(Scroll down to see a slide show of the market livestock champions. You can also click on the exhibitor’s name to see the individual photo. This article has been updated with results from the cheese auction.)
Aug. 18, 2018
Market Livestock Sale Total: $220,036.88
Total Lots: 286
Cheese Sale Total: $15,075
STEERS
Number of Market Lots: 41
Average: $ 2.19/pound with champions; $1.50/pound with champions; $1.44/lb. without
Number of Carcass Lots: 2
Grand champion: Bayleigh Miller
Bid: $2.75/pound Weight: 1,344 pounds
Buyer: Beatty’s Country Market
Reserve champion: Connor McCrumb
Bid: $2.35/pound Weight: 1,341 pounds
Buyer: 422 Landscape Supply
Grand champion carcass: Shane Clark
Bid: $2.40/pound Weight: 707 pounds
Buyer: Cheryl and Phil Vanasco
Reserve champion carcass: Gracie Enscoe
Bid: $2.15/pound Weight: 697 pounds
Buyer: Pizza Joe’s of Portersville
HOGS
Number of Market Lots: 108
Average: $3.25/pound with champions; $3.15/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 2
Grand champion: Katelynn Bennett
Bid: $9/pound Weight: 277 pounds
Buyer: Crane Room Grille
Reserve champion: Connor McCrumb
Bid: $9/pound Weight: 257 pounds
Buyer: Crane Room Grille
Grand champion carcass hog: Lydia Fair
Bid: $4.75/pound Weight: 150 pounds
Buyer: Mohawk Pizza Joe’s
Reserve champion carcass: Tyler Allison
Bid: $3.50/pound Weight: 170 pounds
Buyer: Pizza Joe’s of Portersville
RABBITS
Number of Pens of Three: 10
Average: $10.29/lb. with champions
Grand champion: Emma Hall
Bid: $30/pound Weight: 12.21 pounds
Buyer: Ryan Guidice
Reserve champion: Henry Ochs
Bid: $17.60/pound Weight: 13 pounds
Buyer: Volant Stables
LAMBS
Number of Market Lots: 47
Average: $4.41/pound with champions; $4.28/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 2
Grand champion: Allison Musser
Bid: $8/pound Weight: 136 pounds
Buyer: Howard & Sons Meat Packing, DJ’s Smokehouse
Reserve champion: Elon Horchler
Bid: $7/pound Weight: 130 pounds
Buyer: Joe, Lynn and Jonathen Sniezek
Grand champion carcass: Katelynn Bennett
Bid: $6.75/pound Weight: 75 pounds
Buyer: Don and Edy Hoye
Reserve champion carcass: Wyatt Dean
Bid: $7.50/pound Weight: 60 pounds
Buyer: WilCo Equipment
GOATS
Number of Market Lots: 32
Average: $4.81/pound with champions; $4.72/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 2
Grand champion market goat: Adelynn Pfaff
Bid: $7/pound Weight: 87 pounds
Buyer: The New NW Sales Co.
Reserve champion: Elon Horchler
Bid: $5.50/pound Weight: 84 pounds
Buyer: Joe, Lynn and Jonathen Sniezek
Grand champion carcass: Travis Stewart
Bid: $10/pound Weight: 33 pounds
Buyer: American Crop Insurance
Reserve champion carcass: Alexis Hufnagel
Bid: $8/pound Weight: 41 pounds
Buyer: GWS Trucking
POULTRY
Number of Pens of Three Chickens: 9
Average: $8.36/lb. with champions; $6.39/lb. without
Grand champion: Kyle Allison
Bid: $19/pound Weight: 19.45 pounds
Buyer: Almar Enterprises
Reserve champion: Jade Horter
Bid: $7/pound Weight: 16.03 pounds
Buyer: Mark Cunningham Auctioneers, Weekly Bargain Bulletin
CHEESE
Number of Lots: 18
Average: $920.83/exhibitor
Top: Jake Booher, $3,000
Buyer: New Wilmington Veterinary Service
Auctioneers and Ringmen: Roger Croll, Mark Cunningham, Beth Hillmar, Mitchell Kerr, Duke Whiting
Lawrence grand goat carcass
Travis Stewart’s 33-pound grand champion goat carcass sold for $10 a pound to American Crop Insurance, represented by Travis Book.
