Governor's Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction

2011 GOVERNOR’S RED, WHITE AND BLUE RIBBON

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS

 

Wisconsin State Fair Officials and the Blue Ribbon Sale of Champions Foundation are pleased to announce that the 43^rd Annual Governor’s Red, White and Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction at the 2011 Wisconsin State Fair was a true success. This year’s auction, hosted by Governor Scott Walker, was themed “Super Bowl of Champions” and bidders not only raised their paddles to bid on champion livestock, but also had the opportunity to bid on several “VIP Packer Packages,” truly bringing home the Super Bowl theme.  

Governor Walker worked the crowd from the stage and the floor, goading bidders to increase their bids, contributing to the significant increase in monies raised this year. Spectators, bidders and exhibitors were also surprised by an unexpected appearance by former Governor Tommy Thompson. Thompson stepped on stage and jumped in to auction off the Champion Any Other Breed Barrow for $5,200. 

The stars of the evening, the youth exhibitors and their Grand Champion or Reserve Champion animals, embraced the spotlight when the auction kicked off promptly at 6:30pm in the Coliseum at Wisconsin State Fair Park. Board president of the Blue Ribbon Sale of Champions Foundation and respected auctioneer Bob Johnson of Milton emceed the event. Governor Walker enjoyed goading bidders to lift their paddles throughout the evening while the bidding on the animals was underway 

Spectators filled the stands of the Coliseum while bidders were seated on the show floor to ensure close inspection of the champion beef market steer, sheep, and swine. Bidding commenced with the Grand Champion Steer exhibited by Colton Sullivan, 14, of Iowa County. In the end, the Grand Champion Steer (Crossbred), weighing 1290 pounds, sold for $27,500 with the winning bid from Coca-Cola. 

In total, 29 Junior Market Steers, Barrows and Lambs were auctioned off raising a grand total of $211,250, which is nearly $100,000 more than was raised in 2010. The award structure is a sliding percentage scale based on the amount of the auction sale price. 

“The Governor’s Red, White and Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction is tremendous opportunity for our youth exhibitors to present their showmanship skills and be congratulated for the commitment they have made over the past year to their project animals,” stated Patrice Harris, Communications Manager for the Wisconsin State Fair. “A love of agriculture, hard work, and true passion are all necessary in the agriculture industry.”

The judges who selected the champion animals for the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction were:

• Blake Nelson from Oklahoma – Junior Market Steers
• Warren Beeler from Kentucky – Junior Market Barrows (Swine)
• Scott Griener from Virginia – Junior Market Lambs

The winning bids for the 2011 Governor’s Red, White and Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction (in program order) are:

