End of fair sales exceed 2025 total by $81,000
Kaydence Spruell was named Grand Senior Showman of the swine show senior class at the Montezuma County Fair on July 31 – her grand champion swine also sold for $7,250 at auction. 9Erika Alvero/Special to The Journal)
CORTEZ – One of the big end-of-fair traditions brought bidders out from across the Four Corners to support the 4-H and FFA in the purchase of the animals raised by the Montezuma County Fair entrants. Here are the results of the auction of the grand champion and reserve grand champions:
Beef:
- Grand Champion: Dannika Goodall – $10,000 (buyer – Keesee Motor Company)
- Reserve Grand Champion: Blake Romine – $7,500 (buyer – ET Inc.)
- Grand Champion Bred & Fed: Bridger Veach – $7,000 (buyer – First National Bank)
- Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Fed: Hailee Martinez – $6,100 (buyer – Big O Tires)
Rabbits:
- Grand Champion: Lexie Blatter – $2,250 (buyer – Merlin Jones)
- Reserve Grand Champion: Jocelyn Hofmann – $1,800 (buyer – Comfort Air)
Sheep:
- Grand Champion: Lexi Simmons – $8,500 (buyer – Merlin Jones)
- Reserve Grand Champion: Kaydence Spruell – Did not sell
Goat:
- Grand Champion: Abrie Spruell – $4,200 (buyer – Southwest Ag)
- Reserve Grand Champion: Abrie Spruell – Did not sell
- Grand Champion Bred & Fed: Bryclynn Porter – $2,500 (buyer – Mountain West Insurance)
- Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Fed: Siana Elliott – $3,300 (buyer – Country Gas)
Fowl:
- Grand Champion: Joel West – $2,200 (buyer – Stonefish Sushi)
- Reserve Grand Champion: Joel West – Did not sell
Swine:
- Grand Champion: Kaydence Spruell – $7,250 (buyer – Southwest Health)
- Reserve Grand Champion: Kaydence Spruell – Did not sell
- Grand Champion Bred & Fed: Tinley Philpott – $7,000 (buyer – Circle Z)
- Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Fed: Bently Montgomery – $5,000 (buyer – Rubios Floor Covering)
