Wytennbach Meats of Prarie du Sac, Wis., won the Best of Show award at the Wisconsin State Fair meat products contest. The winning product was then sold twice at a charity auction for a total of $22,000, reports the Wisconsin State Farmer. It was first sold for $16,000 to Pagel’s Ponderosa, Ron’s Wisconsin Cheese and John T. Pagel, who then donated the product back to have it sold to Wisconsin Souvenir Milkcaps for $6,000.
A total of $130,000 was raised during the charity auction. The grand champions of each category are as follows:
Flavored Bacon: Wytennbach Meats
Bone-In Ham: Louie’s Finer Meats, Cumberland
Flavored Summer Sausage: Haen Meat Packing, Kaukauna
Dried or Smoked Beef: Louie’s Finer Meats
Traditional Snack Sausages: Lake Geneva Country Meats, Lake Geneva
Specialty Cooked Bratwurst: Louie’s Finer Meats
Whole Muscle Jerky: Eden Meat Market, Eden
Cured Specialty Meat Market: Wytennbach Meats (Ultimate Bacon)
Kielbasa or Smoked Sausage: Geiss Meat Service, Merrill
Source: Wisconsin State Farmer