After a one-year absence because of COVID-19 restrictions the Milam County Junior Livestock Show roared back to life with an auction producing $224,225 for the competitors that were in the sale. That is the total before the added money is figured in, show officials said.
In 2019, the auction netted $174,675 and the added money lifted the total that year to $345,737.
The show competitors were youngsters from Cameron, Milano, Rockdale and Thorndale with the youngsters from Thorndale taking 10 of the 14 grand and reserve titles:
• Grand champion steer, Kennedy Hobbs, Thorndale FFA.
• Grand champion swine, Jenna Lindig, Thorndale 4-H.
• Grand champion lamb, Hadley Meadors, Thorndale 4-H.
• Grand champion broilers, Gabriel Ramthun, Thorndale 4-H.
• Grand champion rabbits, Connor Barton, Cameron 4-H.
• Grand champion turkey, Hayes Berry, Cameron FFA.
• Grand champion goat, Jenna Lindig, Thorndale FFA.
• Reserve champion steer, Kenzie Hobbs, Thorndale 4-H.
• Reserve champion swine, Kloie Cargill, Thorndale FFA.
• Reserve champion lamb, Kale Meadors, Thorndale FFA
• Reserve champion broilers, Cheyenne Stevenson, Thorndale 4-H.
• Reserve champion rabbits, Brady Barton, Cameron FFA.
• Reserve champion turkey, Lyndon Stifflemire, Cameron 4H.
• Reserve champion goat, Kyrene Jackson, Thorndale 4-H.
Lindig had two grand champions in the show. She won in both the swine and goat shows
Rules, however, state that a competitor can only sell one animal so she put her swine in the auction.
Kyrene Jackson was the reserve champion in the goat division but she was not able to attend the session where the photos of the winners was taken.
The commercial heifer preliminary total before added money is $59,800.
• Grand champion commercial heifer, Emmy Fulton, Cameron 4H.
• Reserve champion commercial heifer, Ben King, Milano FFA.
The grand and reserve champions in the Commercial Replacement Open Heifer Sale were grand champion Wacey Butler whose animal was bought by Debault Livestock for $4,200 and Caylee Butler whose reserve champion heifer was purchased by Will and Tashena Butler.
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