The top 128 gilts out of 3,000 that were shown last week at the 2025 OYE Gilt show were in the spotlight on Tuesday night at the 2025 Night of Stars Gilt Sale- and it was another million dollar result for the 4-H and FFA consignors. Gilts were sold to breeders who liked their pedigrees and genetics from coast to coast with buyers mentioned from Maryland to California during the course of the three hour plus sale.
After the last lot was sold- officials reported the sale generated $1.24 million dollars with a per gilt average of $9,583 per gilt- just slightly under the 2023 sale.
Fourteen of the gilts topped $25,000 on the night- including the high selling gilt that was in the middle of a bidding war in the second half of the sale lineup. Lot 97, the 35th Dark Cross ended up bringing $80,000 for her owner, Kylen Kamp of Laverne FFA. His family show pig operation actually bred her at their farm in Laverne. Throughout the sale- bidding between two or more prospective buyers who liked the genetics pushed gilts into a final bid of five figures.
Early in the sale- the Reserve Supreme Commercial Gilt- Lot 4- owned by Catherine McClain of Leedey FFA- brought $75,000 (banner of her gilt shown above). The gilt that judges called the best of the Commercial show- the Supreme Champion Commercial Gilt shown by Mayla Coleman of Madill FFA was priced by bidders at $60,000.
The two gilts that started the sale- the Supreme Champion and Supreme Reserve Champion Purebreds- the top Durocs of the over 900 purebred animals that were shown- had the highest price tags of the Purebred portion of the sale. Lot 1- the Duroc Champion- was sold for $55,000 by Maverick Mosteller of Ft. Gibson 4-H while the Reserve Duroc- Lot 2- commanded $45,000 at the front end of the sale. She was shown by Briar Mann of Morris FFA.
Two other purebred gilts brought $25,000 or more- the 12th lot in the sale- the Champion Chester- sold for $30,000. She was exhibited by Ryker Johnson of the Adair FFA. Lot 43, the sixth place Berkshire, brought $25,000 for Kinley Claytor of Harrah FFA.
Besides the top selling crossbreds mentioned above- seven other commercial gilts brought $25,000 or more:
Lot 25- 5th Dark Cross- $30,000 Holden Winters, Altus FFA
Lot 26- 6th Dark Cross- $25,000 Adison Thompson, Noble FFA
Lot 38- 13th Dark Cross- $35,000 Dusty River Mann, Morris 4-H
Lot 60- 21st Dark Cross- $45,000 David Claytor, Harrah FFA
Lot 89- 6th Light Cross- $35,000 Gracie Ray, Midway FFA
Lot 115- 46th Dark Cross- $30,000 Jentry Terrell, Prague FFA
Lot 125- 52nd Dark Cross- $37,500 Hannah Long, Dibble FFA
Click here for the full schedule for the 2025 OYE. The Oklahoma Farm Report team will be snapping pictures from start to finish- and you can see them as we add them to our Flickr album for 2025- available here. (We have LOTS of pictures from the Legislative Showmanship Contest) If you want to look back to the 2024 OYE- click here for our pictures from last year’s event.
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