Thursday evening’s livestock auction for Allen County 4-H’ers was a lucrative one.
The 44 animals sold — steers, swine, sheep and goats — fetched more than $50,000 in premiums, money above the market price for each animal.
The 15 steers sold for a combined $16,550 in premiums, an average of more than $1,100 per animal, while 21 hogs sold for a combined $20,600 in premiums, or $981 per animal. Four sheep sold for $3,350, averaging $837.50, while the four goats sold for $3375, or $843.75 per animal.
Allen County 4-H…
4-H livestock auction brings in big bucks
