The 2017 Lawrence County Fair market livestock sale was held Aug. 19. Here’s a list of the champions and their sale prices. You can also scroll down to see a slide show of the winners’ photos, or click on individual youth names to see a larger photo.
(Photos/Reported by Susan Crowell)
Aug. 19, 2017
Sale Total: $238,061.25
Total Lots: 286
STEERS
Number of Market Lots: 37
Average: $ 2.08/pound with champions; $ 1.99/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 2
Grand champion: Grayson Miller
Bid: $3.60/pound Weight: 1,356 pounds
Buyer: Crane Room Grille
Reserve champion: Wyatt Dean
Bid: $3.40/pound Weight: 1,386 pounds
Buyer: Crane Room Grille
Grand champion carcass: Gracie Enscoe
Bid: $4/pound Weight: 819 pounds
Buyer: Silver Spring Equine/Dr. Rob Kissick, Jim and Kara McGee
Reserve champion carcass: Angus Dean
Bid: $3.85/pound Weight: 888 pounds
Buyer: H.E. Book Trucking & Excavating, Travis and Katie Book Seed Sales
Champion middleweight steer: Katelynn Bennett
Champion lightweight steer: Ayla Chapman
Reserve champion middleweight steer: Angus Dean
Reserve champion lightweight steer: Romy Slick
HOGS
Number of Market Lots: 124
Average: $ 3.12/pound with champions; $3.01/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 2
Grand champion: Connor McCrumb
Bid: $12/pound Weight: 271 pounds
Buyer: Bobbi’s Transportation Services
Reserve champion: Elon Horchler
Bid: $6.50/pound Weight: 275 pounds
Buyer: The Crane Room Grille
Grand champion carcass: Kara Yannesse
Bid: $3.75/pound Weight: 204 pounds
Buyer: Howard & Son Meat Packing, DJ’s Smokehouse
Reserve champion carcass: Bayleigh Miller
Bid: $4.50/pound Weight: 194 pounds
Buyer: The Crane Room Grille
Champion light heavyweight: Wyatt Snyder
Champion middleweight: Meadow Whiting
Champion light/middleweight: Oriana Anthony
Champion lightweight: Samantha Van Kirk
Reserve champion light heavyweight: Brady Cooper
Reserve champion middleweight: Haley Pfaff
Reserve champion light middleweight: Logan King
Reserve champion lightweight: Katie McKee
RABBITS
Number of Pens of Three: 11
Average: $10.65/lb. with champions; $7.46/lb. without
Grand champion: Devin Barger
Bid: $22/pound Weight: 15.81 pounds
Buyer: Mahle Chiropractic
Reserve champion: Kylee Barger
Bid: $21/pound Weight: 16.13 pounds
Buyer: Beatty Milk Hauling
LAMBS
Number of Market Lots: 55
Average: $4.46/pound with champions; $4.14/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 2
Grand champion: Jonathen Sniezek
Bid: $14/pound Weight: 160 pounds
Buyer: The Crane Room Grill
Reserve champion: Connor McCrumb
Bid: $8/pound Weight: 138 pounds
Buyer: The Crane Room Grille
Grand champion carcass: Katelynn Bennett
Bid: $11/pound Weight: 58 pounds
Buyer: Headliner Show Pigs
Reserve champion carcass: Laini Dean
Bid: $6/pound Weight: 76 pounds
Buyer: CC Farms
Reserve champion heavyweight: Taylor Pfaff
Reserve champion middleweight: Meadow Whiting
Reserve champion lightweight: Ayla Chapman
(Listing of winners continues under photo gallery.)
Lawrence grand chicken
Jonah Haag raised the first-ever grand champion market pen of chickens to cross through the sale ring at the Lawrence County Fair. Wilco Equipment Repair, represented by Michelle, Collin and Craig Wilson, paid $12 a pound for the pen weighing 18.25 pounds.
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Lawrence grand chicken
Jonah Haag raised the first-ever grand champion market pen of chickens to cross through the sale ring at the Lawrence County Fair. Wilco Equipment Repair, represented by Michelle, Collin and Craig Wilson, paid $12 a pound for the pen weighing 18.25 pounds.
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Lawrence reserve goat
Parker McCrumb raised both the grand and reserve champion goats. His 84-pound reserve sold for $9 a pound to The New NW Sales Company, represented by Chance and Dianna Mezurek, and Headliner Show Pigs, represented by Lori Martin.
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Lawrence reserve hog carcass
Bayleigh Miller’s 194-pound reserve champion market hog carcass sold for $4.50 a pound to The Crane Room Grille. Also pictured is Fair Queen Meadow Whiting.
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Lawrence reserve hog
The Crane Room Grille paid $6.50 a pound for Elon Horchler’s 275-pound reserve champion hog. Also pictured is Fair Queen Meadow Whiting.
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Lawrence reserve lamb carcass
Laini Dean’s 76-pound reserve champion market lamb carcass sold for $6 a pound to CC Farms, represented by Tawnya Curatola.
