Upshur County 4-H and FFA exhibitors capped a year of work with three days of competition July 30-August 1. The 2026 Upshur County Youth Livestock Show and Sale was held at the UCYLA Livestock Barn behind Buckhannon-Upshur High School.
The show opened July 30 with honey, poultry and rabbit projects. Market goat and lamb exhibitors competed July 31. The final day featured market hog and beef shows, overall showmanship and an awards ceremony, followed by the market animal sale at 6:30 p.m. August 1.
According to the Upshur County Extension Office, exhibitors spent the previous year raising and caring for their market livestock projects, attending educational meetings, completing project books, tracking expenses and maintaining animal health records.
The Upshur County Extension Office announced the following results:
Grand and reserve champions
- Apiary honey: Grand Champion Bryce Cogar and Reserve Champion Delaney Hiner
- Market beef: Grand Champion Jacob White and Reserve Champion Madalynn Winans
- Feeder calf: Grand Champion Miranda Winslow and Reserve Champion Jacob White
- Market goat: Grand Champion Eli DeGarmo and Reserve Champion Addilyn Irizarry
- Broilers: Grand Champion Lindy Wagoner and Reserve Champion Wyatt Starkey
- Market rabbit: Grand Champion Jacob White and Reserve Champion Rylan Bennett
- Market lamb: Grand Champion Willow Evans and Reserve Champion Emily Evans
- Market hog: Grand Champion Lindy Wagoner and Reserve Champion Raelee Harris
Premier exhibitors
- Apiary: Kari Gay
- Poultry: Lindy Wagoner
- Rabbit: Kristyn Hissam
- Goat: Emily Russell
- Lamb: Emily Evans
- Swine: Lindy Wagoner
- Beef: Jacob White
Overall showmanship
- Overall Showman: Eli DeGarmo
- Reserve Overall Showman: Lindy Wagoner
The association thanked the exhibitors’ families, volunteers, judges, buyers, sponsors and community supporters who helped with the show and sale.
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