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2021 Green County Fair Cheese Auction Totals $52,985
Gary GRossen

MONROE —­ The Foreign Type Cheesemaker’s Association would like to announce the results of the 2021 Green County Fair Cheese Contest & Auction. They had 30 bidders with a total Auction of $52,985.00 on 85 pieces of cheese (a total of 404 pounds). The Grand Champion, Aged Gouda made by Gary Grossen of UW Babcock Hall, Madison, sold for $525.00/pound for a total of $4462.50 to Faith Engineering, Inc. Ruchti Stainless, Inc. and Faith Engineering, Inc. entered the highest bids per pound for 6 packs of Stettler Colby Swiss Spread made by Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead. Thanks go to all bidders and purchasers who made this auction such a success. 

They also want to thank Dave & Rena Koning, Paul Beach and Joe Mellem for conducting an excellent auction. Alpine Slicing of Monroe, donated their services in cutting and packaging all of the cheese for auction. 

Foreign Type is very proud of their Cheesemakers and the excellent cheese they produce. The cheese that was not sold at the auction (approximately 300 pounds) was donated to the Monroe and Green County Food Pantries for distribution in the communities. 

The auction proceeds will support the United Way, the National Historic Cheesemaking Center, the Green County Fair and other Dairy & Cheese related events over the next year.

LOT 101: Fresh Cheese Curd, Team, Decatur Cheesemaker, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Fresh Cheddar Curd, 99.6, first, 5 Bags, $125, Ruchti Stainless Inc. 

LOT 102: Fresh Cheese Curd, Team, Decatur Cheesemaker, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Fresh Cheddar Curd, 99.6, first, 5 Bags, $230, New Glarus FFA Alumni 

LOT 103: Fresh Cheese Curd, Matt Henze, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Fresh Cheddar Curd, 99.55, second, 5 Bags, $230, A-1 Electric 

LOT 104: Fresh Cheese Curd, Matt Henze, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Fresh Cheddar Curd, 99.55, second, 5 Bags, $200, Regez Cheese Supply 

LOT 105: Fresh Cheese Curd, Team, Decatur Cheesemaker, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Monroe, Fresh White Curd, 99.5, third, 5 Bags, $190, Sugar River Bank 

LOT 106: Fresh Cheese Curd, Team, Decatur Cheesemaker, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Monroe, Fresh White Curd, 99.5, third, 5 Bags, $230, A-1 Electric 

LOT 201: Open (Was in Smear), Chris Roelli, Roelli Cheese, Shullsburg, Washed Rind Alpine Style Cheese, 99.8, first, 3.5lbs, $236.25, Maple Leaf Cheese Store

LOT 202: Open (Was in Smear), Chris Roelli, Roelli Cheese, Shullsburg, Washed Rind Alpine Style Cheese, 99.8, first, 3.5lbs, $227.50, Regez Cheese Supply 

LOT 203: Open (Was in Smear), Chris Roelli, Roelli Cheese, Shullsburg, Washed Rind Alpine Style Cheese, 99.8, first, 3.5lbs, $245, Sugar River Bank 

LOT 204: Open (Was in Smear), Chris Roelli, Roelli Cheese, Shullsburg, Washed Rind Alpine Style Cheese, 99.8, first, 3.5lbs, $236.25, KK Tire Service, LLC 

LOT 205: Open (Was in Smear), Emmi Roth, Emmi Roth, USA, Monroe, Roth Grand Cru Reserve Wheel, 99.6, second, 4lbs, $340, Dr. David E Reeson Veterinarian 

LOT 206: Open (Was in Smear), Emmi Roth, Emmi Roth, USA, Monroe, Roth Grand Cru Reserve Wheel, 99.6, second, 4lbs, $340, Roe Farms Partnership 

LOT 207: Open (Was in Smear), Emmi Roth, Emmi Roth, USA, Monroe, Roth Grand Cru Reserve Wheel, 99.6, second, 4lbs, $360, Regez Cheese Supply 

LOT 208: Open (Was in Smear), Emmi Roth, Emmi Roth, USA, Monroe, Roth Grand Cru Reserve Wheel, 99.6, second, 4lbs, $280, Sugar River Cold Storage 

LOT 209: Open, Sandy Speich, Hoard’s Dairy Farm, Fort Atkinson, Belaire, a port salut style cheese, 99.55, third, 5lbs, $225, Son of a Beach Beef 

LOT 210: Open, Sandy Speich, Hoard’s Dairy Farm, Fort Atkinson, Belaire, a port salut style cheese, 99.55, third, 5lbs, $225, Hasse Surveying 

