The Show Barn is where the Junior Fair Livestock Auction took place, and it's a great payoff for all the 4-H members who worked so hard to get their animals ready for the fair.
"This is basically to top their week off. They've done all their shows, they've showed them through the market, they've shown them through their showmanship classes, and now they're in here showing them off to these buyers," said Kelly Coble, a 4-H Educator.
The Junior Livestock Auction is an event that is a year in the making.
"A steer is probably a year-long project that you're going to own; a lot of these animals you have even longer," Coble said.
Junior exhibitors have been preparing their animals to be sold - and the payoff is great. Last year all of the animals sold gained over $450,000. But it's not just about the money; just participating in 4-H can give these junior exhibitors a different kind of wealth.
"It's totally worth it, the whole 4-H experience. The payout in the sale ring and getting to show your animal and really just the people you meet through 4-H. It's totally worth every minute of hard work you put into it," said Griffen Croft, the 2016 Allen County Fair Prince.
And naturally the whole process can be kind of emotional.
"There's years where you have the animals that buck and ride you the entire year, and you're kind of glad to get rid of them, but then you also have the years where you're sad to see the animals go. With it being my last year of showing, it's kind of sad that I realize next year, it's not going to be the same," said Croft, who is a senior at Spencerville High School.
The auction may be over, but it's just a matter of time before it all starts again for these 4-H members.
