The 54th annual Lamar County Junior Livestock show concluded Thursday night with the sale of champions that saw buyers shell out a record-breaking $375,000 for this year’s top animals.
Jillian Sherrill carefully blow dried and combed the legs of her lamb Wednesday evening at the Lamar County Livestock Show.
âIâve had him for almost a year,â she said about Jumper, the white lamb with black legs. âItâs a lot of work.â
The lamb had been shorn late Tuesday night, and sheâs spent most of her time grooming the animal and making sure everything is ready for the annual Lamar County Livestock Show. When Jumper is up before the judges, theyâll be looking at how heâs built.
âThey look at the structure and make sure heâs braced good, and that heâs neither over or under weight,â Sherill said.
The Chisum High School Beta students will go on to the national competition. Several students placed in their respective events and will go on to national at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
âThis was Betaâs first virtual State Convention,â Beta Sponsor Terri Hutto said. âI am incredibly proud of our Betas for competing so well against all classifications of schools across the state of Texas. The students have put in hours of hard work and to qualify for national competition is extraordinary.â
Students had a run-through of what the state convention would be like with the virtual fall leadership conference last semester, she said.