• Grand Champion Steer (Crossbred): exhibited by Colton Sullivan of Iowa County; Winning Bid of $27,500 by Coca-Cola, Co.
• Grand Champion Barrow (Crossbred): exhibited by Riley Puntney of Columbia County; Winning Bid of $12,000 by MillerCoors.
• Grand Champion Market Lamb (Hampshire): exhibited by Tierney Reilly of LaFayette County; Winning Bid of $6,750 by Saz’s, Leff’s Lucky Town, Bunzel’s Meat Market, Volvo Construction Equipment, Country Fresh Meats, All-City Auto Sales, UNITS Mobile Storage and Zimmerman Architectural Studios.
• Reserve Grand Champion Steer (Crossbred): exhibited by Brock May of Iowa County; Winning Bid of $14,000 by Kenosha Beef International and Birchwood Foods, which was donated to the Kenosha Salvation Army.
• Reserve Grand Champion Barrow (Crossbred): exhibited by Matt Doney of Iowa County; Winning Bid of $10,500 by Anheuser-Busch.
• Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb (Natural Colored): exhibited by Calvin Reilly of LaFayette County; Winning Bid of $5,500 by Potawatomi Bingo Casino.
• Champion Maine-Anjou Steer exhibited by Kelli Retallick of Grant County; Winning Bid of $7,750 by Beer Capitol Distributing, Inc., which was donated to the Wisconsin State Fair Park Foundation.
• Champion Poland China Barrow exhibited by Mercedes Schulz of Green Lake County; Winning Bid of $5,000 by Giant Slide, Inc., Crutchee-s Concessions, Sky Fair, Inc. G&G Concessions and Caribbean Smoothies donated to Wisconsin State Fair Park Foundation.
• Champion Crossbred Lamb exhibited by Tierney Reilly of LaFayette County; Winning Bid of $2,000 by MillerCoors, which was donated to Feeding Wisconsin.
• Champion Any Other Breed Steer exhibited by Sarah Lillesand of Sheboygan County; Winning Bid of $6,500 by Wisconsin Souvenir Milk Caps.
• Champion Yorkshire Barrow exhibited by Austin Squires of Racine County; Winning Bid of $6,200 by Charlie’s Auto Detailing.
• Champion Suffolk Lamb exhibited by Calvin Reilly of LaFayette County; Winning Bid of $4,000     by Beechwood Sales & Service. The winning bid was donated by the Reilly Family to the Wisconsin State Fair Park Foundation.
• Champion Chianina Steer exhibited by Levi Wedig of LaFayette County; Winning Bid of $4,500  by Halbman Landscaping and Advance Fun Technology.
• Champion Berkshire Barrow exhibited by Mikayla Wehrle of Waupaca County; Winning Bid of $6,000 by Potawatomi Bingo Casino.
• Champion Any Other Breed Lamb exhibited by Breanna Blume of Iowa County; Winning Bid of $ 3,000 by Bennos Micro Brew, 3B Concessions and Firehouse.
• Champion Shorthorn Steer exhibited by Garrett Kietzman of Rock County; Winning Bid of $4,000 by American Foods Group and donated to Paul's Pantry in Green Bay.
• Champion Duroc Barrow exhibited by Halie Schmitz of Iowa County; Winning Bid of $2,300     by Saz’s, Leff’s Lucky Town, Bunzel’s Meat Market, Volvo Construction Equipment, Country Fresh Meats, All-City Auto Sales, UNITS Mobile Storage and Zimmerman Architectural Studios.
• Champion Dorset Lamb exhibited by Kehler George of Rock County; Winning Bid of $2,500 by the Keystone Syndicate, which was donated to the Wisconsin State Fair Park Foundation. 
• Champion Angus Steer exhibited by Jessica Radcliffe of Marathon County; Winning Bid of $11,500 by Mindemann Farms, H. Gabbei Meats, Bunzel's Meat Market, and Country Fresh Meats.
• Champion Spotted Barrow exhibited by Nathan McConnell of Rock County; Winning Bid of $8,250 by Zeeland Farm Services, Inc., Keystone Syndicate and DeLong Company.
• Champion Southdown Lamb exhibited by Kelsi Smerchek of Marathon County; Winning Bid of $2,100 by the Wisconsin State Fair Park Board and donated to the Wisconsin State Fair Park Foundation.
• Champion Hereford Steer exhibited by Kasey Wisnefski of Walworth County; Winning Bid of $7,500 by We Energies, which was donated to Feeding America.
• Champion Hampshire Barrow exhibited by Bailey Dolphin of Iowa County; Winning Bid of $3,500 by Kevin Shibilski.
• Champion Registered Dairy Steer exhibited by Victoria Leix of Iowa County; Winning Bid of $15,000 by American Foods Group and donated to Paul's Pantry in Green Bay.
• Champion Chester White Barrow exhibited by Asia Cherney of Vernon County; Winning Bid of $2,750 by Kevin Shibilski.
• Champion Waygu Steer exhibited by Alexis Papke of Eau Claire County; Winning Bid of $5,000 by MillerCoors.
• Champion Any Other Breed Barrow exhibited by Kaitlin Duhigg of Walworth County; Winning Bid of $5,200 by the Walworth County Youth Consortium consisting of McClellan Farms, Sugar Creek Mutual, Stinebrinks Piggly Wiggly, Lake Geneva Packing, H&R Block, Voltz Treching and Excavating, Reproductive Resources, Hoss Rehberg/Farmers Insurance, Kegly Show Supplies, Dave and Sherry Adams, AXA Advisors/Bob Handel, Merwin Farms/Becky Merwin, Bill Thompson, Wilson Farm Meats, Premier Crop Insurance, Eileen Walsh Grzenia and the Duane Konkel Family.   The barrow was donated to the Wisconsin State
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• Champion Tamworth Barrow exhibited by Stephanie M. Anderson of Jefferson County; Winning Bid of $3,500 by RKW Redi-mix.
• Champion Hereford Barrow exhibited by Megan Pitcl of Jefferson County; Winning Bid of $8,000 by Menasha Cattle, Beer Capitol Distributing, Inc. and MillerCoors.

