The 72nd 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 received a total of $90,800 in bids.
Leading the way was Rex Guerrero’s Grand Champion Market Steer, which brought $13,500. 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 in both livestock and home economics:
- Overall Senior Grand Champion Home Economics – Peyton Cockerhman, $2,000
- Overall Intermediate Grand Champion Home Economics – Aerin Gardner, $2,000
- Overall Junior Grand Champion Home Economics – Tatum Still, $2,000
- Overall Senior Reserve Grand Champion Home Economics – Ella Locker, $1,700
- Overall Intermediate Reserve Grand Champion Home Economics – Stella Marwitz, $1,700
- Grand Champion Ag Mechanics – Early FFA Trailer, $5,000
- Reserve Grand Champion Ag Mechanics – Avery Dozier Stool, $3,700
- Grand Champion Market Rabbit – Cooper Morgan, $3,700
- Grand Champion Market Goat – Brisco Black, $12,000
- Grand Champion Market Lamb – Hutsyn Hohertz, $13,000
- Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer – Taylor Simpson, $8,000
- Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat – Ella Haynes, $7,500
- Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb – Holden Wise, $7,500
- Reserve Grand Champion Market Swine – Kreed Cozart, $7,500
The following scholarships and awards were also presented prior to the Premium Sale:
- Grand Champion Scholarships
- Beverley Hohertz Scholarship – Henslie Hohertz
- Clint Connally Scholarship – Hayden Deen and Henslie Hohertz
- Tim Fulton Scholarship – Sir Bubba Jones, Amanda Harrell and Henslie Hohertz
- Debra Shields Scholarship – Cade Lindley
- Top Hand Award – Sir Bubba Jones