Scroll down for a slide show of the champions from the 2011 Lawrence County Fair market livestock competitions.
Lawrence County Fair market livestock sale
Aug. 20, 2011
Sale Total: $174,826.08
(Lot numbers include resales)
STEERS
Number of Market Lots: 34
Average: $1.69 with champions; $1.63 without
Number of Carcass Lots: 2
Grand champion: Anthony Peluso
Bid: $3.10/pound Weight: 1,345 pounds
Buyer: Fat Jimmys
Reserve champion: Wyatt Dean
Bid: $2/pound Weight: 1,294 pounds
Buyer: Pizza Joes of Portersville
Grand champion carcass: Todd Rossi
Bid: $3.50/pound Weight: 717 pounds
Buyer: Harry Curatola
Reserve champion carcass: Aubrey Gibson
Bid: $2.60/pound Weight: 848 pounds
Buyer: Don Hoye
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HOGS
Number of Market Lots: 95
Average: $2.61 with champions; $2.51 without
Number of Carcass Lots: 2
Grand champion: Jackie Thompson
Bid: $11/pound Weight: 253 pounds
Buyer: Goodge Accounting
Reserve champion: Katelynn Bennett
Bid: $2.70/pound Weight: 258 pounds
Buyer: Howard & Son Meat Packing
Grand champion carcass: Nick Pogozelec
Bid: $3.75/pound Weight: 144 pounds
Buyer: Jones Construction
Reserve champion carcass: Steve Moore
Bid: $2.50/pound Weight: 170 pounds
Buyer: C.C. Farm
LAMBS
Number of Market Lots: 65
Average: $3.60/pound with champions; $3.44 without
Number of Carcass Lots: 2
Grand champion: Abbey Benninghoff
Bid: $9/pound Weight: 135 pounds
Buyer: MSB Suffolks
Reserve champion: Olivia Sniezek
Bid: $7/pound Weight: 127 pounds
Buyer: Huntington Wealth Advisors/Huntington Bank
Grand champion carcass: Amanda Hall
Bid: $13/pound Weight: 56 pounds
Buyer: Weingartner Farms
Reserve champion carcass: Emma Hall
Bid: $13/pound Weight: 65 pounds
Buyer: Krauss Portable Welding LLC
GOATS
Number of Market Lots: 24
Average: $6.07/lb. with champions; $6.17 without
Number of Carcass Lots: 2
Grand champion: Abbey Benninghoff
Bid: $5/pound Weight: 78 pounds
Buyer: Fat Jimmys
Reserve champion: Grace Houk
Bid: $5/pound Weight: 78 pounds
Buyer: GWS Trucking
Grand champion carcass: Rachel Telesz
Bid: $14/pound Weight: 37 pounds
Buyer: Watson’s Inc.
Reserve champion carcass: Jenny Ratvasky
Bid: $11/pound Weight: 39 pounds
Buyer: C.C. Farm
RABBITS
Number of Pens of Three: 15
Average: $17.80/lb. with champions
Grand champion: Jane McAnallen
Bid: $45/pound (RECORD) Weight: 13.86 pounds
Buyer: Eileen Fagan
Reserve champion: Madison Blose
Bid: $60/pound (RECORD) Weight: 15.63 pounds
Buyer: Todd Blose
CHEESE BASKETS
Number of Participants: 21
Average: $557.14/basket
Top basket: Kaitlin Martin
Bid: $1,000/basket
Buyer: Richard Martin Trucking
Top basket: Emily McKissick
Bid: $1,000/basket
Buyer: Bud and Shirley Hillmar
GOAT’S MILK FUDGE
Number of Participants: 7
Average: $332.14/basket
Top basket: Jenny Ratvasky
Bid: $600/basket
Buyer: Bintrim Plumbing
Auctioneers:
Mark Cunningham, Beth Hilmar, Duke Whiting, Matt Lawrence
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