Sunday, Aug 13, 2017 5:27 PMUpdated Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 2:01 PM
Keanna Smith of Ignacio checks on Mestari, her grand champion market steer, on Saturday.
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Keanna Smith of Ignacio checks on Mestari, her grand champion market steer, on Saturday. Photo by Melanie Brubaker Mazur/Pine River Times
Mestari displays his 1,265 pounds of massive body in the livestock barn on Saturday. Photo by Melanie Brubaker Mazur/Pine River Times
More than 130 quilt entries fill the exhibit hall this year at the La Plata County Fair. The red and white quilt on the right, Sarah’s Revival, received first place and champion ribbons. It was created by Jane Davenport and quilted by Pam Thompson. Photo by Melanie Brubaker Mazur/Pine River Times
A sad display this year is for CODY, or Community Overcoming Depressed Youth. The project honors Cody Ledford, a 4-H youth who died by suicide this year. Information on recognizing the signs of depression in youth was displayed. Photo by Melanie Brubaker Mazur/Pine River Times
Ginger Standing of Ignacio was awarded second place in the action category of photography for this image of Native American fancy footwork. Photo by Melanie Brubaker Mazur/Pine River Times
A crowd gathers in the poultry barn Saturday to watch the chicks on the water slide. Photo by Melanie Brubaker Mazur/Pine River Times
Kaleb Lee of Bayfield shows his English broken-patterned lop rabbit to a visitor to the rabbit and poultry barn on Saturday. The rabbit, Dino, has ears measuring 23 and a quarter inches from tip to tip. Dino took first in his class. Photo by Melanie Brubaker Mazur/Pine River Times
Several colors of eggs are in display in the poultry barn on Saturday. Photo by Melanie Brubaker Mazur/Pine River Times
Smoking cars go at it during the demolition derby on Saturday. Paul Krueger won the event. Photo by Melanie Brubaker Mazur/Pine River Times
It’s been eight years of hard work for Keanna Smith of Ignacio, but it resulted in her steer, Mastari, winning the grand champion breeding stock prize at the La Plata County Fair.
“The judge said there are not many cattle put together like him,” she said, adding that the 1,256-pound animal is “close to perfect.” Mastari was bred by Copeland Show Cattle.
Smith was getting him ready for the livestock auction on Saturday, hoping to get a top price for him to help her continue her college education after graduating from Bayfield High School in 2016.
With her champion going to auction, she can’t take him to the Colorado State Fair, but she is taking some lambs to the state competition, she added.
First, there will be a few tears shed as she loads Mastari on Sunday. She said her whole family loves this steer, but selling him is part of county fair competition.
The La Plata County Fair concluded Sunday with the Catch-it Contest at 1:30 p.m. at the Fairgrounds. Exhibits and animals were released starting at 2 p.m.
The carnival and midway remain open Sunday afternoon and evening.
Junior Livestock Auction results
Grand Beef Champion: Keanna Smith’s 1,265-pound cattle sold at $7.75 a pound
Reserve Beef Champion: Natalie Wright’s 1,323-pound cattle sold at $4.75 a pound
Grand Swine Champion: Taylor Jenkins’s 264 pound sold at $9/lb.
Reserve Swine Champion: Colton Zellitti’s 259 pound sold at $9.50/lb.
Grand Sheep Champion: Brock Fassett’s 131-pound sheep sold at $12.50/lb.
Reserve Sheep Champion: Kyree Johnson’s 153-pound sheep sold at $10/lb.
Grand Goat Champion: Carter Nieman’s 74-pound goat sold at $6.75/lb.
Reserve Goat Champion: Hadyn Nieman’s 59-pound goat sold at $6.50/lb.
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