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The first of the two began at noon and was a final expression of
“job well done” for young exhibitors as their projects went up on
the auction block. The bids went to the exhibitors with a few
deductions.
At the beginning of the day, Logan County Fair Association Board
President John Fulton explained to spectators and prospective buyers
just how the auction worked. The first three items up for bid would
be sold for a unit price. The exhibitor would receive the unit price
minus five percent.
The balance of the auction included 43 animals that
would be sold by the pound. Fulton explained this process carefully.
At the beginning of each species category of the auction, the market
value of the animal in price per pound would be announced. The
winning bidder would bid, for example, $2 per pound on an animal
with a market value of $1.80 per pound. At the time of settlement,
the bidder would then pay the winning bid minus the market value or
$0.20 per pound. The exhibitor would then receive the $0.20 per
pound for the weight of the animal minus the five percent.
Now, for some that may have seemed like not a lot of
money. But consider this, in price per pound the highest bid of the
day came early when Jayda Allspach’s Grand Champion Wether yielded a
final bid of $16 per pound. The animal weighed 157 pounds and the
market value of the sheep was $1.50 per pound. So, Jayda earned
$14.50 X 157 – 5% or $2,162.67. Compared to a market value of
$235.50, that is a pretty good reward for a job well done.
After explaining the bidding process, Fulton turned the day over to
auctioneers Dan Naughton, Les Payne, and Ty Tucker. The Naughton and
Tucker took turns at the microphone with Payne helping as a spotter
in the sale ring throughout the day.
The first items up for bid were two from the 4-H visual arts
projects and one meat pen rabbit entry.
Henry Farmer
Parents Kyle and Esther Farmer
2023 Visual Arts State Fair Delegate
Stained Glass Art
$100
Cash Tomlinson
Parents Will and Mandy Tomlinson
2023 Visual Arts State Fair Delegate
Leather Project
$175
Reagan Titus
Parents Thomas and Breann Titus
2023 Grand Champion 4-H Rabbit Meat Pen
$200
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2023 Sheep Wether Sale
2023 Market Price for Wethers at $1.50 per pound
Naughton was the first auctioneer behind the mic on Sunday and he
and the ring crew worked hard to bring in the highest bids possible
on the visual arts as well as the list of seven Wether Sheep that
sold immediately afterward.
Grand Champion
Jayda Allspach
Parents Gary and Kella Allspach
Oxford
157 pounds
$16/pound
Reserve Grand Champion
Luke Olson
Parents Blane and Kristi Olson
Hampshire
153 pounds
$5.50/pound
Kelton Olson
Parents Blane and Kristi Olson
Crossbreed
121 pounds
$7/pound
Kenneth Cooper
Parents Seth and Sarah Cooper
Crossbreed
130 pounds
$7.85/pound
Tucker Garey
Parents Caleb and Justine Garey
Hampshire
130 pounds
$7/pound
Shelby Heyen
Parents Doug and Steph Heyen
Crossbreed
95 pounds
$7/pound
Braden Oslon
Parents Blane and Kristi Olson
Dorset
141 pounds
$10.50/pound
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