Months of hard work, early mornings, and late nights in the barn paid off for local 4-H and FFA students at this year’s Trinity Valley Exposition Youth Livestock Auction.
On Friday morning, Oct. 17, bidders poured their support into the young exhibitors’ efforts, spending $375,997 on the 24 grand and reserve champion projects. The total marks a remarkable 74 percent increase over last year’s $216,249, underscoring how much the community values investing in the next generation of agricultural leaders.
Bill and Tammie Wingfield of Moss Hill, Texas, who were recognized by the TVE organization as the top buyers at last year’s auction, once again showed remarkable generosity. Through their businesses — Maci Feed Store, Wingfield Construction, and 2830 Mini Storage — the Wingfields spent more than $118,000 on eight of the top 24 items.
Other leading bidders included Premier Roofing, Kinder Morgan, Texas Feed Stop, Wowco, Fregia Construction, One Point Five, A&H Services, Andco, Alexander Mealer, First Liberty National Bank, Gallery Furniture, Next Gen, and a bidder identified only as Taylor. Bluebonnet News regrets being unable to determine the first name or the full name of that organization amid the excitement of the fast-paced auction.
Here is the complete list of the 24 top exhibitors, along with their buyers and purchase prices:
- Grand Champion Market Steer – Teal Kraehnke of East Chambers FFA – $36,000 to Premier Roofing
- Reserve Champion Market Steer – Isaiah Quezada of Dayton FFA – $35,999 to Kinder Morgan
- Grand Champion American Commercial Scramble Heifer – Kolt Kraehnke of East Chambers FFA – $18,000 to Texas Feed Stop and Wowco
- Grand Champion AOB Commercial Heifer – Caylee Anderson of Hardin 4-H – $31,000 to Maci Feed and 2830 Mini Storage
- Reserve Champion American Commercial Heifer – Landyn Worthy of Hardin FFA – $17,999 to Premier Roofing
- Reserve Champion AOB Commercial Heifer – Branson Bush of Hardin FFA – $15,000 to Fregia Construction
- Grand Champion Market Swine – Kinley Rankin of Dayton 4-H – $23,000 to Kinder Morgan
- Reserve Champion Market Swine – Mae Ward of Tarkington 4-H – $15,000 to One Point Five
- Grand Champion Market Goat – Reese Kattner of Barbers Hill FFA – $14,000 to Kinder Morgan
- Reserve Champion Market Goat – Bradley Poole of Barbers Hill 4-H – $6,000 to Texas Feed Stop
- Grand Champion Market Lamb – Landon Taylor of Tarkington Junior FFA – $20,000 to A & H Services
- Reserve Champion Market Lamb – Braelyn Goudeau of Barbers Hill FFA – $7,000 to Andco
- Grand Champion Broiler – Mallory Fitzgerald of Hardin FFA – $12,000 to Maci Feed
- Reserve Champion Broiler – Reece Boswell of Dayton 4-H – $6,000 to Alexander Mealer and First Liberty Bank
- Grand Champion Market Rabbit – Makaitlyn Solomon of Tarkington 4-H – $9,000 to Gallery Furniture
- Reserve Champion Market Rabbit – Taylor Fregia of Hardin 4-H – $8,999 to 2830 Mini Storage
- Grand Champion Senior Food – Paige Shellhammer of Hardin FFA – $15,000 to Wingfield Construction and Maci Feed
- Grand Champion Junior Food – Farrah Fajkus of Liberty Junior FFA – $12,000 to Maci Feed
- Grand Champion Pie – Jett Janak of Liberty Junior FFA – $25,000 to Kinder Morgan
- Grand Champion Bread – Landry Oldham of Liberty Junior FFA – $14,000 to 2830 Mini Storage
- Grand Champion Fine Arts – Teegan Davis of Liberty FFA – $16,000 to Maci Feed
- Grand Champion Handicraft/Floriculture – Keira Hayden of Trinity Trailblazers – $10,000 to 2830 Mini Storage
- Grand Champion Foliage Plant – Allison Wilcox of Barbers Hill FFA – $5,000 to Next Gen
- Grand Champion Colored Plant – Ashton Maselli of Hardin 4-H – $4,000 to the person named Taylor whose full name was not discernible during the auction.
Among the top 24 items, Hardin FFA led the way with five grand or reserve champion wins, followed by Liberty Junior FFA with three, and both East Chambers FFA and Dayton 4-H with two each. Other clubs and chapters earning top honors included Hardin 4-H, Tarkington 4-H, Barbers Hill FFA, Barbers Hill 4-H, Tarkington Junior FFA, Liberty FFA, and Trinity Trailblazers.
As soon as the final totals for the 2025 Trinity Valley Exposition Youth Livestock Auction are available, Bluebonnet News will share that information.
