An auctioneer’s call echoed across the Farm Bureau Livestock Pavilion stage Thursday night: “Do I hear 80, give me 80, I need 80 …”The fourth annual Block and Bridle Club cake auction packed more than 100 people into the Kildee Hall Pavilion. This year’s event helped to raise more than $2,000 in scholarship funds for next fall.”It’s a great opportunity to raise some money for student scholarships,” said Eric Hoiberg, associate dean of agricultural administration for state and academic programs.More than 30 cakes — ranging from sheet cakes bearing club emblems to a three-dimensional bovine uterus cake — were exhibited.”We figured that it would get a couple of double takes,” said Sarah Goodwin, sophomore in animal science and co-creator of the uterus cake.The “Ode to Reproduction” cake took third place in the best overall category.Cakes were judged by Hoiberg and Nick Berry, senior in animal science. The six categories were: most creative, best faculty and staff, best club theme, and first-, second- and third-place overall. The winners won an engraved cake server.Judging the winning cakes was a difficult job, Hoiberg said.”We’ve had a very extensive and scientific judging procedure that we use, and then we threw that away and used our gut feeling,” he said.Cakes taking the prize in other categories included: a barn-scene cake, the Dairy Science Club’s farm landscape cake for best overall; the Horticulture Club’s greenhouse cake for best club theme; and the Sigma Alpha sorority ladybug cake for most creative.The cakes were bought by students, faculty, staff and local and state businesses for prices ranging from $40 to $260. The highest bid was made by David Topel, professor of animal science, for an American flag cake made by Fern Parrish. The American flag cake was also the winner in the best faculty and staff category.”The auction has done very well, and I just wanted to maintain the success of it,” said Dawn Edler, senior in animal science and auction chair.