Livestock Show and Sale generates more than $680,000 for projects
Cy-Fair High School senior Katie McCaslin had the Grand Champion Steer at the 30th Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $25,000 to Jarrar & Company and Lone Star Chevrolet.
Feb. 21, 2024—The 30th Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, held Jan. 31-Feb.3 at the CFISD Exhibit Center, saw an incredible amount of generosity from the CFISD community through the live auction, with no exhibits in the last third of the sale selling for less than $1,000.
Official totals for this year’s sale raised more than $680,000. The premium sale (live auction) raised $410,950. The freezer sale (animals not placing high enough for the live auction) totaled $161,889. The agriculture mechanics and horticulture silent auction raised $25,489, and $3,776.50 was awarded through royalty scholarships and cash prizes. Monetary donations and t-shirt sales totaled $84,061.
Cypress Woods High School junior Katy Oetken had the Grand Champion Swine at the 30th Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $15,000 to Conda Maze JRP LLC and Linder Feed.
Prior to the premium sale, CFISD FFA teachers honored Denise Kubecka, former director of career and technical education, for her years of service to Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and to the CFISD Livestock Show and Sale. A t-shirt quilt representing all 12 CFISD high school FFA chapters was presented to Kubecka.
In addition, the 30th Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale was dedicated to Dr. Mark Henry, former superintendent of schools. Dr. Henry was honored via a video where he was presented with an honorary buckle.
Bridgeland High School senior Daylan Quinlan had the Grand Champion Turkey at the 30th Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $11,000 to Jarrar & Company Inc.
“I am incredibly proud of the unwavering dedication and tireless efforts exhibited by our agriculture science teachers and students,” said Mark Williams, director of career and technical education. “Their commitment to excellence, manifested through countless long hours and hard work, has been instrumental in making the 30th Annual Livestock Show and Sale a resounding success. Their passion for agriculture and commitment to the livestock industry have not only showcased their skills, but also highlighted the invaluable contributions to our agricultural community. I hope to see everyone next February.”
The following Livestock Royalty representatives, chosen at the royalty contest, were onsite to assist with award presentations:
- Show King – Joshua White from Cypress Springs FFA;
- Show Queen – Corrine Fonte from Cypress Ranch FFA;
- Mr. Show Teen – Xzavier Benson from Cy-Fair FFA;
- Miss Show Teen – Sarah Krueger from Cypress Falls FFA; and
- Top Hand (Sales) – Kate Brown from Cypress Woods FFA.
Bridgeland High School senior Gage Laskowski had the Grand Champion Lamb at the 30th Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $14,000 to Jarrar & Company Inc.
The grand and reserve champions were as follows, listed with sale amount and buyer:
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Grand Champions |
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Division |
Exhibitor |
High School |
Buyer |
Amount |
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FFA Cake |
CFISD LSA |
Langham Creek Culinary |
Pride and Recognition/All-American Letter Jackets |
$5,000 |
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Comm. Buckle |
CFISD LSA |
N/A |
LRO Materials & Trucking LLC |
$6,000 |
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Ag Mechanics |
Darien Serna |
Cypress Ridge |
N/A |
N/A |
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Breeding Rabbits |
Caroline Bohn |
Langham Creek |
N/A |
N/A |
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Broilers |
Angelina Smith |
Cypress Ranch |
Towne Lake-Caldwell Co. |
$9,000 |
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Goat |
Kathryn Carley |
Cypress Ranch |
Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet |
$11,000 |
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Goat Showmanship |
Ashlyn Pieper |
Bridgeland |
N/A |
N/A |
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Heifer |
Derrick Richmond |
Cy-Fair |
N/A |
N/A |
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Heifer Showmanship |
Clayton Worchesik |
Cy-Fair |
N/A |
N/A |
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Horticulture |
Valeria Perez |
Cy-Fair |
Joe Myers Ford |
$1,500 |
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Lamb |
Gage Laskowski |
Bridgeland |
Jarrar & Company Inc. |
$14,000 |
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Lamb Showmanship |
Lyssa Vick |
Cypress Ranch |
N/A |
N/A |
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Rabbit |
