The event that many people—4-H members and meat-eaters alike—look forward to all year took place over the weekend, as the Oneida County Market Animal sale commenced.  While many of the sales are linked to the families of the kids who raise the projects, for the Championship animals all bets are off.  In the order of the sale, Alivia Waldron’s Champion Sheep was bought by Thomas Market for $2,000; Aubry Shulz’s Reserve Champion Sheep for $1400 from Oxford Packing.  

The top swine, Brooke Isaacson’s, was purchased for $3,000 by Lincoln Financial/Roche Ranch, and the Reserve champion from Jaylyn Green went to Thomas Market
for $1600.

The champion Goat, a first for the Oneida County Market Sale, was raised by Josh Roe, and went to Stotz Equipment for $1700.  Whittney Roe’s Reserve winner went to Hilltop Construction for $2000. 

Trevor Allen’s Grand Champion steer went to Thomas Market for $4900, and Addison Wladron’s Reserve went to Keller Tire for $5400.  

The carcass winners (which were determined by ultrasound measurements of body composition), also sold at the top of the order.  Abbie Cox’s sheep sold to Ron Keller Tire for $1400; Rasp Carter’s swine went to Flinders for $1600; Reuben Hess’s goat went to Hess for $3100; and Paige Eliason’s Steer went to Potter Ranch for $4800.  

Sponsors who made the sale and show possible included: Ronnie Brooks Keller, Sheldon and Janice Vaughan, Rauhn and Nancy Panting, Matt and Leslie Wray, Idaho Real Estate Group, Ward’s Ace and Country Store, Hess Trucking Auto Ag, Hess Pumice Products, Jared and Tina Simpsons, Eliason Livestock, Nell J. Redfield Memorial Hospital, Douglas and Dianne Adams, Oneida Family Dental, Thomas Market, Tracy and Ginger Davis, Rocky Mountain Power, Hess Trucking Napa Auto, Offsite Self-Storage, Kirk and Jaclyn Nielsen, ATC Communications, and Blue Rock Enterprises,
among others.