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Dairy Youth Auction brings in nearly $23,000
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Josephine Eberle's cow Skee was named Supreme Senior Champion Grade Female at the Green County Fair. Skee brought in $2,800 at the Dairy Youth Auction at the fair. (Photo for the Times: Duke Goetz)
MONROE - The 2015 Dairy Youth Auction raised $22,800 at the Green County Fair Sunday. The annual event recognizes top youth who qualified to participate in the auction.

Five scholarships, totaling $3,500, were awarded to Amber Dammen, Paige Dilley, Paige Hoesly, Rachael Schieldt and Ryan Smith.

Listed by category below is the name of the youth exhibitor showing the animal, the selling price, the buyer and the contending bidder:



Supreme Senior Champion Registered Female

• Kelsey Cramer; $2,000; Troy Land Bartels Farm, Roger Theesfeld; Klondike Farms



Supreme Junior Champion Registered Female

• Emma Hendrickson; $2,100; Middleton Machining; Klondike Cheese, Washington Implement



Supreme Senior Champion Grade Female

• Josephine Eberle; $2,800; Colony Brands Inc.; Tri-County Dairy, Klondike Cheese, Bartels Tap



Supreme Junior Champion Grade Female

• Ellie Eichelkraut; $1,700; Klondike Cheese; Decatur Dairy, New Glarus FFA Alumni



Low Somatic Cell Count Cow

• Kelsey Cramer; $2,000; Troy Land Bartels Farm, Roger Theesfeld; IBA Dairy Supplies, Decatur Dairy



Supreme Showmanship Champion

• Emilie Gietzel; $2,100; Edelweiss Creamery; Washington Implement, Pleasant Grain Inc.



Supreme Sportsmanship Champion

• Rachel Gilson; $2,000; New Glarus FFA Alumni; Washington Implement, New Glarus Welding



Beginning Showmanship Winner

• Christopher Kamholz; $1,800; Decatur Dairy; New Glarus and Sugar River Banks



Intermediate Showmanship Winner

• Cole Mahlkuch; $4,000; Appreciate Mahlkuch Electric Syndicate consisting of Chris and Kathie McCullough, Bartels & Co. Tap, Keith Blumer Family, Bob Behnke, Brian and Tami Behnke, Glenn-Ann Holsteins, Bob and Nikki Cramer, Gary and Amy Dammen, Jeffrey-Way Holsteins, Todd and Trish Hoesly, Randall and Jane Smith, Steve Stettler, Spring Grove Dairy, New Glarus Welding; Precision Drive, Mahlkuch Electric



Senior Showmanship Winner

• Mitchell Dammen; $2,300; Mahlkuch Electric; Washington Implement.