By LeAnn R. Ralph
MENOMONIE — All together, 93 animals were sold at the Dunn County Fair Meat Animal Auction on Saturday, July 27.
The highest price paid for any of the animals was $18 per pound for a 297-pound barrow sold by Benjamin Styer, son of David and Karen Styer, to Midwest Nutrition.
Styer is a member of the Willing Workers 4-H Club, which meets at The Clubhouse in Irvington.
The second highest price paid was $15 per pound for a 92-pound wether sold by Brett Breidung, son of Cory and Corinne Breidung, to First Choice Farm Supply.
Breidung is a member of the Missouri Valley 4-H Club, which meets at the Eau Galle Civic Center.
Several of the pigs on the auction sold for as much as $6 or $7 per pound.
Beef cattle typically sold for $1.75 to $2.75 per pound.
The maximum paid weights were 1,500 pounds for beef; 1,600 pounds for dairy; 300 pounds for swine; 160 pounds for sheep, and goats had no maximum weight.
4-H Clubs and FFA Chapters represented at the meat animal auction included the Colfax Comets 4-H, the Cedarlings 4-H, Elk Meadow 4-H, Knapp Valley 4-H, Hay River Helpers 4-H, Boyceville FFA, Countyliners 4-H, Little Elk Creek 4-H, Menomonie FFA and Rock Falls Rockets 4-H.