LOT 301: Flavored Natural Cheese, Team, Decatur Cheesemaker, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Dill Havarti Cheese, 99.6, first, 10lbs, $725, R. Mueller & Equipment 

LOT 302: Flavored Natural Cheese, Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Dill Havarti Cheese, 99.5, second, 10lbs, $1525, Faith Engineering, Inc 

LOT 303: Flavored Natural Cheese, Steve Webster, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Odyssey Peppercorn Feta, 99.45, third, 3lbs, $375, International Ingredients Corp 

LOT 304: Flavored Natural Cheese, Steve Webster, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Odyssey Peppercorn Feta, 99.45, third, 3lbs, $360, Wisconsin Bank & Trust 

LOT 305: Flavored Natural Cheese, Steve Webster, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Odyssey Peppercorn Feta, 99.45, third, 3lbs, $405, Dairy Directions

LOT 306: Flavored Natural Cheese, Steve Webster, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Odyssey Peppercorn Feta, 99.45, third, 3lbs, $330, Regez Cheese Supply 

LOT 401: Cold Packs & Spreads, Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Stettler Colby Swiss Spread, 99.55, first, 6 Pack, $900, Faith Engineering, Inc., 

LOT 402: Cold Packs & Spreads, Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Stettler Colby Swiss Spread, 99.55, first, 6 Pack, $925, Ruchti Stainless Inc.

LOT 403: Cold Packs & Spreads, Pine River Team, Pine River Pre-Pack, Inc., Newton, Swiss and Almond Cold Pack Cheese Food, 99.35, second, 8 Pack, $230, Wisconsin Bank & Trust

LOT 404: Cold Packs & Spreads, Pine River Team, Pine River Pre-Pack, Inc., Newton, Swiss and Almond Cold Pack Cheese Food, 99.35, second, 8 Pack, $230, Sugar River Cold Storage 

LOT 405: Cold Packs & Spreads, Pine River Team, Pine River Pre-Pack, Inc., Newton, Swiss and Almond Cold Pack Cheese Food, 99.35, second, 8 Pack, $230, Beach’s Auction Service 

LOT 406: Cold Packs & Spreads, Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Stettler Swiss Cheese Spread, 99.2, third, 6 Pack, $525, Colony Brands, Inc. 

LOT 407: Cold Packs & Spreads, Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Stettler Swiss Cheese Spread, 99.2, third, 6 Pack, $400, Regez Cheese Supply

LOT 501: Pepper Flavored Natural Cheese, Matt Erdley, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Odyssey Sweet Heat Pepper, 99.45, first, 3lbs, $1125, Faith Engineering, Inc 

LOT 502: Pepper Flavored Natural Cheese, Matt Erdley, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Odyssey Sweet Heat Pepper, 99.45, first, 3lbs, $900, Coplien Painting Inc. 

LOT 503: Pepper Flavored Natural Cheese, Matt Erdley, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Odyssey Sweet Heat Pepper, 99.45, first, 3lbs, $1125, Precision Drive & Control

LOT 504: Pepper Flavored Natural Cheese, Matt Erdley, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Odyssey Sweet Heat Pepper, 99.45, first, 3lbs, $975, Alpma 

LOT 505: Pepper Flavored Natural Cheese, Eric Schmid, Brunkow Cheese, Darlington, Nashville Hot Brun-uusto, 99.35, second, 3lbs, $675, Faith Engineering, Inc

LOT 506: Pepper Flavored Natural Cheese, Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Pepper Havarti Cheese, 99.2, third, 10lbs, $1250, Sugar River Bank 

LOT 601: Cheddar, Jeff Wideman, Maple Leaf Cheesemakers, Inc., Monroe, English Hollow Aged Cheddar Wheel, 99.25, first, 5lbs, $350, Green County Ag Chest 

LOT 602: Cheddar, Jeff Wideman, Maple Leaf Cheesemakers, Inc., Monroe, English Hollow Aged Cheddar Wheel, 99.25, first, 5lbs, $375, Sugar River Cold Storage 

LOT 603: Cheddar, Jeff Wideman, Maple Leaf Cheesemakers, Inc., Monroe, English Hollow Aged Cheddar Wheel, 99.25, first, 5lbs, $350, Regez Cheese Supply 

LOT 604: Cheddar, Jeff Wideman, Maple Leaf Cheesemakers, Inc., Monroe, English Hollow Aged Cheddar Wheel, 99.25, first, 5lbs, $400, International Ingredients Corp 

LOT 605: Cheddar, Chris Roelli, Roelli Cheese, Shullsburg, Milk Cheddar Wheel, 98.1, second, 4lbs, $280, Coplien Painting Inc. 

