Children show animals at junior livestock auction
The Butler Farm Show’s Junior Livestock Auction was held Thursday, Aug. 8, and saw 189 animals for sale, including poultry, rabbits, sheep and hogs.
As the auctioneer called for bids, buyers raised their numbers above the seats and stands of the packed barn.
Three records were broken during the auction. Colt Douglass, 10, of East Brady, who presented the Grand Champion Poultry Pen, fetched a record-breaking sum of $7,000 for the birds he helped raise as two-day-old chicks. The Grand Champion Rabbit Meat Pen, presented by Cheyenne Henry, also broke a record, fetching $3,500. Additionally, the Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb, presented by Melissa Drake, broke the record at $50 a pound.
The Grand Champion Steer presented by Briar Kennedy, 8, at the Butler Farm Show’s Junior Livestock Auction Thursday, Aug. 8 weighed in at 1,350 pounds. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
The Grand Champion Steer belonging to the Kennedy family sold for $8 a pound at the Butler Farm Show Junior Livestock Auction Thursday, Aug. 8. The steer was donated back to the North Washington Rodeo. Briar Kennedy, 8, holds the award. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
4-H educator, Amy Metrick, far left, presents this year’s scholarship recipients to members of the 4-H during the Butler Farm Show Livestock Auction on Thursday, Aug. 8. They include Ryleigh Henry, who attends Slippery Rock University and studies biology; Mayson Kennedy, who plans to attend West Liberty University for criminal justice; Sarah Mitchell, who will attend Kent State University for speech pathology; and Jennifer Morrison, who intends to study biomedical engineering at Case Western University. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
The Butler Farm Show’s Junior Livestock Auction was held on Thursday, Aug. 8, and saw 189 animals for sale. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
The members of the 4H gather for a photo before the Junior Livestock Auction at the Butler Farm Show, Thursday, Aug. 8. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
The Butler Eagle — represented by general manager Tammy Schuey — won this County-Bred Reserve Champion steer owned by Luke Frazier at the Butler Farm Show’s Junior Livestock Thursday, Aug. 8. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Oesterling Feed Store won the Reserve Grand Champion Steer belonging to Eli Ambrose at the Junior Livestock Auction at the Butler Farm Show Thursday, Aug. 8. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Amerikohl Mining came in with the highest bid for a sheep being auctioned off for charity by the Beef Breeding Club at the Butler Farm Show’s Junior Livestock Auction Thursday, Aug. 8. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
Welter's Meat Shop & Chrome Recycling came in with the highest bid during the Butler Farm Show's Junior Livestock Auction, Thursday, Aug. 8, for a charity hog that was auctioned off by the Livestock Club to benefit the It's About the Warrior Foundation. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
The Dairy Club auctioned off a hog as a charity animal at the Butler Farm Show’s Junior Livestock Auction to raise funds for Randy Freehling, a Kittanning man who was diagnosed with leukemia. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle
