By HOLLY GASKILL

Hot weather did not discourage the community from showing up to support the 4-H auction in droves on Thursday.

Preliminary totals show $126,225 total bids, with an additional $22,549 donated on top. In total, the event garnered $148,774.

Of this amount, $13,450 was sold during the premiere auction and $125,924 sold at the livestock auction and $9,400 was raised for the 4-H Foundation. There were 240 total lots. 

Colton Boone’s Grand Champion Dairy Beef was sold for $1,300 to First Bank of Berne, Gilbert Farms, Montpelier Ag, Mounsey Livestock and National Oil and Gas. (Photo by Holly Gaskill)

The most expensive lot of the night was Trey Slusher’s market gilt pig — it weighed in at 253 lbs. and sold for $3,000. It was purchased by Ceres Solutions, Montpelier Ag, Red Line Equipment and Ben Burman State Farm.

Category champions and reserve champions sold at the auction, and the purchasers, were as follows:

Premiere Auction

Samanatha Evans, grand champion alfalfa, $800: BR Fuel Service, Dr. Harry Brickley Farm Foundation, First Bank of Berne, Haldermann Real Eastate and Farm Management, National Oil and Gas Inc., BR Fuel Services and TTG Equipment. 

Clark Evans, reserve grand champion alfalfa, $800: bought by the same purchasers as benefitted the grand champion.

Makayla Wells, grand champion BBQ, $400: Lee Farms. 

Bryce Kilander, reserve grand champion BBQ, $250: Brickley Farms LLC.

Bryce Kilander sold his Reserve Champion Fryer rabbit to Tech Serves, represented by Shelley Mossburg.

Ella Wheeler, grand champion beekeeping, $375: Brickley Farms LLC, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management and Mousey Family Farms LLC.

Isaac Wheeler, reserve grand champion beekeeping, $300: Buskirk Engineering.

Rachel Bauermeister, grand champion cake decorating, $300: Brickley Farms LLC, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management and Jenni Hoover family. 

RieAnn Krinn, reserve grand champion cake decorating, $550: TTG Equipment, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, Dr. Harry Brickley Farm Foundation, Helena Agriculture Enterprises – Markle and First Bank of Berne. 

Dane Schlagenhauf, grand champion corn, $1,500: BR Fuel Serivces, Ceres Solutions, Johnson Seed Sales, National Oil and Gas Inc., Poet Biorefining. 

Ryan Schlagenhauf, reserve grand champion corn, $1,000: Ceres Solutions, Poet Biorefining and Shaw Ag and Earthworks LLC. 

Hunter Ginger, grand champion flowers, $300: Leas Concrete Construction.

Mackenzie Fuess, reserve grand champion flowers, $225: Berne Antique Mall, Monte Fisher and Markley Ag Services. 

Hana McClain, grand champion prepared foods, $250: Berne Antique Mall and Perfect Pet.

Eden Stoppenhagen, reserve grand champion prepared foods, $250: Bailey’s Repair and Farmers and Merchants State Bank.

Peyton Ellis, grand champion preserve foods, $275: First Merchants Bank and Leas Concrete Construction.

Ryan Schlangenhauf, grand champion soybeans, $1,300: National Oil and Gas, First Bank of Berne, BR Fuel Services and TTG Equipment. 

McKenzie Striker, reserve grand champion soybeans, $400: Mike and Jennifer Pursifull.

Kammy Miller, grand champion strawberry, $325: Brickley Farms LLC, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management and Mounsey Family Farms LLC.

Blake Fuess, reserve grand champion strawberry, $275: Jessica Ault.

Marlee Wenger, grand champion wheat, $800: Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, Dr. Harry Brickley Farm Foundation, Apache Propane: First Bank of Berne, Helena Agriculture Enterprises – Markle, Moser & Son Heating, First Merchants Bank and TTG Equipment. 