Additional packages and items that were auctioned off at various points during the auction include:

• VIP Packer Package #1, consisting of an Aaron Rodgers autographed helmet and a canvas print of Clay Matthews and Aaron Rodgers purchased by Kevin Shibilski for $1,500.
• VIP Packer Package #2, consisting of an autographed Charles Woodson print, purchased by for Delong Company for $1,000.
• VIP Packer Package #3, consisting of an autographed Greg Jennings jersey purchased by Dalton Lumber Supply for $1,000.
• VIP Packer Package #4, consisting of an autographed framed Donald Driver print as well as four tickets to the pre-season Packer Game against the Kansas City pre-season game for $1,200 to Cow Palace, Haeuser Insurance and Beck Dairy Farm.
• VIP Packer Package #5, consisting of a canvas print of Clay Matthews chasing down Brett Favre in is Vikings Jersey. Two prints sold for $1000 each to Kenosha Beef and American Foods Group.
• Seven Charles Woodson Super Bowl Prints were each sold for $250 to various bidders and two Governor’s Red, White & Blue Ribbon livestock auction hats were sold for $250.

       In all, the evening raised a total of $211,250.

 

Caption:  Governor Scott Walker kicked off the 2011 Governor's Red, White & Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction at a Buyer's Reception, May 10th, at Miller Coors' Fred's Pub.  Governor Walker is pictured here with Jessica Taylor, Calvin Reilly, Brock May and Tierney Reilly.  All four of these junior exhibitors sold animals in the 2010 Livestock Auction.  A fired up audience of more than eighty buyers, friends and sponsors applauded Governor Walker when he pledged to make 2011, the best auction in its history.

Blue Ribbon Sale of Champions Foundation President, Bob Johnson  lets John Yingling, Wisconsin State Fair Park Board Chair, in on his announcement that the 2011  Governor's Red, White & Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction theme  is  "SuperBowl Of Champions"  .  President Johnson also piqued everyone's interest by  confirming that three "VIP Packer Packages" will also be auctioned that night!

2011 Wisconsin State Fair

Blue Ribbon Sale of Champions Foundation Scholarship

 The Blue Ribbon Sale of Champions Foundation is sponsoring four $1000 scholarships, four $750 scholarships and six $500 scholarships.  These scholarships recognize the achievements of Wisconsin State Fair Junior Livestock exhibitors and assist them with their educational expenses.

Eligibility Requirements: 

1.  Individuals must be between the ages of 17-19 as of January 1st of the current year. 

2.  Individuals must be a current or past junior livestock exhibitor who has exhibited beef, sheep, and/or swine at the Wisconsin State Fair.

3.  Individuals must pursue a post high school education, and be enrolled or planning to enroll in a University, Vocational/Technical School or University short course. 

