Published: March 29, 2009 08:15 pm      

49th HENDERSON COUNTY LIVESTOCK SHOW: Sold!

Cold doesn’t deter buyers at Premium Auction

The buyers came out in spite of the Saturday afternoon cold to show support for the 49th Annual Henderson County Livestock Show winners.

The 1,315-pound grand champion steer, shown Friday night by Bethany Norman of Mabank FFA, was purchased for $8,500 by a group of businesses that included Teague Chevrolet, Groom and Sons and Olympic Waste Systems. The reserve grand champion, a 1,340-pounder shown by Sydnee Mikkelson of Athens FFA, was not far behind. Mikkleson’s steer went for a bid of $6,500.

After the steers came the market hogs, both shown by LaPoynor FFA students. Their entries topped the list of 98 hogs in the auction.

“There were a lot of good hogs in the show this year,” auctioneer Kenneth Odom said.

Haley Terry collected $2,500 for her grand champion while Alexis Terry got $2,000 for her reserve champion.

The grand champion lamb, exhibited by Lou Russell of Cayuga FFA, brought a price of $1,750. Shelby Swinnea of Old Cayuga 4-H came away with $1,000 for the reserve grand.

There was plenty in the pot for the top broilers this year. The grand champion was worth $2,000, to Taylor McIntyre of Brownsboro FFA, while the high bid for the reserve, shown by Stewart Jock of Cross Roads FFA, was $1,000.

The top rabbits also brought generous bids. Klayton Watson was given $1,700 for his grand champion fryer. The reserve grand generated a bid of $1,100 for Kennedy Rogers of Cross Roads FFA.

Another hefty bid was registered for the grand champion goat. Entered by Katy Fulgham of Athens FFA, the animal sold for $2,600. Chad Tindel of Eustace FFA sold his reserve champion for $1,200.

The highest bid of the day was the shop project entered by Grant Shultz of Athens FFA. The 14-by-16-foot house drew a bid of $9,500. A trailer entered by Brownsboro FFA sold for $1,050.

There were 209 entries in the sale this year, representing the work of more than 170 exhibitors.