2015 MLE Sale-abration Auction Photo Captions
STEERS
Grand Champion Market Steer
Meijer bought Ben Ross’s grand champion market steer for $20,000 at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction. Pictured (from left)
are Ashley Ross, Dave Neitzel (Meijer), Jessica West (Meijer) and Ben Ross.
Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer
Binson Hospital Supplies and Kalmbach Feeds together bought Erica Kapolnek’s Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer for $9,100 at the 2015
Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction. Pictured (from left) are Rebecca Kapolnek, Gregory Kapolnek, Brendan Binson, Paul Petriko, Eryn
Petriko, Erica Kapolnek and Noah Binson.
Showcase Market Steer (Great Lakes Grand Breed)
Tyler Neukom’s showcase market steer sold for $7,925 at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction; the group of buyers included
GreenStone Farm Credit Services Employees, MSU Federal Credit Union, Quality of Life Department staff for MDARD DEQ and DNR, Kelly
Cawthorne and Kalmbach Feeds. Pictured (from left) are Joel Neukom, Kade Shiery, Peter Lemmer (GreenStone), David Gregory, Jeff Haarer,
Gordon Wenk, Blake Johnson, Tyler Neukom and Blaine Pish.
Showcase Market Steer (Great Lakes Grand Cross)
Troy Markley’s showcase market steer sold for $8,000 at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction; the group of buyers included
Ventura Farms, Bordner Angus, Jim Lambert Auctioneers, Superior Livestock Auction, Vogt Farms, GreenStone Farm Credit Services, Michigan Farm
Bureau Employees, Phil Tuggle, Star of the West Milling, Alderman, Dr. Arnold Henstchel, Spartan Crop Insurance (Ithaca), Citizens Elevator LLC,
Charlotte and Markley Farms. Pictured (from left) are Randy Markley, Nicole Sevrey, Denise Markley, Dave Armstrong, Troy Markley and Kyle
Markley.
Showcase Market Steer
Maat Produce, Georgia Crate & Basket and SMP Marketing together paid $6,000 for Katelyn Koebel’s showcase market steer at the 2015 Michigan
Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction. Pictured (from left) are Erica Kapolnek and Katelyn Koebel.
Showcase Market Steer
Asgro/DeKalb bought Nick Boersen’s showcase market steer for $8,000 at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction. Pictured (from
left) are Steve Gower, Dave Winkel, Dennis Boersen and Stacy Boersen and Nick Boersen.
Showcase Market Steer
Courtney Gordon’s showcase market steer sold for $8,500 at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction; the group of buyers included
Michigan Farm Bureau, House Ag Committee (Rep. Dan Luawers) and Delong Cattle Co. Pictured (from left) are Corne’ de Vor, Alan Leslie, Rep.
Daniel Lauwers, Rep. Hank Vauple, Andrew Kok (Michigan Farm Bureau) and Courtney Gordon.
Showcase Market Steer
Jacob Noll’s showcase market steer sold for $16,500 at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction; the group of buyers included the
Michigan Farm Bureau Leadership Group, Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee, Varnum Law Firm, Bauman Show Lambs, Helena Chemical,
Kalmbach Feeds Inc., Vita Plus, Weiss Equipment, Mycogen Seeds and CMS Ag Risk. Pictured (from left) are Mike Noll, Jordan Noll, Carl Bednarski
(Michigan Farm Bureau), Kim Clark (Varnum), Eddie Fahley (Helena Chemical), Gail Frahm (Michigan Soybean Promotional Committee), Jacob Noll,
Spencer Smith (Kalmbach Feeds), Steve Good (Vita Plus) and Peter Lemmer (GreenStone Farm Credit Services) and Joey Noll.
HOGS
Grand Champion Market Hog
Meijer and Michigan Agricultural Commodities together paid $9,500 for Lauren Wildt’s grand champion market hog at the 2015 Michigan Livestock
Expo Sale-abration Auction. Pictured (from left) are Ben Vainner, Morgan Wildt, Lauren Wildt and Jessica West (Meijer).
Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog
Foster, Swift, Collins, & Smith, P.C. bought Ty Cool’s reserve grand champion market hog for $7,500 at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Saleabration Auction. Pictured (from left) are Kevin Cool, Lynn Cool, Ty Cool, Brian Goodenough, Lisa Moore, Mason Trattles, Allison Collins, Collin
Trattles, Kim Hafley and Todd Hoppe.
