( Photos courtesy of Gnger Kopfer )
There were 71 sales during the Geary County Free Fair livestock and project auction. That included 40 head of livestock and 31 project items.
Total premiums paid were calculated at $54, 675 including $42,800 for the livestock and $11,875 for project items.
Floor price, Market value and Premiums paid to 4-H members.
Champion Market Beef
1. Tava Gustafson Grand Champion Hereford Floor bid $185, Market value, $2,671.40 Premium $ 1,900, Buyer - Central National Bank
Champion Market Lamb
2. Kaycee Brown Grand Champion $180, $270.00, $ 1,450 Smokey Valley Ag Services
Champion Market Hog
3. Clara Gfeller Grand Champion $105, $248.85, $ 1,200 Central National Bank
Champion Projects
4. Lyon Creek Grand Champion $ 475 Terry & Mary Fleming
5. Lyon Creek Grand Champion $ 400 Intrust Bank
Market Beef t
6. Tyler Proietti
BreedChampion $185, $2,608.50, $ 850 Heldstab Construction Co
7. Grant Slough , Breed Champion Market Heifer 1302 $185 $2,408.70 $ 700 Astra Bank of Chapman
8. Cade Snider Breed Champion Angus $185, $2,728.75, $1,100 Harris Crop Insurance
9. Cody Brown Breed Champion, $185, $2,495.65, $ 1,500 Clay Center Livestock Sales, JB Pearl Sales & Service, Lyons Angus Ranch, JC Livestock Sales
10. Kourtney Dibben t Res Breed Champ Angus $185 $2,601.10 $ 1,000 Geary Grain Inc.
11. Adrian Williams Res Breed Champ 1583 $185 $2,928.55 $ 900 Agri Trails Co-op Association
12. Paige Roeser Res Breed Champ Cross 427 $185 $2,639.95 $ 1,100 Rawhide Portable Corrals
13. Lane Svoboda* Creek Class Champion Cross $185 $2,553.00 $ 1,200 Bruna Implement
14. Reece Langvardt Blue Line Res Class Champ Cross 185 $2,258.85 $ 1,125 R&R Cattle Co, Justin Reynolds
15. Brittney Dibben Res Breed Champ $185 $2,501.20 $ 800 Central National Bank
16. Caden Goodyear Res Class Champ $185 $2,610.35 $ 850 Smoky Valley Seeds - Pioneer
17. Mikayla Dibben* Blue Angus 1374 $185 $2,541.90 $ 1,050 Elaine and Ron Dean
18. Blake Proietti Blue Hereford 1417 $185 $2,621.45 $ 825 Intrust Bank
19. Weston Langvardt 1363 $185 $2,521.55 $ 1,200 Valor Automotive
20. Grant Roeser Blue Cross 1289 $185 $2,384.65 $ 1,000 Flint Hills Ag Service - Channel Seeds
21. Ethan Goodyear Blue Cross 1412 $185 $2,612.20 $ 1,000 Jim Clark Auto Center
Projects
Name Club Ribbon Project Premium Bidder
22. Humboldt Purple $ 450 Ronnie Thomas Memorial
23. Humboldt Blue $ 475 Elaine and Ron Dean
24. Clarks Creek Purple $ 325 Craig Dibben
25. Humboldt Purple $ 150 John & Susan Moyer
26. Humboldt Purple $ 325 Trish Giordano
27. Lyon Creek Red $ 175 Florence Whitebread
28. Humboldt Purple $ 350 Carlyon & Sons
29. Lyon Creek Blue $ 625 Roy Garrett
Berry cake
Donnigan Mueller
Grace Mueller
Matt Zlotow
2023 Geary County Free Fair 4-H Livestock & Project Sale
30. Humboldt Purple $ 400 Jim Clark Auto Center
31. Lyon Creek Res Grand Champ $ 275 Terry & Mary Fleming
