After a sixty year run- the Oklahoma Youth Expo said a final goodbye to Jim Norick arena with the Sale of Champions, featuring the top 213 market animals that were shown this week at the 2025 OYE.
$1.4 Million was paid to the 4-H and FFA members who participated in the 2025 sale- led by the Grand Champion Market Steer that was sold for $100,000- shown by Amber Pocasset’s Madilyn Norvell. She called winning the market steer’s Grand Champion trophy at both this show as well as earlier in 2025’s National Western in Denver as being “memorable” since both shows were in their last year in an old show facility- to be replaced in 2026 with new Coliseums.
The buyers of the Grand Champion Steer at the OYE included Express Employment, Express Ranches, Livestock Nutrition Center, McAfee and Taft, Bank of Western Oklahoma, OKC Visitors Bureau, Hilliary Communications and Oklahoma Ford Dealers.
The Reserve grand Champion steer was owned by young Hadlie Bell of Bristow FFA- selling for $30,000 and purchased by Oklahoma Ag Credit, Diamond Hats and the Oklahoma Association of Electric Coops. The Bronze Steer was the Reserve Crossbred shown by Denver McKay of Mulhall Orlando FFA- Denver receiving $15,000 for his market steer.
The Grand Champion market barrow was once again purchased by Westgate Market- and this year’s exhibitor was Kaleb Dorr of Wagoner FFA. His barrow was sold for $30,000.
The second best Market Barrow in the the OYE show of 1,749 market hogs shown was the top Crossbred- owned by Emma Selvidge of Morris FFA- her barrow was purchased by Oklahoma Pork Council, Blue and Gold Sausage and Oklahoma Ford Dealers.
The third best barrow in the 2025 show received the Bronze Medallion- and was owned by Gracie Little of McLoud FFA. Her barrow was purchased for $10,000 by the Oklahoma Ford Dealers, AFR and Bancfirst.
The Grand Champion Market Lamb- owned by Skylar Dooley of Lomega 4-H- was auctioned off for $15,000 and purchased by CSTK Trailers and Oklahoma Ford Dealers.
Sayde Allen of Canute FFA owned both the Reserve Grand Champion Lamb and the Grand Champion Goat- and the OYE decided to sell them together in the Sale of Champions the result was a bid for $25,000 for both animals- with the buyers including McDonalds, Bank of Western Oklahoma, Diamond Hats, Pfeiffer Farms and Oklahoma State Fair.
The Bronze Market Lamb was shown by Sayde’s little sister, Layne Allen of Canute 4-H, and her Lamb was purchased by Boot Barn, Oklahoma Ford Dealers and Bank of Western Oklahoma for $7,500.
The second best Market Goat at the 2025 OYE was shown by Adison Thompson of Noble FFA(above)- and her Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat was sold for $12,500- purchased by Bank of Western Oklahoma, Diamond Hats and Pfeiffer Farms.
The Bronze Goat was exhibited by Baylor Pearson of El Reno FFA- and was purchased for $7,500 by Cavenders, Oklahoma Ford Dealers and Pfeiffer Farms.
The Oklahoma Farm Report team was snapping pictures from start to finish- and you can see them as we add them to our Flickr album for 2025- available here. There are over 900 pictures for you to check out from the 2025 show. If you want to look back to the 2024 OYE- click here for our pictures from last year’s event.
Our coverage of the 2025 Oklahoma Youth Expo is sponsored by Hilliary Communications. More than 60 years ago, the Hilliary Family acquired a small telephone company in rural southwest Oklahoma. Now in its third generation, the company has grown from a single exchange with just 100 access lines covering 22 square miles to now serving more than 19,000 customers in 22 counties throughout Oklahoma & Texas. The company also offers IP television service and internet speeds up to 1 Gig. Click here to learn more about Hilliary Communications.
