Buyers Raise Almost $1 million at 2019 Premium Sale

SAN ANGELO, TX -- 4-H and FFA stock show exhibitors work hard year round for one thing; to make the premium sale at a major stock show.  

They spend thousand of hours growing and grooming and training steers, goats, barrows and lambs for the San Angelo Stock Show. 

Thousands bring animals to the show, but only the best of the best make the premium sale. 

The Premium Sale for the San Angelo Stocks Show is Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Gandy Ink show barn.  

The San Angelo Stock Show is one of the top stock shows in the nation and organizers expect to set a record amount of money raised for champion exhibitors this year. 

Four categories of show animals qualify for the premium sale.  Future Farmers of America and 4-H exhibitors work all year raising, feeding, grooming and training market steers, market goats, market barrows and market lambs for the San Angelo Stock Show because the premiums are so high.  Premiums from the stock show are used for college tuition or to purchase new animals for next year's stock show season.  

So who's the best of the best at the San Angelo Stock Show in 2019?  

These youngsters are:

Tristan Himes/Sterling County 4-H -- Grand Champion Market Steer
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The buyers were as followed from left to right: Mike Martin (Goode Construction), Chris Evatt (First Financial Bank), Raymond Meza (Twin Mountain Fence), Phil Gandy (Gandy Ink), Brie Perks (Rocking Chair Ranch) Nick George (H-E-B) James Sanderson (Armstrong & Backus), Bill Nikolauk (1st Community Federal Credit Union) Pattie Self (Automatic Fire Protection), Chuck Jones (Lone Star Beef).

Dakota Martin/Mason County 4-H -- Grand Champion Market Goat
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The buyers are as followed from left to right: Tyler Wright (Findaranch.com), Randy Dupree (Capital Farm Credit), Raymond Meza, (Twin Mountain Fence Company) Bubba Davis (West Texas Steel), Mike Martin (Goode Construction), Sylvia (San Angelo Standard Times) Dawn Foster (No Step Ranch), Maddie Seaver (Little Caeser’s), Vicki Loso (1 st Community Federal Credit Union), Slone Stultz (holding banner), Dakota Martin (exhibitor), Raleigh Little (The Bank and Trust) Lynn Shipley (H-E-B), Toni Sudduth (Trans Texas Southwest Credit Union), Cooper Hogg (City Lumber), Clay Cross (Cross Country Construction), Wade Polk, Central (Texas Farm Credit) Lindy George (First Financial Bank), Chris Knapp (WTX Landscape), Jennifer Armor (West Central Wireless), Todd Price (Jim Bass Ford)

Kaden Mason/Montgomery FFA -- Grand Champion Market Barrow
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The buyer are as followed from left to right: Rush Seaver (1CFCU Insurance Services), Sean Carter (Gandy Ink), Vicki Loso (1st Community Federal Credit Union), Kaden Mason (exhibitor), Nick George (H-E-B), Sara Konop (Taco Bueno), Joe Hyde (San Angelo Live), Kendall Shackelford (banner holder), Pattie Self (Automatic Fire Protection), McKinley Tucker (trophy holder), Bubba Davis (West Texas Steel), Nolan McGarraugh (holding lot number), Karee Wiggins (Capital Farm Credit), Todd Price (Jim Bass Ford).

Carlye Winfrey/Seminole FFA -- Grand Champion Market Lamb
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The buyers are as followed from left to right: Britt Wilhem (Auto Wrangler), Cooper Hogg (City Lumber), Sean Carter (Gandy Ink), Vicki Loso (1st Community Federal Credit Union), McKinley Clem (holding banner), Bridget Carr (Bug Express) John Mayer (Mayer Ranch), Hudson Franklin (holding banner), James Sanderson (Armstrong & Backus), Clay Cross (Cross County Construction), Carlye Winfrey (exhibitor), Nick George (H-E-B) Joe Wagley (Jody’s Roofing), Toni Sudduth (Trans Texas Southwest Credit Union), Wade Franklin (Franklin Show Lambs), Randy Dupree (Capital Farm Credit), Todd Price (Jim Bass Ford), Guy Abbott (Glazer’s Beer and Beverage).

London Bird/Lubbock County 4-H -- Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer
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The buyer are as followed from left to right: Sherry Goode (Firehouse Auto Works), Tommy Neal (Edward Jones), Bubba Davis (West Texas Steel), Phil Gandy (Gandy Ink), Raymond Meza (Twin Mountain Fence), Lynn Shipley (H-E-B) Clay Cross (Cross Country Construction), Toni Sudduth (Trans Texas Southwest Credit Union), Debbie Cross (Cross Cuts Salon), Derek Morrison (Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits), John Mayer (Mayer Ranch), Bill Nikolauk (1st Community Federal Credit Union), Berkley Bird (holding banner), Todd Price (Jim Bass Ford) London Bird (exhibitor).

Maci Alexander/Anderson Shiro FFA -- Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat
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The buyer are as followed from left to right: Raymond Meza (Twin Mountain Fence Company), Lindy Jordan (First Financial Bank), Dawn Foster (No Step Ranch), Vicki Loso (1st Community Credit Union), Caylan Gandy (Gandy Ink), Darcy Weishuhn (The Bank & Trust), Maci Alexander (exhibitor), Kathy Frey (Frey Show Goats), Doug Frey (Frey Show Goats), Nick George (H-E-B), Todd Price (Jim Bass Ford).

Dakota Martin/Mason County 4-H -- Reserve Grand Champion Market Barrow
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The buyer are as followed from left to right: Slone Stultz (holding trophy), Kary Humphrey (holding banner), Dakota Martin (exhibitor) Bridget Carr (Carr Clinic), Dawn Foster (No Step Ranch), Phil Gandy (Gandy Ink), Vicki Loso (1st Community Credit Union), Lynn Shipley (H-E-B), Pattie Self (Automatic Fire Protection), Bubba Davis (West Texas Steel), Johnny Castillo (GA Auto Glass), Todd Price (Jim Bass Ford).

Kaitlin Chabot/ Falls County 4-H -- Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb
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The buyer are as followed from left to right: Todd Price (Jim Bass Ford), Carlye Winfrey (holding buckle), John Mayer (Mayer Ranch), Hudson Franklin (holding banner), Bridget Carr (Carr Clinic), McKinley Clem (holiding banner), Clay Cross (Cross Country Construction), Nick George (H-E-B), Kaitlin Chabot (exhibitor), Patsy McIntire (Bug Express) Bubba Davis (West Texas Steel), Chuck Jones (Lone Star Beef), Raymond Meza (Twin Mountain Fence Company).

This year, there are 203 animals included in 2019 premium sale.  Area businesses and individuals will participate in an auction Saturday afternoon to 'buy' the champion animals.  

The money goes to the 4-H and FFA exhibitors.  The market animals go to slaughter and are the carcasses are graded to improve the breeds.  

Last year, the champion steer sold at the premium sale for $36,000, the champion market goat sold for $28,000, the top barrow sold for $15,000 and the grand champion market lamb sold for $16,000.

We will have extensive coverage of the Premium Sale Saturday. 

For more information on the premium sale check here.