Ida County Fair livestock sale receipts up from last year

Sales receipts from the Ida County Fair livestock auction on July 24 totaled $515,035.87. That figure was up significantly from last year’s total of $389,295.11. The total number of animals sold was 395, similar to last year’s total of 392. This year, there were 135 hogs, 131 cattle (44 pens of three), 46 individual cattle, 71 sheep, and 12 chickens.