Ida County Fair livestock sale receipts up from last year

Sales receipts from the Ida County Fair livestock auction on July 25 totaled $389,295.11. That figure was up significantly from last year’s total of $286,847.43. The total number of animals sold was 392, up slightly from last year’s total of 380 head of livestock. This year, there were 118 hogs, 116 cattle (39 pens of three), 65 individual cattle, 64 sheep, 26 chickens, two turkeys, and one duck.