Supporters of Missouri Youth in Agriculture raised over $332,000 through their purchases at Saturday’s Best of Missouri Sale and the Sale of Champions at the Missouri State Fair.
Three of the lots featured grand champion entries by members of the Sweet Springs FFA Chapter. At the Sale of Champions, the grand champion barrow exhibited by Ty Murphy sold for $32,000. The Missouri State Fair Concessionaires were the winning bidder. The grand champion lamb exhibited by Jillian Vogelsmeier went for $26,500, and was purchased by the Missouri Sheep Producers Association along with several groups associated with the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. The grand champion barrow carcass, exhibited by Kendall Brewer, raised $8125. BTC Bank was the winning bidder with $2500, while hometown support for Brewer totaled $5625.
The Sale of Champions raised over $244,000, while the Best of Missouri Sale netted over $88,000. Additional Hometown Support contributions can be made Sunday on the Missouri State Fair’s website. Proceeds benefit the Missouri State Fair Foundation’s Youth in Agriculture Scholarship program.
2025 Missouri State Fair Best of Missouri Sale
Totals include Hometown Support as of 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16
| Item | Exhibitor | Total Raised | Buyer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Champion Ham | Kierstyn Lawson, California | $8245 | Greg Longston |
| Grand Champion Bacon | Paxton Crane, Centralia | $8925 | Frank Hazelrigg Cattle Co. |
| Grand Champion Steer Carcass | Ryder Yount, Belgrade | $4425 | American Foods Group |
| Grand Champion Barrow Carcass | Kendall Brewer, Sweet Springs | $8125 | BTC Bank |
| Grand Champion Lamb Carcass | Callen Fosnow, Jamestown | $4400 | Missouri Sheep Merchandising Council |
| Grand Champion Meat Goat Carcass | Gavin Conrad, Hume | $4475 | Missouri Southern Seeds |
| Reserve Champion Ham | Aubrey Embry, Clarksburg | $4730 | Fordyce Farms and Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council |
| Reserve Champion Bacon | Aidon Bolton, Bowling Green | $3675 | Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council and Missouri Pork Producers |
| Reserve Grand Champion Steer Carcass | Tyler Wassmann, Boonville | $5775 | Walnut Hills and BTC Bank |
| Reserve Grand Champion Barrow Carcass | Harper Wolfe, Chillicothe | $7025 | BTC Bank |
| Reserve Grand Champion Lamb Carcass | Joshua Bax, Maryville | $6725 | Mizzou Meat Market and the Miller Family |
| Reserve Grand Champion Meat Goat Carcass | Geena Curtis, Harrisburg | $3825 | BTC Bank |
| Missouri Grown Product Box #1 | $2500 | Friends of Missouri Farm Bureau | |
| Missouri Grown Product Box #2 | $2500 | Missouri Director of Agriculture, Missouri State Fair Director, and the Missouri State Fair Commissioners | |
| Best of Class Wines | $1500 | Missouri Director of Agriculture, Missouri State Fair Director, and the Missouri State Fair Commissioners | |
| Governor’s Cup of Wine Honoree | 2024 Dry Vignoles, Adam Puchta Winery, Hermann | $1100 | The Grant Company |
| Best of Class Cheeses | $1500 | Charlie Rosencrans & Family | |
| Grand Champion Steer | Lincoln Berndt, Princeton | $34,000 | Edward Jones & Associates, Missouri Director of Agriculture, Missouri State Fair Director, and the Missouri State Fair Commissioners |
| Reserve Grand Champion Steer | Samuel Jordan, Savannah | $38,500 | Wheeler Auctions & Real Estate and the Global Group |
| Grand Champion Barrow | Ty Murphy, Sweet Springs | $32,000 | Missouri State Fair Concessionaires |
| Reserve Grand Champion Barrow | Kade Jackson, Lathrop | $22,000 | Climate Corporation/Fieldview and the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Corporation |
| Grand Champion Lamb | Jillian Vogelsmeier, Sweet Springs | $26,500 | University of Missouri CAFNR Group and the Missouri Sheep Producers Association |
| Reserve Grand Champion Lamb | Elsie Barton, Mountain View | $27,500 | CFM Insurance and Don’s Towing |
| Grand Champion Meat Goat | Thomas Limbach, Eldon | $21,000 | BTC Bank |
| Reserve Grand Champion Meat Goat | Alexis Koelling, Bowling Green | $21,500 | Weaver Trucking, et al |
| Grand Champion Pen of Rabbits | Carissa Stong, Nevada | $6300 | Sycamore Creek Farms and the Missouri Rabbit Producers Association |
| Reserve Grand Champion Pen of Rabbits | Kaela Britton, Atlanta | $4650 | Rep. Doyle Justus (R-Troy), O’Bannon Farms, Mike Deering, et al. |
| Grand Champion Pen of Chickens | Judd Lawson, Schell City | $4700 | The Poultry Federation and The Grant Company |
| Reserve Grand Champion Pen of Chickens | Brice Randolph, Pleasant Hill | $3100 | ADM Animal Nutrition and The Grant Company |
| Commemorative Belt Buckle | $1500 | Boggs Audio |