Over $165k Raised At Sale Of Champions; Chillicothe Entries Set New Records

Trent Haas of Curryville displays his Grand Champion Bacon as auctioneer Mike Williams conducts the 2021 Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions on Saturday (August 21st). Haas’ bacon sold for $500 to Ditzfield Transfer of Sedalia, but combined with hometown support raised $4500 for Youth in Agriculture Scholarships. (Photo by Kyle Hill, Alpha Ag Network)

A pair of records were set at Saturday’s Sale of Champions, both by exhibitors from Chillicothe. Regional Radio’s Kyle Hill has more from Sedalia.

Central MO Info · 21 0822 Kyle Hill’s recap of the Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions

The 119th Missouri State Fair concludes Sunday with the 4H and FFA Supreme Dairy Cattle Championship Drive at 1 p.m., the Homegrown Singer Finals at 2 p.m., and Sprint Car racing beginning at 6 p.m.

2021 Missouri State Fair Sale Of Champions Sale Totals, As Announced At The Sale

Item	Exhibitor	Price (Total)	Buyer
Grand Champion Steer	Payton Rodgers, Savannah	$10,000 ($22,370)	Edward Jones and Associates
Reserve Champion Steer	Logan Leefers, Edgerton	$7500 ($17,419)	Climate Corporation
Grand Champion Barrow	Connor Keithley, Chillicothe	$7800 ($44,573)	Missouri State Fair Concessionaires
Reserve Champion Barrow	Wyatt Collard, Oronogo	$7500 ($17,879	Heimer Hampshires, CFM Insurance, Passion For Pigs Veterinary Service (Dr Steve Patterson) of Shelbina
Grand Champion Lamb	Payge Dahmer, Nevada	$4500 ($12,621)	RIBUS, Inc., The Grant Company of St Joseph
Reserve Champion Lamb	Reagan Rodgers, Savannah	$3500 ($11,689)	Edward Jones and Associates
Grand Champion Pen of Rabbits	Carissa Stong, Sheldon	$1500 ($2752)	Missouri Rabbit Exhibitors, Missouri Rabbit Producers Association
Reserve Champion Pen Of Rabbits	Kaela Sadler, Atlanta	$2100 ($4123)	Grain Belt Express
Grand Champion Goat	Rylee Anderson, Chillicothe	$4250 ($17,369)	University of Missouri Department of Animal Sciences, Sigma Alpha, Alpha Gamma Rho, and Independent Aggies
Reserve Champion Goat	Thomas Limbach, Eugene	$3000 ($8137)	ADM, Inc., Heimer and Associates
Grand Champion Pen of Chickens	Hayden Duncan, Centertown	$2350 ($3365)	Jerry & Tina Reid (American Family Insurance) of Sedalia
Reserve Champion Pen of Chickens	Hayden Duncan, Centertown	$500 ($1236)	Youth In Agriculture Committee
Grand Champion Ham	Josie Stewart, Russellville	$2500 ($5520)	Missouri Soybean Association
Reserve Champion Ham	Quynten Cary, California	$2000 ($7180)	OBP of St Louis
Grand Champion Bacon	Trent Haas, Curryville	$500 ($4500)	Ditzfield Transfer of Sedalia
Reserve Champion Bacon	Kash Hentges, Clarksburg	$800 ($3575)	Ditzfield Transfer of Sedalia
Commemorative Belt Buckle		$1600	Chad Keithley Farms of Chillicothe
ANNOUNCED TOTAL		$165,180