(Photos/Reported by Catie Noyes)
Medina County Fair
Aug. 4-5, 2017
Sale total: $405,291.44
Total lots: 668
(Scroll down to see a slideshow of the winners’ photos; click on an individual’s name to see a larger photo)
RABBITS
Number of Market Lots: 36
Sold as pen of three
Grand champion: Joe Aungst
Bid: $1,075 (new record)
Weight: 14.4
Buyer: State Senator Larry Obhof
Reserve champion: Nikki Morris
Bid: $700
Weight: 13.8
Buyer: Wolff Bros. Supply
DUCKS
Number of Market Lots: 69
Sold by the head
Grand champion: Jess Rennu
Bid: $1,413 (new record)
Weight: 6.5
Buyer: Sandridge Food Corp
Reserve champion: Bryce Hornbeck
Bid: $850
Weight: 6.9
Buyer: Dr. Kelly A. Parker
GEESE
Number of Market Lots: 17
Sold by the head
Grand champion: Faith Stidham
Bid: $3,900 (new record)
Weight: 13.7
Buyer: Dr. Kelly A. Parker
Reserve champion: Justin Fenohr
Weight: 11.3
CHICKENS
Number of Market Lots: 88
Grand champion: Brenna Walters
Bid: $6,000 (new record)
Weight: 17.7 pounds
Buyer: Dr. Kelly A. Parker
Reserve champion: Brittany Miller
Bid: $1,000
Weight: 17.2 pounds
Buyer: Sandridge Food Corp
TURKEYS
Number of Market Lots: 44
Grand champion: Allison Loftis
Bid: $1,000
Weight: 24 pounds
Buyer: Dr. Kelly A. Parker
Reserve champion: Becca Rogers
Bid: $475
Weight: 27 pounds
Buyer: Amandalinn Hagerman, Hannah Huttinger. Strike and Spare Lanes
GOATS
Number of Market Lots: 21
Average: $4.20/pound
Grand champion: Jenna DeSimone
Bid: $19/pound (new record)
Weight: 73 pounds
Buyer: Westfield Insurance
Reserve champion: Jenna DeSimone
Bid: $11/pound
Weight: 73 pounds
Buyer: 511 Feed and Supply and Jones Boer Goats
DAIRY GOATS
Number of Market Lots: 9
Average: $3.98/pound
Grand champion: Jared Bartter
Bid: $10/pound
Weight: 71 pounds
Buyer: Fairway Electric
Reserve champion: Jared Bartter
Bid: $7/pound
Weight: 75 pounds
Buyer: Dr. Charles Pfister
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LAMBS
Number of Lots: 85
Average: $4.17/pound
Grand champion: Allison Loftis
Bid: $20.50/pound (new record)
Weight: 130 lbs.
Buyer: HSH Construction and Excavating
Reserve champion: Clayton Sparks
Bid: $15.50/pound
Weight: 134 pounds
Buyer: Ag Design
Grand champion carcass: Anna Farnsworth
Bid: $11/pound
Weight: 84 lbs.
Buyer: HSH Construction and Excavating
Reserve champion carcass: Laci Alkyer
Bid: $8/pound
Weight: 72 pounds
Buyer: Precision Outdoor Creations
Grand champion homegrown: Brooke Sparks
Bid: $9/pound
Weight: 127 lbs.
Buyer: Foster Farms
Reserve champion homegrown: Larry Lewis III
Bid: $3.90/pound
Weight: 148 pounds
Buyer: Jeff Miller and Family.
HOGS
Number of Market Lots: 190
Average: $1.65/pound
Grand champion: Allison Loftis
Bid: $7.50
Weight: 272 pounds
Buyer: T.L. Keller Meats
Reserve champion and champion homegrown: Chrystyanna Olson
Bid: $13.05/pound
Weight: 264 pounds
Buyer: Funny Farm Designs
Grand champion carcass: Zander Throckmorton
Bid: $6
Weight: 143 pounds
Buyer: Precision Outdoor Creations
Reserve champion carcass: Clay Johnson
Bid: $6.20/pound
Weight: 168 pounds
Buyer: Kelling Family
Reserve champion homegrown: Grace Nelson
Bid: $4.30/pound
Weight: 226 pounds
Buyer: P.J. Marley’s
STEERS
Number of Market Lots: 16
Average: $3.83/pound
Grand champion: Natasha Marrone
Bid: $4.75/pound
Weight: 1305 pounds
Buyer: Ag Design
Reserve champion: Shelby Moucha
Bid: $3.90/pound
Weight: 1415 pounds
Buyer: Mike and Deb Terrell
Grand champion county born: Joey Pavlovicz
Bid: $3.10/pound
Weight: 1275 pounds
Buyer: Farmers Savings Bank
Reserve champion county born: Natasha Marrone
Bid: $3.10/pound
Weight: 1265 pounds
Buyer: Dr. Kelly Parker
Grand champion carcass: Levi Farnsworth
Bid: $4.70/pound
Weight: 789 pounds
Buyer: Simmons Brothers Construction
Reserve champion carcass: Tom Siedel
Bid: $7.35/pound
Weight: 385 pounds
Buyer: Emil Fabrizi
DAIRY BEEF
Number of Market Lots: 21
Average: $1.58/pound
Grand champion: Larry Lewis III
Bid: $3.65/pound
Weight: 1695 pounds
Buyer: Albrecht Trucking
Reserve champion: Cheyenne Honigman
Bid: $1.65/pound
Weight: 1455 pounds
Buyer: Treemaster’s Tree Service
FEEDERS
Number of Market Lots: 67
Average: $1.62/pound
Grand champion starter calf: Joseph Mennell
Bid: $2.50/pound
Weight: 385 pounds
Buyer: Shaw Farms
Reserve champion starter calf: Jake Mennell
Bid: $2.50/pound
Weight: 413 pounds
Buyer: Spencer Feed and Supply
Grand champion light feeder: Anna Farnsworth
Bid: $2/pound
Weight: 600 pounds
Buyer: Shaw Trucking and Excavating
Reserve champion light feeder: Cheyenne Honigman
Bid: $1.90/pound
Weight: 650 pounds
Buyer: Dr. Whitney Shaw
Grand champion heavy feeder: Alexis Zgrabik
Bid: $2.60/pound
Weight: 1100 pounds
Buyer: Fehlan Insurance
Reserve champion heavy feeder: Anna Farnsworth
Bid: $2.40/pound
Weight: 685 pounds
Buyer: T.L. Keller Meats
4-H Endowment Basket:
Bid: $5,000 (new record) Buyer: Dr. Kelly Parker
Auctioneers and Ringmen: Paul Emerson, Harold Farnsworth, Russ Farnsworth, Chuck Stiver, Scott Neptune, Chris Sulzener, Matt Sulzener
Fair king and queen: Jeremiah Kreuder and Kelsey Hurley
