Premium Auction Raises More Than $27,000 For 4-Hers

Generous donors gave the Antelope County 4-Hers something to smile about at the Premium Auction on Saturday afternoon. More than $27,000 was donated back to the kids who have spent a lot of time, effort and money to raise their animals. 

Small animals, such as chickens and rabbits, were also allowed to participate in the auction, but they were auctioned off with a single bid that will be split evenly between the 15 4-Hers that brought small animals. Small animals raised a collective $1200.

The regular premium auction featured market steers, market heifers, second year bucket calves, market barrows, market gilts, market lambs and market goats. The top bid of the auction was a tie between Haley Zegers, Logan Mueller, Travis Rudloff and Alyssa Moser at $1200 each.

With the premium bid procedure, the exhibitor retains ownership of the animal. The auctioneer accepted bids until the ceiling price was reached (the champion's bid price) or there were no more bids. Each livestock exhibitor was allowed to sell one market animal. 

Market Steer
Haley Zegers - $1200 - CVA, Albion Livestock Market, Soltz and Great Plains State Bank
Logan Mueller - $1200 - Booth Hay and ARC group
Tantalum Baum - $800 - Landmark Angus
Collin Gale - $700 - Brunswick State Bank and RAM Livestock
Trey Baum - $700 - Nebraska Vet Services, Ten West Cattle Company and Elgin Livestock
Blake Kester - $700 - Sandy Acres
Sam Durre - $600 - Dan Zwingman, Double SP and Tilden CVA

Market Heifer 
Travis Rudloff - $1200 - Royal One Stop and Koenig Farms
Kariassa Dicke - $950 - Oral Surgery Center and First Nebraska Bank
Marie Meis - $900 - Elgin Review, Elgin Pharmacy, Dick Land & Cattle and Precision Repair
Alyssa Moser - $1200 - Stokes Seed, Thiele Dairy, Clearwater Insurance, KF Repair, Sehi & Associates, Hi Way Mart, Schlecht Trucking, Cargill, John & Teena Moser and Two Rivers Irrigation

Second Year Bucket Calf
CeCe Minarik - $900 - Broberg Charolais
Charly Minarik - $900 - Oral Surgery Center and Elgin Livestock
Dillion Moser - $900 - Pinnacle Bank
Brian Heithoff - $550 - Smith Farms
Alexis Lind - $600 - Elkhorn Valley Equipment, Royal CVA, Kenny & LuAnn Bartos, Moser Farms, Purina, Town & Country Vet and Three & Company
Allyson Selting - $800 - Town & Country Vet, Jerry’s Feed Service, Sargent Irrigation and Elgin Bargain Box
Ashton Higgins - $800 - Kenny and LuAnn Bartos

Market Barrow
Carter Beckman - $550 - Oral Surgery Center
Jasmine Zuhlke - $550 - Allan Bentley and Dr. Ron Broderson
Collin Mullins - $550 - Mullins Farm

Market Gilt
Nicole Beckman - $900 - Producers’ Hybrids, Bank of Elgin, Starman and Lordemann Insurance, Terry Jensen DDS and First National Bank
Trevin Hanson - $500 - Oral Surgery Center
Caydence Schumacher - $550 - Aragorn Farms
Joe Ahlers - $650 - Tilden Bank, Kester Herefords and DK Feed & Supply
Bailey Ahlers - $700 - Steve Mueller and Mueller Livestock

Market Lamb
Merinee Vaughn - $650 - Broberg Charolais
Abrieonna Clouse - $500 - Krause Family and Elgin Bargain Box
Codey Snider - $550 - Oral Surgery Center
Carissa Gale - $600 - Town & Country Vet, Ahlers & Sons, Commodity Solutions, Husker Ag and Invenergy
Bria Gale - $550 - Royal One Stop, Royal CVA and Cemper Equipment

Lottery Lamb
Austin Good - $600 - Mike Snodgrass
Alison Stineman - $525 - Snider Memorial and Schindler Dairy
Carson Anderson - $450 - Oral Surgery Center

Market Goat
Liam Odell - $900 - Clearwater Cafe, 319 Graphics, Clearwater Custom Cabinets, Town & Country Vet Services
Andrew Steskal - $550 - Sandy Acres