Josie Stewart, daughter of Clay and Kayla Stewart, is the exhibitor of the 2021 Grand Champion Youth Ham at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Stewart is from Russellville, and is a member of the Russellville FFA Chapter. Stewart’s prize-winning country-cured ham weighed 24 pounds.

The Reserve Grand Champion Youth Ham honor went to Quenten Cary, of California. He is the son of Charley and Deb Cary, and is a member of the California FFA Chapter. Cary’s country-cured ham weighed 22.67 pounds.

Both Stewart and Cary will sell their hams in two of 16 lots offered in the Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions. Proceeds from the annual sale benefit both the winning exhibitors and the Missouri State Fair Youth in Agriculture (YIA) Scholarship Program, administered by the Missouri State Fair Foundation.

The Sale will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, August 21, in the Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall. The entire auction will be broadcast live by KMMO radio online.