(Scroll down to see a slide show from the livestock sale. You can also click on the individual champion’s name to see a larger photo.)
Aug. 13, 2015
Sale Total: $230,570.15
Total Lots: 234
STEERS
Number of Market Lots: 45
Average: $2.03/pound with champions; $1.82/pound without
Grand champion: Jay Allen
Bid: $9/pound Weight: 1,379 pounds
Buyer: PennEnergy Resources
Reserve champion: Matt Powers
Bid: $3.50/pound Weight: 1,305 pounds
Buyer: North Washington Volunteer Fire Department/Energy Transfer
Rate of Gain: Emily Mischen
Homebred champion: Brock King
Homebred reserve champion: Paul Drake
County-bred champion: Cameron Sworsa
County-bred reserve champion: Hailie Mitchell
HOGS
Number of Market Lots: 70
Average: $3.17/pound with champions; $3.07/pound without
Grand champion: Courtnie Roberts
Bid: $8/pound Weight: 284 pounds
Buyer: Amerikohl Mining
Reserve champion: Kaiden Roberts
Bid: $5/pound Weight: 277 pounds
Buyer: Butler Eagle
Homebred champion: Ryleigh Henry
Homebred reserve champion: Taylor Kennedy
County-bred champion: Mayson Kennedy
County-bred reserve champion: Kaitlin Kerr
LAMBS
Number of Market Lots: 63
Average: $4.34/pound with champions; $4.07/pound without
Grand champion: Rebecca Frazier
Bid: $16/pound Weight: 131 pounds
Buyer: Amerikohl Mining
Reserve champion: Aaron Drake
Bid: $9/pound Weight: 132 pounds
Buyer: West Central Equipment
Homebred champion: Paul Drake
Homebred reserve champion: Julianna DiPippa
County-bred champion: Alyssa DiPippa
County-bred reserve champion: Ben Drake
GOATS
Number of Market Lots: 25
Average: $6.04/pound with champions; $5.31/pound without
Grand champion: Mark Snyder
Bid: $12/pound Weight: 76 pounds
Buyer: Rural King Farm Supply
Reserve champion: Ben Lyons
Bid: $16/pound Weight: 93 pounds
Buyer: Thomas Construction
Homebred champion: Lauren Bash
Homebred reserve champion: Melina Bryner
County-bred champion: Camden Bash
County-bred reserve champion: Lauren Bash
CHEESE
Number of Lots: 10*
Average: $895/basket
*An 11th basket sold for $1,650 to J.W. Marshall Inc. and Krill Trucking to help fund next year’s cheese sale.
RABBITS
Number of Pens of Three: 19
Total sale: 6,880
Grand champion: Sarah Rager
Bid: $2,700/pen
Buyer: Treesdale Landscaping Company
Reserve champion: Grace Swope
Bid: $500/pen
Buyer: Rex Energy
CHICKENS
Number of Lots: 14
Total sale:
Because of the statewide ban on live poultry exhibits/sales, the youth raised their poultry projects at home, and showed posters of their projects in the sale ring. No champions were selected.
Auctioneers and Ringmen:
Don Braham, Roger Croll, Wyatt Croll, Beth Hillmar; cheese sale: John R. Huey
butler farm show charity hog
A market hog was raised by the 4-H Beef Breeding Club with the proceeds to benefit the Disabled American Veterans of Butler County. Amerikohl Mining paid $5.25 a pound for the 287-pound hog. With additional donations from other individuals, the total raised for the veterans’ group was $3,056.75, and sale attendees were also encouraged to make donations in a jar on the clerk’s table.
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A market hog was raised by the 4-H Beef Breeding Club with the proceeds to benefit the Disabled American Veterans of Butler County. Amerikohl Mining paid $5.25 a pound for the 287-pound hog. With additional donations from other individuals, the total raised for the veterans’ group was $3,056.75, and sale attendees were also encouraged to make donations in a jar on the clerk’s table.
View butler farm show grand champion goat
Mark Snyder’s 76-pound grand champion goat sold for $12 a pound to Rural King Farm Supply, represented by Bob Ridley.
View butler farm show grand champion hog
Amerikohl Mining, represented by April Stilley and John Stilley, paid $8 a pound for Courtnie Roberts’ 284-pound grand champion market hog. Also pictured are county commissioner Dale Pinkerton and Millie Pinkerton.
View butler farm show grand champion lamb
Rebecca Frazier’s 131-pound grand champion lamb sold for $16 a pound to Amerikohl Mining, represented by Denise Stilley, John Stilley, Ayden Davis and Devon Davis.
View butler farm show grand champion rabbit
Treesdale Landscaping Company, represented by Ed Hoffman, paid a record $2,700 for Sarah Rager’s grand champion pen of rabbits.
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Jay Allen sold his 1,379-pound grand champion steer to PennEnergy Resources, represented by Casey Bowers and Zach Dixon, for $9 a pound.
View butler farm show reserve champion goat
Ben Lyons raised the 93-pound reserve champion market goat, which sold for $16 a pound to Thomas Construction, represented by Amy and Doug Thomas.
View butler farm show reserve champion hog
Kaiden Roberts’ 277-pound reserve champion hog sold for $5 a pound to the Butler Eagle, represented by Ron Vodenichar, who was joined by commissioner candidates Leslie Osche and Kim Geyer.
View butler farm show reserve champion lamb
Aaron Drake’s 132-pound reserve champion lamb sold for $9 a pound to West Central Equipment, represented by Brooke Tritch, Warren Soergel, Jason Zang, and Gary Karns, holding Drew Tritch.
View butler farm show reserve champion rabbit
Rex Energy, represented by Mike Endler, Brad Hallam and Duane Maust, paid $500 for Grace Swope’s reserve champion pen of rabbits.
View butler farm show reserve champion steer
The North Washington Volunteer Fire Department, represented by Dave Hazlet, on behalf of Energy Transfer, paid $3.50 a pound for Matt Powers’ 1,305-pound reserve champion steer.
View butler.Cheese Auction 291
The first-ever Butler County cheese auction totaled $10,600 on 11 lots. In addition to the baskets from 10 youth, the sale included a basket to help fund next year’s cheese sale efforts. Participants included (front, L-R) Maggie Bowser, Emma Bowser, Robin Peters, Maddy Fry, Brooklyn Peters and Kylie Burke; (second row) Ethan Zang, Marc Galante, Jake Booher, and Cole Miller. (Kate Aiken photo)STAY INFORMED. SIGN UP!
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