View
Lawrence grand goat carcass
Travis Stewart’s 33-pound grand champion goat carcass sold for $10 a pound to American Crop Insurance, represented by Travis Book.
View
Lawrence grand goat
Adelynn Pfaff raised the 87-pound grand champion market goat, which sold for $7 a pound to the New NW Sales Co., represented by Ken Mezurek.
View
Lawrence grand hog
Katelynn Bennett sold her 277-pound grand champion market hog to the Crane Room Grille, represented by Valerie Measel, for $9 a pound.
View
Lawrence grand lamb carcass
The grand champion lamb carcass, raised by Katelynn Bennett, sold for $6.75 a pound to Don (pictured) and Edy Hoye. The hanging weight was 75 pounds.
View
Lawrence grand lamb
Allison Musser sold her 136-pound grand champion lamb to Howard and Sons Meat Packing and DJ’s Smokehouse, represented by Nicole Howard.
View
Lawrence grand rabbit
Emma Hall raised the grand champion pen of meat rabbits, weighing 12.212 pounds, which sold for $30 a pound to Ryan Guidice.
View
Lawrence grand steer carcass
Shane Clark raised this year’s grand champion steer carcass, with a hanging weight of 707 pounds. It sold for $2.40 a pound to Phil and Cheryl Vanasco.
View
Lawrence grand steer
Bayleigh Miller’s 1,344-pound grand champion market steer sold for $2.75 a pound to Beatty’s Country Market, represented by Doug Beatty.
View
Lawrence grand-hog carcass
The Mohawk Pizza Joe’s, represented by Emily Allison, paid $4.75 a pound for the grand champion hog carcass weighing 150 pounds, raised by Lydia Fair.
View
Lawrence reserve chickens
The reserve champion pen of chickens, weighing 16.031 pounds, sold for $7 a pound to Mark (not pictured) and Joy Beers, Weekly Bargain Bulletin, and Mark Cunningham Auctioneer, represented by Rodger Swogger. Jade Horter raised the champion pen.
View
Lawrence reserve goat carcass
Alexis Hufnagel raised the reserve champion goat carcass, weighing 41 pounds, which sold for $8 a pound to GWS Trucking, represented by Donna Stickle and her granddaughter Kenna Hufnagle.
View
Lawrence reserve goat
The Sniezek family — Joe, Lynn and Jonathen — paid $5.50 a pound for Elon Horchler’s 84-pound reserve champion market goat. Representing Elon in the sale ring was his sister, Mattie.
View
Lawrence reserve hog carcass
Tyler Allison’s 170-pound reserve champion market hog carcass sold for $3.50 a pound to Pizza Joe’s of Portersville, represented by Jason Peffer.
View
Lawrence reserve hog
Crane Room Grille, represented by Valerie Measel, paid $9 a pound for Connor McCrumb’s 257-pound reserve champion hog.
View
Lawrence reserve lamb carcass
Wyatt Dean’s reserve champion lamb carcass, with a hanging weight of 60 pounds, sold for $7.50 a pound to WilCo Equipment, represented by Michelle Wilson.
View
Lawrence reserve lamb
Elon Horchler, represented in the sale ring by his sister Mattie, raised the reserve champion market lamb, weighing 130 pounds. The Sniezek family — Joe, Lynn and Jonathen — paid $7 a pound for the champion.
View
Lawrence reserve rabbit
Henry Ochs’ reserve champion pen of rabbits, weighing 13 pounds, sold for $17.60 a pound to Volant Stables, represented by Rob Harding.
View
Lawrence reserve steer carcass
Gracie Enscoe’s reserve champion steer carcass, weighing 697 pounds, sold for $2.15 a pound to Pizza Joe’s of Portersville, represented by Jason Peffer.
View
Lawrence reserve steer
Connor McCrumb sold his 1,341-pound reserve champion steer to 422 Landscape Supply, represented by Bob Buchowski, for $2.35 a pound.
View
Lawrence grand chickens
Kyle Allison’s grand champion pen of meat chickens, weighing 19.45 pounds, sold for $19 a pound to Almar Enterprises, represented by Mariann Ritchie.STAY INFORMED. SIGN UP!
Up-to-date agriculture news in your inbox!
