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Ashtabula County Fair

Aug. 10, 2014
Sale Total: $306,804.11
Total Lots: 305

STEERS

Number of Market Lots: 24
Average: $2.80/pound with champions; $2.61/pound without

Grand champion exhibitor*/Best of show: Avery March (click on link to individual photo)
Bid: $2.85/pound Weight: 1,400 pounds
Buyer: Lisko Amusements – Steve Lisko

Reserve champion exhibitor/Reserve best of show: Cody Kanicki
Bid: $2.75/pound Weight: 1,465 pounds
Buyer: Mike Ellsworth Construction – Mike and Cari Ellsworth

DAIRY STEERS

Number of Lots: 9
Average: $1.95/pound with champions; $2.34/pound without

Grand champion exhibitor: Sydney Millard
Bid: $2/pound Weight: 1,185 pounds
Buyer: Andover Bank – Marc D. Hanneman

Reserve champion exhibitor/Best of show: Nicole Mann
Bid: $1.85/pound Weight: 1,390 pounds
Buyer: Pat Holden

Reserve best of show: Deanna Comp
Bid: $2/pound Weight: 978 pounds
Buyer: Law office of Katherine Riedel

HOGS

Number of Market Lots: 107
Average: $4.49/pound with champions; $3.34/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 10
Average: $5.50/pound with champions; $4.02/pound without

Grand champion exhibitor*: Taylor Edelman
Bid: $5.60/pound Weight: 272 pounds
Buyer: Thorne’s Bilo Supermarket – Mike Oviatt

Reserve champion exhibitor: Chris Futty
Bid: $3.50/pound Weight: 273 pounds
Buyer: Jeff and Marsha Horne

Best of show: Matthew Mazzaro
Bid: $4.25 Weight: 257
Buyer: Mike Ellsworth Construction – Mike and Cari Ellsworth

Reserve Best of show: Madisyn Gabriel
Bid: $4.60/pound Weight: 241 pounds
Buyer: Ashtabula County Farm Bureau/Ashtabula County Soil and Water Conservation District

Best of show carcass: Tyler Ellsworth
Bid: $6.75/pound Weight: 173 pounds
Buyer: JD’s Pit Stop – Dennis Sines

Reserve best of show carcass: Cassady Kingdom
Bid: $4.25/pound Weight: 187 pounds
Buyer: Art Gruskiewicz

LAMBS

Number of Market Lots: 10
Average: $12.67/pound with champions; $5.51/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 3
Average: $6.13/pound with champions; $6.25/pound without

Grand champion exhibitor*/Best of show: John Jackam
Bid: $14.50/pound Weight: 113 pounds
Buyer: Madison Electric – Jim Ramsey

Reserve champion exhibitor: Mason Taylor
Bid: $16.50/pound Weight: 129 pounds
Buyer: Allega Companies – James Allega

Reserve best of show: Daniel Jackam
Bid: $7/pound Weight: 129 pounds
Buyer: Oink Moo Cluck Farms, LLC – Tricia Woods

Best of show carcass: Cora Riggleman
Bid: $6.25/pound Weight: 72 pounds
Buyer: Ashtabula County Farm Bureau/Ashtabula Soil and Water Conservation District

Reserve best of show carcass: Stacey Lute
Bid: $6/pound Weight: 61 pounds
Buyer: Cope Farm Equipment – Nancy J. Younessi

GOATS

Number of Market Lots: 5
Average: $3.83/pound with champions; $3.50/pound without

Grand champion exhibitor/best of show: Jael Michelson
Bid: $3/pound Weight: 70 pounds
Buyer: Mike and Bobbi Tramte II

Reserve champion exhibitor: Elisha Michelson
Bid: $3.50/pound Weight: 55 pounds
Buyer: Johnson’s Farm

Reserve best of show: Garhett Smith
Bid: $5/pound Weight: 64 pounds
Buyer: George Smith

TURKEYS

Number of Lots: 30
Average: $10/lb. with champions; $5.08/lb. without

Grand champion exhibitor: Lindsey Varquette
Bid: $15.50/pound Weight: 44.96 pounds
Buyer: Ashtabula County Recorder- Barbara Schaab

Reserve champion exhibitor: Stuart Struna
Bid: $9.50/pound Weight: 45.98 pounds
Buyer: Marianne Sezon and Richard L. Dana

Best of show: Mason Hane
Bid: $8/pound Weight: 47.70 pounds
Buyer: Cunningham Farm Drainage – Tom Cunningham

Reserve best of show: Logan Giddings
Bid: $7/pound Weight: 46.16 pounds
Buyer: Bill and Donna Stone

DAIRY BEEF FEEDERS

Number of Lots: 35
Average: $2.82/pound with champions; $1.86/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 3
Average: $4.45/pound with champions; $4.30/pound without

Grand champion exhibitor: Alison Graves
Bid: $3.15/pound Weight: 678 pounds
Buyer: Colebrook Elevator

Reserve champion exhibitor/reserve best of show: Jessica Krulic
Bid: $3/pound Weight: 626 pounds
Buyer: Bortnick Tractor Sales

