Mercer County 4-H Roundup results

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Mercer grand lamb
Shelby Rader sold her 147-pound champion market lamb for $9.50 a pound to Matt Miller of The Area Shopper and Miller’s Auction Service.

Reported/Photos by Chris Kick

Sale Total:$101,835.83
Total animal Lots:  151

Cheese Sale Total:  $9,485.00
Total Lots:          26

STEERS

Number of Market Lots: 14
Average: $1.79/pound with champions
$1.44/pound without champions

Grand champion: Chance Rains
Bid: $4.10/pound              Weight: 1,376 pounds
Buyer: Fairview Cheese

Reserve champion: Courtnie Roberts
Bid: $3/pound              Weight: 1,430 pounds
Buyer: Hoss’s Steak and Sea House

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HOGS

Number of Market Lots: 91
Average: $2.23/pound with champions
Average: $2.11/pound without champions

Grand champion: Bailey Kasbee
Bid: $8.25             Weight: 266 pounds
Buyer: TimberCreek Restaurant

Reserve champion: Kenneth Yarnell
Bid: $6/pound              Weight: 240 pounds
Buyer: SJA Pitch & Putt

LAMBS

Number of Market Lots: 19
Average: $3.40/pound with champions
Average: $2.75/pound without champions

Grand champion: Shelby Rader
Bid: $9.50/pound              Weight: 147 pounds
Buyer: The Area Shopper, Miller’s Auction Service

Reserve champion: Carlin Ligo
Bid: $8/pound              Weight: 140 pounds
Buyer: Howard and Son Meat Packing, and D.J.’s Smokehouse.

RABBITS

Number of Market Lots: 1
Average: $262.40/head without champions
Number of rabbit Pens: 4
Average: $30.93/pound with champions
Average: $9.54/pound without champions

Grand champion rabbit project: Andrew Edney
Bid: $70/pound              Weight: 7 pounds
Buyer: Tomeo Farms trailer and Husqvarna supply

Reserve champion rabbit project: Lauren Best
Bid: $50/pound              Weight: 6.2 pounds
Buyer: Coolspring Corn Maze

GOATS

Number of Market Lots: 17
Average: $3.41/pound with champions
Average: $2.90/pound without champions

Grand champion: Woodrow Nickel
Bid: $10/pound              Weight: 91 pounds
Buyer: Watson’s Inc, New Wilmington Sales Co., and
New Wilmington Veterinary Service

Reserve champion: Tucker Maine
Bid: $7/pound              Weight: 78 pounds
Buyer: Norma Struthers RE/MAX

CHICKENS

Number of Market Lots: 5
Average: $15.49/pound with champions
Average: $5.42/pound without champions

Grand champion: Addison Olson
Bid: $30/pound       Weight: 23 pounds
Buyer: Wagler’s Camp Perry

Reserve champion: Lauren Steele
Bid: $35/pound        Weight: 16.8 pounds
Buyer: Newton Financial Services

CHEESE
Number of Market Lots: 26
Average: $364.80
Total: $9,485.00

High cheese yield winner: Kara Yannesse

Milk converted to 7.44 pounds cheese     Bid: $400

Auctioneers/ringmen: Sherman Allen, Don Braham, Dylan Braham,
Beth Hillmar, Matt Lawrence, Justin Loomis, Simon Miller,
Charles Mowry, Matt Tomeo, Duke Whiting

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