Youth win big at Ashtabula County Fair

Find out who topped the junior fair market livestock competitions, and see if you’re in a slideshow of photos taken at this year’s Ashtabula County Fair.

Aug. 13, 2010
Sale Total: $92,659.31
Total Lots: 290

STEERS

Number of Market Lots: 32
Average: $1.73/pound with champions; $1.68/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 5
Average: $2.88/pound with champions; $2.12/pound without

Grand champion exhibitor*: Kyle Jones
Bid: $2.40/pound Weight: 1,310 pounds
Buyer: W.I. Miller & Sons
Reserve champion exhibitor/Best of show: Tricia Lautanen
Bid: $2.30/pound Weight: 1,335 pounds
Buyer: Petrowater Inc.
Reserve best of show: Seth Thomas
Bid: $1.90/pound Weight: 1,315 pounds
Buyer: Andover Bank
Best of show carcass: Joshua Kearny
Bid: $5.30/pound Weight: 475 pounds
Buyer: Ray Chiropractic Clinic/Ray Bros.
Reserve best of show carcass: Holly Nye
Bid: $2.75/pound Weight: 355 pounds
Buyer: Austinburg Veterinary Clinic

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DAIRY STEERS

Number of Lots: 5
Average: $1.10/pound with champions; $0.93/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 5
Average: $1.46/pound with champions; $1.40/pound without

Grand champion exhibitor/best of show: Josh Butler
Bid: $1.30 Weight: 1,015 pounds
Buyer: Roger Butler Excavating
Reserve champion exhibitor: Courtney Fox
Bid: $1.20/pound Weight: 938 pounds
Buyer: Jim and Seanna Butler
Reserve best of show: Felipe Pacheco
Bid: $1.15/pound Weight: 1,150 pounds
Buyer: Wendy and Brian Hill
Best of show carcass: Courtney Fox
Bid: $2.10/pound Weight: 318 pounds
Buyer: Walter and Michal Barnes
Reserve best of show carcass: Kyle Hass
Bid: $1/pound Weight: 363 pounds
Buyer: Bob the Building/Robert Handler

HOGS

Number of Market Lots: 104
Average: $1.85/pound with champions; $1.78/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 10
Average: $2.26/pound with champions; $2.23/pound without

Grand champion exhibitor*: Ashley Meaney
Bid: $4.25/pound Weight: 240 pounds
Buyer: Thorne’s BiLo Supermarket
Reserve champion exhibitor: Wendell Bliss
Bid: $4.40/pound Weight: 206 pounds
Buyer: Thorne’s BiLo Supermarket
Best of show: Nichole Visnosky
Bid: $3/pound Weight: 282 pounds
Buyer: Crystal Clear Water
Reserve best of show: Brittany Clay
Bid: $2.40/pound Weight: 276 pounds
Buyer: Candace Reed
Best of show carcass: Desirae Hill
Bid: $2.50/pound Weight: 179 pounds
Buyer: Ray Bros. Inc.
Reserve best of show carcass: Taylor Rhoades
Bid: $2.30/pound Weight: 163 pounds
Buyer: Bowshot, Cooper & O’Donnell Engineers
Showmanship winners: Ashley Meaney, Wendell Bliss, Nichole Visnosky, Tyler Ellsworth, Susan Bogardus, Nola Bliss, Ethan Moore, Justin Butler, Taylor Rhoades, Kriss Hass, Mich Pauley, Keegan Hoopes

LAMBS

Number of Market Lots: 5
Average: $3.53/pound with champions; $2.85/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 5
Average: $4.50/pound with champions; $4.53/pound without

Grand champion exhibitor*: Ben Betteridge
Bid: $3/pound Weight: 124 pounds
Buyer: Green Side Up Landscape & Construction
Reserve champion exhibitor: Johnathon Squibbs
Bid: $2.80/pound Weight: 109 pounds
Buyer: Hal D. Cooper
Best of show: Jacob Butler
Bid: $6/pound Weight: 116 pounds
Buyer: Atlantic Equipment Co.
Reserve best of show: Rebecca Jackam
Bid: $3/pound Weight: 128 pounds
Buyer: The Bird Feeder
Best of show carcass: Johnathon Squibbs
Bid: $4.40/pound Weight: 64 pounds
Buyer: Mike Ellsworth Construction
Reserve best of show carcass: Ben Betteridge
Bid: $4.50/pound Weight: 4 pounds
Buyer: Hal D. Cooper

GOATS

Number of Market Lots: 7
Average: $2.21/pound with champions; $1.43/pound without
Number of Carcass Lots: 2
Average: $5.50/pound with champions

Grand champion exhibitor/best of show: Richelle Baker
Bid: $2/pound Weight: 89 pounds
Buyer: Carl R. Gruey
Reserve champion exhibitor: Sarah Ritchie
Bid: $6/pound Weight: 82 pounds
Buyer: Elmer and Iris Geil
Reserve best of show: Owen Hoover
Bid: $4.10/pound Weight: 101 pounds
Buyer: Wright Farms
Best of show goat carcass: Natalie Bessman
Bid: $4/pound Weight: 40 pounds
Buyer: Green Side Up Landscape and Construction
Reserve best of show goat carcass: Stacie Ritchie
Bid: $7/pound Weight: 40 pounds
Buyer: Elmer and Iris Geil

DAIRY BEEF FEEDERS

Number of Lots: 36
Average: $1.29/pound with champions; $1.22/pound without

Grand champion exhibitor/best of show*: Jessica Krulic
Bid: $3.25/pound Weight: 624 pounds
Buyer: Cortland Tractor
Reserve champion exhibitor: Cody Fetters
Bid: $1.20/pound Weight: 730 pounds
Buyer: Boggs Family
Reserve best of show: Ellen Darby
Bid: $1.65/pound Weight: 530 pounds
Buyer: Weaver Trucking

BEEF FEEDERS

Number of Lots: 10
Average: $1.68/pound with champions; $1.44/pound without

Grand champion exhibitor/best of show*: Avery March
Bid: $3/pound Weight: 536 pounds
Buyer: March Farms
Reserve champion exhibitor: Destinie Hill
Bid: $1.55/pound Weight: 6441 pounds
Buyer: Bob Lautanen
Reserve best of show: Tyler Brown
Bid: $2.20/pound Weight: 526 pounds
Buyer: Joe Bodnar

CHEESE

Number of Lots: 5
Average: $665/basket with champions; $562.50 without

Best of show: Calla Mazzaro
Bid: $1,075/basket
Buyer: Al’s Trucking & Excavating

RABBITS

Number of Pens of Three: 7
Average: $8.36/lb. with champions; $7.88/lb. without

Grand champion exhibitor*: Tyler Priem
Bid: $10/pound Weight: 14.30 pounds
Buyer: Saybrook Feed and Garden
Reserve champion exhibitor/reserve best of show:
Brianna Nash
Bid: $8/pound Weight: 11.38 pounds
Buyer: Maple Leaf and Lockwood Rabbitries
Best of show: Abrianna Jones
Bid: $11/pound Weight: 13.65 pounds
Buyer: Ron Jones