The junior market livestock sale wrapped up at the Inter-State Fair and Rodeo in Coffeyville on August 19 with 110 animals going through the show ring.
Grand champion market steer was shown by Kailey Hall, Welch, Okla., and sold for $3250. The grand champion market barrow was shown by Jacie Falkenstien, Oswego, Kan., and brought $1300.
The grand champion lamb was shown by Faith Swart-Woolman, Vinita, Okla., and brought $1200. Grand champion meat goat was shown by Izzy Lewis, Bartlesville, Okla., and sold for $900.
Three current and one former Inter-State Fair exhibitors got a taste of livestock on another continent this summer.
Andrew Anderson, Dalton Flatt, Rhett Newby and Erin Falkenstien earned the chance to visit Scotland for thirteen days, to judge livestock at the Royal Highland show, Scotland’s annual farming and countryside showcase, in Edinburgh.
The group spent a day judging cattle and sheep, and found there were differences between judging livestock in the United States and in Scotland. Animals were judged off of breed characteristics, not structural integrity, said Anderson. The length of the contests was less than in the U.S., said Falkenstien. Classes were to be judged in about five minutes, where in the U.S. classes can take ten minutes or more.
The youth also got to do some fun things while in Scotland. Flatt loved the Cliffs of Moher; Anderson, who enjoys golf, liked the St. Andrews golf course. For Newby, he liked the William Wallace Memorial.
Friendships were struck with other livestock exhibitors. Groups from Pennsylvania and Virginia were in Scotland at the show, and Newby made friends with a boy from Virginia, who will attend college in Oklahoma. They’ve made plans to get together at the state fair.
Anderson is a senior at Caney Valley High School and the son of Jennifer and Brian Anderson. Flatt, a senior at Cherryvale High School this fall, plans on earning a law degree after high school to focus on agricultural law. He is the son of Colby and Tiffany Flatt.
Newby is a senior at Caney Valley High School; after high school, he’d like to earn an agricultural education degree. He is the son of Craig and Julie Newby.
Erin Falkenstien is a freshman at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, working on a double major in psychology and social work. She’d like to become an occupational therapist and specialize in equine therapy. She is the daughter of Rich and Melissa Falkenstien.
Prior to the livestock sale, three youth were awarded scholarships courtesy of the Junior Advisory Board (JAB). Colton Cantrell and Courtney Jackson, both of Coffeyville, and Kayla Signer, Sedan, are all members of the JAB and received scholarships. Jackson’s was in the amount of $750; the other two were $500 each. All three youth will begin their freshmen years in college this fall.
Next year’s 110th annual Inter-State Fair is tentatively set for August 11-18. More information can be found on the website at FairandRodeo.com or by calling the Coffeyville Chamber of Commerce at 620-251.2550.
Of the 110 sale animals, there were 27 steers, 35 hogs, 23 sheep and 25 goats.
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Cutline for photo of youth in white coats: Four students from the 4-H Wildcat District in southeast Kansas earned a trip to judge livestock at the Royal Highlands Show in Edinburgh, Scotland. From left to right: Rhett Newby, Dalton Flatt, Erin Falkenstien, Andrew Anderson. Photo courtesy Melissa Falkenstien.
Cutline: Four current and previous Inter-State Fair livestock exhibitors got to judge livestock at the Royal Highlands Show in Scotland. While there, they saw the sights of the country. From left to right: Dalton Flatt, Rhett Newby, Andrew Anderson, Erin Falkenstien. Photo courtesy Melissa Falkenstien.
