HONESDALE, PA — Read on for the names of the young people who raised Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion animals, auctioned off at the 4-H/FFA Livestock Sale in 2026.

The first animal offered was Holly Kellogg’s 261-pound Grand Champion Market Hog. Holly is a member of the Pleasant Mount Go-Getters 4-H Club. Mike Lopatofsky successfully bid the hog to $43 per pound for Lopatofsky Auctions.
The 262-pound Reserve Grand Champion Market Hog was sold by Nicole Non, a member of the Pleasant Mount Go-Getters 4-H Club. The winning bid of $21/pound was placed by Michael Cavage for ROW Resources.

The 137-pound Grand Champion Market Lamb was raised by Hailey Wasman of the Explorers 4-H Club. Earl Marshall of Marshall Machinery bid this champion to $15/pound.
Kendra Harper, a member of the Southern Wayne Grange 4-H Club, raised the 135-pound Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb. Earl Marshall of Marshall Machinery bought this animal for $9/pound.

Abby Wasman exhibited the 110-pound Grand Champion Market Meat Goat. Abby is a member of the Explorers 4-H Club. Michael Cavage of ROW Resources successfully bid $21.50/pound to purchase this champion.
Ryder Rutledge won Reserve Grand Champion Market Meat Goat honors with his 78-pound market meat goat. Ryder is a member of the Tri-Gal 4-H Club. Earl Marshall of Marshall Machinery bid this champion to $19/pound.

Kamden Knecht’s 1,405-pound Grand Champion Market Steer was purchased by Earl Marshall of Marshall Machinery for $4.50/pound. Kamden is a member of the Explorers 4-H Club. This steer was donated back for resale to benefit the Livestock Scholarship Fund, as were the Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Lambs and the Reserve Grand Champion Goat, all purchased by Marshall.

Olivia Jonas exhibited the 1,500-pound Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer. The steer was successfully bid to $4.50/pound by Macky Burleigh of Burleigh Construction. Olivia is a member of the Pleasant Mount Go-Getters 4-H Club.

Showing the 1,305-pound Grand Champion Grass-Fed Market Steer was Parker Brown. Parker is a member of the Calkins Ag 4-H Club. Rob Grimm of Grimm Construction bid this animal to $3.50/pound.
Everly Zablocky sold her pen of Grand Champion Market Meat Rabbits to Dan Moran of Wood Duck Electric for $2,400. Truly Zablocky also sold the Reserve Grand Champion pen to Dan Moran of Wood Duck Electric for a bid of $2,300. Truly and Everly are members of Bethany 4-H.
Adelyn Henderson, a member of the Calkins Ag 4-H Club and the 2026 Livestock Skillathon Highest Scoring Individual, sold her 1,395-pound Homebred Market Steer for $3.75/pound to Adam Henning of Narrowsburg Feed and Grain.
Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Homebred Livestock were exhibited by Market Hogs—Olivia Jonas and Kendall Stinavage, Market Lambs—Adam Dutton and Ella Cummiskey, Market Goats—Abby Wasman and Ryder Rutledge, and Market Steers—Kamden Knecht and Ike Burleigh.

Bidders

Cargill Meat Solutions outbid all other buyers at the sale, spending nearly $60,000 on market animals. Following Cargill was Mike Cavage of ROW Resources, spending over $50,000 on livestock.
Next in order were Delaware Valley Farm and Garden, Grimm Construction and Narrowsburg Feed and Grain, with $25,000 to $21,000 invested in livestock.
Other significant buyers in order of buying power, from $20,000 down to $10,000 are: Lopatofsky Auctions, Rutledge Livestock, Marshall Machinery, Top Notch Distributors, Grossman Farms, Rutledge Excavating, Waymart Milling and Wood Duck Electric.
Under $10,000 to $7,000: Paul’s Custom Butchering, Burleigh Construction, Carbondale Veterinary Hospital, Diehl Trucking, Dirlam Brothers Lumber, Wallenpaupack Veterinary Clinic, Pleasant Mount Welding, TZS Construction and Lazy River Ranch.
Under $7,000 to $5,000: A & A Excavating, Rusty Palmer Inc., Cochecton Mills, Leeward Construction, Cold Creek Farm, Northeast Firearms, Medico Construction Equipment, and Circle Up Healing and HHH Farms.
Under $5,000 to $4,000: Wayne County Ford, Dry Creek Farms, Case Tire Service, Aleckna Farms, RDR Trucking, Boyce Products, Town and Country Veterinary Services, Meg’s Cuts, Mander Fire and Safety, Apple Day Spa and Salon, G5 Insurance, Kaneholm Farm and The Dime Bank.
Under $4,000 to $3,000: Maciejewski Landscaping Inc./360 Hunting Blinds, Specialty Fence Construction, Meagher Insurance, Finally Able Farm, Rob Bresnahan, Down to Earth Equipment Rentals, Johnston and Rhodes Bluestone Company, and U.S. Training Consultants.
Under $3,000 to $2,500: ReMax of Wayne County, Dexter Construction, Blue Stone Environmental, RTS Truck Center, Jen Rutledge Materials, Dr. Emma Olver, Olsommer-Clarke Insurance, Valley Farm, Nick Lopatofsky/Kiley Associates, Wayne Bank, Dry Brook Farms, Tom’s Interior World, Honesdale Spreading Service, Dakan Enterprises, Ellis Law Group, Bob Bates, Cabin Brook Farm, and Dyberry Sand and Gravel Company.