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Bradley County Fair’s Annual Livestock Sale raises $30k for local youth

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The annual Junior Livestock Sale at the Bradley County Fair brought in approximately $30,000 including bid prices and add-on donations.

The animal “purchases†are used to reimburse the youth for their costs in raising the animals. Add-on donations can then be made by individuals or companies in addition to the bid prices.

By Tim Kessler

Saline River Chronicle Contributor

Since 1994, about $300,000 has been raised through the annual sale.

Assisting in this year’s event were Bradley County Extension Service personnel, including Staff Chairman John Gavin, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Michelle Carter and administrative specialist Robin Hollis; auctioneer Tony Cathey; Miss Fair Queen Leah Wolfe; Teen Miss Fair Queen Olivia Harrod; and preparing a cookout for the youths, Steve Parnell.

The fair continues Saturday with food trucks, Hispanic Gala, exhibits and other events.

Grand champion and reserve champion exhibitors and bidders are as follows:

  • Luke Cathey, grand champion market hog; bidder state Rep. Jeff Wardlaw, $1,000.
  • Grant Ferrell, grand champion breeding gilt; bidder Wardlaw, $1,000.
  • Holden Cathey, grand champion commercial heifer; bidder Sewell Oil Co., $1,000.
  • Macy Jarvis, grand champion heifer; bidder Tori Cook, MFK, $950.
  • Olivia Cook, grand champion lamb; bidder Scotty Ferrell, Johnsville Sand and Gravel, $750.
  • Brooke Rawls, grand champion breeding lamb; bidder Perry Jones, Heritage Poultry, $800.
  • Alexis Thomas, grand champion dairy goat; bidder Tonya Rawls, T&T Trucking, $1,000.
  • Dathan Rice, grand champion breeding buck; bidder Reid McKinney, Bradley County Farm Bureau, $550.
  • Laila Lawrence, grand champion poultry chain; bidder Wardlaw, $850.
  • Javen Thompson, reserve champion breeding gilt; bidder Cook, $1,025.
  • Emma Outlaw, reserve champion heifer; bidder Daniel Robinson, Harold’s Processing, $500.
  • Asher Weaver, reserve champion dairy goat; bidder James Wells, First State Bank, $750.
  • Olivia Roberson, reserve champion poultry chain; bidder Randy Rawls, Union Bank, $700.

Pictures of the winners with the winning bidders below:

State Rep. Jeff Wardlaw purchased the grand champion market hog owned by Luke Cathey for $1,000.
State Rep. Jeff Wardlaw purchased the grand champion breeding gilt owned by Grant Ferrell for $1,000.
Sewell Oil Co. purchased the grand champion commercial heifer owned by Holden Cathey for $1,000.
Tori Cook of MFK, shown with Olivia Cook, purchased the grand champion heifer owned by Macy Jarvis for $950.
Scotty Ferrell of Johnsville Sand and Gravel purchased the grand champion lamb owned by Olivia Cook for $750.
Perry Jones and family of Heritage Poultry purchased the grand champion breeding lamb owned by Brooke Rawls for $800.
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Tonya Rawls of T&T Trucking purchased the grand champion dairy goat owned by Alexis Thomas for $1,000.
Reid McKinney of Bradley County Farm Bureau purchased the grand champion breeding buck owned by Dathan Rice for $550.
State Rep. Jeff Wardlaw purchased the grand champion poultry chain owned by Laila Lawrence for $850.
Tori Cook of MFK bought the reserve champion breeding gilt owned by Javen Thompson for $1,025.
Daniel Robinson of Harold’s Processing bought the reserve champion heifer owned by Emma Outlaw for $500.
James Wells of First State Bank bought the reserve champion dairy goat owned by Asher Weaver for $750.
Randy Rawls of Union Bank bought the reserve champion poultry chain owned by Olivia Roberson for $700.

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