4.  Only one scholarship will be awarded per individual.

Scholarship Procedure:

1.  All applicants are required to fill out and return a Blue Ribbon Sale of  Champions Foundation Scholarship Application, postmarked no later than June 15, 2011 to:  Blue Ribbon Sale of Champions Foundation  Scholarship, WI State Fair Park Foundation, 640 South 84^th Street, Milwaukee, WI  53214-0990. 

2.  Fourteen recipients will be chosen from the applications received by the scholarship committee.  The top eight finalists will interview for the top awards.  Theseare one-time scholarships. 

3.  Applications will be judged on the following basis:  State Fair participation, 35%; Leadership activities, 30%; Interview, 20%; Scholastic Achievement, 10%; Career plans, 5%.

4.  Each of the eight finalists will be interviewed on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 to determine the top scholarship winners.  Each finalist will be contacted in advance for scheduling.

5.  The top candidates will receive the scholarships regardless of species exhibited.

6.  Winners will be recognized at the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction on Wednesday, August 10, 2011.

7.  For scholarship recipients entering their first year of college, the scholarship will be awarded after completion of the first semester and Wisconsin State Fair has received a copy of transcripts from the 1st semester and schedule for 2^nd semester. For scholarship recipients entering their 2nd year of school, the scholarship will be awarded after receiving a copy of current transcripts.

Blue Ribbon Sale of Champions Foundation  2011 Scholarship Application

A.  Personal Information:

Name_____________________________Birth Date_______________________

Address__________________________________________________________                

Email (required – this will serve as the main means of communication)

__________________________________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian_______________________________________________________________________

Phone number _____-_____-___________

Check the species that you have exhibited and list the most recent year you exhibited livestock at Wisconsin State Fair.       ___ BEEF (Year:  ______),

___ SHEEP (Year:  ______)           ____ SWINE (Year:  ______) 

 

B.  College Intentions:

Name of University, Vocational/Technical School, or University short course in which you have been accepted

____________________________________________________________________________________

List your intended Major to be studied_______________________________________________________

C.  Agricultural Experience:

               4-H Club Member years ____________

                4-H Offices held__________________________________________________________________

                FFA Member years ________________

                FFA Offices held_________________________________________________________________

                Other Youth Group Member (name)- ____________________________ years _______

                Other Youth Group Offices held______________________________________________________

                Honors and awards received in 4-H/FFA/Other Youth Groups.

                ______________________________________________________________________________

                ______________________________________________________________________________

                ______________________________________________________________________________

                ______________________________________________________________________________

D.  Educational Background:

                High School attended_____________________________________________________________

                Expected date of graduation________________________________________________________

                Rank in class________ Size of Class_________

                **Rank in class verified by signature of School Official

                ___________________________________ Title_______________________________________

E.  Involvement outside of 4-H/FFA/Other Youth Groups. Extracurricular Activities and Other Honors Received (Attach sheet.)

F.  Recommendations: Letters of recommendation from three(3) persons, arranged for by the applicant, should be attached.  Letters must not be from immediate family members.

G.  Please write or type a summary, not to exceed one page attached sheet, on your involvement and experiences while exhibiting at the Wisconsin State Fair. 

H.  Please write or type a summary, on an attached sheet, of your career plans.  I. Attach transcripts of your grades.

Signature _________________________

 Date ______________________________

Send application, postmarked no later than June 15, 2011 to: 

 

BRSCF Scholarship c/o WI State Fair Park Foundation 640 South 84th Street Milwaukee, WI  53214-0990 414-259-4138 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

WEST ALLIS, WI – August 11, 2010 – Officials of the Wisconsin State Fair and members of the Blue Ribbon Sale of Champions Foundation are pleased to announce that the 42nd Annual Governor's Red, White and Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction (formerly the Governor's Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction) at the 2010 Wisconsin State Fair was very successful. The auction featured exciting additions including appearances from members of the UW-Madison Marching Band, Bucky Badger, former UW-Madison Athletic Director Pat Richter, and former badger football star and Heisman Trophy Winner Ron Dayne, and of course, Governor Jim Doyle.