The 2013 Brown County Youth Fair wrapped up Saturday with the annual awards and premium sale and the crowning of this year’s Miss Brown County Fair Association.
The evening began with Kassidy Barker of Early FFA being crowned Miss BCFA.
Top Buyer awards for 2012 were presented to Landmark Life, Quality Body Works, Bob’s LP Fuel, and Bostick Auto & Truck Sales.The Top Hand Award was presented to Jordyn Senkirik of Brownwood FFA. The top hand award is given each year to an exhibitor, who is nominated by his/her ag teacher for being most helpful during the youth fair.
A new scholarship, the Steve Rumfeld Memorial Scholarship, was presented by the Rumfeld family. This $500 scholarship was awarded to Kaiden King of Zephyr FFA.
The auction was the main event of the evening, with an arena packed with buyers along with supporting family and friends. Each exhibitor was allowed to sell one animal which made the sale by placing in the top 75% of their competing class during the fair in the market animal divisions.
Grand and reserve livestock champions, premiums awarded and buyers are listed below:
Grand Champion Market Steer: Colby Breeding $5000 – 2013 Championship Club (pictured at top)
Reserve Champion Market Steer: Michaela Harris $3600 – Landmark Life
Grand Champion Market Rabbit: Dylan Bostick $2200 – Big Country Ford
Reserve Champion Market Rabbit: CarolAnn Hetzel $2000 – Brownwood Professional Firefighters Association & Redman Lodge
Grand Champion Market Lamb: Trey Glasscock $4100 – Diamond P Enterprises
Reserve Champion Market Lamb: Colton Edgar – $4000 – Stanley Dodge & Lone Star Equipment
Grand Champion Market Swine: Cylee Tyson $6000 – Diamond P Enterprises
Reserve Champion Market Swine: Angelica Tyson $3100 – US Construction
Grand Champion Market Goat: Gavin Miller $3700 – Brown County Farm Bureau
Reserve Champion Market Goat: Samantha Garrett $3300 – Landmark Life