Showcase Market Hog (Great Lakes Grand Breed)
Binson Hospital Equipment bought Cailyn Hines’ showcase market hog for $3,000 at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction.
Pictured (from left) are Ben Vannier, Caitlyn Hines, Payton Hines, Lydia AcMoody, Brendan Binson, Paul Petriko, Eryn Petriko and Noah Binson.
Showcase Market Hog
Morgan Kennedy’s showcase market hog sold for $4,000 at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction; the group of buyers included
Michigan Farm Bureau Employees, Chapman Family, Gruner Farms, Wildt Farms and Albright Swine Farms. Pictured (from left) are Gary Chapman,
Jim Kennedy, Robin Kennedy, Morgan Kennedy, Amelia Miller, Austin Rusnell, Pat Albright, Colleen Albright and Doug Wildt.
Showcase Market Hog
Meijer bought Mollie Ratkowski’s showcase market hog for $4,250 at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction. Pictured (from left)
are Liza Klingenberg, Mollie Ratkowski, Austin Joostberns, Jessia West (Meijer) and Ben Vainner.
Showcase Market Hog
Neogen Corporation paid $4,000 for Payton Hines’ showcase market hog at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction. Pictured (from
left) are Ron Chilcoat (Neogen), Jim Herbert (Neogen), Payton Hines, Lydia AcMoody (AcMoody Farms) and Rick Calk (Neogen).
Showcase Market Hog
Crystal Flash paid $3,000 for Zach Godde’s showcase market hog at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction. Pictured (from left)
are Matt AcMoody (AcMoody Farms), Zach Godde and Brad Merrill (Crystal Flash).
LAMBS
Grand Champion Market Lamb (Great Lakes Grand Breed)
Meijer and Michigan Agricultural Commodities together paid $9,500 for Brad Chapman’s grand champion market lamb at the 2015 Michigan
Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction. Pictured (from left) are Dave Neitzel (Meijer), Brad Chapman and Jessica West (Meijer).
Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb
Wolverine Packing paid $5,500 for Madalyn Stewart’s reserve grand champion market lamb at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration
Auction. Pictured (from left) are Madison Burdick, Ian Stewart, Lorin Stewart, Katie Stewart, Madalyn Stewart and Dale Brooks (Wolverine Packing).
Showcase Market Lamb (Great Lakes Grand Cross)
Adam AcMoody’s showcase market lamb sold for $4,700 at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction; the group of buyers included
Varnum Law Firm, Michigan Farm Bureau and The Andersons. Pictured (from left) are Adam AcMoody, Kim Clark (Varnum) and Bailee White.
Showcase Market Lamb
Asgrow/Dekalb paid $4,000 for Alissa Boersen’s showcase market lamb at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction. Pictured (from
left) are Stacy Boersen, Dave Winkel (Monsanto), Alissa Boersen, Dennis Boersen and Steve Gower (Monsanto).
Showcase Market Lamb
Crystal Flash paid $5,000 for Courtney Bauman’s showcase market lamb at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction. Pictured (from
left) are Courtney Bauman and Marc Foerster (Crystal Flash).
Showcase Market Lamb
Meijer paid $3,000 for Samantha Armstrong’s showcase market lamb at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction. Pictured (from
left) are Shannon Armstrong, Sue Armstrong, Bob Armstrong, Kyle Armstrong, Sarah-Jane Stewart, Michael Armstrong, Samantha Armstrong,
Jessica West (Meijer), Dave Armstrong.
Showcase Market Lamb
Michigan Farm Bureau Employees paid $5,000 for Kade Shiery’s showcase market lamb at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction.
Pictured (from left) are Angela Shiery, Michigan Farm Bureau CEO Scott Piggott, Kade Shiery, Amelia Miller, Austin Rusnell, Nicole Sevrey and
Andrew Kok.
Showcase Market Lamb
Agro-Liquid Fertilizer and The Andersons together paid $2,950 for Jena Bradley’s showcase market lamb at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Saleabration Auction. Pictured (from left) are Sarah-Jane Stewart, Samantha Armstrong, Jena Bradley and Kaitlynn Watts (Agro-Culture).
