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The Lehigh County 4-H Livestock Sale was held on Saturday September 3rd, 2022, at 1pm at the Great Allentown Fair.
Swine, beef, dairy beef, sheep, and goats were among the animals sold, amounting to 48 in total. Proceeds grossed $50,730 with a $1,056 average per animal.
The 250lb grand champion market hog was exhibited by Kamryn Fink of Germansville and was sold to Heidel Hollow Farms & Ironton Telephone for $900.
Reserve champion market hog, weighing 254 pounds, went to Samuel Lazarus of Schnecksville and was purchased by Springfield Meats for $800.
Weighing in at 1348 pounds was the grand champion market steer owned by Ethan Brozman of Nazareth. The $3,600 joint purchase was made by Valley Wide Electric, Real Estate of America, & Bath Truck Caps. The reserve champion market steer, owned by Samuel Lazarus of Schnecksville weighed in at 1140 pounds and was sold to KC Stoves & Fireplaces for $3,500.
The Lazarus brothers had the champion and reserve champion dairy beef animals. Samuel’s 950 pound dairy beef steer was purchased by Fulton Bank & Lehigh County Agriculture Society with a winning bid of $1,650. The 859 pound reserve champion dairy beef steer was also purchased for the same amount by Horizon Farm Credit, and was owned by Levi.
In the market lamb sale, Samuel Lazarus’s pair took champion and reserve champion, weighing in at 135 and 148 pounds, respectively. The champion lamb was purchased by Growmark FS for $725 and reserve champion was sold for $580 to The Mill at Germansville.
Wethers owned by Levi Lazarus of Schnecksville earned champion and reserve champion in the market goat sale. Purchased by Fulton Bank & Lehigh County Agriculture Society for $725, the champion market goat weighed in at 91 pounds. The 76 pound reserve champion market goat went to the winning $525 bid, made by Growmark FS.
The sale is an opportunity for Lehigh County 4-H Livestock members to showcase their animal projects that they have spent the year raising and caring for.
Youth who participate in 4-H livestock programs develop life skills that include leadership, responsibility, sportsmanship, teamwork, community service, a positive attitude, and a sense of self-worth.
Many educational and fun activities are offered by 4-H in Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, 4-H is coordinated by Penn State Extension through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 4-H programs are open to all youths regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability. For more information about the above events or other 4-H activities, call the 4-H office in your county: Lehigh 610-391-9840 or LehighExt@psu.edu.
Administered through Penn State Extension, 4-H is a community of more than 6 million young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. 4-H is found in all 67 Pennsylvania counties. County 4-H educators work with volunteers to deliver non-formal education opportunities to youth ages 5-18. To find your local program, visit the Penn State Extension website at https://extension.psu.edu/programs/4-h.
Ingrid Garcia
Administrative Assistant
Penn State Extension – Lehigh County
