A teen boy stands in front of a large banner reading "Eastern New Mexico State Fair" while holding the head of a grey dairy heifer still. Other men and women stand alongside him; a teen girl holds a banner reading "Grand Champion Dairy Heifer."

It was a great week for Artesia students at the 2024 Eastern New Mexico State Fair!

DAIRY HEIFERS

A teenage boy holds the head of a grey dairy heifer still in front of a large banner reading Eastern New Mexico State Fair while other men and women stand alongside. A teen girl holds a Grand Champion banner.

PICTURED: Kyle Bean poses with his Grand Champion dairy heifer.
(Photo Courtesy
Artesia FFA)

The livestock action kicked off Monday in Roswell with the Dairy Heifer Show, where Kyle Bean came away with Grand Champion honors and Jase Starnes finished third overall. Class results included:

Class 2
ā€¢ Kyle Bean, 1st
ā€¢ Daleigh Bean, 3rd
Class 3
ā€¢ Jase Starnes, 2nd
ā€¢ Daleigh Bean, 3rd
ā€¢ Brooke Huddleston, 4th
Class 4
ā€¢ Kyle Bean, 2nd
ā€¢ Makayla Monk, 4th
ā€¢ Atley Starnes, 5th
Class 5
ā€¢ Jase Starnes, 1st
ā€¢ Makayla Monk, 3rd

A teen girl stands in front of a large banner reading "Eastern New Mexico State Fair" holding the head of a black-and-white dairy heifer still. A man and woman stand beside her, the woman holding a third-place-overall banner.

PICTURED: Jase Starnes poses with her third-overall heifer.
(Photo Courtesy
Artesia FFA)

WATERFOWL

A teen girl poses for a photo holding two banners -- one reading "Champion Bantam" and the other "Best of Barn" -- and a small duck.

PICTURED: Makayla Monk shows off her banners and Waterfowl champ.
(Photo Courtesy
Artesia FFA)

Makayla Monk picked up not only a Champion Waterfowl award but Best of Barn as well for her Grey Call Duck pullet.

MEAT GOATS

A teen girl holds the head of a brown-and-white goat while standing in front of a large banner reading "Eastern New Mexico State Fair." A group of teen boys and men stand behind her, one holding a fourth-place-overall banner.

PICTURED: Bailey Trujillo shows her fourth-overall meat goat.
(Photo Courtesy
Artesia FFA)

Bailey Trujillo showed the fourth-overall goat in the Meat Goat Show this year and additionally received Senior Goat Showman honors. Class results included:

Class 2
ā€¢ Bailey Trujillo, 8th
Class 4
ā€¢ Bailey Trujillo, 2nd
ā€¢ Klanclie Conklin, 3rd
Class 5
ā€¢ Bailey Trujillo, 1st
ā€¢ Maddisun Mancha, 5th
ā€¢ Taylor Kennedy, 6th
BREEDING DOES
Class 3
ā€¢ Bailey Trujillo, 2nd
ā€¢ Bailey Trujillo, 3rd

A blue graphic reads "Congratulations Bailey Trujillo, Eastern NM State Fair Senior Goat Showman." The graphic also features three photos of a teen girl; in two photos, she is showing a brown-and-white goat; in the third, she is holding a plaque.

MARKET SWINE

A teen girl holds a buckle as she stands in front of a pink-and-black pig being held still by another girl. Other men, women and children stand alongside her; one woman holds a reserve grand champion banner.

PICTURED: Jules Cortese stands with the Reserve Grand Champion swine.
(Photo Courtesy
Artesia FFA)

Jules Cortese brought home the Reserve Grand Champion prize in the Market Swine Show. Class results included:

Duroc Class 4
ā€¢ J'Lee England, 1st
Duroc Class 5
ā€¢ Mason Golden, 4th
Hampshire Class 6
ā€¢ Jules Cortese, 4th
Hampshire Class 7
ā€¢ Jules Cortese, 4th
Chester White OPB Class 8
ā€¢ Mason Golden, 3rd
Heavyweight Cross Class 15
ā€¢ Jules Cortese, 1st

MARKET LAMBS

A teen girl holds the head of a white lamb still. Two other girls stand beside her holding ribbons.

PICTURED: Maddisun Mancha shows her Reserve Breed Champion lamb.
(Photo Courtesy
Artesia FFA)

Picking up Reserve Breed Champion honors in the Market Lamb Show at the ENMSF was Maddisun Mancha with her Class 3 first-place Dorset. Other class results included:

Dorset Class 4
ā€¢ Klanclie Conklin, 4th
ā€¢ Swayzee Folmar, 5th
Heavy Mutton Cross Class 7
ā€¢ Caylee Shockey, 1st
Blackface Class 8
ā€¢ Maddisun Mancha, 2nd
Blackface Class 10
ā€¢ Bailey Trujillo, 5th
Blackface Class 15
ā€¢ Baylee Denison, 6th
Blackface Class 16
ā€¢ Baylee Denison, 5th

MARKET STEER

A teen boy holds the head of a large brown steer still. Other men, women and children stand alongside him, one holding a "Reserve Grand Champion Land of Enchantment Bred" banner.

PICTURED: Caden Golden displays his Reserve Grand Land of Enchantment Bred steer.
(Photo Courtesy
Artesia FFA)

It was a good day at the Market Steer Show for Caden Golden, who came away with both the third-overall steer award for his Class 4 first-place Exotic and the Reserve Grand Champion Land of Enchantment Bred steer. Allie Elkins also picked up second place in Class 2 with her Exotic.

A teen boy holds the head of a large brown steer still. Several other men, women and children stand alongside him, one holding a third-place-overall banner.

PICTURED: Caden Golden shows his third-overall steer.
(Photo Courtesy
Artesia FFA)

SALE

All Eddy County students making this year's sale at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair included:

ā€¢ Daleigh Bean
ā€¢ Kyle Bean
ā€¢ Klanclie Conklin
ā€¢ Jules Cortese
ā€¢ Ryan Davis
ā€¢ Baylee Denison
ā€¢ Allie Elkins
ā€¢ J'Lee England
ā€¢ Swayzee Folmar
ā€¢ Caden Golden
ā€¢ Mason Golden
ā€¢ Owen Golden
ā€¢ Chanlyie Hernandez
ā€¢ Hymylie Hernandez
ā€¢ Torrance Hughes
ā€¢ Brooklynne Ivans
ā€¢ Kaley King
ā€¢ Daegan Kuykendall
ā€¢ Gracen Kuykendall
ā€¢ Makayla Monk
ā€¢ Chloe Platt
ā€¢ Stetson Quintanilla
ā€¢ Caylee Shockey
ā€¢ Jase Starnes
ā€¢ Adisyn Tarvin
ā€¢ Ashtyn Tarvin
ā€¢ Bailey Trujillo

Congratulations to everyone!