Brady Wenger, reserve grand champion wheat, $800: Apache Propane, Brickley Farms LLC, First Bank of Berne, First Merchants Bank, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, Helena Agriculture Enterprises – Markle, Moser & Son Heating and TTG Equipment.

Livestock Auction 

Kaylee Davis, grand champion simmental steer, $1700: Best One of Monroe, Commodity Blenders LLC, Jacob’s Cattle, Kober Family Ag – Speciality Seeds, Leas Concrete Construction, Montpelier Ag, PK Agribusiness Services LLC and Sills Farms.

Carly Pease, grand champion junior showman, $300: Bippus State Bank, Jon Barnes ABS, and Mitchel Enterprises.

Catalina Tucker, grand champion senior showman, $300: Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, Brickley Farms and Mousey Family Farms.

Colton Boon, grand champion dairy beef and intermediate showmanship winner, $1,300: National Oil and Gas, Mousey Family Farms, Montpelier Ag and First Bank of Berne.

Gracie Rinkenberger, reserve grand champion blackface commercial market lamb and reserve champion of sheep rate of gain, $1,250: First Bank of Berne, Helena Agriculture Enterprises – Pennville, Midwest Bonanza LLC, P&S Consultants and Lehman Feed Mill. 

Hunter Wenger, grand champion dairy feeder, $650: Bailey’s Repair, Brickley Farms LLC, Frauhiger Livestock, Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management, Helena Agriculture Enterprises – Markle, Moser & Son Heating and TTG Equipment.

Hunter Wenger sold his Grand Champion Dairy Feeder to the Brickley Family Farm Foundation represented by Rick Johnsloz; TTG represented by Rob Hoover; Jason Johnloz representing Halderman Real Estate and Farm Management; Bailey’s Repair; Frauhiger Livestock; Helena Ag; and Moser & Son Heating.

Cheyenne Painter, reserve grand champion dairy feeder, $2,000: Apache Propane, Bluffton Animal Clinic, Seed Consultants, Ceres Solutions, First Bank of Berne, First Farmers Bank & Trust, Kober Family Ag – Speciality Seeds, Lehman Feed Mill, Loren and Diana Folk, Matthews Feed & Grain, Rich and Connie Clark, The Farmhouse Merchants and TTG Equipment.

Cheyenne Painter sold her Reserve Grand Champion Dairy Feeder Steer to Farmhouse Merc, represented by Tammy Clark; Rich and Connie Clark (Connie shown); First Bank of Berne, represented by Rick Gentis; TTG represented by Rob Hoover; Apache Propane; Bluffton Animal Clinic; Seed Consultants; Ceres Solutions; First Farmers Bank and Trust; Kober Family Ag; Matthews Feed and Grain; and Loren and Diana Folk.

Maddison Patnoude, reserve grand champion heavyweight dairy feeder, $250: Frauhiger Livestock, Steiner Transport and Ulmer Livestock Trucking.

Samantha Evans, champion rate of gain meat goat, $1150: Bailey’s Repair, BKM Real Estate and Krueckeberg Auction Company, BR Fuel Services, Dettmer Enterprises, Farmers and Merchants State Bank, First Merchants Bank, GMI Insurance, Helena Chemical – Craigville, Kody Kumfer, National Oil and Gas, PK Agribusiness Services LLC, Shelton Financial Group, Specialty Seeds and Stoppenhagen Beef. 

Samantha Evans sold her Champion Rate of Gain Meat Goat to BKM Real Estate and Kreukeberg Auction Company represented by Chandler Gerber; BR Fuel Services, represented by Brady Ripple; National Oil & Gas, represented by Heather Morgan; BKM Real Estate and Kreukeberg Auction Company; represented by Sam Haiflich; Shelton Financial Group represented by Jeff Shelton; First Merchants Bank, represented by Joel Arnold; Farmers and Merchants State Bank, represented by Casey Robbins and Chad Harris; Bailey’s Repair represented by Cliff Bailey; Dettmer Enterprises; GMI Insurance; Helena Chemical Craigville; Kody Kumfer; PK Agri Business Services LLC; Specialty Seeds; and Stoppenhagen Beef.

