Oklahoma Farm Bureau & Affiliated Companies was the major buyer at the 2005 Tulsa State Fair Junior Livestock Premium Auction Oct. 7.
The state’s largest farm organization purchased the grand champion lamb and 19 other prize-winning animals that made the annual premium auction. Farm Bureau was recognized prior to the auction with the 2004 Frank Sanders Memorial Award for last year’s premium auction, marking the fifth consecutive year for Farm Bureau to be recognized for purchasing the largest number of animals in the sale.
The exhibitors of the prize-winning animals Farm Bureau purchased were:
• Kari Wendt of Kingfisher FFA for her Hampshire wether, which was the grand champion lamb.
• Cody Schenk of Chickasha FFA for the champion Simmental steer.
• Jake Long of Panama FFA for the champion AOB (all other breeds) steer.
• Blair Sutter of Alva FFA for the reserve champion Chianina steer.
• Emily Cline of Miami FFA for the reserve champion Simmental steer.
• Justin Gonsell of Lindsay FFA for the third place Chianina steer.
• Shannon Rose of Alva FFA for the champion Poland barrow.
• Taylor Augustine of Vanoss FFA for the reserve champion Yorkshire barrow.
• Haley Kromer of Big Pasture FFA for the second place crossbreed barrow.
• Carri Smith of Fairview FFA for the second place Hampshire lamb.
• Kaylee Lindsey of Tonkawa FFA for the fourth place Suffolk lamb.
• Alaina Parker of Garvin County 4-H for the reserve champion Southdown lamb.
• Lacy McMurtrie of Tonkawa FFA for the fifth place natural colored lamb.
• Casey Hough of Quapaw FFA for the fifth place Shorthorn steer.
• Deekotah Williams of Central High 4-H for the seventh place Hampshire barrow.
• Laura Smith of Newcastle FFA for the eleventh place Hampshire barrow.
• Jennifer Lawler of Cotton County 4-H for the eighth place natural colored lamb.
• Ethan Propp of Mayes County 4-H for the eighth place Simmental steer.
• Jared Chidester of Chouteau FFA for the tenth place Simmental steer.
• Jarred Bedwell of Fairview FFA for the tenth place Shorthorn steer.
