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March 21- With the OYE now finished for 2007, we talk with Jeramy Rich, Executive Director of the Expo- who reports that “right at $800,000” in auction proceeds and add-ons resulted from the Premium Auction held on Thursday afternoon/evening. With 195 animals offered to the bidders, an average of just over $4100 was achieved on the night- truly a remarkable figure! We have our conversation with Jeramy linked here- so click and listen about the 2008 show- and some first thoughts on the 2009 show.
March 20 9PM- The OYE is officially over as the Premium sale has been concluded. We have an audio review of the evening if you click here. Here’s the rundown of the “Grands” and the “Reserves”-
At the front end- the Grand Champion Steer was close
to an all time record as a "combine" of companies and
ranches bought the Steer by the name of "Ozzie" from
Morgan Wynn of McAlester who was showing her third
steer ever- that Crossbred steer commanded
$52,000! Among the buyers who purchased the top
steer of the World's Largest Junior Livestock Show
were Express Ranches, Bank of Western Oklahoma,
First Capital, Senator LeBlanc and Limestone Ranch.
The Reserve Grand Steer commanded $25,000-
purchased by the State Fair of Oklahoma and
Dorchester Capital- the second best steer in the show
was exhibited by Morgan Swink of the Guthrie FFA.
The Grand Champion Barrow was shown by
Stephanie Payne of Yukon FFA- and was bought for a
final price of $25,000 by a combo of the Oklahoma
Farm Bureau and Blue and Gold Sausage. The
Reserve Grand Barrow was shown by Carli Newby of
Lindsay 4-H- and she got a payday of $17,000 from a
combo set of buyers- the Daily Oklahoman and the
Choctaw tribe.
The Grand Champion Market Lamb got a final bid of
$23,000- which was the same price as last year's top
Lamb- and the purchaser was the same- Touchstone
Electric. The Lamb was owned by Jade Terbush of the
Navajo FFA. The Reserve Lamb came in at $17,000
with the Choctaws and Chesapeake Energy teaming
up to buy the number two Lamb shown by Heather
Glass of Elgin FFA.
The Grand Champion Goat was shown by Tyler Boles- and Tyler received $10,000 for his animal as the top Meat Goat of the show- the group buying his lamb included Oklahoma Farm Credit, Oklahoma Farm Bureau, The Youth Meat and Goat Producers Group and the Oklahoma Youth Expo. The Reserve Champion Goat was shown here in 2008 by Stasha Harp of Kansas FFA- she received $5,000 for her efforts with her Goat being bought by the Oklahoma Meat Goat Association and the OYE.
March 19- 8PM- The Grand Champion Drives are Over- and a ton of scholarship money was awarded as well over the last few hours- we want to give you the names of the 16 All Staters and the top Market Animal Winners as well(and if you see the name in blue- click to listen to an interview with the Hog and Lamb Winners as well as the top two Ag All-Staters- the interview conducted by our Radio Oklahoma Network intern Kaitlin Nipper from the OSU Ag Communications Department)- starting with:
Market Barrow Hog
Grand Champion- Stephanie Payne- Crossbred Champ Yukon FFA
Reserve Grand Champion- Carli Newby, Lindsay 4-H- (Hamp Champ)-
Bronze Medallion Winner- Levi Moyers, Newcastle FFA (Reserve Crossbred)
Market Lamb
Grand Champion- Jade Terbush, Navajo FFA (Crossbred Champ)
Reserve Grand Champion- Heather Glass, Elgin (Reserve Crossbred)
Bronze Medallion Winner- Cooper Newcomb, Merritt FFA (Hamp Champ)
Market Steer
Grand Champion- Morgan Wynn, Pittsburg County 4-H (Crossbred Champ)
Reserve Grand Champion- Morgan Swink, Guthrie FFA (Chianina Champ)
Bronze Medallion Winner- Randon Ridling, Sentinel FFA (Maine Anjou Champ)
The Ag All Staters total 16 outstanding older high school students from across the state- The Top Two each received $10,000 Scholarships- courtesy of Express Ranches- They are
Carly Schnaithman, Garber FFA
Riley Pagett, Woodward FFA
A Dozen of the All Staters received $5000 Scholarships from the Noble Foundation of Ardmore- including
Rafe Coker, Tuttle FFA
Stasha Harp, Kansas FFA
Sarah Reasoner, Elgin FFA
Molly Johnson, Okarche FFA
Amanda Meeks, Tipton FFA
Kellie Whipple, Alva FFA
Amy Peel, Wetumka FFA
Brett Tilley, Ripley FFA
Kathryn Smith, Elgin FFA
Jamie Andrews Edmond FFA
Thomas Tyler, Okemah FFA
Michael Mitchell, Mangum FFA
One of the sixteen received a $5000 scholarship given in honor of the late Justin Whitefield, former Executive Director of the OYE- that student was Chloe Huitt of Elgin FFA
The sixteenth of the sixteen students that are a part of the 2008 Ag All Staters received a $5000 scholarship from the Sirloin Club of Oklahoma in honor of Bobbie Steenbergen- that final member of the Ag All State Team is Tara Maye of Haworth, Oklahoma.
March 19- It’s Grand Champion Wednesday and we have the rest of the Breed Champs to pass along to you- in addition, we caught up with the judge of the Market Hog show- and Warren Beeler of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture had HIGH praise for the Youth Expo, the quality of hogs shown and the quality of kid we are raising- click and listen to Ron visit with the judge!
Market Barrows
Crossbred
Champ- Stephanie Payne, Yukon FFA
Reserve Champ- Levi Moyers, Newcastle FFA
Market Lambs
Crossbred
Champ- Jade Terbush, Navajo FFA
Reserve Champ- Heather Glass, Elgin FFA
Market Steers
Angus
Champ- Garret Starks, Cherokee FFA
Limousin
Champ- Lance Yanda, Yukon FFA
Reserve Champ- Jesse Green, Wellston FFA
Chianina
Champ- Morgan Swink, Guthrie FFA
Reserve Champ- Logan Davis, Newcastle FFA
Crossbred
Champ- Morgan Wynn, Pittsburg County 4-H
Reserve Champ- Scout Thrasher, Texhoma 4-H
March 18- We have more results from the Barrow and Lamb shows- as well as the Steer Show that is now underway. We also want to congratulate Rep. Jerry Shoemake of Morris for winning the Robert Kerr Trophy as the outstanding Lawmaker turned Livestock Showman at this year’s Oklahoma Youth Expo. We talked duringt he event with State Rep. Dale Dewitt, click and listen to his explanation about how this is a win-win for the Lawmakers and their young constituents as they come together. And we also talked with Lt. Governor Jari Askins, who was on hand as well- and calls it a great educational opportunity for the lawmakers.
Here are the Tuesday Breed Winners:
Market Barrows
Hampshire
Champ- Carli Newby, Lindsay 4-H
Reserve Champ- Reece Seibold, Sterling 4-H
Yorkshire
Champ- Cameron Ross, El Reno FFA
Reserve Champ- Ben Persall, Newcastle FFA
Market Lambs
Natural Colored
Champ- Chase McGolden, Fairview FFA
Reserve Champ- Jennifer Lawler, Elgin FFA
Suffolk
Champ- Charlcey Vinyard, ALtus FFA
Reserve Champ- Kaylee Lindsey, Tonkawa FFA
Market Steers
Any Other Breed Steers
Champ- Brittany Greenroyd, Noble FFA
Reserve Champ- Ryan Stults, Oklahoma County 4-H
Charolais Steers
Champ- Taran Threet, Wellston FFA
Reserve Champ- Sydney Johnston, Sapulpa FFA
Hereford Steers
Champ- Jenna Hamm, Frederick FFA
Reserve Champ- Madison Chaney, Perkins Tryon FFA
Maine-Anjou Steers
Champ- Randon Ridling, Sentinel FFA
Reserve Champ- Danielle Dodd, Arnett FFA
Shorthorn Steers
Champ- Dakota Myers, Newcastle FFA
Reserve Champ- Drew Sims, Coal County 4-H
Simmental Steers
Champ- Matt Kubik, Newkirk FFA
Reserve Champ- Randi Yost, Garber FFA
March 17- One of the 2008 Honorees is an OSU Extension Specialist that has done an incredible job in working with the youth of our state for the past couple of decades- Jerry Fitch is the state sheep specialist and has served as the Sheep Show Superintendent for many years- he has also worked with the Oklahoma Ag Leadership Encounter that provides leadership development opportunities for OSU students through the Oklahoma Youth Expo. Click here to listen to a conversation we had with Dr. Gerald Fitch- one of the OYE Show Honorees in 2008!
March 17- We have begun the Market Lamb and Market Barrow Shows for 2008- here are the first round of winners in each of the breeds show on Monday March 17-
MARKET LAMBS
Dorset
Champ- JT Voth- Fairview FFA
Reserve- Lane Daniel Hollis FFA
Hampshire
Champ- Cooper Newcomb Merritt FFA
Reserve- Holly Glass Elgin FFA
Shropshire
Champ- Logan Daniel Hollis FFA
Reserve- Kaitlin Smith Elgin FFA
Southdown
Champ- Amber Cox Morrison 4-H
Reserve- Chase Knott Locust Grove FFA
Speckled Face
Champ- Jill Davis Guthrie FFA
Reserve- Kolton Schielein Deer Creek- Lamont
MARKET HOGS
Berkshire
Champ- Megan Heinrich Bray Doyle 4-H
Reserve- Krystan Ainzworth Sterling FFA
Chester White Barrow
Champ- Chris Hall Cleveland Co. 4-H
Reserve- Brett Traxler Tuttle 4-H
Duroc Barrow
Champ- Dahlton Berg Minco 4-H
Reserve- Trae Quickle Cache FFA
Poland Barrow
Champ- Raylynn SMith Leedy FFA
Reserve- Kaitelyn Worthen Hollis FFA
March 16- We have several winners to share with you today from the end of last week and the weekend- The Breeding Gilts and Beef Heifer Show had great participation- here’s the list of the best:
Breeding Gilt Winners-
Berkshire
Champion- Blair Mitchell Skiatook FFA
Reserve Champ- Nolan Bratton Woodland 4-H
Chester White
Champ- Lauren Martin Webbers Falls FFA
Reserve Champ- Ashton Thompson Rock Creek FFA
Duroc Gilts
Champ- Brock Herren El Reno FFA
Reserve Champ- Jessica Pollard Sapulpa FFA
Hampshire
Champ- Taylor Thompson Mangum FFA
Reserve Champ- Blake Goss Canute 4-H
Poland China
Champ- Tyler Leiphardt Kiowa 4-H
Reserve Champ- Landry Willis Marietta 4-H
Spots
Champ- Karlena Mitchell Rock Creek FFA
Reserve Champ- Ryann Inselman Morrison FFA
Yorkshire
Champ- Brooke Nation Alva FFA
Reserve Champ- Taylor Davis Walters 4-H
Commercial Gilts
Supreme Champ- Adam Holik Prague FFA
Reserve Champ- Cheyenne Gaff Timberlake 4-H
Here’s the listing of the top Beef Heifers by breed that showed at the 2008 Oklahoma Youth Expo!!!
Angus Heifers
Champ- Jarred Strate Garber 4-H
Reserve- Kolby Shepard Perkins Tryon FFA
Beefmaster Heifers
Champ- Jordan Lingo Yukon 4-H
Reserve- Caleb Amerson Bethel FFA
Brahman Heifers
Champ- Cheryl King Kellyville 4-H
Reserve- Cheryl King Kellyville 4-H
Brangus Heifers
Champ- Thad Gorczyca Harrah FFA
Reserve- Mackenzie Gillham Maysville FFA
Charolais Heifers
Champ- Megan Johnson Laverne FFA
Reserve- Blaze Price Wilson (Carter Co.) 4-H
Chianina Heifers
Champ- Bailey Buck Madill FFA
Reserve- Grant Gregory Cimarron- Lahoma 4-H
Chianina Influence Heifers
Champ- Madison Chaney Perkins Tryon FFA
Reserve- Lauren Slover Johnston Co. 4-H
Gelvieh Heifers
Champ- Jessica Potter Cyril FFA
Reserve- Zack Rupp Perry FFA
Hereford Heifers
Champ- Taylor Schrick Merritt FFA
Reserve- Laken Lierle Fort Cobb-Broxton FFA
Limousin Heifers
Champ- Michael Mitchell Mangum FFA
Reserve- Michael Mitchell Mangum FFA
Maine Anjou Heifers
Champ- Ethan Moore Madill FFA
Reserve- Chase Ward Washington Co. 4-H
Maintainer Heifers
Champ- Becca Moore Marshall Co. 4-H
Reserve- Jake Zumwalt Valliant FFA
Red Angus Heifers
Champ- John Nelson Chickasha FFA
Reserve- Holden Robbins Cherokee County 4-H
Saler Heifers
Champ- Breanna Duncan Marlow FFA
Reserve- Derek Stewart Mulhall- Orlando FFA
Shorthorn Heifers
Champ- Brock Carter Sentinel FFA
Reserve- Jacob Ayres Wilson (Carter Co.) 4-H
Simmental Heifers
Champ- Breanna Duncan Marlow FFA
Reserve Champ- Jacobey Post Weatherford FFA
Simmental Influence Heifers
Champ- Camron Rogers Elk City FFA
Reserve- Cammi Gregory Cimarron- Lahoma 4-H
March 13- Oklahoma Youth Show!!!! The first of the Champions have been selected by the judges at the World’s Largest Junior Livestock Show- Those include:
Grand Champion Wether Meat Goat- Tyler Boles Asher FFA (Click on Tyler’s name to listen to Ron talk with him about winning the top prize!)
Reserve Grand Champion Meat Goat- Stasha Harp- Kansas FFA
Champion Doe Kid- Kelsie Romine, Tupelo FFA
Reserve Champion Doe Kid- Garrett Hudgins, Mannford FFA
Supreme Champion Purebred Gilt- Brooke Nation, Alva FFA (on her Yorkshire)
Reserve Supreme Purebred Gilt- Taylor Thompson, Mangum FFA (Hampshire Champ)
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