Owen Boxell, grand champion dairy wether, $400: Brickley Excavating and Leas Concrete Construction. 

Owen Boxell sold his Grand Champion Dairy Wether to Brickley Excavating, represented by John Brickley, and Leas Concrete Construction. Brother Case holds the banner.

Isaac Gruss, reserve grand champion dairy wether, $350: Jessica Ault. 

Isaac Gruss sold his Reserve Grand Champion Dairy Wether to Jessica and Will Ault.

Grant Nash, grand champion dairy roaster, $1,200, BR Fuel Services, Ceres Solutions, Farmers and Merchants State Bank, Les Gerber Insurance, National Oil and Gas, Red Line Equipment and Shaw Ag & Earthworks. 

Grant Nash sold his Grand Champion Roaster to Les Gerber Insurance, represented by Perry Gerber; Farmers and Merchants State Bank, represented by Chad Harris and Casey Robbins; BR Fuel Services; Ceres Solutions; National Oil & Gas; Redline Equipment; and Shaw Ag and Earthworks.

Rachel Bauermeister, reserve grand champion roaster, $750: Bailey’s Repair, P&S Consultants, Farmers and Merchants State Bank, Shelton Financial Group, Wells County Farm Bureau, Stoppenhagen Beef and Halderman Real Estate and Farm Management.

Rachel Bauermeister sold her Reserve Grand Champion Roaster to from left, Bailey’s Repair, represented by Cliff Bailey; Shelton Financial Group, represented by Jeff Shelton; Les Gerber Insurance, represented by Perry Gerber; Halderman Real Estate and Farm Management, represented by Rick Johnloz; Wells County Farm Bureau, represented by Zane Herr; Farmers and Merchants State Bank, represented by Casey Robbins and Chad Harris; P&S Consultants; and Stoppenhagen Beef.

Jenna Bauermeister, grand champion broiler, $300: Echo Community, GMI Insurance and Oakwook Mutual Insurance Co. 

Jenna Bauermeister sold her Champion Broiler to the Echo Community Group represented by Andy and Shelby Todd and Cindy Meyer; and Oakwood Mutual Insurance. Meyer is holding grandson Archer.

Lane McClure, grand champion meat pen, $400: Chandler and Rachel Gerber, Mike Vanover, Lease Concrete Construction and Shelton Financial Group.

Lane McClure sold his Grand Champion Rabbit Meat Pen to Shelton Financial Group, represented by Jeff Shelton; Chandler and Rachel Gerber; Commissioner Mike Vanover; and Leas Concrete Construction. Holding the banner is Lane’s friend Daisy Glisson.

Emily Mann, grand champion fryer, $750: Bluffton Animal Clinic, Moser & Son Heating and PNC Bank – Bluffton.

Emily Mann sold her Grand Champion Fryer Rabbit to Bluffton Animal Clinic, represented by Steve Bales; Moser & Son Heating and Cooling; and PNC Bank of Bluffton. Shown holding the banner is Lauren Mann.

Emma Fey, grand champion roaster, $750: First Farmers Bank & Trust, Huffman Real Estate Group, Krinn Farms Inc., Leas Concrete Construction and Monte Fisher & Markley Ag Services.

Emma Fay sold her Grand Champion Roaster to Steffen Real Estate Group, represented by Nick Huffman; Krinn Family Farms Inc., represented by Matt Krinn; Monte Fisher and Markley Ag Services; Leas Concrete Construction; and First Farmers Bank and Trust.

Case Boxell, grand champion stewer, $450: Leas Concrete Construction and S&S Family Farms.

Case Boxell sold his Grand Champion Stewer to S&S Farms, represented by Logan Slusher; and to Leas Concrete Construction.

Bryce Kilander, reserve grand champion fryer, $400: Tech Services.

Colter Kiel, reserve grand champion roaster, $475: Commercial Automotive Inc., Leas Concrete Construction and Montpelier Ag.