Allary Sanders |
Cypress Ranch |
Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet |
$5,000 |
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Steer |
Katie McCaslin |
Cy-Fair |
Jarrar & Company Inc. and Lone Star Chevrolet |
$25,000 |
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Steer Showmanship |
Katie McCaslin |
Cy-Fair |
N/A |
N/A |
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Steer Weight Gain |
Sara Bean |
Bridgeland |
N/A |
N/A |
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Swine |
Katy Oetken |
Cypress Woods |
Conda Maze JRP LLC and Linder Feed |
$15,000 |
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Swine Showmanship |
Hailey Poulson |
Cypress Ranch |
N/A |
N/A |
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Turkey |
Daylan Quinlan |
Bridgeland |
Jarrar & Company Inc. |
$11,000 |
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Reserve Champions |
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Division |
Exhibitor |
High School |
Buyer |
Amount |
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Ag Mechanics |
Addison Breland |
Cypress Woods |
N/A |
N/A |
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Breeding Rabbits |
Xiomara Sar Caranza |
Jersey Village |
N/A |
N/A |
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Broilers |
Keilen Fillmore |
Cypress Creek |
LRO Materials & Trucking LLC |
$5,500 |
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Goat |
Ashlyn Pieper |
Bridgeland |
AmeriTex Imaging and Services |
$6,000 |
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Goat Showmanship |
Brandon Romans |
Cypress Springs |
N/A |
N/A |
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Heifer |
Jessie Williams |
Cy-Fair |
N/A |
N/A |
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Heifer Showmanship |
Augustine Erazo |
Cy-Fair |
N/A |
N/A |
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Horticulture |
Clare Waterman |
Cy-Fair |
Artic Insulation Solutions |
$3,000 |
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Lamb |
Gabriella Black |
Cypress Woods |
Joe Myers Ford |
$6,000 |
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Lamb Showmanship |
Chylah Powers-Brown |
Cypress Springs |
N/A |
N/A |
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Rabbit |
Zoe Garibay |
Cypress Falls |
Jarrar & Company Inc. |
$3,500 |
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Steer |
Ainsley Maniha |
Cypress Woods |
Jarrar & Company Inc. and Lone Star Chevrolet |
$14,000 |
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Steer Showmanship |
Jessie Williams |
Cy-Fair |
N/A |
N/A |
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Swine |
Madison Fears |
Cypress Woods |
Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet |
$7,000 |
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Swine Showmanship |
Aaden Burgess |
Bridgeland |
N/A |
N/A |
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Turkey |
Colton Porter |
Cypress Woods |
Northcutt Travel Agency |
$8,000 |
The class winners were as follows:
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Class Winners |
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Division |
Class |
Exhibitor |
High School |
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Ag Mechanics |
2 – Shop Tools & Equipment, Truck, Tractor and Ag Equipment Accessories |
Riley Ruiz, CNC Table |
Cy-Fair |
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3 – Livestock and Utility Trailers |
Dirk Wilkening and Tyeson Harris, 10-foot utility trailer |
Cypress Park |
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4 – Livestock Equipment |
Addison Breland, chicken coop |
Cypress Woods |
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6 – Wildlife Accessories |
Tucker King, hog trap |
Bridgeland |
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7 – Home Furniture |
Peyton Smith, horse drink holder |
Cy-Fair |
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8 – Yard |
Addison Barlow and Ryan Reeves, freestanding hammock |
Bridgeland |
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9 – Free Standing BBQ Pits/Cooking Equipment |
Darien Serna, fire pit |
Cypress Ridge |
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10 – BBQ Pits on Trailers |
Jennifer Devautour, BBQ pit on trailer |
Cypress Woods |
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Breeding Rabbits |
Senior Buck |
Xiomara Sar Carranza |
Jersey Village |
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Senior Doe |
Yara Sarmiento |
Cypress Lakes |
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Junior Buck |
Amerie Bullock |
Cypress Springs |
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Junior Doe |
Caroline Bohn (Grand Champion) |
Langham Creek |
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Goat |
1 |
Brock Klare |
