The event that many people – 4-H members and meat eaters alike – look forward to all year came over the weekend when the Oneida County Market animal sale began. While many of the sales are tied to the families of the children who support the projects, anything is possible with the championship animals. In order of sale, Alivia Waldron’s champion sheep was purchased by Thomas Market for $2,000; Aubry Shulz’s reserve champion sheep was purchased by Oxford Packing for $1,400.
The best pig, Brooke Isaacson, was purchased for $3,000 by Lincoln Financial/Roche Ranch, and the reserve champion, owned by Jaylyn Green, went to Thomas Market
for $1600.
The winning goat, first at the Oneida County Market Sale, was raised by Josh Roe and went to Stotz Equipment for $1,700. The reserve winner, owned by Whittney Roe, went to Hilltop Construction for $2,000.
Trevor Allen’s grand champion steer went to Thomas Market for $4,900 and Addison Wladron’s reserve steer went to Keller Tire for $5,400.
The carcass winners (determined by ultrasound body composition measurements) were also among the top sellers. Abbie Cox’s sheep sold to Ron Keller Tire for $1,400, Rasp Carter’s hogs sold to Flinders for $1,600, Reuben Hess’ goats sold to Hess for $3,100 and Paige Eliason’s steer sold to Potter Ranch for $4,800.
Sponsors who made the sale and show possible included: Ronnie Brooks Keller, Sheldon and Janice Vaughan, Rauhn and Nancy Panting, Matt and Leslie Wray, Idaho Real Estate Group, Ward’s Ace and Country Store, Hess Trucking Auto Ag, Hess Pumice Products, Jared and Tina Simpsons, Eliason Livestock, Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital, Douglas and Dianne Adams, Oneida Family Dental, Thomas Market, Tracy and Ginger Davis, Rocky Mountain Power, Hess Trucking Napa Auto, Offsite Self-Storage, Kirk and Jaclyn Nielsen, ATC Communications and Blue Rock Enterprises,
among other things.
