NEW RECORD FOR TOTAL SALES SET AT JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION
Thursday night’s Junior Livestock Auction at the 151st Washington County Fair set a new record for total sales.
This year’s unofficial numbers for the sale hit $814,450, breaking 2016’s record of $774,850.
Meanwhile, three individual records fell for Grand and Reserve Champion sales.
Grand Champion livestock broke two records, selling a total of $65,250. Adilynn Lange’s Grand Champion Broiler set a new record at $10,750, which sold to Metropolitan Water Company. The Grand Champion Carcass Hogs of Hank Majewski also broke a record, selling for $12,000 to Aspen Midstream.
The Grand Champion Steer of Cooper Janosky sold to Philips Veterinary Hospital and Washington County Tractor for $12,000. The Grand Champion Barrow of Alldyn Schroeder went to J&J Packing for $9,500.
Wyatt Gardner’s Grand Champion Goats sold for $6,000 to Washington Animal Clinic and J&J Packing. The Grand Champion Rabbits of Kaylin Jacobs sold for $5,500 to Metropolitan Water Company. The Grand Champion Turkeys of Kade Jackson sold for $5,250 to Washington County Tractor. Carmen Niemeyer’s Grand Champion Lambs went to Brenham Dodge, Hodde Real Estate and Metal and More for $4,250.
Reserve Champions this year brought in $41,750, breaking one record. The Reserve Champion Goats of Samuel Symm sold for $8,000 to several buyers: Thielemann Construction, Metal and More, Pooltex American, Hermann Alarms, Stegent-Thielemann Plumbing, David and Wanda Hermann, David Hermann Electric, and Capital Farm Credit.
The Reserve Champion Steer of McKenzie Tiemann sold for $7,500 to Aspen Midstream. Paige Marth’s Reserve Champion Broilers sold to Barbara Powell for $6,000.
The Reserve Champion Carcass Hogs of Jax Antkowiak were purchased by Collier Construction and PlanNorth for $4,750. Houston Hodde’s Reserve Champion Barrows sold for $4,500 to Robert’s Service Station and Grocery. The Reserve Champion Lambs and Turkeys of Duncan Dybesland and Meg Rodriquez each sold for $4,000, both to J&J Packing. The Reserve Champion Rabbits shown by Mylo Reeves sold to Aspen Midstream for $3,000.
This year’s Grand and Reserve Champions altogether sold for $107,000.
Last year’s sale brought in $755,500. Last year’s Grand Champions brought in $54,000, while Reserve Champions reached $39,750. Grand and Reserve Champions last year totaled $93,750, $13,250 less than this year’s Champions.
2019 JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION
TOTAL SALE (UNOFFICIAL): $814,450 (R)
GRAND CHAMPIONS ($65,250):
BARROWS -- Alldyn Schroeder, Zionsville 4-H, $9,500, J&J PACKING
BROILERS -- Adilynn Lange, Salem 4-H, $10,750 (R), METROPOLITAN WATER COMPANY LP
CARCASS HOGS -- Hank Majewski, Burton 4-H, $12,000 (R), ASPEN MIDSTREAM
GOATS -- Wyatt Gardner, Bluebonnet 4-H, $6,000, WASHINGTON ANIMAL CLINIC, PLLC; J&J PACKING
LAMBS -- Carmen Niemeyer, Sandy Hill 4-H, $4,250, BRENHAM DODGE; HODDE REAL ESTATE; METAL & MORE
RABBITS -- Kaylin Jacobs, Prairie Hill 4-H, $5,500, METROPOLITAN WATER COMPANY LP
STEERS -- Cooper Janosky, Prairie Hill 4-H, $12,000, PHILIPS VETERINARY HOSPITAL, WASHINGTON COUNTY TRACTOR, INC.
TURKEYS -- Kade Jackson, Gay Hill 4-H, $5,250, WASHINGTON COUNTY TRACTOR, INC.
RESERVE CHAMPIONS ($41,750):
BARROWS -- Houston Hodde, Burton 4-H, $4,500, ROBERTS SERVICE STATION & GROCERY LLC
BROILERS -- Paige Marth, Zionsville 4-H, $6,000, BARBARA POWELL
CARCASS HOGS -- Jax Antkowiak, Salem 4-H, $4,750, COLLIER CONSTRUCTION, INC.; PLAN NORTH
GOATS -- Samuel Symm, Zionsville 4-H, $8,000 (R), THIELEMANN CONSTRUCTION CO., LP; METAL & MORE; POOLTEX AMERICAN, INC.; HERMANN ALARMS; STEGENT-THIELEMANN PLUMBING; DAVID & WANDA HERMANN; DAVID HERMANN ELECTRIC CO., INC.; CAPITAL FARM CREDIT
LAMBS -- Duncan Dybesland, Burton 4-H, $4,000, J&J PACKING
RABBITS -- Mylo Reeves, Zionsville 4-H, $3,000, ASPEN MIDSTREAM
STEERS -- McKenzie Tiemann, Burton 4-H, $7,500, ASPEN MIDSTREAM
TURKEYS -- Meg Rodriquez, Prairie Hill 4-H, $4,000, J&J PACKING
2019 COMMERCIAL PEN HEIFER RESULTS
Grand Champion: Talia Abrams
Reserve Champion: Mia Aschenbeck
2019 COMMERCIAL HALTER HEIFER RESULTS
Grand Champion: Waylon Hinze
Reserve Champion: McKenzie Tiemann
Spring Born Champion: Waylon Hinze
Spring Born Reserve Champion: McKenzie Tiemann
Fall Born Champion: McKenzie Tiemann
Fall Born Reserve Champion: Randa Tillmann