Ribbon Auction grosses $55K at Mighty How. Cty. Fair

CRESCO - The 4-H and FFA ribbon auction at the 2017 Mighty Howard County Fair grossed $55,225 for the county youth this year. The average ribbon was $418.37 for the 132 ribbons sold. This compares to $473.18 for the 124 ribbons sold last year.

There were 50 buyers. The highest ribbon bids were as follows:

Dairy ribbons for Sawyer Reis and Alyson Reicks both brought $900, bought by Art’s Mill and A & J Construction respectively.

Poultry ribbon for Lyli Kunert brought $675 purchased by Ristau Farm Service.

Meat Goat ribbon for Tanner Tlusty brought $250 purchased by North Iowa Dairy Goat Sales.

Horse Ribbons for Makiah Pierce brought $700 purchased by Pierce Welding and Keeaunna Wilson horse ribbon purchased by LaRita Pierce brought $700.

Beef ribbon for Madison Fitzgerald brought $800 purchased by Russell and Therma Fitzgerald.

Rabbit ribbon for Paige Schmitt brought $375 purchased by CIA Insurance.

Sheep Ribbon for Sierra Hansmeier brought $400 purchased by CUSB Bank.

Swine Ribbons for Hailey Reicks brought $900 purchased by CUSB Bank and April Halverson ribbon brought $900 purchased by Camp-Site RV.

Buyers at the Auction purchased ribbons as follows:

Vern Meyer - one swine.

CUSB Bank - two dairy, one market goat, one horse, five beef,  two rabbit, one sheep, four swine.

Northeast Iowa Dairy Goat Sale  - one market goat.

Farmer’s Winn Coop – two horse, three beef, one rabbit.

Knobloch Farms – one poultry.

Monroe Auction – one rabbit.

Bodensteiner Implement – two horse.

Luana State Bank – two swine.

Ken and Nancy Everman – one poultry.

Joe and Kathy Whitinger – one horse.

Howard County Cattlemen – three beef, one swine.

D & E Carpet Sales – one poultry.

Dave and  Michelle Ahern – two rabbit.

Reicks View Farms – eight swine.

Nate’s Outdoor – one horse, one swine.

Tess Kennon – one poultry.

Decorah NFO – one dairy, one swine.

CIA Insurance – one poultry, one horse, one rabbit, one swine.

Jerry Ferrie – one swine.

H & H Farms – one poultry, one market goat.

Koshatka Farm Equipment - one market goat, one horse, one beef, one swine.

LaRita Pierce -  one horse, one rabbit.

Norwegian Mutual Insurance – one poultry, two horse.

Don Anderson Insurance – one dairy, one beef, one rabbit, one swine.

Farmer’s Mill -  two poultry, two horse, one dairy, one swine.

James Wendel – one beef

Cresco Livestock Market – two beef, one dairy, one sheep.

Cresco Bank & Trust – one horse, three beef, three dairy, two swine.

Marzolf Implement – one beef, two dairy.

Fritcher Farms – one beef.

Fredericksburg Vet clinic – one horse, one rabbit, one swine.

Campsite RV – one swine.

George and Vernelle Malven – three dairy.

Decorah Sales Commission – one horse.

Lanesboro Sales Commission – one dairy.

Grover Farms – one horse, one beef.

Pierce Portable Welding – one horse.

John Anderson – one dairy.

Ristau Farm Service – one poultry.

Joe Vopava – one horse.

Art’s Milling Service – one dairy, one rabbit, two swine.

Sovereign Farms – one swine.

Duane Bodermann – one swine.

Alum Line Inc. – two swine.

A & J’s Construction  - two beef, one dairy, one sheep.

Wemark Chiropractic – one rabbit.

Russell and Therma Fitzgerald – one beef.

Max Schmidt – three swine.

Howard County Fair – one rabbit, one swine.

Local Auctioneers helping were Wayne Mlady, Dean Eastman, Lyle Eastman, Ryan Eastman, John Anderson, Richard Shindelar, and Dan Donlan. A 15% commission of $8283.75 goes to the general funds of 4-H and FFA in our county for youth activities after fair auction expenses.