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Illinois State Fair Sale of Champions Invests in Tomorrow's
Agricultural Leaders
Governor and First Lady Pritzker Purchase
Grand Champion Steer of $105K
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[August 17, 2023]
Being in the Governor's Sale of
Champions is something all livestock exhibitors dream about. Each
year, this marquee event showcases the hard work and dedication of
the youth in the agriculture industry.
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Governor JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker took home the
Grand Champion Steer for the fourth year in row, donating
$105,000 towards the purchase of the animal and tying the record
Frist Lady MK Pritzker set in 2021. The Governor and First Lady
also encouraged others at the Sale of Champions to make
donations to go towards all of the champion exhibitors to
further the advancement of youth in agriculture.
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In addition to being spotlighted before the crowd on Wednesday
night, these Grand Champion exhibitors, along with the Reserve
Grand Champion exhibitors, will receive a portion of the
proceeds from the sale of their animal. The exhibitors use the
funds towards their college education or invest it back into
projects for next year.
“These exhibitors are the future of agriculture in our state and
represent the best of the best,” said Jerry Costello II,
Director, Illinois Department of Agriculture. “The Sale of
Champions is the cherry on top of the Illinois State Fair. To
see our youth in agriculture rewarded for the work that they put
into these animals is my favorite aspect of the Illinois State
Fair.”
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CME Group also realizes the importance of education,
which is why they have donated $45,000 in scholarships to this
year’s Sale of Champions and for last decade. This year seed company
Beck’s is providing a $20,000 scholarship to be split among the
champions.
Below are the results of the 2023 Commodity Auction and the 2023
Sale of Champions. It should be noted that the Grand Champion Steer
will be donated to Feeding Illinois and dispersed to food banks
across the state.
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Below are the results of the 2023 Commodity Auction and the 2023
Sale of Champions. It should be noted that the Grand Champion
Steer will be donated to Feeding Illinois and dispersed to food
banks across the state.
Commodity |
Exhibitor |
Location |
Purchases |
Price |
Champion
Queso Blanco Cheese |
V&V Supreme |
Chicago, IL |
University of Illinois Colleges of ACES |
$850 |
Champion
Provolone Cheese |
Jamison-Foremost Farms Inc. |
Appleton, WI |
McDonalds
Marty & Donna Davis |
$600 |
Champion
Sharp Cheddar Cheese |
Foremost Farms Inc.-Marshfield |
Marshfield, WI |
McDonalds
Marty & Donna Davis |
$550 |
Champion
Vanilla Yogurt |
Deerland Dairy |
Freeport, IL |
Illinois State Auctioneers Association |
$450 |
Champion
1% Chocolate Milk |
Prairie Farms-Rockford |
Rockford, IL |
McDonalds
Marty & Donna Davis |
$450 |
Champion
Bacon |
Behrmann Meat & Processing |
Albers, IL |
IL State Rep Charlie Meier, Weeke
Electric, Eaglemann Construction |
$3,100 |
Champion
Bone-In Ham |
Eickman’s Processing Co. Inc. |
Seward, IL |
Forreston Mutual |
$2,000 |
Champion
Beef Jerky |
Jones Meat & Locker |
Jacksonville, IL |
Forreston Mutual |
$1,700 |
Champion
Snack Sticks |
Turasky Meats |
Springfield, IL |
George Obernagel &
Joe Hampton |
$1,800 |
Champion
Cooked Bratwurst |
Turasky Meats |
Springfield, IL |
University of Illinois College of ACES |
$1,300 |
Best of
Show Wine |
Twelve Oaks Vineyard |
Carlyle, IL |
Illinois State Auctioneers Association |
$1,000 |
Grand
Champion Honey |
William Budd |
Springfield, IL |
Illinois State Auctioneers Association |
$700 |
Best in
Show Dairy Goat’s Milk |
Lillian Lee |
Glenarm, IL |
Paul Rice, Myers Rice Auction & Realty |
$550 |
Animal |
Exhibitor |
County |
Purchasers |
Price |
Grand Champion Rabbit Market Pen |
Chesney Thorton |
McLean |
Springfield Plastics, AgriVest Farm
Management, Field Level Agriculture, Inc. |
$6,500 |
Grand Champion Poultry Meat Pen |
Owen Pree |
Iroquois |
McDonalds Marty & Donna Davis, Mike McGraw,
Michael Kasprzyk & Brad & Karol Davis |
$5,250 |
Land of Lincoln Supreme Champion Dairy Cow
Print |
Alaina Dinderman |
Stephenson |
Midwest Dairy, Becks Seed-Ryan Family,
Stephenson Farm Bureau & St. Louis Dairy Council |
$4,200 |
Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Meat Goat |
Trig Stoller |
Woodford |
Evans Feed & Bedding, Ed Teefey & Farmers,
State Bank & Trust Company-Mt. Sterling & Illinois State
Fair Sky Ride |
$5,500 |
Grand Champion Meat Goat |
Nolan Hoge |
McDonough |
George Obernagel- Waterloo, IL & Obernagel
Family Farms |
$6,000 |
Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Market Lamb |
Bryce Clayton |
Scott |
AgriGold, Kiefer Farms, Pivot Bio, Logan Agri-Service,
Inc., LG Seeds, Jones Show Feed-Andy & Darcie Jones, Roland
Machinery |
$7,500 |
Grand Champion Market Lamb |
Lilian Unger |
Kankakee |
North American Midway Entertainment, Syngenta,
Eric Faugust & West Central Farm Supply |
$11,000 |
Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Barrow
& Grand Champion Barrow |
Hunter Shike |
Champaign |
CME Group |
$25,000 |
Land of Lincoln Grand Champion Steer |
Maddox Reedy |
Douglas |
BRANDT |
$40,000 |
Grand Champion Steer |
Kashen Ellerbrock |
Henry |
JB & MK Pritzker |
$105,000 |
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