COLUMBUS — The 51st Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions was held Aug. 5, the final date of the state fair.
This year’s sale broke two records, with the reserve grand champion market barrow selling for $33,000, and the grand champion Swiss cheese brought $28,000.
The sale total was $255,000, of which $167,000 went to the Youth Reserve Program to support educational programs for 4-H and FFA exhibitors.
Each exhibitor receives a cap, or a maximum amount from the sale of his or her animal, and the rest goes to the Youth Reserve Program, which supports carcass contests, scholarships, the outstanding market exhibitor program, outstanding breeding exhibitor program, showmanship and skillathons.
The Youth Reserve Program has awarded nearly $3.37 million to approximately 40,000 youth exhibitors since its inception in 1995.
The results are as follows:
Grand Champion Market Beef
Exhibited by: Caden Jones, Allen County
Purchased by: Steve R. Rauch, Inc.
Price: $41,500
Cap: $22,000
Reserve Grand Champion Market Beef
Exhibited by: Carver Gostomsky, Darke County
Purchased by: The Kroger Company
Price: $20,000
Cap: $11,000
Grand Champion Market Barrow
Exhibited by: Matthew Butterfield, Butler County
Purchased by: Meijer
Price: $48,000
Cap: $10,000
Reserve Grand Champion Market Barrow
Exhibited by: Grant Adams, Mercer County
Purchased by: Bob Evans Farms, Kale Marketing, Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association, Ohio Farm Bureau, Event Marketing Strategies and Huffman’s Market
Price: $33,000
Cap: $7,000
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Grand Champion Meat Chickens
Exhibited by: Allison Davis, Carroll County
Purchased by: The Kroger Co., Gerber Poultry
Price: $14,000
Cap: $6,000
Reserve Champion Meat Chickens
Exhibited by: Meghan O’Reilly, Geauga County
Purchased by: The Kroger Company, Gerber Poultry
Price: $10,000
Cap: $4,000
Grand Champion Market Lamb
Exhibited by: Grant Johnson, Wayne County
Purchased by: The Kroger Company
Price: $21,000
Cap: $10,000
Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb
Exhibited by: Bailee Amstutz, Union County
Purchased by: Steve R. Rauch, Inc.
Price: $14,000
Cap: $7,000
Grand Champion Market Goat
Exhibited by: Ava Shroyer, Logan County
Purchased by: The Kroger Company
Price: $11,000
Cap: $5,000
Grand Champion Market Turkey
Exhibited by: Myah Jones, Clinton County
Purchased by: Kale Marketing, Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association, Cooper Farms, and RD Jones Excavating
Price: $14,500
Cap: $3,000
Grand Champion Swiss Cheese, produced by Pearl Valley Cheese Co., representing the seven dairy champions and supreme dairy showmen
Grand Champion Ayrshire: Marissa Topp, Auglaize County
Grand Champion Brown Swiss: Keaton Topp, Shelby County
Grand Champion Guernsey: Abigayle Dicke, Mercer County
Grand Champion Holstein: Kristopher Ackley, Logan County
Grand Champion Jersey: Drake Tompkins, Morgan County
Grand Champion Red and White: Madeline Topp, Auglaize County
Grand Champion Milking Shorthorn: Aubree Topp, Shelby County
Supreme Showman, Week 1 – Exhibited by: Madelin Topp, Auglaize County
Supreme Showman, Week 2 – Exhibited by: Kinley Topp, Shelby County
Purchased by: AG Boogher and Sons, S&S Volvo and GMC Trucks
Price: $28,000
Cap: $3,000
2018 total sale: $255,000
2018 amount earned for Youth Reserve Program: $167,000