Cypress Woods |
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2 |
Ashlyn Pieper (Reserve Champion) |
Bridgeland |
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3 |
Jacob Foley |
Cypress Ranch |
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4 |
Ashley Reinkoester |
Cypress Springs |
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5 |
Kathryn Carley (Grand Champion) |
Cypress Ranch |
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Heifer |
1 |
Jessie Williams (Reserve Champion) |
Cy-Fair |
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2 |
Derrick Richmond (Grand Champion) |
Cy-Fair |
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3 |
Hailey Poulson |
Cypress Ranch |
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4 |
Priscilla Bartholomew |
Cypress Falls |
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5 |
Parker Chisholm |
Cy-Fair |
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Horticulture |
Fresh Flower Arrangements |
Montserrat Salgado |
Jersey Village |
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Cactus and Succulent Potted Arrangement |
Rylie Porter |
Cypress Woods |
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Creative Container Garden |
Valeria Perez (Grand Champion) |
Cy-Fair |
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Potted Plant |
Kendall Ferguson |
Cypress Woods |
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Silk Flower Arrangement |
Clayton Siems |
Bridgeland |
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Permanent Botanical Arrangement |
Eleanor Behrens |
Cypress Woods |
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Floral Wearables |
Xzavier Benson |
Cy-Fair |
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Wreaths and Wall Décor |
Clare Waterman (Reserve Champion) |
Cy-Fair |
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Lamb |
1 |
Lyssa Vick |
Cypress Ranch |
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2 |
Gage Laskowski (Grand Champion) |
Bridgeland |
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3 |
Harrison Sweitzer |
Bridgeland |
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4 |
Gabriella Black (Reserve Champion) |
Cypress Woods |
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5 |
Jordan Soliah |
Cypress Ranch |
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6 |
Ryleigh Dilleshaw |
Cy-Fair |
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Steer |
1 |
Joshua White |
Cypress Springs |
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2 |
Christian Petrovich |
Bridgeland |
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3 |
Katie McCaslin (Grand Champion) |
Cy-Fair |
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4 |
Ainsley Maniha (Reserve Champion) |
Cypress Woods |
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Swine |
1 |
Timothy Mullinax |
Jersey Village |
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2 |
Madison Fears (Reserve Champion) |
Cypress Woods |
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3 |
Bradley Arnett |
Bridgeland |
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4 |
Makaylee Mahoney |
Cy-Fair |
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5 |
Hannah Kendziora |
Cypress Woods |
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6 |
Katy Oetken (Grand Champion) |
Cypress Woods |
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7 |
Jessica Campbell |
Cypress Woods |
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8 |
Daphnie White |
Cy-Fair |
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Cypress Ranch High School sophomore Angelina Smith had the Grand Champion Broilers at the 30th Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $9,000 to Towne Lake-Caldwell Co.
Cy-Fair High School senior Valeria Perez had the Grand Champion Horticulture project at the 30th Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $1,500 to Joe Myers Ford.
Cypress Ranch High School junior Kathryn Carley had the Grand Champion Goat at the 30th Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $11,000 to Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet.
Cypress Ranch High School junior Allary Sanders had the Grand Champion Rabbit at the 30th Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale, which sold for $5,000 to Lone Star Chevrolet/Houston Area Chevrolet.
Cypress Ridge High School senior Darien Serna, left, poses for a picture after being named Grand Champion for his fire pit at the 30th Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale.
Denise Kubecka, former director of career and technical education, was honored prior to the premium sale at the 30th Annual CFISD Livestock Show Association Show and Sale. A t-shirt quilt representing all 12 CFISD high school FFA chapters was presented to Kubecka on behalf of CFISD FFA teachers.