McKenna King, grand champion market gilt, $475: Apache Propane, Leas Construction, S&S Family Farms and Sills Farms.

Caroline Buskirk, champion chester white barrow, $1,100: Bailey’s Repair, BKM Real Estate and Krueckeberg Auction Company, BR Fuel Services, Farmers and Merchants State Bank, Huffman Real Estate Group, National Oil and Gas, Power-Up Electric, Shelton Financial Group and Steffen Group.

Cohen Bailey, reserve champion chester white barrow, $1,400: Aleda Brown, Apache Propane, Bailey’s Repair, Bluffton Animal Clinic, Brickley Farms LLC, Bruce Ballinger, Darrin Achbold, Farmers and Merchants State Bank, Haldermann Real Estate and Farm Management, Mark and Jamie Misch, News-Banner Publications, P&S Consultants, Power-Up Electric and TTG Equipment.

Luci Jenkins, reserve champion chester white barrow, $250: Lehman Feed Mill. 

Kole Kiefer, reserve champion duroc barrow, $2,500: Berquist Inc., BR Fuel Services, Brickley Farms LLC, Bruce Greinwank Insurance, Bumgsrner Trucking II LLC, First Bank of Berne, Flash Point Energy, Franger Gas Co Inc., Halderman Real Estate and Farm Management, Kelley Automotive Group, Mitchel Enterprises, National Oil and Gas, PT Risk Management Insurance, Selking International, Shelton Financial Group, Ben Burman State Farm and TTG Equipment.

McKenzie Striker, reserve champion spot burrow, $300: Mitchel Enterprises and Silo Farms.

Skyla Tomasek, reserve champion hereford barrow, $400: Excel Homes and Huffman Real Estate Group.

Fletcher Wenger, reserve champion yorkshire barrow, $400: Bailey’s Repair, Brickley Excavating, Montpelier Ag and Moser and Son Heating. 

Bailey Meyer, reserve champion berkshire barrow, $1,550: Apache Propane, BKM Real Estate and Krueckeberg Auction Company, Bumgarner Trucking II LLC, First Bank of Berne, First Farmers Bank & Trust, Halderman Real Estate and Farm Management, Johnson Seed Sales, Kody Kumfer, Novae LLC/Sure-Trac Trailer, Stoppenhagen Beef and TTG Equipment. 

4-H Foundation

Two pies made by Helen Witte, $2,000 each: Brickley Farms LLC and Meyer Building LLC.

Rick Johnloz, representing the Dr. Harry Brickley Family Farm Foundation purchased one of Helen Witte’s Cheery Cherry pies to benefit the Wells County 4-H Foundation

Two commemorative coins, $800 each: Brickley Farms LLC and R&J Collectables. 

Rick Johnloz, representing the Dr. Harry Brickley Family Farm Foundation, purchased one of the specially minted 4-H coins commissioned by Rolland and Judy Myers. The other coin was purchased by the Myers. From left are Miss Wells County Teen Macy Morgan Richmond, Johnloz, Miss Wells County Emmy Kay Cupp, Judy Myers, and 4-H Senior Ambassador Ella Wheeler.

Backpack donations, totaling $3,600: Bailey’s Repair, Berne Antique Mall, BR Fuel Services, Bumgarner Trucking II LLC, Coldwell Banker Holloway, Helena Agricultur Enterprises – Pennville, Helena Chemical – Craigville, Huffman Real Estate Group, Mike & Shelley Mossburg, National Oil and Gas, News-Banner Publications, Shaw Ag & Earthworks, Steffen Group, Steiner Transport, Tech Services and Ulmer Livestock Trucking.

Colton Boone sold his Grand Champion Dairy Beef to Mounsey Family Farms, represented by Randy Mounsey, holding the banner; First Bank of Berne, represented by Jayde Ketring, far left, National Oil & Gas, represented by Heather Morgan, left of center, and Montpelier Ag.

holly@news-banner.com

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