Illinois State Fair livestock auction records shattered

Fourteen-year-old Dylan Hummel, of Cabery, sold his grand champion meat goat for $11,050 at the Illinois State Fair Governor's Sale of Champions Tuesday, shattering the previous record price of $6,900 in 2009.

Seven records were broken and one tied, pushing the sale total to $222,750 — nearly $67,000 higher than the previous record, said Jeff Squibb, state fair spokesman.

The young exhibitors get 80 percent with 20 percent split by the 4-H and FFA organizations of Illinois.

Gov. Pat Quinn and Agriculture Director Bob Flider encouraged bidders from the floor and many others had worked behind the scenes to bring support for exhibitors of grand champion livestock in the junior show and Illinois bred and raised "Land of Lincoln" show.

Another local connection was the record price set for the Land of Lincoln grand champion meat goat shown by Carlee Critchelow, of Chanderville. It brought $3,750 — 50 percent above the previous record of $2,500.

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Who Will Break These NFL Records This Year?

Whoever came up with the cliche, "records are meant to be broken" is an idiot.

What's a guy thinking when he sets a record: "OK, now that that's done, I just have to wait until somebody comes along and breaks it. Then everything will be OK."

No. He's thinking: "I just set a record. Nobody before me has done this. I am the best in the world. People adore me. I will now ask for more money."

It may be short-lived, but setting a record is a special achievement.

Here are my predictions for the NFL records most likely to fall this upcoming season, and the person or persons most likely to break them.

You may disagree with me, but if so, please offer a reasoned, well-constructed counter-argument.

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