23-lb. turkey sparks bidding war at Deschutes County Fair Youth Livestock Auction, sells for record $29,000
A Redmond couple broke a record at the Deschutes County Fair's annual 4-H/Future Farmers of America Youth Livestock Auction this weekend. The couple bought a grand champion turkey for $29,000. The turkey weighed 23 lbs., meaning it went for $1,300 a pound. There was quite a bidding war over the turkey.