Lake Co. Youths Earn $176,000
Published: Friday, September 16, 2022
Lake County 4-H'ers earned $176,836.25 in the annual 4-H livestock auction on Aug. 13 in Crown Point. Last year's sale raised $142,726.78.
Among the big winners in the beef and swine shows were Ethon and Mackenzie Bult, siblings from the Hebron area.
Ethon sold the 1,490-pound grand champion beef steer for $3.75 a pound ($5,587.50) to Children's First Learning Center in Merrillville.
Not to be outdone, Mackenzie sold two beef winners, the reserve champion steer and the grand champion carcass. The reserve champion steer, weighing 1,440 pounds, brought $5 a pound ($7,200) from Lake County Farm Bureau Inc., and the carcass fetched $5 a pound ($6,400) from Crown Brick and Supply from Crown Point.
Ethon and Mackenzie are the children of Eric and Tracy Bult of Hebron.
Also selling in the beef sale was Blake Marshall of Crown Point. He received $2.92 a pound ($3,450) from Bill's Produce for the 1,180-pound reserve champion beef carcass.
In swine, Mackenzie led the way with her grand champion market barrow and grand champion market gilt. She sold the 276-pound barrow for $6.50 a pound ($1,794) to K&D Bennet Farms LLC of Knox, and earned $6 a pound ($1,482) from Lake County Farm Bureau for the 247-pound gilt.
Ethon also scored big with the grand champion breeding gilt, which weighed 275 pounds and sold for $5 a pound ($1,375) to Superior Engine Service Inc.
Tenley Neises of Crown Point sold the 272-pound reserve champion market barrow for $10 a pound ($2,720) to Neises Landscape Inc.
Austin Kalvatis of Lowell had the distinction of finishing second in both the market gilt and breeding gilt shows. He auctioned off his 296-pound reserve champion market gilt for $4.50 a pound ($1,332) to Castognia Tractor in Rensselaer. Then, he sold his reserve champion breeding gilt, also weighing 296 pounds, for $4 a pound ($1,184) to Cedar Creek Township in Lowell.
Kasch Retzlaff of Lowell sold the 274-pound grand champion swine carcass for $3 a pound ($822) to Hein Farms Inc. of Crown Point. Andrew Bult of Crown Point was next with the reserve champion carcass. He received $1 a pound ($275) from Hanford Packing Co.
In sheep, Brycen Neises of Crown Point swept the top two awards. First, he partnered with a buyer group on the sale of his grand champion market lamb. The 148-pound Hampshire sold for $14 a pound ($2,072) to the Friends of Brycen and Tenley. Second, he sold the 146-pound reserve champion for $10 a pound ($1,460) to Crown Feed and Supply in Crown Point.
Paycan Miller of Lowell exhibited the grand champion lamb carcass. He sold the 133-pounder for $5 a pound ($665) to Hanford Packing Co. Colton Neal of Hebron sold the reserve champion carcass for $8 a pound ($800) to Addiction & Behavior Counseling Services in Crown Point.
In goats, Riley Mowry of St. John auctioned off milk from her grand champion dairy goat for $200 to Neises Landscape Inc. Wilson Orange of Lowell was next with the reserve champion dairy goat. He received $250 from Bob Little of Pioneer Seeds. Also selling was Lily Hamilton of Crown Point. She exhibited the reserve champion dairy wether, which brought $300 from Kraft Auction Service.
Hannah and Brayden Quale of Lowell had the top two placings in meat goats. Hannah sold the grand champion for $400 to Mychelle Taylor of McColly Realtors, and Brayden sold his reserve champion for $700 to T&J Meat Packing of Glenwood, Ill.
In rabbits, the grand champion single fryer was exhibited by Lake Woodworth of Schneider. Harper Livestock, also of Schneider, had the high bid of $150 for Woodworth's rabbit. Avalyn Humbert of Cedar Lake was next with the reserve champion fryer. Leininger Veterinary Clinic of Crown Point purchased it for $150.
Nathan Jamrosz of Crown Point sold his grand champion rabbit meat pen for $450 to Melissa Buggie, DVM, of Crown Point. Woodworth sold his reserve champion meat pen for $175 to Frank, Jeannie and Austin Kalvitis of Lowell.
The top price in the poultry sale was offered for the grand champion pen of turkeys, shown by Megan White of Lowell. Superior Engine Service of Crown Point paid $750 for the pen. Orange sold the reserve champion pen of turkeys for $500 to J&R Lock Service of Crown Point.
Orange also brought the grand champion pen of geese, which sold for $500 to Crown Feed and Supply, and the grand champion pen of heavy ducks, which fetched $350 from Orange beanindiana.com.
Robert Bank of Lowell sold his grand champion market roasters for $250 to Richard Wendel of Lowell. Macayla Bank, also of Lowell, received $350 from Gleaner Life Insurance Co. for the reserve champion roasters.
For $300, the same buyer purchased the grand champion market broilers exhibited by Shelby Bult of Crown Point. Andrew Bult, also of Crown Point, sold the reserve champion broilers for $300 to Superior Engine Service.
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