Sept. 3, 2016
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Total sale: $480,000
Total lots: 430
RABBITS
Number of lots: 11
Average w/champions: $46/pound
Average without champions: $16.71/pound
Grand champion exhibitor: Sarah Grinstead
Bid: $50 per pound Weight: 13.74
Buyer: Geauga Vision Group
Reserve champion exhibitor: Dee Dee Soncrant
Bid: $42 per pound Weight: 12.50
Buyer: Senator John Eklund
CHICKENS
Number of lots: 113
Average w/champions: $65/pound
Average without champions: $23.50/pound
Grand champion exhibitor: Phillip Montazzoli
Bid: $60 per pound Weight: 38.51 pounds
Buyer: Hungry Bee
Reserve champion exhibitor: Dennis Bergansky
Bid: $70 per pound Weight: 40.68 pounds
Buyer: Hungry Bee
TURKEYS
Number of lots: 73
Average w/champions: $51.50/pound
Average without champions: $23.50/pound
Grand champion exhibitor: Samantha Bergansky
Bid: $75 per pound Weight: 50 pounds
Buyer: Cherokee Demolition
Reserve champion exhibitor: Anthony Surace
Bid: $67.50 per pound Weight: 47 pounds
Buyer: Preston Superstore
Grand champion hen exhibitor: Alexander Maloney
Bid: $26 per pound Weight: 30 pounds
Buyer: Hungry Bee
Reserve champion hen exhibitor: John Paul McIlroy
Bid: $37.50 per pound Weight: 31 pounds
Buyer: Mac Plumbing
DUCKS
Number of lots: 23
Average w/champions: $92.50/pound
Average without champions: $27.64/pound
Grand champion exhibitor: RJ Jefferson
Bid: $105 Weight: 6.64 pounds
Buyer: Judy and Bob Meyer
Reserve champion exhibitor: Jena Clark
Bid: $80 per pound Weight: 6.39 pounds
Buyer: Geauga Feed and Grain
HOGS
Number of lots: 114
Average w/champions: $7/pound
Average without champions: $3.34/pound
Grand champion exhibitor: Kate Hornyak
Bid: $10 per pound Weight: 289 pounds
Buyer: ETNA Products Inc.
Reserve champion exhibitor: Angelina DiLillo
Bid: $11 per pound Weight: 252 pounds
Buyer: Geauga Feed and Grain
MARKET GOATS
Number of lots: 8
Average w/champions: $14.25
Average without champions: $4.38/pound
Grand champion exhibitor: Mike Soltis
Bid: $18 per pound Weight: 103 pounds
Buyer: Green Family Funeral Home
Reserve champion exhibitor: Max Soltis
Bid: $10.50 per pound Weight: 91 pounds
Buyer: Del Davis Mechanical LLC
Auburn Dairymen dairy basket
The Auburn Dairymen sold their dairy basket for $3,500 to Pat Preston of Preston Superstore.
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Auburn Dairymen dairy basket
The Auburn Dairymen sold their dairy basket for $3,500 to Pat Preston of Preston Superstore.
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Best corn in the county
Joe Lausin of Thompson, Ohio, displayed the best of show corn at the Geauga County Fair.
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Junior Champion Brown Swiss
Colby Turner was all smiles when his Brown Swiss winter calf, Arabica, was named junior champion during the Brown Swiss show, Sept. 3, at the Geauga County Fair.
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Geauga Dairymen dairy basket
The Geauga Dairymen club sold its dairy basket for $4,000 to Ken Townsend of Townsend Machinery.
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Geauga grand champion duck
The Geauga County Fair grand champion duck, weighing 6.64 pounds, was shown by RJ Jefferson and purchased by Judy and Bob Meyer for $105 per pound.
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Geauga grand champion goat
The Geauga County Fair grand champion goat, weighing 103 pounds, was shown by Mike Soltis and purchased by Green Family Funeral Home, represented by David Green, Karen Boyle and Cameron Longsford, for $18 per pound.
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Geauga grand champion hog
The Geauga County Fair grand champion hog, weighing 289 pounds, was shown by Kate Hornyak and purchased by Ike Tripp, with Maryanne Golden, of ETNA Products Inc., for $10 per pound.
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Geauga grand champion lamb
The Geauga County Fair grand champion lamb, weighing 142 pounds, was shown by Anna Montazzoli and purchased by Craig Sirna, of Geauga County Farm Bureau, for $12 per pound.
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Geauga grand champion rabbit
The Geauga County Fair grand champion rabbit pen, weighing 13.74 pounds, was shown by Sarah Grinstead and purchased by John Bruening, of Geauga Vision Group, for $50 per pound.
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Geauga grand champion steer
The Geauga County Fair grand champion steer, weighing 1,246, was shown by Tatumn Poff and purchased by Todd, Cheryl, Isabell and Troy Brugmann, of Oscar Brugmann Sand and Gravel, for $6.45 per pound.
