Sounds From The South Florida Fair: Youth Livestock Auction

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Published January 24, 2017 at 3:05 PM EST

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Okeechobee High School FFA's Patrick Lehman shows his 1,200-pound prizewinning steer, Melvin, at the South Florida Fair Youth Livestock Auction in West Palm Beach on Jan. 21, 2017.

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Analisa Cisneros, left, and Jocelyn Valadez, both of Clewiston, prep their hogs for auction at the South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach on Jan. 21, 2016.

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Young people prepare their animals for auction at the South Florida Fair on Jan. 21, 2017.

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Young people prepare their animals for auction at the South Florida Fair on Jan. 21, 2017.

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Jocelyn Valadez, of Clewiston, preps her hog for auction at the South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach on Jan. 21, 2016.

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Analisa Cisneros, left, and Jocelyn Valadez, both of Clewiston, prep their hogs for auction at the South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach on Jan. 21, 2016.

Peter Haden / WLRN

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Young people prepare their animals for auction at the South Florida Fair on Jan. 21, 2017.

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Young people prepare their animals for auction at the South Florida Fair on Jan. 21, 2017.

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Okeechobee High School FFA's Patrick Lehman prepares his 1,200-pound prizewinning steer, Melvin, for the South Florida Fair Youth Livestock Auction in West Palm Beach on Jan. 21, 2017.

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Melvin's hoof.

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The Youth Livestock Auction at the South Florida Fair. Jan. 21, 2017.

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Midway at the South Florida Fair. Jan. 21, 2017.

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Around half a million people come to the South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach every year -- some with cows, goats and chickens in tow. Young people from 18 counties bring their best livestock to be judged...and then sold – at the Youth Livestock Auction.

That’s where WLRN’s Peter Haden caught up with one of them: Okeechobee High School’s Patrick Lehman and his 12-hundred pound prizewinning steer, Melvin.