ClO-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 24, 1991 LINDA WILLIAMS Bedford Co. Correspondent BEDFORD (Bedford Co.) Despite a severe drought coming in the midst of slow economic tiems, records were set in all phas es of grand champion sales at the Bedford Fair Junior Livestock Sale held at the Bedford County Fair last week. The grand champion steer, own ed by Nathan Claycomb of Alum Bank RD 1, went for $10.50 for the 1,100-pound steer. The steer was bought by Fay Leydig of Hyndman, representing Black Dimond Energy of Cumberland, Md. The price set a record over the $8.50 paid for Claycomb’s grand champion last year. Reserve grand champion, also owned by Claycomb, went for Bob Turkovich of American Outfitters and Matthew Brantner with the grand champion market lamb purchased at the Bedford Fair Junior Livestock Auction for a record breaking $14.50. Grand champion hog purchased by Willard Campbell for $14.50 from Jennifer Swelnhart. .ipiv to Moss’s Steak and Seafood House for $5.25. Records $5.25 and was purchased by Hoss’s Steak and Seafood of Bed ford. Before auctioning his animal, the young Claycomb lied the ani mal to the railing and quietly told the auctioneer that 5 percent of his sale earnings would be donated to the 4-H Scholarship fund. In a generous co-offer, Hoss’s agreed to match this sum with both the grand and reserve grand sales. American Outfitters paid .94 a pound for a 1,077-pound cham pion lightweight homebred owned by Christine Leader of Everett RD 3. Bob Turkovich, owner of American Outfitters, donated the animal to the Bedford Lions Club to be used for charitable purposes. Bedford Farm Bureau bought the reserve lightweight champion, Set At Bed ; and was bought by Fay Leydlg of Hyndman. owned by Brandi Shaw, for ,85; Emerick’s Meats, Hyndman, the reserve heavyweight champion for .84; Faye Leydig purchased the county champion for .81; Agway, the reserve homebred for .82; and Central Bank purchased the re serve county for .75. Steers averaged .80 per pound, not including the grand champion. Jennifer Sweinhart, New Enter prise, could hardly believe her eyes as the bidding climbed to a hefty $14.50 for her 225-pound grand champion market hog. It was purchased by Willard Camp bell, owner of Boss’s Steak and Seafood Restaurant and Bedford Ford. American Outfitters bid the re serve grand, a 233-pound hog, owned by Angie Gates of New En terprise RD 1, for $4.75. Turko vich then turned this one over to the Bedford Fire Department. Adam Gates of New Enterprise RD 1, sold the champion hog car cass of 144 pounds to Bedford Farm Bureau for $4.75. The re serve carcass owned by Ginger Kegg of Bedford RD 1 was pur chased by Kendalls Vending for $3.25. Average purchase price for hogs was $1.40, not including the champion. American Outfitters purchased the grand champion market lamb owned by Matthew Brantner for another record, also, $14.50. Turkovich, owner of Outfitters, donated the 88-pound lamb back to Brantner to be used as breeding stock. Willard Campbell, Hoss’s and Bedford Ford, bought the 116-pound grand champion lamb from Candace Crawford of Everett for $5. Giant Eagle purchased the 123-pound heavyweight champ owned by Jennifer Hillegass of Manns Choice for $1.90. Midstate Bank bought the re serve light-weight for $2.30. The 97-pound lamb was owned by An dy Blackburn, Bedford. Giant Eagle also purchased the reserve ligh middle champ from Tom Heltzel for $1.35. This lamb weighed in at 108 pounds. A 139-pound, reserve heavy champ, owned by Brooke Emer ick, Manns Choice, went to $2 and was purchased by Bob Sweet of Creative Pullrusions in Alum Bank. Thomas Chevrolet bought the grand champion carcass from Ke vin Miller. They paid $4.75 per pound for the 60-pound carcass. ord Fair Hinish Feed and Farm Supply ing 48 pounds, paid $5.75 for the reserve cham- Lamb bidding continued high pion carcass owned by Heather with the average being $1.72, not Schaeffer of Bedford and weigh- including the champion. iwford. ter’s Bob Turkovl lycomb went for $10.50 per pound .75.
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