Sale Of Champions Surpasses Quarter-Million Dollar Mark
August 21, 2022 6:43AM CDT
Cairo’s Blake Gates, a member of the Neighborly Community 4-H Club, stands behind his chickens as they are auctioned off at the 2022 Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions. Fair Queen Elsie Kigar of Scotland County holds a banner and belt buckle that accompany the lot, which raised a record $5300 for Youth in Agriculture Scholarships. (Photo by Kyle Hill, Alpha Ag Network)
Hometown supporters and Missouri agribusinesses of all sizes showed their support for the state’s youth in agriculture Saturday, raising over $250,000 at the State Fair’s Sale of Champions. Regional Radio’s Kyle Hill has a recap.
2022 Missouri State Fair Sale Of Champions Sale Totals, As Announced At The Sale
| Item | Exhibitor | Price (Total) | Buyer(s) |
| Grand Champion Steer | Mikaela Rojas, New Boston | $12,500 ($32,800) | Edward Jones & Associates |
| Reserve Grand Champion Steer | Laurin Dilly, Greenfield | $11,500 ($27,400) | Missouri State Fair Concessionaires |
| Grand Champion Barrow | Wyatt Copenhaver, Lexington | $9000 ($34,600) | University of Missouri Ag Organizations |
| Reserve Grand Champion Barrow | Connor Keithley, Chillicothe | $7500 ($45,800) | The Climate Corporation |
| Grand Champion Lamb | Preslie Strader, Salem | $7000 ($21,800) | Heimer and Associates, Missouri Sheep Merchandising Council, and RIBUS, Inc. |
| Reserve Grand Champion Lamb | Payton Rodgers, Savannah | $4500 ($13,600) | MU Sigma Alpha |
| Grand Champion Meat Goat | Ty Murphy, Houstonia | $4500 ($15,800) | CFM Insurance |
| Reserve Grand Champion Meat Goat | Rylee Anderson, Chillicothe | $3000 ($14,900) | Edward Jones & Associates |
| Grand Champion Pen of Rabbits | Hadley Coats, Braymer | $2500 ($6200) | RIBUS, Inc. and MFA Inc. |
| Reserve Grand Champion Pen of Rabbits | Brayden Gast, Nevada | $1500 ($4700) | Missouri Rabbit Producers and Missouri State Rabbit Association |
| Grand Champion Pen of Chickens | Blake Gates, Cairo | $2000 ($5300) | Invenergy/Grain Belt Express |
| Reserve Grand Champion Pen of Chickens | Porter Kruse, Fairview | $1500 ($5400) | ADM Showtech & Heimer and Associates |
| Grand Champion Ham | Carsyn Petree, Tipton | $2800 ($5900) | Missouri Soybeans |
| Reserve Grand Champion Ham | Carter Petree, Tipton | $2000 ($5000) | Osborn Barr Paramore |
| Grand Champion Bacon | Grant Owen, Carrollton | $1600 ($7700) | MFA Incorporated |
| Reserve Grand Champion Bacon | Summer Wagoner, Harrisonville | $1000 ($4600) | Missouri Soybeans |
| Commemorative Belt Buckle | $1500 | Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe |
