Steer Brings Record Price At Huntingdon Fair
BETSY A. YODER
Huntingdon Co. Correspondent
Huntingdon Junior livestock
exhibitors ended a busy and suc
cessful week at the Huntingdon
County Fair with the annual sale
held Friday, August 21.
Ma'rk Click accepted bids from
a large crowd on market hogs,
lambs, steers, wether goats and a
new feature this year - started
calves.
Although it was the smallest
steer show in years the grand
champion steer garnered a record
price. John Espy, Tyrone, owner of
the 1,250 pound Charlais received
$4.10 per pound from Miller’s
Diner owned by Paul and Delores
Knepp. The Knepp’s have been
excellent supporters of the junior
show for a number of years. They
bought last year’s champion also
$4.10 is a new record price for
steers at the fair.
Scott Whittaker’s reserve grand*
champion was a 1180 pound
crossbred steer. Mactown Mini-
Mart paid $3.15 for Scott’s steer.
This is also a record price for the
reserve champion.
The sale’s 31 steers averaged 98
cents per pound with the champ
ions included. Last year 45 steers
averaged 76 cents per pound.
Although not a record a very
good price was paid for the good
champion lamb. Eric Hayes’ 85
pound champ sold for $7.25 per
pound to Shaw Packing of Newry.
They went on and bought many
other lambs also.
. McDonald’s, another avid sup
porter of the junior sale bought
Brandy Horning’s 100 pound
reserve grand champion for $5.00
. per pound. Last year McDonalds
had been the grand champion
purchaser.
The average of the lamb sale
with 48 lambs and three resales
was $1.07 with grand champion
included.
In the swine division, Carol
Shultz of James Creek had gar
nered the grand champion ribbon
earlier in the week. Shaw Packing
idid some champion bidding and
received Carol’s 245 pound hog
for $4.80 per pound.
Shaw Packing also bought the
reserve grand champion. Jenny
Speck, Hesston received $3.00 for
her 225 pound pig.
Fifty four pigs were sold for an
average of 89 cents per pound.
Tim Symers, Alexandria was
the exhibitor of the grand champ
ion wether goat. Tn-County Pack
ing bought the 95 pounder for
$1.50 per pound.
Unitas National Bank bought Ed
Sellers’ reserve champion for 80
BY BETSY YODER
Huntingdon Co. Correspondent
MARTINSBURG Jody
Clapper started her 4-H career off
right by winning the grand champ
ion award with her steer, “Peter,”
at the Blair 4-H and FFA Livestock
jßoundup held Tuesday, August
118.
Jody of Martinsburg, and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clair
Clapper was showing a Simmental
crossbred steer. It weighed 1150
pounds and was bought later in the
day by Giant Eagle Supermarket
for $5.05 per pound.
Keith Brian, a graduate student
in animal science at Penn State
judged another Sinunental-cross
owned by another first year mem
ber into the reserve champion spot
Janice Blakely.
Charles States representing Unitas National Bank
bought Rhonda Ford’s grand champion started calf.
cents per pound.
Four goats and one resale were
sold for an average of 83 cents per
pound.
A new project this year received
good reviews and will be a con
tinued project. Started calves were
shown by a number of members
with Rhonda Ford, James Creek,
exhibiting the grand champion.
Unitas National Bank bought the
345 pound calf for .95 cents per
pound.
Lemin Farms bought James
First Year Member Wins
Tracy Stock also of Martinsburg
was the owner of Cinnamon who
weighed 1228 pounds. Hoss’
Steak House bought Tracey’s steer
for $2.30 a pound.
In junior showing Joe Stitt, Mar
tinsburg, won top honors with a
perky Angus. In junior grooming
Mark Bailey received the champ
ion trophy.
In the senior division Holli
Pheasant won showmanship while
John Dowey cleaned up on the
grooming competition.
In the swine competition Jeff
Frye of Williamsburg had the
grand champion with a Duroc gilt
named Little Red. Jeffs hog a tall,
well structured animal that
weighed in at 248 was bought by
Hatfield Packing for $4.80 per
Kling’s reserve champion for 90
cents per pound. It weighed 330
pounds.
Ten calves with one resale sold
for an average of 82 cents per
pound,
Senator Samuel E, Hayes and
Dr. Lamartine Hood, dean of the
college of Ag at Penn Slate were
on hand for the day’s activities.
Both complimented the young
sters on their involvement in
agriculture.
pound. Jeff also won the senior
grooming award.
Wesley Metzker, Martinsburg,
another first year member won the
reserve champion honors.
Wesley’s spotted barrow weighed
206 pounds and was bought by
Giant Eagle Supermarket for $4.00
per pound. Wesley also won the
junior grooming competition.
In junior showmanship Joe Stitt
once again walked away with the
trophy. Kevin Rhodes won the
senior division showmanship
award.
Although the number of lambs
was down this year, the quality
was still there. Roger Stock
showed a Suffolk to the grand
champion spot. The 104 pound
lamb was bred by his cousin, Holli
champion lamb.
John Espy’s grand champion steer. John's sister
Janie Is pictured.
Blair Roundup
Pheasant. Shaw Packing Company
bought Roger’s lamb for $4.60 per
pound.
James Snowberger had the
reserve champion lamb. The 118
pound lamb was bought by Ed’s
ON THE GROW
Riverside for $2.90 per pound.
James also won the junior show
manship title.
Tracey Stock, Roger’s sister and
a first year member won the honor
of junior grooming and first year
“howmanship.