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| 7/23/2009 | 4-H/FFA livestock sale: 68 animals bring in $95,000 |
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This year’s 4-H and FFA livestock sale may not go down
in the record books as the biggest ever, however, with overall sales topping
the $95,000 mark, the young Custer County sellers seemed to walk away happy. This year’s buyers purchased a total of 68 animals—nine
steers, 41 pigs, 14 lambs and four goats—for $95,048.70. Last year’s sell of 72
animals brought in $129,550.50. The steers sold for $27,459.20; the swine sold for
$48,592.50; the lambs sold for $16,860 and the goats sold for $2,137. FFA’er Lia
Coleman’s 1,233 lb. grand champion beef was purchased by Rancher’s Roost for
$4,623.75. Rancher’s Roost also purchased Kaylene
Squire’s 262 lb. pig for $1,179, Jaycie Cardenas’ 284
lb. swine for $1,136, and Wyatt Wommack’s 287 lb.
swine for $1,004.50. Corey Barnes’ 121 lb. lamb, as well as
Noah Tillotson’s 134 lb. lamb, were also
purchased by Rancher’s Roost for $968 and $824.10, respectively. Lastly, Ranchers Roost bought FFA’er
Whitney Curtis’ 73 lb. goat for $730. Curtis’ reserve grand champion goat was
purchased by White’s Excavation for $462. At the end of the day, Rancher’s Roost had procured
seven animals for a total of $9,426.62. They were among the biggest supporters
of this year’s fair. Cooper Excavating paid $4,294.20 for Matilda Davis’
1,263 lb. reserve grand champion beef. The grand champion swine was raised by FFA’er J.T. Gillmore. Palace Drug
of Canon City purchased the 279 lb. pig for $3,208.50. Palace Drug also
purchased Gillmore’s lamb for $1,628. The reserve grand champion swine was raised by Edward
Sandoval. Westcliffe Super Market purchased the 276 lb. pig for $1,380. Other animals purchased by Westcliffe Super Market were FFA’er Colleen Smith’s swine for $1,179 and Dalton Wommack’s swine for $996. Sangre De Cristo Electric paid $2,227 for Sydney
Camper’s grand champion lamb, while Lindner Chevrolet of Other big supporters of the livestock sale were Colorado
Mountain Bank, which purchased one steer, three swine and one lamb for a total
of $7,173, and Trail’s End Ranch, which was the high bidder on five swine and
two lambs for a total $7,148.50. For complete results of last Sunday’s livestock sale,
see page 9 in this week’s – |