GOATS
Grand Champion Market Goat
GreenStone Farm Credit Services and MSU Federal Credit Union together paid $3,500 for Morgan Bolinger’s grand champion market goat at the
2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction. Pictured (from left) are Taylor Bolinger, Jeff Jackson (MSUFCU), Dave Armstrong
(GreenStone), Blake Johnson (MSUFCU), Morgan Bolinger and Steve Junglas (GreenStone).
Showcase Market Goat (Great Lakes Grand Breed)
Crystal Flash and The Andersons together paid $2,950 for Katelyn Walters’ showcase market goat at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Saleabration Auction. Pictured (from left) are Sam Griffith, Marc Foerster, Mariah Jansen, Katelyn Walters and Brad Merrill (Crystal Flash).
Showcase Market Goat
Neogen Corporation paid $5,000 for Karlee Shiery’s showcase market goat at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction. Pictured
(from left) are Angela Shiery, Jim Herbert (Neogen), Kade Shiery, Karlee Shiery and Matt Shiery.
Showcase Market Goat
Jena Bradley’s showcase market goat sold for $3,200 at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction; the group of buyers included
AcMoody Farms, Harwell Trucking, North Central Co-op and The Andersons. Pictured (from left) are Vern AcMoody, Samantha Armstrong, SarahJane Stewart, Jena Bradley and Brian AcMoody.
DAIRY
Supreme Champion Dairy Cow
Michigan Milk Producers Association paid $5,300 for Lucas Moser’s supreme champion dairy cow at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Saleabration Auction—or rather a dairy product gift basket representing the animal’s productive future. Pictured (from left) are MMPA President Ken
Nobis, Lucas Moser and Michigan Dairy Ambassadors Carmeron Cook and Natalie Horning.
Supreme Champion Dairy Showperson (represented by a Dairy Product Gift Basket)
At the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction, Kristen Burkhardt earned supreme champion dairy showperson honors—a title worth
$15,000 to a group of bidders including The Kroger Co., Michigan Milk Producers Association, Calder Dairy, NorthStar Co-op, Caledonia Farmers
Elevator, Class Construction, Dairy Farmers of America, Michigan Farm Bureau Employees, Logan Brothers Printing, VanBeek Nutrition, Vita Plus,
Zeeland Farm Services, Golden Elm Dairy, Eric Frahm, Mooville, Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee, ABS, Prince Agri Products. Pictured (from
left) are Gail Frahm, Jim Sipiorski (NorthStar Cooperative), Ken Nobis (MMPA), Brian Troyer, Kristen Burkhardt, Dan Bailey, Michigan Dairy
Ambassador Cameron Cook, Neil Bendixen (Dairy Farmers of America), Michigan Dairy Ambassador Natalie Horning.
Supreme Champion Dairy Heifer
Andrew Atherton’s supreme champion dairy heifer (represented by a dairy product gift basket) went for $13,000 at the 2015 Michigan Livestock
Expo Sale-abration Auction; the group of buyers included CoBank, Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC, Roberts Dairy, American Farm Products, Hudson
Dairy, Consumers Energy and Michigan Milk Producers Association. Pictured (from left) are Todd Hoppe, Arlin Koglin, Ken Nobis, Andrew Atherton,
Jacob Mol, Michigan Dairy Ambassador Cameron Cook, Sanju Guinn and Michigan Dairy Ambassador Natalie Horning.
Grand Champion Cheese
Old Europe Cheese Company’s triple-cream brie won grand champion cheese honors at the 2015 Michigan Livestock Expo Sale-abration Auction,
fetching $10,000 from United Dairy Industry of Michigan. Pictured (from left) are Dairy Ambassadors Natalie Horning and Cameron Cook and Staci
Garcia-Nagel (UDIM).
MISCELLANEOUS
John Deere and Farmall Toy Tractors (Benefiting the Michigan FFA Foundation)
The sale of this selection of John Deere and Farmall toy tractors benefited the Michigan FFA Foundation to the tune of $2,750 thanks to the
generous buyer, GreenStone Farm Credit Services. Pictured (from left) are Andrea Williams, Steve Junglas (GreenStone), Daniel Flynn, Kyle Forbush,
Dave Armstrong (GreenStone) and Peter Lemmer (GreenStone).