4-H/FFA livestock auction sets bid record
Published 5:00 pm Tuesday, August 16, 2011
- <p>FFA market hogs: grand champion Sheldon Baty.</p>
A new sales record was set at Wallowa Countys FFA and 4-H auction Saturday evening, when bidders paid a total of $183,082 for 146 market animals as a finale to the 2011 Wallowa County Fair.
4-H and FFA youths sold 64 hogs for $54,495, 34 steers for $97,304, 46 lambs for $30,517, one chicken for $300 and one goat for $465.
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Last years take was $140,189 total for 138 animals: one chicken, $150; 32 steers, $72,365; 50 lambs, $17,442; and 55 hogs, $50,232. The previous record was $170,901 set in 2008, when only 117 animals were auctioned off.
Following are the names of the sellers, how much was paid per pound and the buyers.
MARKET CHICKEN
Champion Ben Smallens, FFA champion, $300 (for whole chicken), buyer KWVR.
MARKET GOAT
Champion Michael Diggins, 4-H champion, $2.30/lb., buyer Greg Noble.
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MARKET SWINE
Champions Sheldon Baty, FFA grand champion, $3.80/lb., buyer Wallowa County Grain Growers; Cole Kiesecker, 4-H grand champion, $4.05/lb., Rugged Enterprise; Silje Christoffersen, FFA reserve grand, $3.60/lb., Doug McDaniel; Kobe Ketscher, 4-H reserve grand, $3.20/lb., Les Schwab; Stan Cannon, FFA champion, $2.70/lb., MS Cattle/Pat and Judy Wortman; Addie Kilgore, 4-H champion, $2.90/lb., Wallowa Valley Dental; Damon Greenshields, FFA champion, $3.00/lb., Wallowa Valley Medical; Taylor Grote, 4-H champion, $2.80/lb., 1917 Lumber; Coy Aschenbrenner, 4-H champion, $3.30/lb., Miller Plumbing; Robbie Devore, 4-H champion, $3.00/lb., Eastern Oregon Fence and Feed; Megan Jones-Allen, 4-H champion, $3.40/lb., Sports Corral; Anthony Smallen, FFA reserve, $3.10/lb., WCGG; Boone Harrod, 4-H reserve, $2.70/lb., Ed Staub & Sons; Karlee Riggs, FFA reserve, $3.00/lb., WCGG; Anna Rinehart, 4-H reserve, $3.30/lb., Thompson Auto Supply; Kyle Stangel, FFA reserve, $3.20/lb., Quail Run Ranch; Paul Stangel, 4-H reserve, $3.30/lb., Enterprise Electric; Riley Steen, FFA reserve, $2.90/lb., Bookloft; Clayne Miller, 4-H reserve, $3.30/lb., Wallowa Lake Vacation Rentals; Gracie Carlsen, 4-H reserve, $3.10/lb., WCGG; Renee Seal, 4-H reserve, $3.20/lb., Sun Storage; Ally Cooney, 4-H reserve, $2.90/lb., Stangel Industries.
BLUES Brooke Greenshields, FFA, $3.00/lb., Triple Creek Cattle; Austin Lindros-Woods, 4-H, $3.20/lb., Klages Ranches; Nathen Guthrie, FFA, $3.30/lb., Grande Ronde Lodge; Stefany Christman, 4-H, $3.00/lb., Lathrop Country Wine; Stephanie Simpson, FFA, $3.10/lb., Heavenlys Restaurant; Tiffanie George, 4-H, $3.10/lb., Nortons Welding; Kayla Arquette, FFA, $3.00/lb., Community Bank; Chris Bathke, 4-H, $3.00/lb., WCGG; Raymond Seal, 4-H, $2.90/lb., Janie Tippett; Kurt Norton, 4-H, $3.10/lb., Bank of Eastern Oregon; Nikolai Christoffersen, 4-H, $3.20/lb., Grouse Creek Ranch; Noel Taylor, FFA, $3.00/lb., Daggett Properties.
