Four generations of family keep Ozaukee County Fair cattle auction tradition alive

Four generations of family keep Ozaukee County Fair cattle auction tradition alive

Inside a small building at the county fairgrounds, the annual cattle auction serves as one of the centerpieces of the fair weekend.For 57 years, the Rathke family has been running one of the oldest cattle auctions in the area at the Ozaukee County Fair in Cedarburg.Jessie Schoessow is the latest in her family to hold the auctioneers microphone. As a kid, she was one of the exhibitors who showed livestock at the auction. She says participating in…