Our Kind of Stock Market
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Jaden Melton of La Grange gives her longhorn Betty a hug while getting her prepped for the show Friday. Jaden’s dad said they had to get special permission to show a longhorn here, and he was told this was the first-ever longhorn shown at the Fayette County Show. Jaden was able to purchase Betty after catching a calf in the scramble at the Fort Worth Stock Show. -
Reisy Janca’s pen of chickens, left, is compared to Mallory Krause’s, right, as judge Jacob Leopold gives them all a close look Friday during the show. Janca ended up winning grand champion broilers. Photos by Jeff Wick -
Fayetteville senior Cash Smith hoses off his entry before Friday’s show. -
Lylah Robertson of the Round Top-Carmine gets her lamb looking perfect Friday before the show.
Fayette County Junior Livestock Show Rewards Hard Work
The Fayette County Junior Livestock Show was held Friday at the fairgrounds in La Grange as local kids were able to put on display the animals they have been hard at work raising over the past several months. The sale was held Saturday.
Here are the top winners of the show (we will have photos and buyers and dollars amounts of the champions in an upcoming edition): Grand Champion Steer: Peyton Gilchrest, La Grange FFA Grand Champion Swine: Jack Schley, Fayetteville 4-H Grand Champion Lamb: Cailee Daniel, Fayetteville 4-H Grand Champion Goat: Tatum Fritsch, Fayetteville 4-H Grand Champion Broilers: Reisy Janca, Pure Country 4-H Grand Champion Rabbits: Haddie Krebs, Fayetteville 4-H Grand Champion Cake: Kloey Noska, Fayetteville 4-H Reserve Champion Steer: Brigham Kelly, Pure Country 4-H Reserve Champion Swine: Bree Dooley, Round Top-Carmine 4-H Reserve Champion Lamb: Slade Mozisek, La Grange 4-H Reserve Champion Goat: Tate Fritsch, Fayetteville 4-H Reserve Champion Broilers: Brody Dooley, Fayetteville 4-H Reserve Champion Rabbits: Lilly Rose Herzog, Winchester 4-H Reserve Champion Cake: Madison Markwardt, Round Top-Carmine 4-H