4-H Livestock Auction Results Announced; Sale Totals Over $211K
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Staff Report-
Results of the 2020 Kosciusko County 4-H Livestock Auction, which was July 13-16, are in and the sale total is $211,077.
The online auction – premium only – had no market animals included in the sale of the lots. 4-Hers were allowed to sell only one lot versus two in prior years.
In the beef division, there were 32 entries for a total sale of $54,565. Other divisions were: dairy, 20 entries, $22,835; dairy calf feeder steer, 20 entries, $17,755; dairy steer, six entries, $7,425; goats, 48 entries, $22,740; king kiss, one entry, $1,735; poultry, 60 entries, $22,167; queen kiss, one entry, $450; rabbit, six entries, $4,570; rabbit, six entries, $4,570; sheep, 17 entries, $12,390; and swine, 52 entries, $44,445.
Total lots sold were 264. Total income was $211,077.
Those that did not sell and are being taken to the state fair included: Grand Champion & Reserve Grand Champion Barrow, exhibited by Landon Bewley, Silver Lake; Grand Champion & Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb, exhibited by Jordyn Leininger, Pierceton; Grand Champion Dairy Calf Feeder Steer was exhibited by Justin Beer, Milford, who also exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Dairy Beef Steer; and Jared Beer, Milford, exhibited the Grand Champion Dairy Steer.
Those that did not sell for other reasons included: Grand Champion Guernsey Cow, exhibited by Kylie Evans, Warsaw; Grand Champion Senior Doe - Goat Milk, exhibited by Ethan Moore, Warsaw (could sell only one goat entry); Grand Champion Specialty Market Goat, exhibited by Airyana Bradley,?Leesburg.
The Grand Champion Beef Steer, exhibited by Allie Ayers, Warsaw, was purchased for $3,935. It was purchased by Jared Haughee, J C Barry Ostrom, Kirk Trabert, Clunette Elevator, Terry & Karen Templin family, Polk Equipment, Deatsman Grain Farm, Steven and Sarah Hall, W.R. Hall Insurance, Lake City Bank, Dennis Polk Equipment, Ernie & Rachel Burbrink, Brian Zehring family, Tippy View Lawn Care LLC, Cory Colman family, Leesburg Mighty Farmers 4-H Club, Matthew Welte, Paragon Medical, Martin Brumbaugh Family, Larry & Kay Kammerer, Everest Excavating LLC, Nubb Lowry, Tom Farms, Greenmark Equipment, New Paris Tractor Parts, Sally Bailey-Coldwell Banker, Ferguson Farms Inc., TTG Equipment, Christopher Polk, Tim Polk family, Angie Jarrett, Fred Lechlitner Family, Leesburg Lions Dairy Bar, Horizon Bank, Yagel Grain, Joel & Karla Shepherd.
The Reserve Grand Champion Beef Steer was exhibited by Jackson Templin, Leesburg, a 10-year 4-H member. Purchase price was $3,275. It was purchased by Milford Helping Hands 4-H Club, John & Kelly Heckaman, Steve Tucker, Jared Haughee, Farm Credit Mid-America, Bishop Farms, Renea Messmore, Scott & Jenny Nelson family, Ed & Tamara Boggs family, Polk Equipment, Greg & Kassi Rowland Family, Turtle Top, Lake City Bank, Good Excavating, Redline Equipment, Marc & Jodi Beer family, Tippy View Lawn Care LLC, Cory Colman family, Randy & Sonja Hesser family, Paragon Medical, Jared & Molly Templin, Martin Brumbaugh Family, Daniel A. and Kari Knepper, Everest Excavating LLC, Matt & Christi Sausaman, Tom Farms, Crossroads Bank, Monteith Tire of Warsaw, Dan & Loni O'Hara, Dental Solutions, Anthony Roth, Greenmark Equipment, Sally Bailey-Coldwell Banker, David Sands, Edward Jones Investment, Christopher Polk, Ayers family, Tim Polk family, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Angie Jarrett, Ashley Armstrong, Brian Wuthrich, Fred Lechlitner Family, Randy Beer and Pioneer Seed, Jay & Linda Haughee, Horizon Bank, Joel & Karla Shepherd.
