The livestock auction took place at the Champign County Fair on Friday morning and into the afternoon.
Sold at the auction were the main attractions: market lamb, market steer, dairy steer, dairy feeders, and market goats. The highest sellers in each category are listed below:
Market Lambs:
- Payton Prince (Grand Champion Market Lamb / Intermediate Showmanship winner) – $2,800
- Cameron Prince (Reserve Champion Market Lamb / Senior Showmanship winner) – $2,800
- Mayci Melvin – $2,350
- Delaney Borders – $1,700
- Nolan Smith – $1,350
- Klaire Riley – $1,200
- Addison Dillow (Champion Pen of Two / Champion Born & Raised / Senior Lamb Ambassador) – $1,175
- Lyla Smith – $1,000
- Matthew Wilhelm – $850
- Leni Rader (Junior Skillathon) – $800*
*3 others tied at $800
Market Steer:
- Weston Helman (Champioms Cattlemen’s) – $6,600
- Sydnee Hurst (Champion FFA) – $5,300
- Khloe Parcels (Grand Champion Market Steers) – $4,100
- Drew Hurst (Intermediate Skillathon) – $3,000
- Johnathan (JJ) Henry – $2,650
- Levi Hollingsworth – $1,900
- Mason Wallace – $1,750
- Kynze Henry – $1,650
- Wyatt Bell – $1,450
- Gavin Bell – $1,450
Dairy Steer (only those over $1,000 listed):
- Ella Vondenhuevel (Reserve Champion Dairy Steer) – $4,100
- Ella Conley (Champion Dairy Steer / Champion & Reserve Rate of Gain) – $2,300
- Bryden Ankrom – $2,075
- Cooper Hudson Love – $1,800
- Hannah Volp – $1,400
- Alayna Hackley – $1,000
Dairy Feeder (only those over $1,000 listed):
- Winston Snyder – $2,500
- Charli Ankrom (Grand Champion Dairy Feeder) – $2,150
- Levi Mcguire – $2,050
- Allen Snyder – $1,700
- Jenna Snyder – $1,700
- Natalie Arthur – $1,100
Market Goat:
- Maci Runkle – $3,125
- Autumn Green (Rookie Showmanship) – $1,875
- Easton McGuire (Reserve Champion Market Goat) – $1,725
- Bailey Zimmerman (Grand Champion Market Goat) – $1,450
- Shyanne McClintick (FFA Showmanship) – $1,350
- Corbin Zimemrman (Champion Born & Raised / Junior Showmanship) – $1,325
- Hudson McGuire – $1,175
- Madison Detwiler (Reserve Champion Born & Raised) – $1,100
- Samuel Lamb – $1,050
- Genevieve Lamb – $1,050
- Ahlee VonDeylen – $1,050
Other items sold at the auction included dairy baskets, cornhole boards, the fair banner ($400), and the three advertising banners at the front of the auction podium. Those three spots sold for a combined $23,000.
Head auctioneer Todd Woodruff spoke on the way the livestock auction affects the sellers and how it can unite the community.
The Champaign County Fair concludes Friday night with the demolition derby at the grandstands, beginning at 7 p.m.
