DES MOINES, IA (08/14/2014)(readMedia)-- Cattle farms from across the Midwest were recognized for their top quality cattle in the Beef Feeder Calf show judged Saturday at the 2014 Iowa State Fair.
Christo Cattle of Albion, Neb., took top honors, winning Grand Champion Market Animal and Reserve Grand Champion Heifer titles. Downing Show Cattle of Creston showed the Reserve Grand Champion Market Animal.
The Grand Champion Heifer was shown by Bremer Show Cattle of Blakesburg.
Additional results below:
Angus Heifers
1) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
2) Brandt Farms, Corning
3) Buck Creek Angus, Massena
4) Buck Creek Angus, Massena
5) Emily Ketelsen, DeWitt
Angus Heifers
1) Vanderholm Cattle Co., Villisca
2) Holmes Cattle Co., Benton
3) Drew Hinners, Alta
Chianina Heifers
1) Meyer Cattle Company, Rowan
2) Delaney Bulechek, Oxford
3) Tapken Cattle Co., Adel
4) Gruhn Show Cattle, Denison
Chianina Heifers
1) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
2) Bormann Family Show Cattle, Algona
3) Mitchell Family Show Cattle, Charles City
4) Stevenson Farms, Knoxville
5) Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
6) Hard Luck Cattle Company, Pleasantville
Foundation Simmental Heifers
1) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
2) Dawson Evans, Lenox
3) Brandt Farms, Corning
4) Richardson Family Farms, Lake City
5) Audrina Gordon, DeWitt
Foundation Simmental Heifers
1) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
2) Vanderholm Cattle Co., Villisca
3) Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
4) Conover Club Calves, Adel
5) Dawson Evans, Lenox
Maine-Anjou Heifers
1) Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg
2) Delaney Bulechek, Oxford
3) Camiel Blomme, Brooklyn
4) Braun Show Cattle, Northwood
5) Feuss Show Cattle, Oxford Junction
Maine-Tainer Heifers
1) Maine Aim Ranch, Allerton
2) Bormann Family Show Cattle, Algona
3) KCR Cattle, Charter Oak
4) Meyer Cattle Company, Rowan
5) Jaylee Happe, Cherokee
6) Heather and Dylan Schnitker, Alden
7) LDB Show Cattle, Clinton
8) Rylie Timm, Guernsey
Maine-Tainer Heifers
1) Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg
2) Bormann Family Show Cattle, Algona
3) Irons Farms, Northwood
4) Maass Show Cattle, Ida Grove
5) JRB Cattle Company, Anamosa
Maine-Tainer Heifers
1) Braun Show Cattle, Northwood
2) Doug Holliday, Greenfiels
3) Parker Lockhart, Fort Gibson, Okla.
4) Regan Shockley, Keokuk
Shorthorn Heifers
1) Mitchell Family Show Cattle, Charles City
2) Puckett Show Cattle, Goose Lake
3) Muir Farms, Rippey
4) Puckett Show Cattle, Goose Lake
Shorthorn Plus Heifers
1) Richard Mitchell, Charles City
2) Puckett Show Cattle, Goose Lake
3) DMW Show Cattle, Wiota
4) Jason Salton, Winterset
5) Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
Simmental Heifers
1) Conner Harris Harris, Northwood
2) Maass Show Cattle, Ida Grove
3) Richardson Family Farms, Lohrville
4) Adam Bouslog, Harper
Any Other Breed Heifers
1) Von Glan Cattle Company, Vail
2) KCR Cattle, Charter Oak
3) Brandt Farms, Corning
4) Brandt Farms, Corning
Commercial Heifers
1) Willis Show Cattle, Diagonal
2) Kade Burzlaff, Delmar
3) Kallie Burzlaff, Delmar
4) Schultz Cattle Company, Creston
5) Rod Beeler, Truro
6) Jaylee Happe, Cherokee
7) Conover Club Calves, Adel
8) Austin Evans, Creston
Commercial Heifers
1) Stevenson Farms, Knoxville
2) Greer Stock Farms, Creston
3) Walter Family Seed and Stock, Farragut
4) Heather and Dylan Schnitker, Alden
5) Coyote Valley Cattle, Irwin
6) Jacob Mc Kenny, Rock Port, Mo.
