RECORDS FALL AMONG CHAMPIONS AT WCF LIVESTOCK AUCTION
Eight records fell among the grand and reserve champions at the Washington County Fair Junior Livestock Auction.
The steers smashed the old records, as a group of 18 buyers teamed up to purchase Chet Fritsch’s Grand Champion for $30,000 – nearly $8,000 over the old record.
The Grand Champions went for a total of $68,250, while the Reserve Champions sold for $71,450 for a total of $139,700 dollars. As a whole, the auction brought in $690,000.
The buyers of the Chet Fritsch’s Grand Champion steer are: Flatonia L/S and Beck & Sons, Brazos Valley Livestock, Seguin Cattle Company, Mid Tex Livestock, Navasota Livestock, Cattleman’s Brenham Livestock Auction, Carmine Feed & Fertilizer Inc., Norbrook Animal Health, Fowler Feeder LLC- Todd Siek, Zoetis Animal Health, Four County Livestock Auction, Industry State Bank, Texas Farm Credit Services, Fritsch Cattle Co., B&B Cattle, Kieke Egg Farm, Leon & Flo Schwartz, Carmine State Bank, and Tegeler Toyota & Chevrolet.
Keaton Schulte’s Reserve Champion steer also set a new record, selling to a group of five buyers for $29,000. The buyers are: Thomas J Schulte Family, ABIS Inc., DDM Pipe & Steel, and Schulte Farm Services.
Also breaking records in the Grand Champions were Carsyn Hodde’s Barrow at $10,000 which sold to Brenham Dodge, Texas Farm Credit Services, and Ballard & Fleetwood PLLC. Tyler Koehne’s Carcass Hog sold for $7,000 to Rocking P Cattle, South Concrete Inc., Nathan’s BBQ and Lauren Concrete.
Also among Grand Champions, Meg Rodriguez’ Turkey sold for $5,000 to J&J Packing. Lauren Hook’s Rabbits went for $5,000 to Metropolitan Water Company LP. Katie Mikolajchak’s Goats sold for $4,000 to J&J Packing; Tanna Thiel’s Lambs sold for $3,000 to Washington Animal Clinic. Braylee Schomburg’s Broilers sold for $4,250 to Legacy Waste Services.
Other record-breaking prices among the Reserve Champions include Hunter Kunkel’s Turkey for $8,000, sold to Philips Veterinary Hospital and Industrial Rig Lights Inc. Carter Callahan’s Goats at $7,000 solds to J&J Packing, Citizens State Bank, H.E.B., Larry Arnie, Batters Box, and Bridgette Schulze CPA. Kendall Gurka’s Lambs sold for $6,500 to Pooltex American, Inc., Bank of Brenham, David Hermann Electric Co. Inc., Wellmann Insurance Agency, Metal & More Construction, Hometown Properties, Thielemann Construction Co. LP, and Capital Farm Credit. Landon Flisowski’s Broilers for $6,700 to Collier Construction Inc., Washington County Tractor Inc., and Lauren Concrete.
Also in the Reserve Champions, Ava Redman’s Carcass Hog went for $4,750 to Philips Veterinary Hospital; Jackson Kalkhake’s Barrow sold for $5,000 to J&J Packing; and Dane Kruse’s Rabbits went for $4,500 to Capital Farm Credit, Brenham L-P Gas, Inc., Hometown Properties, Thielemann Construction Co. LP, and Kenneth Schwenke.
A total of 260 lots were part of the Junior Livestock Auction.