P2-Unca»tf Farming, Saturday November 24,1984
BY ROBIN PHILLIPS
Staff Correspondent
LEESPORT The President of
the Berks County 4-H Beef Club
showed his best last week and
came away from the annual Berks
County 4-H Beef Roundup and Sale
with top ribbons and money. Greg
Zook, R 2, Oley, exhibited “Yukon
Jack” to the grand championship
title. The 1340-pound steer also
commanded the second high price
of $1.15 per pound in the sale that
evening. He sold to D. Stoltzfus
Construction Company, Fleet
wood.
The champion’s, price plus that
of the $1.25 per pound paid for the
champion lightweight entry of
Travis Werley, Shoemakersville,
brought the sale average to 82
cents per pound for the 17 animals.
“He’s the best steer I ever had,”
Zook stated. The first-time
roundup winner added, “he
showed his best quality finish at
the right time.” Purchased at the
New Holland Feeder Calf Sale, the
champion was “well finished,” and
“smooth shouldered” according to
the judge. The Simmental and
Chianina cross “was really square
the whole way throught.” The Zook
champion placed third out of six at
the Keystone Show the week
before.
The judge for the show was Tim
Livingston, York County, a
Hereford breeder and professional
showman and fitter. He selected
the 1280 pound steer of Lori
Allyson Sheaffer of Carlisle, took home the grand champion
steer award for the third year in a row. Sheaffer's steer was
bought by Country Butcher Shop.
Exhibited by Sandy Hopple of Mechanicsburg, the reserve
champion steer went to Western Sizzlin Steak House.
'Yukon Jack' stops Berks beef competition 'cold'
Rabenold for reserve grand
champion. “He said he should have
been longer,” 14 year old Lori
commented about the judge’s
placing. The daughter of Richard
and Nancy Rabenold, Lori
exhibited the grand champion in
1983 and had reserve honors in
1982. Her steer sold for $1.05 to
Terry Hartman Roofing, Mertz
town.
Taking the top money of the sale
was the Hereford entry of Travis
Werley. Kings IGA paid $1.25 per
pound to take the 1165 pounds of
beef home. Travis was also
champion junior showman and
fitter in the show.
The show and sale was held at
the Leesport Market and Auction,
Leesport.
Show placings were as follows:
Grand Champion - Greg Zook, Oley
Reserve Champion ■ Lorin Rabenold, Kntz
town
Champion Lightweight • Travis Werley,
Shoemakers villc
Reserve Heavyweight - Erick Stolbfns,
Douglassvllle
Reserve Middleweight - Michelle Harley,
Donglassville
Reserve Lightweight ■ Kenianne Rarick,
Reading
Ist Heavy Heavyweight - Kirk Fisher, Oley
Ist Heavy Medtaunwelght - Karen Rabenold,
Kntstown
Ist light Medlmnwelght ■- Troy Werley,
ShoemakenviUe
2nd Light lightweight - Rondy Martin, Oley
2nd Heavy lightweight - Jane Zook, Oley
2nd Han Medlnmwelgbt - Matt Harley,
Douflauvllle
2nd Light Heavyweight - Andy Haai,
DongiauviUe
2nd Medium Heavyweight - Alice Stranae,
Hamburg
2nd Heavy Heavyweight - Kent Fbber, Oley
3rd Light Mediomwelght - Dwight Zook, Oley
3rd Light Heavyweight - Nlcholai Stoitzfni.
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steer was purchased by D. Stoltzfus Construction Co. of Fleetwood.
Donglaooville
Showing and Fitting
Champion Junior Showman - Travif Worley
Reoerve - Erick Stoitzfm
Champion Junior Fitter - Travii Werley
Reoerve - Erick Stoltxhu
Champion Intermediate Showman I Fitter -
Lori Rabenold
Reoerve Showman A Fitter-Kent Fiober
Champion Senior Showman & Fitter - Kirk
Fioher
Reoerve Showman - Kenianne Rarick
Reoerve Fitter - Michelle Harley
BY JUDY HULL
Staff Correspondent
CARLISLE Thirty-one lambs
and 13 steers were put on the
auction block Tuesday night, Nov.
13, at the Carlisle Livestock
Market as part of the 1984 Cum
berland County 4-H Beef and Lamb
Roundup. The standing room only
crowd bid on animals raised by 4-
H’ers from Carlisle, Mechanic
sburg, Mount Holly Springs,
Newville, Boiling Springs and
Gardners.
Leah Byers, Carlisle, and Susan
Wenger, Mechanicsburg, had
champion and reserve champion
lambs. Byers gained top honors
during judging earlier in the day,
receiving both sale champion and
county champion ribbons.
Wenger’s entries were also
judged best for reserve sale
champion and reserve county
champion. Byers’ champion lamb
was sold to J.C Eberts Paints for
$1.70 per pound, while Wenger’s
reserve champion went to Irvin’s
Agway for $1.40 per pound.
Michelle Walker, Newville, was
named a winner with the champion
pair of market lambs. The pair
was bought by Fred Patteiger for
90 cents per pound.
Trophy’s for the top winners
were donated by the Carlisle
Livestock Market and Dennin
Apticks. The grand champion
banner was donated buy Agway,
Inc.
AUyson Sheaffer, Carlisle, took
home the top prize in the beef
competition for the third con
secutive year. Sheaffer’s cham
pion steer was sold for $1.40 per
pound to the Country Butcher
Shop.
The reserve champion steer was
Lori Rabenold's reserve champion went to Terry Hartman
Roofing Co. of Mertztown, for $1.05 per pound.
owned by Sandy Hopple,
Mechanicsburg. It was sold to
Western Sizzlin’ Steak House for
$1.03 per pound. The Carlisle
Livestock Market donated both of
the top trophies and Locust Point
Quarries gave the champion
banner.
Chris Hopple, Mechanicsburg,
was awarded the county beef
champion trophy and Karen
Faught won the reserve county
beef award. Mechanicsburg
Chamber of Commerce donated
both trophies.
A lamb owned by Ernie Freund,
Carlisle, was given first place in
The Cumberland County Roundup's grand champion lamb
was shown by Leah Byers. The lamb was purchased by J.C.
Eberts at the beef and lamb sale on Nov. 13.
the lightweight division. Brenda
Wert, Jason Kutz and Ben Kutz, all
of Carlisle, were given awards for
first places in medium weight,
medium lightweight and light
weight categories in beef com
petition.
in judging throughout the day on
Tuesday, lamb showmanship
awards went to Vickie Haltry,
senior champion; Carol Perry,
intermediate champion; and Jason
Bixler, junior champion.
Other winners were Tom Gor
don, Allyson Sheaffer, Karen
Faught, Jason Kutz, Brenda Wert,
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