Geauga County Fair youth sell livestock for top dollar

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Fair Queen Meghan O'Reilly
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.

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

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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

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Catie Noyes lives in Ashland County and earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture communications from The Ohio State University. She enjoys photography, softball and sharing stories about agriculture. Formerly a reporter for the Farm and Dairy, Catie is now pursuing her master's degree in education.
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