LOT 606: Cheddar, Chris Roelli, Roelli Cheese, Shullsburg, Milk Cheddar Wheel, 98.1, second, 4lbs, $260, Regez Cheese Supply

LOT 607: Cheddar, Chris Roelli, Roelli Cheese, Shullsburg, Milk Cheddar Wheel, 98.1, second, 4lbs, $260, Hasse Surveying 

LOT 608: Cheddar, Chris Roelli, Roelli Cheese, Shullsburg, Milk Cheddar Wheel, 98.1, second, 4lbs, $320, Coplien Painting Inc. 

LOT 609: Cheddar, Chris Roelli, Roelli Cheese, Shullsburg, Milk Cheddar Wheel, 98.1, second, 4lbs, $260, Precision Drive & Control 

LOT 610: Cheddar, Chris Roelli, Roelli Cheese, Shullsburg, Milk Cheddar Wheel, 98.1, second, 4lbs, $300, Farmer’s Wife Photography 

LOT 611: Cheddar, Sandy Speich, Hoard’s Dairy Farm, Fort Atkinson, Aged Cheddar, 97.9, third, 11lbs, $220, Bartels & Co

LOT 612: Cheddar, Sandy Speich, Hoard’s Dairy Farm, Fort Atkinson, Aged Cheddar, 97.9, third, 11lbs, $247.5, Sugar River Cold Storage

LOT 613: Cheddar, Sandy Speich, Hoard’s Dairy Farm, Fort Atkinson, Aged Cheddar, 97.9, third, 11lbs, $247.5, International Ingredients Corp

LOT 614: Cheddar, Sandy Speich, Hoard’s Dairy Farm, Fort Atkinson, Aged Cheddar, 97.9, third, 11lbs, $275, Hasse Surveying 

LOT 701: Colby, Monterey Jack, Edam & Gouda, Gary Grossen, UW Babcock Hall Dairy, Madison, Aged Gouda, 99.7, first, 8.5lbs, $4462.50, Faith Engineering, Inc 

LOT 702: Colby, Monterey Jack, Edam & Gouda, Emmi Roth, Emmi Roth, USA, Monroe, Roth Aged Gouda Wheel, 99.55, second, 4.5lbs, $562.50, Coplien Painting Inc.

LOT 703: Colby, Monterey Jack, Edam & Gouda, Emmi Roth, Emmi Roth, USA, Monroe, Roth Aged Gouda Wheel, 99.55, second, 4.5lbs, $450, Regez Cheese Supply 

LOT 704: Colby, Monterey Jack, Edam & Gouda, Steve Buholzer, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Buholzer Brothers Gouda, 98.8, third, 5.5lbs, $880, Dairy Directions 

LOT 705: Colby, Monterey Jack, Edam & Gouda, Steve Buholzer, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Buholzer Brothers Gouda, 98.8, third, 5.5lbs, $797.50, Regez Cheese Supply 

LOT 706: Colby, Monterey Jack, Edam & Gouda, Steve Buholzer, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Buholzer Brothers Gouda, 98.8, third, 5.5lbs, $962.50, R. Mueller & Equipment 

LOT 801: Swiss style cheese (Swiss, Baby Swiss), Walter Hartwig, Chalet Cheese Co-op, Monroe, 20 lb. Swiss Wheel, 99.35, first, 6lbs, $660, Badger State Propane 

LOT 802: Swiss style cheese (Swiss, Baby Swiss), Walter Hartwig, Chalet Cheese Co-op, Monroe, 20 lb. Swiss Wheel, 99.35, first, 6lbs, $660, Rufer Refrigeration & Heating 

LOT 803: Swiss style cheese (Swiss, Baby Swiss), Walter Hartwig, Chalet Cheese Co-op, Monroe, 20 lb. Swiss Wheel, 99.35, first, 6lbs, $690, Ruchti Stainless Inc. 

LOT 804: Swiss style cheese (Swiss, Baby Swiss), Walter Hartwig, Chalet Cheese Co-op, Monroe, 20 lb. Swiss Wheel, 99.35, first, 6lbs, $750, Badger State Propane 

LOT 805: Swiss style cheese (Swiss, Baby Swiss), Sarah Nosbisch, Prairie Farms Dairy/White Hill Cheese, Shullsburg, Baby Swiss 5 Wheel, 99, second, 5lbs, $660, Sugar River Cold Storage 

LOT 806: Swiss style cheese (Swiss, Baby Swiss), Michael Nelson, Chalet Cheese Co-op, Monroe, 20 lb. Swiss Wheel, 98.95, third, 6lbs, $750, Colony Brands, Inc. 