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Geauga grand champion turkey
The Geauga County Fair reserve champion turkey pen, weighing 47 pounds, was shown by Anthony Surace and purchased by Preston Superstore, represented by Todd Sherrill, for $67.50 per pound.
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Horse showmanship
Horse exhibitors put their best foot forward to impress the judge during horse showmanship at the Geauga County Fair, Sept. 3.
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Caught him snoozin'
Geauga County Fair King Daniel Takacs takes a quick nap outside the junior fair small animal sale tent while he waits for his turn to sell.
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A good scratchin'
Amanda Ray and Nick Karolczak take turns scratching the head of a friendly goat at the Geauga County Fair, Sept. 3.
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Give them the wave
Geauga Fair Queen Meghan O'Reilly gives the crowd her best royal wave while selling her market chicken pen during the small animal sale, Sept. 3.
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Geauga reserve championduck
The Geauga County Fair reserve champion duck was shown by Jena Clark and purchased by Kevin O’Reilly, of Geauga Feed, for $80 per pound.
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Geauga reserve champion goat
The Geauga County Fair reserve champion goat, weighing 91 pounds, was shown by Max Soltis and purchased by Mark Shaver of Del Davis Mechanical LLC, for $10.50 per pound.
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Geauga reserve champion hog
The Geauga County Fair reserve champion hog, weighing 252 pounds, was shown by Angelina DiLillo and purchased by Kevin O’Reilly, of Geauga Feed and Grain, for $11 per pound.
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Geauga reserve champion lamb
The Geauga County Fair reserve champion lamb, weighing 153 pounds was shown by Logan McQuerry and purchased by Green Family Funeral Home, represented by David Green, Karen Boyle and Cameron Longsford, for $6.50 per pound.
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Geauga reserve champion steer
The Geauga County Fair reserve champion steer, weighing 1,224, was shown by Kate Hornyak and purchased by Pete Sugarman and Jolie Chapman, of Chagrin and Middlefield Napa, for $4 per pound.
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Geauga reserve champion turkey
The Geauga County Fair reserve champion turkey pen, weighing 47 pounds, was shown by Anthony Surace and purchased by Preston Superstore, represented by Todd Sherrill, for $67.50 per pound.
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Thompson Ledge Dairy basket
Thompson Ledge Dairy sold its dairy basket for $5,000 to Ken Townsend of Townsend Machinery.
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Geuaga reserve champion chicken
The Geauga County Fair reserve champion chicken pen, weighing 40.68 pounds, was shown by Dennis Bergansky and purchased by Kimberly and Jimmy Gibson of Hungry Bee for $70 per pound.
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Geauga grand champion chicken
The Geauga County Fair grand champion chicken pen, weighing 38.51 pounds,was shown by Phillip Montazzoli and purchased by Kimberly and Jimmy Gibson of Hungry Bee, for $60 per pound.
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Geauga reserve champion rabbit
The Geauga County Fair reserve champion rabbit pen, weighing 12.50 pounds, was shown by Dee Dee Soncrant and purchased by Sen. John Eklund for $42 per pound.
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Geauga grand champion hen
The Geauga County Fair grand champion hen, weighing 30 pounds, was shown by Alexander Maloney and purchased by Kimberly and Jimmy Gibson of Hungry Bee, for $26 per pound.
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Geauga reserve champion hen
The Geauga County Fair reserve champion hen, weighing 47 pounds, was shown by John Paul McIlroy and purchased by Bob McIlroy, of Mac Plumbing, for $37.50 per pound.LAMBS
Number of lots: 42
Average w/champions: $9.25/pound
Average without champions: $4.16/pound
Grand champion exhibitor: Anna Montazzoli
Bid: $12 per pound Weight: 142 pounds
Buyer: Geauga County Farm Bureau
Reserve champion exhibitor: Logan McQuerry
Bid: $6.50 per pound Weight: 153 pounds
Buyer: Green Family Funeral Home
STEERS
Number of lots: 35
Average w/champions: $5.23/pound
Average without champions: $3.73/pound
Grand champion exhibitor: Tatumn Poff
Bid: $6.45 per pound Weight: 1,246
Buyer: Oscar Brugmann Sand and Gravel
Reserve champion exhibitor: Kate Hornyak
Bid: $4 per pound Weight: 1,224 pounds
Buyer: Chagrin and Middlefield Napa
DAIRY BASKETS
Auburn Dairymen basket: $3,500
Buyer: Preston Superstore
Geagua Dairymen basket: $4,000
Buyer: Townsend Machine
Thompson Ledge Dairy basket: $5,000
Buyer: Townsend Machine
Auctioneers and ringmen:
Pete Howes, Mike Davis, Heath Davis, Dave Rennolds, Tim McCaskey and Aaron Mast
