Over $165k Raised At Sale Of Champions; Chillicothe Entries Set New Records
August 21, 2021 11:53PM CDT
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.
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 | ||
