A total of 124 youth from across Johnston County participated in the annual Youth Livestock Show and Sale held April 10th-12th.
There were six steers, thirteen heifers, eighty market hogs, sixty-seven market goats, and twenty-five market lambs entered in competition, which marked the 40th year since the Johnston County Livestock Arena first opened.
Winners for the market show included:
Champion Steer-Marcy Price, Selma
Reserve Steer- Schyler Crocker, Selma
Champion Heifer- Justin Wood, Willow Springs
Reserve Heifer-Marcy Price, Selma
Champion Lamb- Kadence Overby, Selma
Reserve Lamb- Schyler Crocker, Selma
Champion Goat- Rachel Murphy, Four Oaks
Reserve Goat- Jack Wroughton, Willow Springs
Champion and Reserve Hogs- Marcy Price, Selma
Showmanship winners were:
Novice Beef Showmanship:
Grand-Katelyn Pilkington, Princeton
Reserve- Lanie Strickland, Wendell
Junior Beef Showmanship:
Grand-Kadence Overby, Selma
Reserve- Schyler Crocker, Selma
Senior Beef Showmanship:
Grand-Justin Wood, Willow Springs
Reserve- Marcy Price, Selma
Junior Market Lamb Showmanship:
Grand-Lydia Crocker, Selma
Reserve-Lincoln Mozingo, Micro
Intermediate Market Lamb Showmanship:
Grand-Kadence Overby, Selma
Reserve-Schyler Crocker, Selma
Senior Market Lamb Showmanship:
Grand-Travis Anderson, Four Oaks
Reserve-Caroline Corbett, Selma
Junior Market Goat Showmanship:
Grand-Jack Wroughton, Willow Springs
Reserve-Anna Claire Wells, Benson
Intermediate Market Goat Showmanship:
Grand-Kadence Overby, Selma
Reserve-W. Luke Adams, Four Oaks
Senior Market Goat Showmanship:
Grand-Travis Anderson, Four Oaks
Reserve-Rachel Murphy, Four Oaks
Junior Swine Showmanship:
Grand-Daniel Beasley, Four Oaks
Reserve-Carter House, Four Oaks
Intermediate Swine Showmanship:
Grand-Connor House, Four Oaks
Reserve-Kaleb Byrd, Smithfield
Senior Swine Showmanship:
Grand-Marcy Price, Selma
Reserve-Travis Anderson, Four Oaks
Winners of the “Children’s Revenge” Adult Showmanship Classes were: Beef: Katina Anderson, Four Oaks; Lamb: Dan Wells, Benson; Goat and Swine: Joy Leigh Hinnant, Kenly
The Norman C. Denning, Sr. and Jean R. Denning Scholarships were awarded to Travis Anderson and Marcus Chavis, both of South Johnston High School.
The Sonny Batten Memorial Endowment Scholarship was presented to Luke Thompson and Caroline Corbett, both of North Johnston High.
Youth Livestock Program Scholarships were presented to: Marcy Price and Cullen Brown of Corinth-Holders High; Cassidy Goodwin and Brady Philyaw of North Johnston High; Caleb Thompson, Sarah Allen, and Logan Massengill of South Johnston High; and Christina Parrish of Neuse Charter School.
Russell and Elaine Wood of Willow Springs were inducted into the Johnston County Agriculture Hall of Fame. The Woods have been active in livestock agriculture for over half a century, beginning with Duroc hogs early in their marriage. Their family has exhibited livestock at the NC State Fair since 1976, first with Duroc hogs and later with Angus cattle. The couple were inducted into the NC State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame in 2001. Today, the family operates a commercial swine farm and continues to breed Angus cattle. Their annual production sale is an ongoing community event offering bulls and females to commercial cattlemen and other breeders of Angus cattle. Their seven grandchildren remain highly active in exhibiting livestock.
The Johnston County Youth Livestock Show and Sale is an annual event open to youth aged 5-18 who are either enrolled in Johnston County Schools or whose primary residence is in Johnston County. Participants learn about livestock production, record keeping, financial management and responsibility through the project.
