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Sights and sounds (and smells) from a successful meat animal sale

By Jim Dayton jdayton@gazettextra.com
Jim Dayton
Reporter - ��Vlog��ý city government

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Jul 26, 2019
Jul 26, 2019

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Austin Beaumont shows his grand champion steer, Gus, to a room of potential buyers Friday during the meat animal sale at the Rock County 4-H Fair in ��Vlog��ý.
Angela Major

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JANESVILLE

It was an excellent meat animal sale thanks to a strong turnout and great weather Friday at the Rock County 4-H Fairgrounds.

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By the numbers

Here are some numbers from the 2019 meat animal sale at the Rock County 4-H Fair:

Total spent: $408,569

Animals sold: 459

Top buyers:

Woodman's, $21,601
Jake's Electric, $14,585
E&D Water Works, $14,357
Seneca Foods, $13,412
Chambers & Owen, $12,608

Top producer/booster/alumni groups:

Rock County Pork Producers, $19,882
Rock County Beef Producers, $14,708
Clinton FFA Alumni, $11,011

Grand champion steer: Shown by Austin Beaumont, sold to George Auction Service, Gilbank Construction and Jake's Electric for $9,569 (1,367 pounds at $7 per pound).

Grand champion lamb: Shown by Grace Peterson, sold to Woodman's for $2,982 (142 pounds at $21 per pound).

Grand champion barrow: Shown by Logan Bennett, sold to Jake's Electric for $3,487.50 (279 pounds at $12.50 per pound).

Jim Dayton

Reporter - ��Vlog��ý city government

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