Oregon State University Swine Center

09/03/2023

People have contacted us looking for gilts lately and here is one great source! Lots of quality females for sale that would look good in anyone’s barn. If you are in the search for a boar or prospect for fall/winter shows, look no further! They have online bidding also this year if you can’t attend!

Its sale day at the Oregon State Fair! See you at 1:00pm or head over to CCI.live for online bidding. Photos of all lots are posted in the Albums 2023 Oregon State Fair Sale and 2023 Prospect Pigs.

11/07/2022

Less than 6 hours left on the surplus sale if you are looking for any equipment.

11/07/2022

Way to go Hannah!! She is former employee who is her first year!

The Next Vets, Class of 2026. Hannah Walker from Hermiston, Oregon is interested in: “large animal medicine, specifically, cattle, dairy and swine. I am also interested in bridging the language barrier gaps on farms and in clinics, which is one reason why I have studied Spanish and have a minor in it.” Fun facts: “I rescued a dog from Mexico about 2 years ago and her name is Emilia. I can speak Spanish and have been studying the language for about 8 years.”

Oregon Veterinary Medical Association Oregon State University Alumni Association (OSUAA)

11/04/2022

The surplus equipment auction is online and live. It closes on Nov 7th. If you have questions, let us know.

10/31/2022

The time has come for the online auction of the surplus swine equipment for the OSU Swine Center. The auction opened this morning and will close next Monday Nov 7th. If you have questions, let us know!!

09/04/2022

We had 3 prospects qualify for the sale! Both the Yorkshire gilts are lots 62 and 65 and the Berkshire barrow is lot 72. You can watch and bid on https://cci.auction/orgs/9/auctions/2620.

09/03/2022

We are all setup and ready for 2022 Oregon State Fair Prospect Pig Sift and Sale over the next 2 days. The Berkshire littermates were born on 6/5/22 out of Jimmy Juice on a Throwing Stones sow. The Yorkshire gilts were born on 6/10/22 out of Tik Tok on a Big Paw sow. The sift is at 5 pm Saturday and the auction is on Sunday starting at 1 pm.

07/13/2022

Current employee, Jaime Chambers, is engaging herself in one of the premier swine operations in the country for a internship. Go Beavs!

Intern Spotlight - Jaime Chambers

Jaime is from Blodgett, Oregon and will be a senior at Oregon State University in the fall. She is majoring in Animal Science with the hopes of pursuing a Masters in Swine Nutrition. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family, friends, and her dog.

Jaime is the Nutrition Intern for the Nutrition department.

Enjoy you summer with PIPESTONE, Jaime

06/17/2022

As we wait on the last litter of the summer to be born over the weekend, we would like to update everyone on the current status and future plans.

Current Status
1. All piglets from the summer litters are available for sale. We have 2 Berkshire litters (Jimmy Juice x Throwing Stones born 6/5) (Identify x Coldwater due 6/18), 1 Yorkshire litter (Tik Tok x Big Paw born 6/10) and 1 Duroc Cross litter (Tik Tok x 76 born 6/10). Currently we have a list of potential buyers for the 4 sows. If you are interested in being added to either list (sows or piglets), please DM us.
2. We will be taking the best 4 head of prospect pigs from the summer litters to show and sale at the Oregon State Fair.
3. Towards the end of summer, we will put out a list of equipment that will be for sale and sold through the OSU Surplus website. If you would like to notified of what will be listed and when it will be available, please DM us.

Future Plans
To make sure that OSU students are still given the opportunity for an hands-on education and exposure to the swine industry, we will be shifting to a model in which we will buy 4 bred females in December/January to farrow in mid-late January and/or early February. Classes will learn about farrowing, care and management of swine as we previously done throughout winter term. All pigs born will be available for sale to youth and fellow pig producers as we have done in the past. Students will also learn to AI and we will sale the bred females after confirmation of them being bred. So in theory, we will only maintain pigs on campus for 3-4 months. As stated by a fellow pig producer, "we're shifting from full time pig farming to part time pig farming."

If anyone has any questions, please don't be afraid to contact us! Take care and have a great day!

05/25/2022

The Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences at Oregon State University has made the difficult decision to maintain swine on campus only during times as needed for teaching , research and outreach projects. We are fully committed to teach ANS 216 – Small Ruminant/Swine Industries and ANS 460
– Swine Production systems annually and providing a well-rounded education to our students. As stewards of state resources, this will allow us to provide our students on-campus hands-on learning while also exposing them to modern swine production through field trips and guest speakers.

We will farrow the remaining litters throughout the month of June and those females will be available for sale after weaning. All summer-born pigs will be available for sale with select prospect pigs being shown and sold at the Oregon State Fair. Extra swine-related equipment will be sold through Oregon State University Surplus in the fall. Please contact Matt Kennedy at [email protected] for further information.

Thanks to all that have supported us through the years.