Market Lamb Ear Sale Floor Bid Market
Name Tag# Club Ribbon Breed Weight $/cwt Value Premium Bidder
32. Charlie Strauss Breed Champ 148 $180 $266.40 $ 750 Jim Clark Auto Center
33. Josie Strauss Res Breed Champ 162 $180 $291.60 $ 1,000 Harris Crop Insurance
34. Emmy Gfeller Res Breed Champ Cross$180 $244.80 $ 1,400 Harris Crop Insurance
Projects
Name Club Ribbon Project Premium Bidder
35. Clarks Creek Blue $ 275 Keith & Anita Ascher
36. Humboldt Blue $ 475 Elaine and Ron Dean
37. Humboldt Purple $ 375 GG Booth
38. Humboldt Blue $ 275 Intrust Bank
39. Humboldt Purple $ 375 Glessner Dirt Contracting
40. Brookside Blue $ 225 Mary Muckey
41. Humboldt Purple $ 200 John & Debra Tillinghast
42. Lyon Creek Blue $ 225 Ron Johnson
43. Humboldt Purple $ 325 Craig Dibben
44. Humboldt Blue $ 350 GG Booth
Market Hogs Ear Sale Floor Bid Market
Name Tag# Club Ribbon Breed Weight $/cwt Value Premium Bidder
45. Kacey Butler Res Grand Champ $105 $299.25 $ 1,000 Harris Farms
46. Archer Anderes Blue Line Breed Champ$105 $241.50 $ 1,300 Town & Country Veterinary Hospital
47. Gracen Gfeller Res Breed Champ 85 $105 $299.25 $ 1,100
Astra Bank of Chapman
48. Newt Miller Res Breed Champ 297 $105 $311.85 $ 1,000
Astra Bank of Chapman
49. Hanna Miller Res Breed Champ 234 $105 $245.70 $ 1,325
Agri Trails Co-op Association
50. Nora Kvacik Res Breed Champ $105 $273.00 $ 925 Holm Automotive
51. Nolan Langvardt Res Class Champ $105 $271.95 $ 1,275 R&R Cattle Co
52. Braden Blockcolsky Res Class Champ $105 $299.25 $ 950 Farm Bureau - Matt Machin
53. Ray Boller Blue Berkshire $105 $313.95 $ 900 Holm Automotive
54. Jacob Roeser $105 $310.80 $ 1,050 Central National Bank
55. Morgan Nabus $105 $279.30 $ 1,000 REMAX Signature Properties
56. Case Proietti $105 $305.55 $ 1,075 REMAX Signature Properties
57. Elaina Schmidt $105 $237.30 $ 1,000 Splash-N-Dash
58. Logan Nabus* $105 $288.75 $ 1,125 Heldstab Construction
59. Lily Kvacik $105 $265.65 $ 975 Valor Automotive
60. Brock Nabus $105 $269.85 $ Hometown Insurance Agency
61. Loagan Holm* $105 $290.85 $
Abilene Termite & Pest Control
62. Gracie Erichsen $105 $292.95 $ 1,000 Smokey Valley Ag Services
63. Humboldt Res Grand Champ $ 600 Jeff Childs Family
64. Humboldt Res Grand Champ $ 425 PrairieLand Partners
65. Clarks Creek Purple $ 400 Ronnie Thomas Memorial
66. Humboldt Blue $ 525 Jim Clark Automotive
67. Humboldt Res Class Champ $ 525 Heldstab Construction
68. Brookside Res Grand Champ $ 475 Agri Trails Co-op Association
69. Humboldt Blue $ 425 Cross Triangle Cattle Co.
70. Humboldt Blue $ 500 Town & Country Veterinary Hospital
71. Humboldt Purple $ 475 Intrust Bank Macie Muto
Macie Muto
Bo Ryan
Travis Leasure
Photo of green tomatoes
Peach pie
Breakfast cookies
Photo - pasture with post & wire
Ultimate chocolate chip cookies
David McIlwain* Apple pie
Macy Goodyear
Austin Sohnrey
Colden Blockcolsky
Mallory King
Grady Oentrich