LANCASTER – The 67th annual Kiwanis Jr. Livestock Auction on Aug. 26 set an all-time fundraising record with the total raised coming in at $1,013,282.93, organizers announced.
This year’s event had a total of 266 “lots”/ animals up for bid and there were 84 registered buyers/bidders, according to organizers.
The top 20 buyers for this year’s event were: Ron Emard’s AV Animal House Buyer’s Association, California Compaction Corporation, Bowe Contractors, Inc., Theurer Orthodontics, Rich Meier’s Landscaping, Inc., NSATF, BUC, Calandri Farms, Inc., PBLA Surveying, All Glass & Plastics, Kyle & Kyle Ranches Inc., Porter Concrete Construction, Barnyard Belles, Tyler Ranch, AV Action Air Inc., Progression Drywall Corporation, All Cal Jet, Gorrindo Ranch & Cattle, Henry’s Hardware & Supply, and Hir JIn.
“Year after year, this community comes together to support our agricultural youth in unprecedented fashion,” said Drew Mercy, AV Fair Board of Directors President. “The funds raised during this 2022 event are a true testament to the commitment to this long-standing program, a program that truly benefits local youth and families in very tangible ways.”
This year’s auction, as with the last two years, was a stand-alone event. The 2022 fall Fair, “What A Ride!,” will take place from Sept. 23 through Oct. 2. For more information visit avfair.com.
[Information via news release from the AV Fair & Event Center.]
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THX 4 the Support says
I was really worried for the kids this year. With alfalfa costing $26 a bale, and livestock feed prices over$30 a sack I didn’t think most of the kids would have made a profit. The support from the local business is always great at our livestock auction. The thing I noticed is kids were not having fun like they use to, and no one really stuck around after the morning feeding. With the fair not allowing the shows to take place during the actual fair anymore the kids had nothing to do all day. The reward of a hard day’s work of grooming then showing was to let the kids run around the fair riding rides and eating junk the rest of the night with their friends. If the mood in the barns don’t go back to having fun I really see a drop in our entries. I also see the fair taking a big loss once the public learns there will be no animals at fair. What’s the point of going to a fair and not seeing farm animals. If anything people that do go will now spend less time at the fair which means they will also spend less money. Hopefully someone has common sense to bring the livestock shows back to fair time and not at the Poppy festival.