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Geauga County Fair market livestock sale
Sept. 1, 2012

STEERS

Grand champion: Mike Wargo
Bid: $6/pound Weight: 1,280 pounds
Buyer: Preston Auto Store
Reserve champion: Nick Bilicic
Bid: $6/pound Weight: 1,331 pounds
Buyer: Etna Products

HOGS

Grand champion: Kelli Briggs
Bid: $28/pound Weight: 278 pounds
Buyer: Etna Products
Reserve champion: Delaney Leichtman
Bid: $15/pound Weight: 271 pounds
Buyer: Preston Auto Store

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LAMBS

Grand champion: Collin Meyers
Bid: $31/pound (record) Weight: 136 pounds
Buyer: Preston Auto Store
Reserve champion: Haley Calkins
Bid: $8.50/pound Weight: 127 pounds
Buyer: Reserve Energy Exploration

MARKET GOATS

Grand champion: Devon Kitko
Bid: $12.25/pound Weight: 94 pounds
Buyer: Green Family Funeral Home
Reserve champion: Sydney Spitler
Bid: $4.50/pound Weight: 91 pounds
Buyer: Etna Products Inc.

DAIRY BASKETS

Thompson Ledge Dairy Club
Bid: $4,800
Buyer: Townsend Machine
Auburn Dairymen Club
Bid: $4,250
Buyer: Preston Auto Stores
Geauga Dairymen Club
Bid: $2,250
Buyer: Middlefield Primary Care

RABBITS

Grand champion: Jared Zimperman
Bid: $70/pound Weight: 12.84 pounds
Buyer: Zero Seven Design Concepts
Reserve champion: Tracey Teichman
Bid: $50/pound Weight: 13.71 pounds
Buyer: Paul Jackam

CHICKENS

Grand champion: Meghan O’Reilly
Bid: $45/pound Weight: 32.20 pounds
Buyer: NSL Analytical
Reserve champion: Sam Obringer
Bid: $40/pound Weight: 27.98 pounds
Buyer: Geauga Feed and Grain

TURKEYS

Grand champion: Dakota Ward
Bid: $49.50/pound Weight: 46 pounds
Buyer: Reserve Energy Exploration
Reserve champion: Zachary Motil
Bid: $20/pound Weight: 44 pounds
Buyer: Arms Trucking
Grand champion hen: Dennis Bergansky
Reserve champion hen: Anna Sevich

DUCKS

Grand champion: Ryan Munn
Bid: $77.50/pound Weight: 7.60 pounds
Buyer: Geauga Vision
Reserve champion: Andrew Kolenic
Bid: $90/pound Weight: 7.46 pounds
Buyer: Geauga Feed and Grain

Auctioneers:
Pete Howes, Scott Mihalic, Mike Davis, Tim Hunt, Gary Heaven

Junior Fair Royalty:
King: Tom Somrack Queen: Danielle Daugherty

About the Author

Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell has been with the paper since 1985, serving as its editor since 1989. Raised on a farm in Holmes County, she is a graduate of Kent State University. You can follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/scrowell and follow Farm and Dairy at http://twitter.com/farmanddairy. More Stories by Susan Crowell

One Comment

1. Woody says:

   September 6, 2012 at 2:24 pm

   Great coverage, FARM & DAIRY! Met you guys at the Portage County Fair and we had a good time at your booth.

   KEEP UP THE GREAT AMERICAN SPIRIT–Independence, Freedom, Liberty, Patriotism, Love of God & Country!

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