Kade Kilgore, 4-H, $3.50/lb., Birkmaier Ranches; Sidney Cooney, FFA, $2.80/lb., S & S Machinery; Tiara Huffman, 4-H, $3.00/lb., Norton Welding; Jared Micka, FFA, $2.90/lb., Pioneer West; Klint Norton, 4-H, $2.80/lb., Wayne and Midge Smith and Nedrow Livestock; Haley Riggs, FFA, $3.20/lb., Miller Fencing and Rynearson Construction; Sarah Aschenbrenner, 4-H, $2.90/lb., Les Schwab; Brett Greenshields, 4-H, $2.90/lb., Wallowa Resources; Cameron Salmon, 4-H, $3.20/lb., Wood Wolfe & Co.; Holly Taylor, FFA, $2.90/lb., Jim and Gina Birkmaier; Cody Arbogast, 4-H, $3.00/lb., Bales Trucking Redimix; McKenna Miller, FFA, $2.90/lb., Morgan Hay; Lexi Gasset, 4-H, $3.00/lb., Wallowa Mountain Medical; Kylie Willis, FFA, $3.00/lb., Stangel Industries; McKenzie Langerman, 4-H, $2.90/lb., Intermountain Livestock; Lars Skovlin, 4-H, $2.90/lb., Doug McDaniel; T.J. Grote, 4-H, $2.90/lb., Joseph Hardware/Mt. Joseph Family Foods; Lindsay Kemp, FFA, $2.80/lb., Northwest Fence/Wallowa Food City; Landra Skovlin, FFA, $2.80/lb., Gail Hammack.
REDS Kyle Hogg, FFA, $3.00/lb., Joseph FFA Alumni; Darby Gasset, 4-H, $3.10/lb., George Gabriel/Pallette Ranch; Eric Hogg, FFA, $2.80/lb., Darrel McFetridge; Christopher Nobles, 4-H, $3.00/lb., Milligan Motors; Ashley Campbell, 4-H, $2.90/lb., Chris and Mary Cunningham; Taylor Baremore, 4-H, $2.90/lb., Eagle Carriage; Savannah Nobles, 4-H, $2.80/lb., WCGG; Trevor McWaters, FFA, $2.70/lb., The Nature Conservancy; Emma Carlsen, 4-H, $3.20/lb., Kevin Melville; Kylie Quinby, 4-H, $2.90/lb., WCGG; Kaylee Neal, 4-H, $2.80/lb., Woody Wolfe.
MARKET BEEF
CHAMPIONS Alex McCadden, FFA grand champion, $2.30/lb., Thomson Auto/Sondra Lozier; Trevor McFetridge, 4-H grand champion, $2.40/lb., Pioneer West; Myranda McFetridge, FFA reserve grand, $2.00/lb., S & S Machinery; Aspen Birkmaier, 4-H reserve grand, $2.10/lb., Triple Creek Cattle; Marta Stangel, FFA champion, $1.70/lb., Edison & Co.; Lauren Makin, 4-H champion, $1.80/lb., Woody Wolfe and B & B Hay; Lucas Staigle, FFA reserve, $1.80/lb., Triple Creek Cattle; Logan Nedrow, 4-H reserve, $2.50/lb., Buckhorn Ranch; Emily Ketscher, FFA reserve, $1.80/lb., Wayne Cook Livestock; Chloe Birkmaier, 4-H reserve, $2.10/lb., Gail Hammack; Trevor Lewis, FFA reserve, $1.90/lb., Wallowa County Brokers; Emma Hite, 4-H reserve, $1.90/lb., Intermountain Livestock.
BLUES B.J. Warnock, FFA, $2.10/lb., Yost Ranch and Wheatland Insurance; Justin Exon, 4-H, $2.00/lb., Audrey Melville; Dusty McDaniel, FFA, $2.00/lb., Doug McDaniel; Wyatt Smith, 4-H, $2.10/lb., McClaran Ranch; Ashtin Olsen, FFA, $2.20/lb., Triple Creek Cattle; Will McCadden, 4-H, $2.10/lb., Red Barn Veterinary; Andrew Horton, FFA, $2.00/lb., Mt. Joseph Cattle; Zyler Hermens, 4-H, $2.10/lb., Krebs Ranch; Caden Lathrop, FFA, $2.10/lb., Intermountain Livestock; Haley Miller, 4-H, $2.30/lb., Robert L & C and Quail Run Ranch; Dylan Staigle, 4-H, $2.10/lb., WCGG; Glen Spang, FFA, $2.30/lb., Partney Construction; Zane Hermens, 4-H, $2.30/lb., Wayne Wolfe; Matthew Staigle, FFA, $2.10/lb., Highview Ranch and Farm Credit Services; Tate Olsen, 4-H, $2.30/lb., Danny Probert; Rebecca Cummins, FFA, $2.10/lb., WCGG; Clair Beck, 4-H, $2.40/lb., Triple Creek Ranch; Katie Birkmaier, $2.20/lb., Rockin J.
