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Eddy County Fair sale auction spotters Monte Avery, left, and Mike Hanagan encourage a bidder as a young participant steadies her heifer Saturday morning. Brienne Green – Daily Press

Staff Reports
The Eddy County Fair wrapped up in typically positive fashion Saturday morning at the fairgrounds with the annual livestock sale.
This year’s sale brought in a total of $543,400 from the 126 entries, with area businesses, individuals and organizations bidding generously on the participants’ prize-winning animals. … For the rest of the story, subscribe in print and on the web.