Palmer and 1,325-pound Chance went all the way to the top, with the title of overall grand champion, but the 4-H’er cried in the ring when she sold him.
“(Palmer) was very excited when she won,” said her mother, Heather Hope. “She worked very hard all year.”
An eighth-grader at South Vienna, Palmer worked with Chance throughout the winter in The Best program, and he was the grand champion at the Spring Classic as well.
Chance fetched $7,500 in Friday’s auction. He was purchased by Code Blue, a Wisconsin-based insurance claims processing company that is moving to Springfield and will provide about 300 local jobs.
Code Blue also purchased the overall grand champion hog, which sold for $3,100 Thursday.
Breanna Oakes, 14, of the Blue Ribbon 4-H Club, won overall grand champion last year, and this year her 1,320-pound steer Shaggy won overall reserve champion.
The Northwestern High School student was excited about her win and that her hard work paid off.
“It took a lot of work,” she said, “showing him all winter and getting him ready.”
Oakes got $4,900 for Shaggy in Friday’s auction.
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