The 2024 Ouray County Fair livestock auction netted $131,250 for 4-H participants who raised animals and sold them at the sale on Aug. 10, more than the $118,000 raised in 2023.
Those recognized for grand champion and reserve champion awards were:
Grand champion beef – Mikey Perkovich
Reserve champion beef – Oaklee Cook
Beef carcass – Raiden Norwood
Grand champion swine – Mikey Perkovich
Reserve champion swine – Amelia Blankmeyer
Swine carcass – P.J. McConnell
Grand champion sheep – Hennessy Discoe
Reserve champion sheep – Emery Cornell
Sheep carcass – Emery Cornell
Grand champion poultry – Hennessy Discoe
Reserve champion poultry – Scarlett Cornell
Grand champion goat – Amelia Blankmeyer
Reserve champion goat – Luke Blankmeyer
Goat carcass – Luke Blankmeyer
Junior Round Robin showmanship champion – Amelia Blankmeyer
Intermediate Round Robin showmanship champion – Macey Cornell
Senior Round Robin showmanship champion – Emery Cornell
Ten-year-old Aleya Stengele of Ridgway cuddles with her sheep, Reepicheep, on Aug. 10 before the livestock sale. Erin McIntyre – Ouray County Plaindealer
Sheep waiting in the barn for the livestock auction at the Ouray County Fair on Saturday surprised a passerby who was on her way to the stands.
Erin McIntyre – Ouray County Plaindealer
Ten-year-old Mikey Perkovich, of Log Hill Mesa, says goodbye to his grand champion steer, Toby, on Aug. 10 at the Ouray County Fair. Unlike most animals sold at the livestock auction, Toby is going to live on the Deppen family’s ranch in Pleasant Valley, where he will join several other animals including a camel named Cupcakes. Perkovich also won grand champion in the swine competition. Erin McIntyre – Ouray County Plaindealer
William Kelly relaxes with his pig, Lettuce, before the livestock auction at the Ouray County Fair on Aug. 10. Erin McIntyre – Ouray County Plaindealer
Andersen Freed of Ridgway leads with his chickens during the livestock sale at the Ouray County Fair. It was his first year participating in 4-H, and said he was glad he raised them. Erin McIntyre – Ouray County Plaindealer