LOT 807: Swiss style cheese (Swiss, Baby Swiss), Michael Nelson, Chalet Cheese Co-op, Monroe, 20 lb. Swiss Wheel, 98.95, third, 6lbs, $720, Sugar River Bank

LOT 808: Swiss style cheese (Swiss, Baby Swiss), Michael Nelson, Chalet Cheese Co-op, Monroe, 20 lb. Swiss Wheel, 98.95, third, 6lbs, $780, Regez Cheese Supply 

LOT 809: Swiss style cheese (Swiss, Baby Swiss), Michael Nelson, Chalet Cheese Co-op, Monroe, 20 lb. Swiss Wheel, 98.95, third, 6lbs, $720, Precision Drive & Control 

LOT 901: Brick, Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Brick Cheese, 99.5, first, 5lbs, $900 Regez Cheese Supply

LOT 902: Brick, Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Brick Cheese, 99.5, first, 5lbs, $750, Sugar River Cold Storage 

LOT 903: Brick, Matt Henze, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Brick Cheese, 99.4, second, 5lbs, $350, Sugar River Bank

LOT 904: Brick, Matt Henze, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Brick Cheese, 99.4, second, 5lbs, $375, R&S Farms, LLC 

LOT 905: Brick, Steve Buholzer, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Buholzer Brothers, Brick, 99.2, third, 5lbs, $1550, Washington Implement

LOT 906: Brick, Steve Buholzer, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Buholzer Brothers, Brick, 99.2, third, 5lbs, $1300, Ruchti Stainless Inc.

LOT 1001: Muenster, John (Randy) Pitman, Mill Creek Cheese, Arena, Muenster, 99.6, first, 6lbs, $900, Regez Cheese Supply

LOT 1002: Muenster, John (Randy) Pitman, Mill Creek Cheese, Arena, Muenster, 99.6, first, 6lbs, $870, R. Mueller & Equipment

LOT 1003: Muenster, Team, Decatur Cheesemaker, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Muenster Cheese, 99.55, second, 6lbs, $780, Precision Drive & Control

LOT 1004: Muenster, Team, Decatur Cheesemaker, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Muenster Cheese, 99.55, second, 6lbs, $930, Ruchti Stainless Inc. 

LOT 1005: Muenster, Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Muenster Cheese, 99.3, third, 6lbs, $1020, R&S Farms, LLC

LOT 1006: Muenster, Steve Stettler, Decatur Dairy, Inc., Brodhead, Muenster Cheese, 99.3, third, 6lbs, $1080, Jelle Repair 

LOT 1101: Havarti, Phil Cline, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Buholzer Brothers Havarti, 99.6, first, 10lbs, $1900, Washington Implement 

LOT 1102: Havarti, Tylan Saglam, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Buholzer Brothers Havarti, 99.4, second, 10lbs, $1700, Colony Brands, Inc.

LOT 1103: Havarti, Ron Bechtolt, Klondike Cheese, Inc., Monroe, Buholzer Brothers Havarti, 99.3, third, 10lbs, $1500, Wisconsin Bank & Trust 

LOT 1201: Latin American Style, John (Randy) Pitman, Mill Creek Cheese, Arena, Quaso Blanco, 99.55, first, 6.5lbs, $292.50, Regez Cheese Supply

LOT 1202: Latin American Style, John (Randy) Pitman, Mill Creek Cheese, Arena, Quaso Blanco, 99.55, first, 6.5lbs, $292.50, International Ingredients Corp

LOT 1203: Latin American Style, John (Randy) Pitman, Mill Creek Cheese, Arena, Quaso Frier, 99.2, second, 6.5lbs, $195, Maple Leaf Cheese Store 

LOT 1204: Latin American Style, John (Randy) Pitman, Mill Creek Cheese, Arena, Quaso Frier, 99.2, second, 6.5lbs, $195, International Ingredients Corp 

LOT 1205: Latin American Style, Emmi Roth, Emmi Roth, USA, Monroe, Roth Canela Wheel, 99.15, third, 5lbs, $200, Beach’s Auction Service 

LOT 1206: Latin American Style, Emmi Roth, Emmi Roth, USA, Monroe, Roth Canela Wheel, 99.15, third, 5lbs, $125, Regez Cheese Supply