A2O-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 18, 1997
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
MANHEIM (Lancaster
From the left,
Steak and Sea House, kneels next to Travis Donough who
shows the grand champion steer, and is Joined by Manhelm
Farm Show Queen Laura Huber.
From the left, buyers Jan and Kim Waltz and baby
Zachary of Pennsylvania Ag Commodity Marketing Associ
ation kneel with Ryan Donough who shows his grand
champion swine of the Manheim Farm Show and Is Joined
by its queen Laura Huber.
kneels next to Ryan Groff who shows the reserve grand
champion steer and is Joined by Manheim Farm Show
Queen Laura Huber.
From the toft, buyer John Geiiach of Stauffers of Kissel
Hill kneels next to Jessica Stoltzfus who shows her reserve
grand champion lamb of the Manhelm Farm Show, and is
Joined by Farm Show Queen Laura Huber.
Manheim Livestock Sale Totals $80,774
Co.) A total of $80,774 was
raised Oct. 10 (luring the annual
sale of market livestock at the
Manheitn Farm Show, according
to Jay Mylin, auction coordinator.
The celebratory atmosphere of
the last evening event of the annual
Farm Show was added to by fans
attending a Manheim High School
home football game.
The fairgrounds are located
adjacent to the high school football
field. The fair itself, especially
midway attractions and food
booths, are set up next to the ball
field.
Highschool football spectators
boost the fair’s last day’s crowd
and help support the fair. Home
games are scheduled every two
years.
Held on the last day of the Man
heim Fair, the auction sells four
species of market livestock (raised
for meat production) exhibited by
youth during the week goats,
sheep, pigs and steer.
Instead of selling all of the grand
and reserve grand champions of
each species at the start, and then
selling off the remaining animals
specie-by-specie, Manheim’s auc
tion is designed to sell off each ani
mal of each specie one at a time.
While this means that buyers
intending to purchase champions
might have to wait a couple of
hours until their intended purchase
comes up for sale, they can wait
and enjoy the rest of the auction,
or, in die meantime, experience
some of the fair festivities.
The sale setup also seems to
ensure that support is distributed
more equitably to all youths, and
not just directed heavily upon the
champions. Mylin said he noted
that there was strong, even support
of youth during the sale.
There were 116 hogs offered for
sale; 36 sheep; 14 goats; and 24
steer.
Returning volunteer Manheim
atea auctioneers were Bob Wogel
muth, Dave White and John Stauf
fer. Though a final tally wasn’t
available this week, about 40 buy
ers registered for the auction.
Like other fair and 4-H livestock
auctions, several processors
offered to buy back the live ani
mals from the buyers, at market
value. Market values were listed in
the sale catalog. This way buyers
can support the livestock auction
without having to deal with the live
animal, although a number of buy
ers do take possession of the
animals.
Hatfield Quality Meats Inc. pur
chased the buy-back hogs, while
Dunlop Inc. purchase goats and
sheep, Stauffers of Kissel Hill pur
chased sheep, and New Holland
Sales Stables purchased steers.
The results of the auction
showed that the price received for
market goats averaged $2 per
pound and totalled $1,883.
The grand champion goat, exhi
bited by Rebekah Landis of Lititz,
weighed 93 pounds and was pur
chased by Bill Arnold, with Man
heim Auto Auction, for $2.70 per
pound.
The reserve grand champion
goat, exhibited by Brian Geib of
Manheim, weighed 69 pounds and
was purchased for $3.75 per pound
by Bob Obetz of Worley and Obetz
Inc.
The price received for market
lambs averaged $2.89 per pound
and totalled $12,380.
The grand champion lamb,
exhibited by Corby Zeigler of
Lititz, weighed 132 pounds and
sold for $l2 per pound to his
grandfather John Ebersole of
Speedwell Construction.
The reserve grand champion
lamb, exhibited by Jessica Stolt-
(Turn to Pago A3O)
From the left, buyer Bill Arnold of Manheim Auto Auction
kneele next to Rebekah Landis and her champion goat of
the Manheim Farm Show, while Farm Show Queen Laura
Huber Joins.
From the left, buyer John Ebersqle of .Speedwell Con
struction kneels next to grandsdn Corby Zelgler of Lltitz,
who shows his grand champion lamb of the Manheim Farm
Show, and Is Joined by Farm Show Queen Laura Huber.
From the left, Pete Hondru of Phillips’ Ford kneels next to
Travis Donough who shows the reserve grand champion
swine of the Manheim Farm Show, and is Joined by its queen
Laura Huber.
. . _ '***" 806 obetz o 1 Worthy and Obetz Inc.
kneels next to Brian Gaib who ahowa hit reserve grand
champion goat, and la Joined by Monhebn Farm Show
Queen Laura Huber.