09/07/2021

Recap of 2021 Oregon State Fair:

Prospect division
Champion Purebred Prospect Female and 3rd Overall Prospect Female
Yorkshire 8-2
Big Paw x Shine on

Champion Purebred Prospect Male and 3rd Overall Prospect Male
Duroc 6-8
76 x Necessary Roughness

Reserve Champion Purebred Prospect Male and 4th Overall Prospect Male
York 8-4
Big Paw x Shine On

3rd Place Purebred Prospect Female
Duroc 9-2
Next Up x Squirrel

Yorkshire Breeding division
2nd & 3rd place January Gilts
Champion Pair and Champion Bred & Owned Pair
Big Paw x Shine On

Duroc Breeding division
4th & 5th place January Gilts
Champion Pair and Champion Bred & Owned Pair
Cold Spell x Squirrel

AOB Breeding Division 1- Berkshire, Hampshire and Landrace
4th place February Gilt
Cold water x Gorilla Monsoon

09/04/2021

Here is our Duroc gilt that will sell tomorrow at 1 pm!

PUREBRED Duroc
Gilt
2-4
January Gilt
4th in Class
DOB: 1/23/2021
OSU Swine Center
Cold Spell x Squirrel

09/03/2021

All setup and ready to show at Oregon State Fair! All purebred gilts show today starting with the Yorkshire gilts at 10 am followed by Duroc after then AOB . The prospect sift is Sunday morning followed by the Oregon Pork Producers’s sale starting at 1 pm! Come by and see us if you get a chance!

08/24/2021

Here’s a video of potential barrows we’ll have at the Oregon State Fair! We’ll bring the best 2 head there and the rest will be available for sale out of barn. We’re excited for this group of prospects as we feel they maybe our best summer group yet!

08/24/2021

Here’s a preview of the potential Yorkshire and Duroc gilts that we’re planning on bringing to Oregon State Fair. We’ll take the best 2 gilts for the prospect sift. We’ll see you there Sept 2-6!

07/22/2021

Congrats to Cadence Miller with her Berkshire gilt being named Reserve Champion Purebred Breeding gilt at the 2021 Jefferson County fair

Party Boy x Bright Lights
DOB 1/23/21

07/22/2021

Congrats to Emma Shierk with her Duroc gilt at the Jefferson County Fair! She had the Champion Purebred Gilt that later on was named Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Gilt Overall

Cold Spell x Squirrel
DOB 1/23/21

07/15/2021

Here is the last litter of the 2021 for the OSU Swine Center, Outwit (Purple Power) x Magic Beans x Bright Lights, born 6/28

06/24/2021

Here are some photos of our recent litters born over the last 2 weeks with one more to come next week!

04/17/2021

We're happy to announce that we have 5 litters planned to farrow this upcoming June!

Due June 12th Duroc= 76 Genetics x Necessary Roughness Gilt
Due June 13th Berkshire= Party Boy Genetics x Bright Lights Sow (Repeat breeding from a consistent and stout litter this January that we wanted to try again)
Due June 13th Yorkshire= Big Paw Genetics x Shine On Sow (Repeat breeding of a January litter of balanced and productive prospects that we hope happens again)
Due June 18th Duroc= Next Up Genetics x Squirrel Sow
Due June 29th Berkshire= Outwit Power x Magic Beans gilt

03/12/2021

Even though we will not be attending the Final Drive Sale this coming Saturday, if you're looking for your next competitive showpig, attend the sale being held at new location. McLain Farms and Willamette Showpigs have put together a another great set for you to buy!

02/22/2021

Congrats to Jake West with Glen Rose FFA, 8th place in the York Division at The Alternative Show Fort Worth, Texas

Best of luck at San Antonio in the coming week

Dynamite X Shine On barrow from our June 2020 litter

02/07/2021

Here’s the 5 litters that the ANS 460 class helped farrow over the last 2 weeks. They are a solid set!

11/16/2020

Its a good morning for OSU Swine Center, as we got ultrasound conformation on 5 litters this coming mid-late January!!

2 Duroc litters=Pack-A-Lunch (Beyers Farm) x Brake Check Sow,
Cold Spell (Crossroads) x Squirrel gilt
1 Berkshire litter= Party Boy (Crossroads) x Bright Light Sow
1 Yorkshire litter= Big Paw (Crossroads) x Shine On Sow
1 Crossbred litter= Opening Day (Pacific Northwest Genetics) x Squirrel gilt

Fingers crossed for early March litter of Yorkshires = Starstruck (Crossroads) x Jump Around gilt

08/27/2020

Don't forget to check out the set of purebreds we've put together for Oregon Junior Pork Producers "The Show Must Go On" online auction at https://auctions.thewendtgroup.com/auction/9444.

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08/24/2020

We've put together a strong set of 4 purebred barrows (2 Duroc, 1 Berkshire, 1 Yorkshire) and a Berkshire gilt to contend for the fall/winter shows and they are in the Oregon Junior Pork Producers "The Show Must Go On Sale" being held on https://showpig.com/. The sale is this upcoming Saturday August 29th starting at 9 am. Look through these photos along the photos and videos on the sale site, https://auctions.thewendtgroup.com/auction/9444.

08/03/2020

Congrats to Logan Middaugh on having a great day at the 2020 Crook County Open Show
-Champion Duroc Gilt which was later Supreme Overall
-Champion Yorkshire Gilt

07/08/2020

07/02/2020

Last litter of 2020, Pure York, DOB 6/24/2020, Dynamite x Shine On, pictured at 1 week of age

07/02/2020

Litter 12, DOB 6/16/2020, Rehab x Whatever It Takes, pictured are 2 weeks of age