At the Pima County Fair 4H and FFA Livestock Auction, The Tucson Rodeo Foundation (TRF) was represented this year by Walt Johnson and Christina Garza.  TRF also had support from The Tucson Rodeo with the Committee Chairman Sam Merriman  and  8 other Committee members in attendance.

As TRF’s mission is to assist our youth in the Western way of life,  one way of accomplishing  this it to  support our young people  in 4H and FFA at the auction.

In 2024, TRF had purchased the Grand Champion Lamb and they set their sights on doing the same in 2025. Their strategy worked.

Each one of these participants that TRF purchased from had written Tucson Rodeo Foundation a buy request letter. TRF bid on every 4 H and FFA participant that wrote them a request letter.

TRF’s Fair purchases in 2025 were as follows:

Grand Champion Lamb:  Owned and shown by Peyton Newton from Dynamic Livestock 4 H purchased for $41.00 per pound weighing 150 Lb.

Blue Ribbon Lamb:  Owned and Shown by Brooklyn Looney from Dynamic Livestock 4 H at $10.00 / Lb. weighing 150 Lbs.

Blue Ribbon Swine:  Owned and shown by Elizabeth Lujan From the Marana FFA at $10.00/ Lb. weighing 276 Lbs.

Blue Ribbon Lamb: Owned and shown by Rylin Owen from Sundowners 4 H at $19.00 / Lb. weighing 152 Lbs.

Blue Ribbon Lamb owned and shown by Harleigh Owen From Sundowners 4 H at $22.00 per Lb. weighing 140 Lbs.

Commercial Turkey  owned and shown by Abby Thyng,  Sahuarita Community 4 H bought for $1000.00

Male Teddy Rabbit owned and shown by Addilyn Green, Little Rascals 4 H bought for $850.00

Female Holland Lop eared Black Tort Rabbit owned and shown by Felicity Cota-Chavez, Flowing Wells FFA for $1000. 

For more information please go to www.tucsonrodeofoundation.org