(Scroll down for a slide show of this year’s grand and reserve champion exhibitors.)
(Submitted photos and information)
September 11 and 12, 2019
STEER
Number of market lots: 108
Number of carcass lots: 40
Grand champion market beef: Cole Wharton
Bid: $6/pound Weight: 1,345 pounds
Buyer: Heltz family
Reserve champion market beef: Kaitlyn Baker
Bid: $4.25/pound Weight: 1,295 pounds
Buyer: Heffelfinger Meats Inc
Grand champion dairy steer: Lane Becker
Bid: $7.25/pound Weight: 1,550 pounds
Buyer: Ashland Pump
Reserve champion dairy steer: Heath Wood
Bid: $3/pound Weight: 1,505 pounds
Buyer: Sterling Farm Equipment
Grand champion Wayne County born and raised: Mallory Kendle
Bid: $5/pound Weight: 1,375 pounds
Buyer: The Clothing Warehouse
Reserve champion Wayne County born and raised: Libby Grossniklaus
Bid: $6/pound Weight: 1,420 pounds
Buyer: Santmyer Oil Company
Grand champion beef carcass: Delaney Dudte
Bid: $7/pound Weight: 1,075 pounds
Buyer: Wharton Excavating and Bolinger Crop Insurance
Reserve champion beef carcass: Aaliyah Wirth
Bid: $4.25/pound Weight: 1,290 pounds
Buyer: H.A.D. Drilling Contractors
Grand champion dairy carcass: Peyton Mullet
Bid: $3/pound Weight: 1,620 pounds
Buyer: New Pittsburg Vet Clinic
Reserve champion dairy carcass: Gavin Snyder
Bid: $2.75/pound Weight: 1,575 pounds
Buyer: Maibach Tractor
Rate of gain beef: Peyton Mullet
Rate of gain dairy: Tyler Wiles
RABBITS
Number of pens of three: 38
Grand champion meat pen: Ava Stoller
Bid: $1,000
Buyer: American Family Concessions
Reserve champion meat pen: Cole Walenciak
Bid: $600
Buyer: The Clothing Warehouse
POULTRY
Number of market lots: 181
Grand champion market chicken pen: Brianna Boston
Bid: $650
Buyer: Gerber Poultry
Reserve champion market chicken pen: Aaron Zavesky
Bid: $650
Buyer: Gerber Poultry
Grand champion meat goose: Shannah Swinehart
Bid: $2,700 Weight: 13.5 pounds
Buyer: Avalanche Commercial Cleaning
Reserve champion meat goose: Charlie Bickett
Bid: $500 Weight: 11.10 pounds
Buyer: K.L. Rickett Trucking
Grand champion meat duck: Charlie Bickett
Bid: $550 Weight: 9.2 pounds
Buyer: Santmyer Oil Company and Burke Trucking
Reserve champion meat duck: Adeline Aubrey
Bid: $400 Weight: 10.8 pounds
Buyer: Santmyer Oil Company and Burke Trucking
Grand champion meat turkey: Dianne Millsa
Bid: $450 Weight: 34.4 pounds
Buyer: The Clothing Warehouse
Reserve champion meat turkey: Haley Dull
Bid: $625 Weight: 36.7 pounds
Buyer: Cutler Real Estate and the Bowman Team
GOATS
Number of market lots: 196
Grand champion meat goat: Kyle Badger
Bid: $1,400 Weight: 95 pounds
Buyer: Auctioneer Bob Graber
Reserve champion meat goat: Paige Maibach
Bid: $1,400 Weight: 94 pounds
Buyer: Last Arrow Manufacturing
Wayne County grand champion born and raised meat goat: Kendra Marty
Bid: $1,200
Buyer: JBF Distribution
Wayne County reserve champion born and raised meat goat: Lillian Ediger
Bid: $1,000
Buyer: Last Arrow Manufacturing
Grand champion dairy market goat: Lily Lehman
Bid: $600 Weight: 115 pounds
Buyer: The Clothing Warehouse and Everything Surplus
Reserve champion dairy market goat: Logan Swartzentruber
Bid: $300
Buyer: Jim Hand
Wayne County born and raised grand champion dairy meat goat: Tonya Bowman
Bid: $400
Buyer: Green County Cleaning
Reserve champion Wayne County born and raised dairy meat goat: Kailynn Wickens
Bid: $400
Buyer: Santmyer Oil Company
LAMB
Number of market lots: 127
Grand champion: Kylee Johnson
Bid: $12/pound Weight: 145 pounds
Buyer: Pallota Ford
Reserve champion: Clay Johnson
Bid: $10/pound Weight: 145 pounds
Buyer: Twisted-X Boots
Grand champion Wayne County born and raised: Delaney Dudte
Bid: $11/pound Weight: 137 pounds
Buyer: Leppo Rents
Reserve champion Wayne County born and raised: Cole Walenciak
Bid: $12/pound Weight: 140 pounds
Buyer: The Clothing Warehouse and Everything Surplus
Grand champion carcass: Kendra Marty
Bid: $18/pound Weight: 99 pounds
Buyer: W.G. Dairy Supply, GB Anderson and the McCoy Insurance Group
Reserve champion carcass: Luann Mosher
Bid: $6/pound Weight: 74 pounds
Buyer: Lincolnway Vineyards
Rate of gain: Caden Zimmerly
2019 Shepherd awards: Hannah Watson and Hannah Strock
HOGS
Number of market lots: 390
Grand champion: Lucas Dudte
Bid: $17/pound Weight: 270 pounds
Buyer: The Clothing Warehouse
Reserve champion and grand champion Wayne County born and raised: Bryce Johnson
Bid: $10/pound Weight: 245 pounds
Buyer: Kinder-Morgan
Reserve champion Wayne County born and raised: Cole Wharton
Bid: $8/pound Weight: 260
Buyer: Santmyer Oil Company
Wayne County fair queen: Kendra Marty
Wayne County fair king: Briar Lehman
Wayne County fair prince: Clay Johnson
Wayne County fair princess: Paige Maibach