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Lawrence reserve lamb
The Crane Room Grille paid $8 a pound for Connor McCrumb’s 138-pound reserve champion lamb. Also pictured is Fair Queen Meadow Whiting.
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Lawrence reserve rabbits
Beatty Milk Hauling, represented by Doug Beatty and Claire Henry, paid $21 a pound for Kylee Barger’s reserve champion pen of rabbits weighing 16.13 pounds.
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Lawrence reserve steer carcass
Travis and Katie Book Seed Sales and H.E. Book Trucking and Excavating, represented by Travis Book, paid $3 a pound for Angus Dean’s reserve champion steer carcass, which had a hanging weight of 888 pounds.
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Lawrence reserve steer
Wyatt Dean raised the reserve champion market steer, weighing 1,386 pounds, which sold for $3.40 a pound to The Crane Room Grille.
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Lawrence reserve goat carcass
ShuBrew and Beatty’s Country Market, represented by Doug Beatty, paid $5.50 a pound for the 43-pound reserve goat carcass, raised by Tori Davis.
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Lawrence reserve chicken
Alexis Brua’s reserve champion pen of market chickens weighing 16.63 pounds sold for $14 a pound to Pace J Farm/the Benninghoff family, Daryl Musser Custom Planting, Erin Loccisino and Triple J Fabrication, represented by Judy Benninghoff and Allison Musser.
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Lawrence grand goat
Parker McCrumb’s 94-pound grand champion market goat sold for $9 a pound to Apple Grove Veterinary Clinic, represented by Brenda and Dr. Jeff McKissick.
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Lawrence grand hog carcass
Kara Yannesse’s 204-pound grand champion market hog carcass sold for $3.75 a pound to Howard & Son Meat Packing and DJ’s Smokehouse, represented Nicole Howard.
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Lawrence grand hog
Connor McCrumb’s 271-pound grand champion hog sold for $12 a pound to Bobbi’s Transportation Services, represented by Bobbi and Edward Fisher. Also pictured is Fair Queen Meadow Whiting.
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Lawrence grand lamb carcass
Katelynn Bennett’s 58-pound grand champion market lamb carcass sold for $11 a pound to Headliner Show Pigs, represented by Lori Martin.
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Lawrence grand lamb
Jonathen Sniezek, assisted by Elon Horchler at halter, sold his 160-pound grand champion lamb to The Crane Room Grille for $14 a pound. Also pictured is Fair Queen Meadow Whiting.
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Lawrence grand rabbits
Devin Barger’s grand champion pen of rabbits, weighing 15.81 pounds, sold for $22 a pound to Mahle Chiropractic, represented by Jennifer and Mitch Mahle.
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Lawrence grand steer carcass
The grand champion steer carcass, raised by Gracie Enscoe, with a hanging weight of 819 pounds, sold for $4 a pound to Kara (pictured) and Jim McGee and Silver Spring Equine/Dr. Rob Kissick, represented by Gayle Kissick.
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Lawrence grand steer
Grayson Miller’s 1,356-pound grand champion market steer sold for $3.60 a pound to The Crane Room Grille. Also pictured is Fair Queen Meadow Whiting.
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Lawrence grand goat carcass
Ayla Chapman’s 50-pound grand champion market goat carcass sold for $6 a pound to Bob Miller Remodeling and Construction, represented by Robert Miller.GOATS
Number of Market Lots: 42
Average: $3.91/pound with champions; $3.63/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 2
Grand champion market goat: Parker McCrumb
Bid: $9/pound Weight: 94 pounds
Buyer: Apple Grove Veterinary Clinic
Reserve champion: Parker McCrumb
Bid: $9/pound Weight: 84 pounds
Buyer: The New NW Sales Company, Headliner Show Pigs
Grand champion carcass: Ayla Chapman
Bid: $6/pound Weight: 50 pounds
Buyer: Bob Miller Remodeling and Construction
Reserve champion carcass: Tori Davis
Bid: $5.50/pound Weight: 43 pounds
Buyer: ShuBrew, Beatty’s Country Market
Champion lightweight: Jordon Bell
Reserve champion heavyweight: Elon Horchler
Reserve champion middleweight: Paige Clyde
Reserve champion lightweight: Lydia Fair
MARKET CHICKENS
Number of Market Pens: 14
Average: $6.38/lb. with champions; $5.50/lb, without
Grand champion market goat: Jonah Haag
Bid: $12/pound Weight: 18.25 pounds
Buyer: Wilco Equipment Repair
Reserve champion: Alexis Brua
Bid: $14/pound Weight: 16.63 pounds
Buyer: Pace J Farm/the Benninghoff family, Daryl Musser Custom Planting, Erin Loccisino and Triple J Fabrication
Auctioneers and Ringmen:
Don Braham, Dylan Braham, Roger Croll, Mark Cunningham, Beth Hillmar, Duke Whiting
Fair Royalty: Queen Meadow Whiting