Best of show: Katie Stokes
Best of show carcass: Emily Millard
Bid: $2.30/pound Weight: 592 pounds
Buyer: Buckeye Builders – Gary Thompson

Best of show carcass: Jake Holden
Bid: $4.40/pounds Weight: 348
Buyer: Walter and Michal Barnes

Reserve best of show carcass: Deanna Comp
Bid: $4.50/pound Weight: 287 pounds
Buyer: Snyder’s Collision Center – John Wilson

BEEF FEEDERS

Number of Lots: 11
Average: $5.17/pound with champions; $2.51/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 6
Average: $5.40/pound with champions; $4.63/pound without

Grand champion exhibitor*: Mackenzie Kotnik
Bid: $7/pound Weight: 459 pounds
Buyer: Kotnik Farms – Larry and Leora Kotnik

Reserve champion exhibitor/Best of show: Brandon Teter
Bid: $5.50/pound Weight: 526 pounds
Buyer: Kotnik Farms – Larry and Leora Kotnik

Reserve best of show: Austin Schilling
Bid: $3/pound Weight: 596 pounds
Buyer: Joe Kotnik

Best of show carcass: Lucas Steen
Bid: $5.50/pound Weight: 373 pounds
Buyer: Kim and Nancy Molnar

Reserve best of show carcass: Jimmy Kunka
Bid: $5.30/pound Weight: 399 pounds
Buyer: Valley Feed Mill – Jim Kule

CHEESE

Number of Lots: 1
Average: $800/basket with champions; $800 without

Best of show: Teresa Polchin
Bid: $800/basket
Buyer: Shady Springs Farms – Cline Clute

DAIRY GOAT CHEESE

Number of Lots: 2
Average: $220/basket with champions; $190.00 without

Best of show: Michaela Darby
Bid: $220/basket
Buyer: James H. Brown

RABBITS

Number of Pens of Three: 9
Average: $15.92/lb. with champions; $4.83/lb. without

Grand champion exhibitor/Reserve best of show: Rebecca Dillon
Bid: $22/pound Weight: 13.32 pounds
Buyer: Lynn Gruber

Reserve champion exhibitor: Aubry Baker
Bid: $17/pound Weight: 13.40 pounds
Buyer: REO Trucking – Owen Stone

Best of show: Tyler Bouck
Bid: $8.75/pound Weight: 14.54 pounds
Buyer: Amjet Corp. – Elaine S. Taylor

CHICKENS

Number of Pens of four: 10
Average: $49/lb. with champions; $13.50/lb. without

Grand champion exhibitor*/Best of show: Logan Platt
Bid: $70/pound Weight: 26.58 pounds
Buyer: Lachey Snowplowing and Trucking – Greg Lachey

Reserve champion exhibitor/Reserve best of show: Michael Miller
Bid: $28/pound Weight: 26.34 pounds
Buyer: B.P. Enterprise – Bonnie Plizga

DUCKS

Number of Lots: 27
Average: $61/lb. with champions; $5.84/lb. without

Grand champion exhibitor/Reserve best of show: Alexa Lambert
Bid: $7/pound Weight: 15.62 pounds
Buyer: Carl R. Gruey

Reserve champion exhibitor/Best of show: Analese Marrison
Bid: $115/pound Weight: 17.52 pounds
Buyer: Marrison Old Tractors

Junior Fair Royalty:
King: Bradley Kobernik Queen: Jessica Krulic
Prince: Zachary Conoby Princess: Adele Bogardus
 

Auctioneers and Ringmen:
Allen Burhenne, John Erdel, Bob Fink, Tim Hunt, Scott Mihalic

* The grand and reserve champion exhibitor award is based on the exhibitor’s skillathon (40 points), showmanship (40 points) and live animal conformation (20 points). The best of show and reserve best of show titles go to the top two animals in a species.

Lucas Steen’s 373-pound best of show beef carcass garnered a $5.50 a pound bid from Kim (left) and Nancy Molnar.

Walter (left) and Michal Barnes bid $4.40 a pound for Jake Holden’s 348-pound best of show dairy beef carcass.

Katie Stokes received a $2.30 a pound bid from Gary Thompson of Buckeye Builders for her 592-pound best of show dairy feeder. Also pictured is Junior Fair Queen Jessica Krulic.

Tyler Ellsworth’s 173-pound best of show hog carcass sold to Dennis Sines of JD’s Pit Stop for $6.75 a pound.

Representatives from the Ashtabula County Farm Bureau and Ashtabula Soil & Water Conservation District (from left) Nathan Paskey, Nate Lamoreaux, and Lad Marous, bid $6.25 a pound for Cora Riggleman’s 72-pound best of show lamb carcass.

Teresa Polchin’s best of show dairy cow cheese basket garnered an $800 bid from Cline Clute of Shady Springs Farms.

James H. Brown (right) bid $220 for Michaela Darby’s best of show goat cheese basket.

Alexa Lambert’s (right) grand champion pen of ducks, weighing 15.62 pounds, sold for $7 a pound to Carl Gruey, pictured with his daughter, Ginger.

