DES MOINES, IA (08/24/2017) (readMedia)-- FFA exhibitors competed in the Performance Beef Show judged Wednesday prior to the start of the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Entries were open to purebred, grade or crossbred market steers.

Additional results below:

Choice Retail Beef – Window A

Champion: Logan Sieren, Keota FFA - Keota

Reserve Champion: Mia Gibson, North Fayette Valley FFA – West Union

Champion Produce: Mia Gibson, North Fayette Valley FFA – West Union

Reserve Champion Produce: Lucas Looney, Calamus- Wheatland FFA - Wheatland

Lean-Lite Beef – Window B

Champion: Travis Michelson, Northeast FFA – Goose lake

Reserve Champion: Lauren Sieren, Keota FFA - Keota

Champion Produce: Malcolm Myers, Pekin FFA - Packwood

Reserve Champion Produce: Cody Butler, West Marshall FFA – State Center

Hotel-Restaurant Beef – Window C

Champion: Max Gibson, North Fayette Valley FFA – West Union

Reserve Champion: Mia Gibson, North Fayette Valley FFA – West Union

Champion Produce: Max Gibson, North Fayette Valley FFA – West Union

Reserve Champion Produce: Mia Gibson, North Fayette Valley FFA – West union

Chapter Awards

1) North Fayette Valley – West Union

2) Calamus- Wheatland - Wheatland

3) North Scott - Eldridge

4) Wilton - Wilton

5) AGWSR FFA - Ackley

6) Northeast FFA – Goose Lake

7) West Marshall FFA – State Center

8) Central Community - Elkader

9) Cascade - Cascade

10) Bellevue – Bellevue

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Frequently ranked as one of the top events in the country, the Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair located at East 30th and East University, just 10 minutes from downtown Des Moines is Iowa's greatest celebration with a salute to the best in agriculture, industry, entertainment and achievement. "Nothing Compares" to State Fair Thrills, August 10-20, 2017. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org

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