The Reserve Grand Champion Dairy Calf Feeder Steer was exhibited by Cohen Tom, Leesburg, with a purchase price of $1,935. It was purchased by Brent & Renea Messmore family, Turtle Top, Lake City Bank, Leesburg Mighty Farmers 4-H Club, Randy & Sonja Hesser family, Daniel A. and Kari Knepper, Matt & Christi Sausaman, Tom Farms, Amanda Tom, John & Kelly Heckaman, Dental Solutions, Greenmark Equipment, Jason Wood, Christopher Polk, Leesburg Lions Dairy Bar, Horizon Bank.
The Grand Champion Rabbit Meat Pen was exhibited by Ariel Ross, South Whitley. Purchase price was $1,550. It was purchased by Jake Furbee, Robert Wilson, Laura Ross and Horizon Bank.
The Reserve Grand Champion Rabbit Meat Pen was exhibited by Erin McKee, Silver Lake, a 10-year 4-H member. Purchase price was $1,000. It was purchased by Judith Stofleth, Turtle Top, Linda McKee, Kathy Lokotar, Choretime/Brock CTB, Jennifer Metzger, Morgan Vervynckt, Lloyd Shroyer, Crossroads Bank, Dan Mckee, Jestina Schultz, Horizon Bank.
The Grand Champion Dairy Market Goat was exhibited by Ethan Moore, Warsaw, a 10-year 4-H member. Purchase price was $1,020. It was purchased by Roger Studebaker, Bishop Farms, Turtle Top, Ot Schroeder-State Farm, Sharon Sommers, Choretime/Brock CTB, Lloyd Shroyer, Casey Pequignot, Crossroads Bank, Christopher Polk, John Camden Construction & Camden Polled Herefords, Horizon Bank, Kathy Rodgers.
Grand Champion Holstein was exhibited by Logan Hollar, Milford, a last-year member. Purchase price was $2,425. It was purchase by Milford Helping Hands 4-H Club, John & Kelly Heckaman, Interra Credit Union, Clunette Elevator, Polk Equipment, Deatsman Grain Farm, Kosciusko County 4-H Dairy Supporters, Redline Equipment, Jason Lecount family, Jeff & Jodie Roose family, Lee & Sandy Beer Family, Beer Dairy Inc., Greenmark Equipment, Mitch & Jaime Hollar, Christopher Polk, Horizon Bank.
4-H Queen Kiss, provided by Brittany Duncan, Silver Lake, went for $450, with proceeds toward the Rabbit Barn. Purchased by Kassi Rowland, Glen Zorn, Kathy Lokotar, Echoes Of The Past, Tom Farms, Christopher Polk, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Linda Duncan, Horizon Bank.
The 4-H King Kiss, provided by Justin Beer, Milford, went for $1,735, with proceeds toward the Dairy Barn. It was purchased by Milford Helping Hands 4-H Club, Steve Tucker, John Zimmerman Farms, Troy & Briana Wuthrich, Farm Credit Mid-America, Kassi Rowland, W.R. Hall Insurance, Beer's Lawn Installation, Marc & Jodi Beer Family, Tippy View Lawn Care LLC, Schlipf Precision Ag, Lee & Sandy Beer family, Kayla Templin, Daniel A. and Kari Knepper, Tom Farms, Beer Dairy Inc., Christopher Polk, Horizon Bank.
Grand Champion Market Turkey was exhibited by Kendra Kline, Claypool. For $1,310, it was purchased by James Schmidt, Leesburg Mighty Farmers 4-H Club, Duane Kline, Randy & Sonja Hesser family, Christopher Polk, Leesburg Lions Dairy Bar, Horizon Bank.
Grand Champion Market Ducks was exhibited by Cora Ransbottom, Claypool. It was purchased for $1,550 by J C Barry Ostrom, Polk Equipment, Lake City Bank, CFS Milford, Choretime/Brock CTB, Monteith Tire of Warsaw, Claypool Lions Club, Greenmark Equipment, TTG Equipment, Christopher Polk, Louis Dreyfus Commodities, Horizon Bank, Dan and Eileen Ransbottom.
The Grand Champion Market Chickens were exhibited by Katherine Juillerat, Larwill, a 10-year member. For $675, it was purchased by Zella Hatfield, Polk Equipment, Turtle Top, Dennis Polk Equipment, Lloyd Shroyer, Crossroads Bank, Tim Polk family, Horizon Bank.