Logan Platt’s 26.58-pound pen of grand champion and best of show chickens drew a record bid of $70 a pound from Greg Lachey, of Lachey Snowplowing and Trucking.

Avery March sold the 1,400-pound best of show market steer for $2.85 a pound to Lisko Amusements, represented by Tim Lisko.

Jim Ramsey, of Madison Electric, bid $14.50 a pound for John Jackam’s 113-pound grand champion and best of show market lamb.

Mackenzie Kotnik’s 459-pound grand champion beef feeder was sold to Larry and Leora Kotnik, of Kotnik Farms, for a bid of $7 a pound.

Colebrook Elevator, represented by Danny Aulizia, bid $3.15 a pound for Alison Graves’ 678-pound grand champion dairy beef feeder.

Taylor Edelman’s 272-pound grand champion hog drew a bid of $5.60 a pound from Mike Oviatt of Thorne’s Bilo Supermarket.

Lindsay Varquette’s 44.96-pound grand champion turkey fetched a $15.50 a pound bid from Ashtabula County Recorder Barbara Schaab.

Mike and Bobbie Tramte bid $3 a pound for Jael Michelson’s grand champion and best of show market goat.

Lynn Gruber bid $22 a pound for Rebecca Dillon’s 13.32-pound pen of grand champion and reserve best of show rabbits.

Analese Marrison’s 17.52-pound pen of reserve champion and best of show ducks was purchased by Richard Marrison, of Marrison Old Tractors, for $115 a pound.

Jimmy Kunka sold his reserve best of show beef carcass, with a hanging weight of 399 pounds, to Valley Feed Mill, Inc., represented by Jim Kule, for $5.30 a pound.

Larry and Leora Kotnik, of Kotnik Farms, paid $5.50 a pound for Brandon Teter’s 526-pound reserve champion and best of show beef feeder.

Deanna Comp’s 978-pound reserve best of show dairy steer received a $2 a pound bid from the law office of Katherine Riedel, who was not in attendance at the fair.

Garhett Smith’s 64-pound reserve best of show market goat received a bid of $5 a pound from George Smith.

Representatives from the Ashtabula County Farm Bureau and the Ashtabula County Soil & Water District bid $4.60 a pound for Madisyn Gabriel’s 241-pound reserve best of show market hog. Pictured from left are farm bureau member Nate Lamoreaux, soil and water district representative Nathan Paskey, and Tom Spencer Jr. from the farm bureau.

Cassady Kingdom’s 187-pound hog reserve best of show hog carcass sold to Art Gruskiewicz for $4.25 a pound.

Nancy Younessi, of Cope Farm Equipment, bid $6 a pound for Stacey Lute’s 61-pound reserve best of show lamb carcass.

Alaina (left) and Zane Neczeborenko represented their aunt, Tricia Woods of Oink Moo Cluck Farms, who bought Daniel Jackam’s 129-pound reserve best of show lamb for $7.00 a pound.

Logan Giddings sold his reserve best of show turkey, weighing 46.16 pounds to Bill and Donna Stone for $7 a pound.

Nicole Mann’s 1,390-pound reserve champion and best of show dairy steer garnered a $1.85 a pound bid from Beverly and Pat Holden.

Michael Miller’s pen of 26.34-pound reserve champion and reserve best of show chickens garnered a $28.00 a pound bid from Bonnie Plizga, of B.P. Enterprise. Also pictured is 2014 Ashtabula Junior Fair Prince Zachary Conoby (right).

2014 Junior Fair Queen Jessica Kulic’s 626-pound reserve champion and reserve best of show dairy beef feeder was purchased by Bortnick Tractor Sales for $3 a pound. Pictured (from left) are Tony Krulic, of Bortnick Tractor Sales; Jackson Bogardus; Jessica Kulic; and Junior Fair Prince Zachary Conoby.

Cody Kanicki’s 1,465-pound reserve champion and reserve best of show market steer was purchased for $2.75 a pound by Mike and Cari Ellsworth of Mike Ellsworth Construction.

Elisha Michelson’s 55-pound reserve champion market goat fetched a $3.50 a pound bid from Scott and Sara Johnson of Johnson Farms.

Jeff and Marsha Horne bid $3.50 a pound for Chris Futty’s (upper left) 273-pound reserve champion market hog.

Mason Taylor’s 129-pound reserve champion lamb was purchased by Allegra Companies for $16.50 a pound. Allegra Companies was represented by owner James Allegra’s daughter, Samantha.

Richard L. Dana and Marianne Sezon bought Stuart Struna’s 45.98-pound reserve champion turkey for $9.50 a pound.

Aubrey Baker’s 13.40-pound pen of reserve champion rabbits fetched $17.00 a pound from REO Trucking, represented by Owen Stone.

About the Author

Brian Lisik lives in Canton, Ohio. A Suburban Newspapers of America and Ohio Newspaper Association award winner for column writing and series writing, he can be reached at brian@farmanddairy.com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/brianlisik More Stories by Brian Lisik

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