Market Hog Tops Junior Livestock Auction
CAROLYN N. MOYER be a good sale for the kids. We
Tioga Co. Correspondent felt we needed to have something
WHITNEYVILLE (Tioga Co.) to spur the stile on. From there
A 254-pound market hog, on out, the bidding went pretty
raised by Kyle Hamblin, brought well,” said Ed Cornell, Cornell
Nick Helf Jr., right, was the high bidder on David
O’Dell’s grand champion market lamb.
7.50 per pound at the 2002 Tioga Brothers Agway.
County Junior Livestock Auc- The sale, conducted recently,
tion, topping the list as the high- featured 35 hogs, 18 steers, 12
selling animal of the sale. Cornell lambs, and 19 market goats. Also
Brothers Agway cast the final bid featured was the 2002 Tioga
for the grand champion. County Milk Auction, where de
“We wanted to try to have this corated gallon jars representing
Nick Helf Jr., right, was the high bidder on David
O’Dell’s grand champion market lamb.
the champions from the junior
dairy show were put across the
auction block.
The 35 hogs averaged $1.42
per pound with the high price of
$7.50 per p md, belonging to the
champion, and the low price of
$.90 per pound.
The second high seller was
Matt Watkins’ 226-pound reserve
grand champion, which brought
the final bid of $3.80 per pound.
The reserve champion was pur
chased by Wood’s Excavation
Service.
In the steer ring, the high price
of $1.45 per pound was com
manded by Larry Schaar’s
1,229-pound grand champion.
C&N Bank purchased the high
seller. The reserve grand champi
on steer, raised by Brandon Reed,
tipped the scales at 1,178 pounds
and was purchased by John
Sharpe, Gaines, for $1.15 per
pound. Steer prices ranged from
a high of $1.45 per pound to a
low of $.75 per pound with the
average price at $.91 per pound.
The 12 market lambs averaged
$2.56 per pound, with the sale
topper belonging to David
O’Dell. His 105-pound grand
champion brought $4.75 per
pound and was purchased by
Nick Helf. Reserve grand cham
pion lamb, a 104-pound animal
raised by Garrett Webster, was
the second-high seller, command
ing a price of $4.25 per pound
from First Citizens National
Bank.
Toward the end of the sale, a
60-pound angora market goat,
sold by Star Pais, stole the heart
of Nick Helf, as he raised the bid
to $lO per pound, topping the
market goat sdle. The 70-pound
grand champion market goat,
raised by Joseph Sepiol, brought
$4.80 per pound and was pur
chased by the Jersey Shore Live
stock Market. Weis Market pur
chased the 47-pound reserve
grand champion market goat for
$5.50 per pound. Alison Gorenflo
raised the reserve champion.
In the Tioga County Fair milk
auction, money was raised to de
velop new and innovative pro
grams for dairy youth in 4-H or
FFA. Owners of the animals also
receive a portion of the proceeds.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 7, 2002-A2l
Cornell Brothers Agway, represented by Ed Cornell,
right, purchased Kyle Hamblin’s champion market hog.
Grand champions from six third high-selling milk jar, be
breeds were brought into the longing to Alison Gorenflo and
arena for this year’s program, her Guernsey, for $450.
Commanding the highest price Craig Johnson sold the Brown
was the milk jar from Renee Nor- Swiss jar for $425 to Middlebury
man’s champion Jersey. Wright’s Cooperative. The Red and White
Farm and Home purchased the milk jar, sold by Michael Ritter,
jar for $5OO. went for $325 to Rodney Sher-
The Holstein was next on the man. The Ayrshire milk jug, sold
list, as Chelsea Coolidge’s milk by Stefanie Long, rounded out
jar sold for $475 to Judson’s Inc. the sale, bringing a price of $250
Pelton Trucking purchased the from Wild Rose Concrete.
Joseph Sepiol, right, sold the grand champion market
goat to Jersey Shore Livestock Auction.