REDS Wyatt Warnock, FFA, $2.40/lb., Tom and Kelly Birkmaier; Ashley Exon, 4-H, $2.20/lb., Doug Tippett; Andrea Butterfield, 4-H, $2.40/lb., Butterfield Ranch; Deidre Schreiber, 4-H, $2.10/lb., Enterprise School Employees.
MARKET SHEEP
CHAMPIONS Whitney Schaefer, FFA grand champion, $5.70/lb., Tropical Snow and Valley Lyn Ranch; Shelby Moncrief, 4-H grand champion, $6.90/lb., WCGG; Spencer Shelton, FFA reserve grand, $5.50/lb., Hostetter & Knapp; Kelli Kiesecker, 4-H reserve grand, $5.00/lb., Eric Smyth; Jake Coggins, 4-H champion, $5.60/lb., BTO Logging; Morgan Waters, 4-H champion, $4.00/lb., L.D. Perry; Skyler Waters, FFA reserve, $4.10/lb., Robbins Equipment; Josie Scott, 4-H reserve, $4.50/lb., Enterprise Animal Hospital; Shelby Graning, FFA reserve, $4.60/lb., Les Schwab; Effie Burns, 4-H reserve, $5.00/lb., Woody Wolfe; Madison McDowell, 4-H reserve; $5.30/lb., Double Arrow Vet Clinic; Trent Bales, 4-H reserve, $5.20/lb., Mel Brink.
BLUES Bailey Dutcher, FFA, $5.30/lb., Oregon Hay; Alex Johnson, 4-H, $4.30/lb., Dan Gover; Bretta Wentz, FFA, $5.30/lb., Intermountain Livestock; Courtney Tippett, $4.40/lb., Bear Creek Logging; Sarah Kunkle, 4-H, $4.50/lb., Pepsi and Anderson & Perry; Ally Wearin, 4-H, $4.20/lb., Chief Joseph Rodeo; Dylan Denton, FFA, $4.60/lb., Eagle Carriage; Zane Mallory, 4-H, $5.20/lb., Double Arrow; Shelton Bailey, FFA, $4.30/lb., BTO Logging; Taylor Herrera, 4-H, $4.30/lb., Growney Bros. Rodeo Co.; Georgia Falk, 4-H, $4.20/lb., Les Schwab; Gabe Burns, 4-H, $4.20/lb., Woody Wolfe; Sarah Chrisman, FFA, $5.30/lb., Community Bank; Madison Falk, 4-H, $4.50/lb., Sterling Bank and Zacharias Logging; Emily Spang, FFA, $4.90/lb., Woody Wolfe; Bryce Melville, 4-H, $5.40/lb., Corner Slone Farms; Riley Gray, 4-H, $4.70/lb., All-Star Performance Horses; Gabby Wells, 4-H, $4.80/lb., Doug McDaniel; Dustin Denton, FFA, $4.30/lb., Sterling Savings; Thomas Matthews, 4-H, $4.10/lb., Les Schwab; Trevor Wentz, FFA, $4.30/lb., Intermountain Livestock; Andrew Matthews, 4-H, $4.50/lb., Bank of Eastern Oregon; Maddi Tracy, $5.00/lb., Henderson Logging; Justine English, FFA, $4.70/lb., Safeway Store; Christina Matthews, $4.60/lb., Anderson Land & Livestock; Amanda Bobbitt, 4-H, $4.90/lb., Crown Paper/Brad Beeson; Madison Plew, 4-H, $4.90/lb., Safeway; Jesse English, FFA, $4.60/lb., Main Street Grill; Kacie Melville, 4-H, $5.00/lb., Pioneer West.
REDS Trevor Schaeffer, FFA, $4.80/lb., Safeway; Elizabeth Matthews, 4-H, $4.70/lb., Wallowa Lake Vac Rentals; John Stein, 4-H, $5.10/lb., RY Timber; Alex Wightman, 4-H, $6.20/lb., South Fork; Aaron Clary, 4-H, $5.00/lb., Jim Birkmaier.