The 73rd Annual Brown County Youth Fair concluded Saturday evening with the Premium Sale at the Brown County Fairgrounds.
The grand champion and reserve champions among Steers, Lambs, Swine, Ag Mechanics and Home Economics that were auctioned received a total of $83,750 in bids.
Leading the way was Blaze Edwards’ Grand Champion Market Steer, which brought $13,000. The following is the amount each grand champion and reserve champion was auctioned for Saturday night.
The following are the remaining winning bids for the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champions that were auctioned in both livestock and home economics:
- Overall Senior Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Home Economics – Aerin Gardner, $3,750
- Overall Intermediate Grand Champion Home Economics – Stella Marwitz, $2,000
- Overall Junior Grand Champion Home Economics – Emalyn Johnson $2,000
- Overall Intermediate Reserve Grand Champion Home Economics – Tatum Still, $3,250
- Overall Junior Reserve Grand Champion Home Economics – Lukas Pierce, $1,500
- Grand Champion Ag Mechanics – Early FFA Chicken Coop, $6,500
- Reserve Grand Champion Ag Mechanics – Early FFA Gate, $5,000
- Grand Champion Market Rabbit – Rylan Tharp, $3,250
- Grand Champion Market Lamb – Ella Haynes, $10,000
- Grand Champion Market Swine – Avery Mares, $10,000
- Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer – Madison Moseley, $8,000
- Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat – Lyndi Biasiolli, $8,000
- Reserve Grand Champion Market Swine – Tynlea Wilson, $8,000
The following scholarships and awards were also presented prior to the Premium Sale:
- Grand Champion Scholarships
- Beverley Hohertz Scholarships – Ava Boren and Tynlea Wilson
- Clint Connally Scholarships – Riley Morton, Peyton Cockerham and Tynlea Wilson
- Tim Fulton Scholarships – Ava Boren along with River Jones, Tynlea Wilson and Taylor Simpson
- Debra Shields Scholarship – Tynlea Wilson
- TSTC Scholarships – Bransen Bumguardner, Ben Bleth and Devin Keith
- Top Hand Award – Cobe Walker