ryan Green of Vandalia, sold to Berrien County Farm Bureau Oil of Eau Claire for $1.90 per pound; $442.70.
Division 3 champion gilt shown by Stefany Swartz of Three Rivers, sold to Arlen and Pat Swartz of Dowagiac for $1.60 per pound; $404.80.
Division 4 champion gilt shown by Molly Vite of Cassopolis, sold to Bergman Veterinary Medical Center of Cassopolis for $1.80 per pound; $473.40.
Division 1 champion barrow shown by Kristin Swartz of Three Rivers, sold to Vaupell Midwest Moulding of Constantine for $4 per pound; $880.
Division 2 champion barrow shown by Cameron Hayden of Cassopolis, sold to Bergman Veterinary Medical Center of Cassopolis for $2 per pound; $500.
Division 4 champion barrow shown by Joshua Wooden of Cassopolis, sold to Warren Wooden of Cassopolis for $3.25 per pound; $877.50.
Division 1 reserve champion gilt shown by Brian Davis of Cassopolis, sold to Badner Construction of Cassopolis for $1 per pound, $229.
Division 2 reserve champion gilt shown by Baily Wyant of Cassopolis, sold to Darlene Lowe of Cassopolis for $10 per pound; $2,400.
Division 3 reserve champion gilt shown by Bethany File of Vandalia, sold to Pioneer Seed of Galien for $2 per pound; $490.
Division 4 reserve champion gilt shown by Jacob High of Marcellus, sold to Maplewood Farms of Dowagiac for $4 per pound; $1,024.
Division 5 reserve champion gilt shown by Kale Wyant of Cassopolis, sold to Darlene Lowe of Cassopolis for $4 per pound; $1,100.
Division reserve champion barrow shown by Rick Hayden of Cassopolis to Central Produce Sales Inc. of Dowagiac for $2.25 per pound; $504.
Division 2 reserve champion barrow shown by Becky File of Vandalia, sold to Finnerman's Farm and Garden of Centreville for $2.10 per pound; $512.40.
Division 4 reserve champion barrow shown by Emily Waldschmidt of Cassopolis, sold to Moore Brothers Enterprises of Dowagiac for $1.60 per pound; $422.40.
Division 5 reserve champion barrow shown by Christopher Reed of Decatur, sold to H&H Feed and Grain of Vicksburg for $3.25 per pound; $910.
Gallon of milk
Butch Bender of Cassopolis paid $900 to benefit youth dairy exhibitors.
Lambs
The grand champion lamb exhibited by Stefany Swartz of Three Rivers, sold to Acmoody Club Lambs of Union City, Vaupell Midwest Moulding of Constantine and Hog Slat of New Paris, Ind., for $10 per pound; $1,170.
The reserve grand champion lamb exhibited by Andrew Williams of Cassopolis, sold to Larry Rentfrow of Edwardsburg for $2.75 per pound; $338.25.
Champion lightweight lamb shown by Tiffany Rogers of Niles, sold to Bergman Veterinary Medical Center of Cassopolis for $1.50 per pound; $165.
Reserve champion lightweight lamb shown by Becky File of Vandalia, sold to Butch Bender of Cassopolis for $2.50 per pound; $260.
Champion heavyweight shown by Margaret Foltz of Cassopolis, sold to Tim Hartsell of Cassopolis for $2.25 per pound; $310.50.