A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 3, 1996
Raenna Abell, left, gets some help from her sister Jackie
in posing the grand champion steer. Hometown Auto pur
chased the steer for $1.05 per pound.
The champion hog was raised by Justin Ford and pur
chased by Hatfield. Shown, from left are Hannah, Laura and
Gilbert Harris, representing the buyer, and Justin Ford.
P&C Foods cast the high bid for the reserve champion
steer. Shown from left are Elliot, Mark and Ethan Elsbree,
buyers and Robert Gilliland.
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per pound, the steers brought in a
total of $9174.90. Topping the sale
was the grand champion steer
raised by Raenna Abell. Her
1,348-pound animal commanded a
price of $1.05 per pound from
Hometown Auto of Vestal.
Following close behind at $.90
per pound was the reserve grand
champion steer raised by Robert
Gilliland. His 1,344-pound steer
was purchased by P&C Foods.
One Steer was donated back to
the 4-H Scholarship fund by Col
umbia Cross Roads Equipment
That steer raised $942 for the fund.
Among the 15 lambs sold at auc
tion, Kendra Moore’s grand
champion brought the highest
price at $2.10 per pound. Her
134-pound lamb was purchased by
Northern Tier Real Estate.
The reserve grand champion
lamb raised by Geoff Powell
brought $1.60 per pound and was
purchased by P&C Foods. That
lamb weighed 102 pounds.
The lambs averaged nearly 1.60
per pound. Two lambs were resold
for the benefit of the 4-H scholar
ship fund, bringing in $330. Troy
Fair Association and Columbia
Cross Roads Equipment donated
those lambs. Total revenue
brought in by the lambs was
$2912.40.
Hogs were the final animals
sold, averaging 1.40 per pound on
the 43 animals, seven of which
were resold'raising $1,571 for the
4-H scholarship program. Hat
field, SPE Equipment Inc., Don
White and Columbia Crossroads
Equipment donated the hogs back
to the 4-H program.
The grand champion was
snatched by Hatfield for $2.50 per
pound. Justin Ford raised the
240-pound champion.
P&C Foods was the high bidder
on the 226-pound reserve champ
ion hog, which brought $1.75 per
pound.
The hogs grossed a total of
$15,706.70.
Distinguished guests of the day
included Pennsylvania Secretary
of Agriculture Charles Brosius,
Sen. Roger Madigan, and Rep.
Matthew Baker, who stopped to
wave at the auction participants.
Volunteer auctioneer Bob Shay
lorandringman Bob Garrison took
the bids on the animals, while
county extension director Jake
Guffey kept the sale moving.
Farmers
Phillip Eiffert of Northern Her Real Estate poses with
Kendra Moore’s champion lamb which he purchased for
$2.10 per pound.
The reserve champion lamb was shown by Geoff Powell.
P&C Foods purchased the lamb for $1.60. Pictured frofn left
are buyers Ethan, Elliot, and Mark Elsbree and Geoff Powell.
P&C Foods’ Mark Elsbree was the buyer of the reserve
champion hog raised by Josh Ford, left.
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