Successful show

It was cold … colder than most could remember. Families gathered around propane-fueled heaters in an attempt to keep warm.
But the weather failed to put a chill into the enthusiasm of Acadia Parish’s annual Junior Livestock Sale Saturday morning marking the end of another successful show.
The barn area of the Acadia Parish Rice Arena was teeming with family, friends and buyers as 67 market animals were auctioned off.
The sale, as always, began with the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion animals and their exhibitors.
• Rylee Myers’ 110-pound Grand Champion Goat drew a top bid of $1,400 from Gatti’s Pizza of Crowley.
• Zoie Zaunbrecher’s 141-pound Grand Champion Lamb was sold for $1,800 to Mauboules Trust / Supreme Rice.
• Emily Zaunbrecher’s 1,091-pound Grand Champion Steer was purchased by Mauboules Trust / Supreme Rice for $6,000.
• Taj Richard’s Grand Champion Broiler pen was sold to D&B Farms for $400.
• Wyatt Landry’s 69-pound Reserve Champion Goat was sold to Greenpoint Ag for $1,200.
• Zoie Zaunbrecher’s 146-pound Reserve Champion Lamb was sold for $1,100 to Sheriff K.P. Gibson.
• Addyson Gautreaux’s 1,256-pound Reserve Champion Steer was sold to Terry Faul for $2,600.
The morning’s activities kicked off with the presentation of $500 scholarships to Adam Pousson, Carson Armentor and Andrew Habetz, followed by the annual Parade of Champions where each of the winning exhibitors was introduced to the large crowd of family, friends and spectators on hand.
This year’s livestock show featured over 133 4-H and FFA exhibitors and more than 250 animals from throughout the parish.
All of the winners of the parish show will go on to compete in the Southwest District Livestock Show to be held just a week from now, Feb. 1 - 5. at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles.
Winners in the District Show will move on to the state livestock show, which will be held Feb. 12 – 19 at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.