Oklahoma teen sells her prize-winning hog for $17,000

TIPTON, Okla. — “The Oklahoma Youth Expo [OYE] is the world’s largest junior livestock show, involving more than 7,500 4-H and FFA members and more than 13,000 head of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, and agricultural mechanics projects,” said JD Rosman, VP of Communications for OYE.

Caroline Gaye is 16-years-old and is a resident at the Tipton Children’s Home. The kids that stay at the home have the opportunity to get involved in classes through 4-H and the National FFA Organization [FFA].

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“Gaye has been drawn to the pig barn. She used her own money to purchase a $500 breeding hog in 2021, and she worked through the year to prepare her animal for showing last week at the 2022 the Oklahoma Youth Expo,” said Rosman.

The competition judges gilts, female pigs that haven’t had piglets yet. The gilts are judged on looks, muscles, and all over breeding qualities.

Gaye also works with the gilt to wrangle it, where she wants the hog to go in the ring.

The dedication paid off and Gaye won first place in her class and third place overall in the livestock show’s Purebred Duroc Gilt Division.

Then, someone bought her hog for $17,500. Funds, Gaye reportedly plans to use to go to college. Her goal is to become an registered nurse.

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