2009 WISCONSIN STATE FAIR

GOVERNOR’S BLUE RIBBON LIVESTOCK AUCTION

 

 

WEST ALLIS, WI, August 12, 2009 Officials of the Wisconsin State Fair are pleased to announce that the 41st Annual Governor’s Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction (GBRLA) at the 2009 Wisconsin State Fair was not only entertaining but very successful.

 

The auction began promptly at 6:30pm in the Coliseum at the Fair Park and was emceed by Auctioneer Bob Johnson of Milton, Wisconsin. Bidding commenced with the Grand Champion Steer exhibited by Brock May of Iowa County. May, age 15, broke into a broad smile when his steer was selected as Grand Champion for the third year in a row. In the end, the Grand Champion Steer, a crossbred weighing 1290 pounds, sold for $15,000 with the winning bid from Kenosha Beef International. The steer was donated to the Kenosha Chapter of the Salvation Army.

 

In total, 27 Junior Market Steers, Barrows and Lambs were auctioned off raising

a grand total of $110,750.

 

The winning bids for the 2009 Governor’s Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction

(in program order) are:

Grand Champion Steer (Crossbred)

Exhibited by Brock May of Iowa County;

Winning Bid of $15,000 by Kenosha Beef International

(donated to Kenosha Chapter of the Salvation Army)

 

Grand Champion Barrow (Crossbred)

Exhibited by Jordan Tibbits of Iowa County;

Winning Bid of $11,000 by a syndicate of Leff’s Lucky Town, Saz’s, Bunzell’s Meat Market, Country Fresh Meats, Zimmerman Architectural Studios, All City Motors, Lockers Florist, Volvo Construction Equipment and Major Goolsby’s

Grand Champion Market Lamb (Crossbred)

Exhibited by Danielle Whitmann of Green County;

Winning Bid of $5,000 by MillerCoors (donated to Second Harvest)

• Reserve Grand Champion Steer (Crossbred): exhibited by Colton Sullivan of Iowa County; Winning Bid of $6,500 by Cargill, RB Angus and Riley Brothers Grain Farms

• Reserve Grand Champion Barrow (Crossbred): exhibited by Tyler Tonkin of Iowa County; Winning Bid of $6,000 by Walmart (donated to Second Harvest)
  
  
• Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb (Suffolk): exhibited by Danielle Whitman of Green County; Winning Bid of $2,000 by Crutchee’s, Giant Slide, Caribbean Smoothies, Sky Fair and G & G Gyros & Concessions
  
  
• Champion Any Other Breed Steer exhibited by Lacey Poad of Richland County; Winning Bid of $6,500 by Coca-Cola
  
  
• Champion Yorkshire Barrow exhibited by Kaitlin Duhigg of Walworth; Winning Bid of $3,000 by Crutchee’s, Giant Slide, Caribbean Smoothies, Sky Fair and G & G Gyros & Concessions

• Champion Natural Colored Lamb exhibited by Jacob Johnson of Iowa County; Winning Bid of $1,250 by a syndicate of Left’s Lucky Town, Saz’s, Bunzell’s Meat Market, Country Fresh Meats, Zimmerman Architectural Studios, All City Motors, Lockers Florist, Volvo Construction Equipment and Major Goolsby’s
  
  
• Champion Chianina Steer exhibited by Brock May of Iowa County; Winning Bid of $4,750 by Kevin Schmitt Siding

• Champion Hampshire Barrow exhibited by Anna Schiferl of Dane County; Winning Bid of $2,750 by Imperial Parking IMPARK and Firewagon Racing
  
  
• Champion Hampshire Lamb exhibited by Amber Brown of Rock County; Winning Bid of $1,300 by MillerCoors
  
  
• Champion Angus Steer exhibited by Tom Keene of Grant County; Winning Bid of $4,800 by Wisconsin Souvenir Milk Caps

• Champion Duroc Barrow exhibited by Noah Morris of Rock County; Winning Bid of $3,000 by Swingin’ Door, Halbman Co., Inc. and Advance Fun Technology

• Champion Any Other Breed Lamb exhibited by Justeen Ace of Dane County; Winning Bid of $1,000 by State Representative Scott Gunderson (donated to Wisconsin State Fair Park Youth Foundation)

• Champion Shorthorn Steer exhibited by Hope Schlimgen of Dane County; Winning Bid of $3,750 by Anheuser Busch, LLC
  
  
• Champion Chester White Barrow exhibited by Dessa Morris of Rock County; Winning Bid of $3,750 by Irish Lane Arabians, DeLong Company, and Cabin Creek Angus Farms (donated to Second Harvest)
  
  
• Champion Dorset Lamb exhibited by Kayla Greenwood of Iowa County; Winning Bid of $1,500 by MillerCoors
  
  
• Champion Hereford Steer exhibited by Joshua Hermsdorf of Dane County; Winning Bid of $3,750 by Imperial Parking IMPARK and Firewagon Racing

• Champion Berkshire Barrow exhibited by Sarah Myhre of Rock County; Winning Bid of $2,400 by Coca-Cola
  
  
• Champion Southdown Lamb exhibited by Ryan Bingen of Washington County; Winning Bid of $1,250 by Wisconsin State Fair Park Board of Directors (donated to Wisconsin State Fair Park Youth Foundation)
  
  
• Champion Registered Dairy Steer exhibited by Matthew Leix of Iowa County; Winning Bid of $5,000 by American Foods Group (donated to Salvation Army)
  
  
• Champion Spotted Barrow exhibited by Ellen Kiser of Green County; Winning Bid of $3,000 by Spring Grove Dairy
  
  
• Champion Landrace Barrow exhibited by Michael Zweifel of Green County; Winning Bid of $3,000 by Budweiser Pavilion

• Champion Poland China Barrow exhibited by Brittany Schoenbeck of Walworth County; Winning Bid of $4,900 by Walworth County Youth Consortium – Stowell Trucking, Becky Merwin, Sugar Creek Mutual Insurance, Kegley Show Supplies, David & Sherry Adams, Wilson Farm Meats, Bill Thompson, Walworth State Bank, Konkel Family, Bob Handel, Alice in Dairyland (Cheryl O’Brien), Farmers & BWO Insurance, Hoss Rehberg Agency and Open Roads
  
  
• Champion Tamworth Barrow exhibited by Melanie Eck of Jefferson County; Winning Bid of $2,500 by Paul George Memorial, MillerCoors, and Imperial Parking IMPARK

 

• Champion Hereford Barrow exhibited by Jamie Brown of Dane County; Winning Bid of $2,100 by a syndicate of Left’s Lucky Town, Saz’s, Bunzell’s Meat Market, Country Fresh Meats, Zimmerman Architectural Studios, All City Motors, Lockers Florist, Volvo Construction Equipment and Major Goolsby’s