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The 97 youth who participated in this year’s 4-H Junior Market Livestock Auction at the Alaska State Fair were richly rewarded for all their hard work. There were more than 180 registered attendees at the auction, which raised a total of $210,681!<\/strong><\/p>\n A total of 146 different businesses and individuals gave anywhere from $20 to $17,000<\/strong> during the auction, by either purchasing an animal or making an “add on” donation to a specific student after the high bid was announced or at the end of the auction.<\/p>\n Young beef was the most popular with auction-goers<\/strong>, bringing in $8,220, followed by beef at $7,581 and swine at $3,300. Also featured at the auction were lamb, goat, turkey, chickens and pheasants.<\/p>\n The youth, many of whom raised their animals from birth, receive the majority of the proceeds<\/strong>, which they often pour back into raising an animal for the next year’s auction. 4-H receives a small portion of the funds to support the program.<\/p>\n This year marked the 40th anniversary of the 4-H Junior Market Livestock Auction<\/strong>, which took place September 5 in Farm Exhibits on the fairgrounds. In addition to the auction itself, there was a preview of animals, live music by the Colony High School Jazz Band, and raffle drawings.<\/p>\n Read more about this year’s auction<\/strong> and some of this year’s youth participants on the Fair blog!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 97 youth who participated in this year’s 4-H Junior Market Livestock Auction at the Alaska State Fair were richly 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