World Pork Expo
Des Moines, Iowa * June 9
Crossbred Sale
Auctioneer: Ron Kreis, Ohio
Auctioneer: Ron Kreis, Ohio
20 Boars • Average $15,602
41 Gilts • Average $2,537
Crossbred Sale Total = $416,100
Congratulations to the Sell family and Midwest Genetics, Glenwood, Iowa, on exhibiting the Champion Boar that sold for $180,000 to Genetic Edge, Rohrs Showpigs and Reynolds Showpigs, all of Ohio.
The Grand Champion Crossbred Gilt of the open show sold for a record $34,000 to Hirschfeld & Sons, Benedict, Neb., and was exhibited by Newton & Morgan, Eagle Grove, Iowa.
Hunter Nabours of Hereford, Texas, sold her crossbred boar to Swine Genetics International, Cambridge, Iowa, for $35,000.
Chuck & Ben Olsen along with Ploeger Show Pigs of South Dakota bought Jeff Meeker’s crossbred boar entry for $30,000.