Neffs Show Top Beef Animals in LaGrange County
Published: Friday, July 21, 2023
Gavin and Darla Neff of Howe exhibited the grand and reserve champion market beef steers at the LaGrange County 4-H Fair in LaGrange last week. Darla exhibited the grand champion beef steer. The premium was paid by a support group (see list at end of story) and came to a total of $3,150. Gavin earned $2,300 for showing the reserve champion market beef steer. The premium was paid by a support group (see list).
The 2023 LaGrange County 4-H auction raised a total of $253,233 with 193 lots sold. This is down from last year when 197 lots sold for $290,597.
The LaGrange auction is unique because, as a premium sale, it supports the efforts of each 4-H'er without requiring them to sell their animals. All animals mentioned below were not necessarily sold and there is no breakdown by species as a result. Also not recorded are animal weights and per-pound prices.
Kiana Mast of LaGrange exhibited the grand champion dairy steer. A price of $1,850 was paid by 13 buyers (see list). The reserve grand dairy beef steer was exhibited by Karson Mast of LaGrange. The auction brought in $2,000 for the youth. Paying were: Dads LLC, Shipshewana Auction Inc, Wana Feed Service, Interra Credit Union, Nick and Erica Yoder, Harmony Farms and Century 21 Bradley.
Katie Miller of Shipshewana raked in the honors with her grand champion starter calf and grand and reserve Boar goats. At the auction, she earned $2,850 from a support group (see list). Hadleigh Bontreger of LaGrange received $1,200 for her reserve champion starter calf. Hostetler and Young Insurance Agency, KC Squared Farms LLC, and Keith Lambright family paid the premium.
The grand champion market lamb was exhibited by Audriana Martin of LaGrange. A support group (see list) raised $3,450 in honor of her accomplishment. Brandt Norberg of Lagrange owned the reserve champion market lamb and earned $1,125 at the auction. Buyers include: Mishler Club Lambs/Jerold and Laura Mishler, Wana Feed Service, Shipshewana Auction Inc, Brian Lambright, FM Club Lambs/Rodney Frain family and K Bar S Express.
Olivia Stanton of Sturgis brought in $450 from Farmstead Inn and Fritz and Tina Helmuth for her grand champion meat chicken. Wana Feed Service, KC Squared Farms LLC, Hostetler and Young Insurance Agency, Shipshewana Auction Inc. and Ceres Solutions Co-op. Inc.-Propane Division pooled their cash to provide $1,100 of support for Abigail Myers of LaGrange, the reserve champion meat chicken exhibitor.
Lucas Raber of Shipshewana received $400 from Sam Reffett, CJ's Garage, Wana Feed Service, Cory and Melinda Brown and Interra Credit Union for his grand champion duck and turkey. The reserve champion duck raked in $400 for Aubri Avila of LaGrange. Priority IAC and Stroh Farm Supply paid the premium. Christen Young of Wolcottville earned $375 from Miller Poultry and Roy Howe family for her reserve champion turkey.
Triple M Goat Farm paid a premium of $750 to Collin Martin of Shipshewana for his grand champion goose. The reserve champion goose earned Keenan Hanaway of Wolcottville $400. Stoy Farms is the buyer.
Kaitlyn Weimer of Shipshewana earned a premium of $3,400 from a support group (see list) for her grand champion market hog.
Kylie Phillips of Howe earned $400 from Priority IAC for her grand and reserve champion market rabbits and supreme dairy cow.
The grand champion market dairy goat was shown by Malorie Hartman of Howe. She received a payment of $600 from: Stroh Farm Supply, Pfafman Brothers, Interra Credit Union, Nick and Erica Yoder, Kenneth and Joanie Myers, KC Squared Farms LLC and Neal Wolheter of Halderman Real Estate.
Jada Mauck of Topeka gained $700 from CJ's Garage, Hostetler and Young Insurance Agency, Farmers Mutual Rescue of LaGrange Co., K Bar S Express, Wana Feed Service and Mauck Shearing Services LLC for her grand champion dairy goat doe.
Support groups
Darla Neff support group: Bruce Egbert family, Shipshewana Auction Inc., Larry and Kay Schrock, Farmers State Bank, Zook's Farm Service/Travis and Sarah Zook, Wana Feed Service, Interra Credit Union, K Bar S Express, Becky Pueschel family, Rich and Beth Sherman, CKS Farms LLC, Kyle and Erin Sherman family, Sherman Farms Ag, LLC, Nick's Flying Service, Mishler Club Lambs/Jerold and Laura Mishler, Kenneth and Joanie Myers, Contract Pork, Ag-One Agency, Curtis and Jill Sherman, Harmony Farms, Mireley, Jim and Connie, Cover Crop Partners LLC and Neal Wolheter of Halderman Real Estate.
Gavin Neff support group: Farmers State Bank, Wana Feed Service, Shipshewana Auction Inc, Ag-One Agency, Kenneth and Joanie Myers, Zook's Farm Service/Travis and Sarah Zook, Jim and Connie Mireley, Stroh Farm Supply, Nick's Flying Service, Becky Pueschel family, Rich and Beth Sherman, CKS Farms LLC, Kyle and Erin Sherman family, Sherman Farms Ag LLC, Curtis and Jill Sherman, Ceres Solutions Co-op., Inc.-Propane Division and Cover Crop Partners LLC.
Kiana Mast support group: Shipshewana Auction Inc, Larry and Kay Schrock, CJ's Garage, Zook's Farm Service/Travis and Sarah Zook, Wana Feed Service, Dads LLC, Interra Credit Union, Glen and Sheri Miller, Nick's Flying Service, Century 21 Bradley, Ceres Solutions Co-op., Inc.-Propane Division.
Katie Miller support group: Shipshewana Auction Inc, Bruce Egbert family, Larry and Kay Schrock, Patti Miller, FM Club Lambs/Rodney Frain family, Rose Marie and Shawn Christner, Wana Feed Service, K Bar S Express, Yoder Farm Service, Nick's Flying Service, Town and Country Hardware, Hostetler and Young Insurance Agency, KC Squared Farms LLC and Topeka Rental Center.
Audriana Martin support group: Shipshewana Auction Inc, Brian Lambright, CJ's Garage, FM Club Lambs/Rodney Frain family, Farmers State Bank, Topeka Rental Center, Ralph and Melba Lutes, Grogg-Martin Auctioneering-Mike Patka/Kenny Martin, Wana Feed Service, Edds Supplies, Interra Credit Union, Keith and Sharon Shiltz, KC Squared Farms LLC, Michael and Carrie Sherman and Glen and Sheri Miller.
Kaitlyn Weimer support group: Bruce Egbert family, Larry and Kay Schrock, Tru Genetics, Doug and Nancy Thwaits, Patti Miller, FM Club Lambs/Rodney Frain family, Wana Feed Service, K Bar S Express, Interra Credit Union, Glen and Sheri Miller, Nick's Flying Service, Mishler Club Lambs - Jerold and Laura Mishler, Farmers State Bank, Lake Area Designs, Town and Country Hardware, Contract Pork, Hostetler and Young Insurance Agency, KC Squared Farms LLC and Michael and Carrie Sherman.
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