Commercial Heifers
1) Jorja Holliday, Greenfield
2) Hard Luck Cattle Company, Pleasantville
3) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
4) Walter Family Seed and Stock, Farragut
Market Heifers
1) Joseph Becker, Charles City
2) Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
3) Tapken Cattle Co., Adel
4) Muir Farms, Rippey
Market Heifers
1) Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg
2) Feuss Show Cattle, Oxford Junction
3) Nick Benshoof, Winterset
4) Ashley Henneman, Blanchard
5) JRB Cattle Company, Anamosa
6) Emily Hinners, Arcadia
Chianina Steers
1) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
2) Maass Show Cattle, Ida Grove
3) Schultz Cattle Company, Creston
4) Baker Farms, Creston
5) Mitchell Family Show Cattle, Charles City
Maine-Anjou Steers
1) Maine Aim Ranch, Allerton
2) Bormann Show Cattle, Algona
3) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
4) Nick Benshoof, Winterset
5) Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
6) Pilcher Show Cattle, Blakesburg
Maine-Tainer Steers
1) Maass Show Cattle, Ida Grove
2) Schultz Cattle Company, Creston
3) LDB Show Cattle, Clinton
4) Nahkunst Farms, Hamburg
Shorthorn Steers
1) Mitchell Family Show Cattle, Charles City
2) Hard Luck Cattle Company, Pleasantville
3) Zach Armstrong, Albia
AOB Steers
1) Bormann Show Cattle, Algona
2) Krista James, Massena
3) LDB Show Cattle, Clinton
4) Muir Farms, Rippey
Any Other Breed Steers
1) Brown Family Cub Calves, Afton
2) Von Glan Cattle Company, Vail
Crossbred Steers
1) Kade Burzlaff, Delmar
2) Jace Petersen, Gladbrook
3) Dead End Livestock, Colo
4) Rod Beeler, Truro
5) KCR Cattle, Charter Oak
Crossbred Steers
1) Willis Show Cattle, Diagonal
2) Hard Luck Cattle Company, Pleasantville
3) Delaney Bulechek, Oxford
4) Jacob Mc Kenny, Rock Port, Mo.
5) Jacob Mc Kenny, Rock Port, Mo.
Crossbred Steers
1) Stevenson Farms, Knoxville
2) Jaylee Happe, Cherokee
3) Aces Of The Pasture, Corning
4) Emily Hinners, Arcadia
Crossbred Steers
1) Downing Show Cattle, Creston
2) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
3) Karah Hansen, Montezuma
4) Stevenson Farms, Knoxville
5) Brandt Farms, Corning
6) Jacob Mc Kenny, Rock Port, Mo.
7) Coyote Valley Cattle, Irwin
Grand Champion Heifer: Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg
Reserve Grand Champion Heifer: Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
Top Five Head Breeding Heifer
3) Braun Show Cattle, Northwood
4) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
5) Willis Show Cattle, Diagonal
Champion Angus Heifer: Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
Reserve Champion Angus Heifer: Brandt Farms, Corning
Champion Chianina Heifer: Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
Reserve Champion Chianina Heifer: Bormann Family Show Cattle, Algona
Champion Foundation Simmental Heifer: Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
Reserve Champion Foundation Simmental Heifer: Vanderholm Cattle Co., Villisca
Champion Main-Anjou Heifer: Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg
Reserve Champion Main-Anjou Heifer: Delaney Bulechek, Oxford
Champion Maine-Tainer Heifer: Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg
Reserve Champion Maine-Tainer Heifer: Braun Show Cattle, Northwood
Champion Shorthorn Heifer: Mitchell Family Show Cattle, Charles City
Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer: Puckett Show Cattle, Goose Lake
Champion Shorthorn Plus Heifer: Richard Mitchell, Charles City
Reserve Champion Shorthorn Plus Heifer: Puckett Show Cattle, Goose Lake
Champion Simmental Heifer: Conner Harris Harris, Northwood
Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer: Maass Show Cattle, Ida Grove
Champion Commercial Heifer: Willis Show Cattle, Diagonal
Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer: Stevenson Farms, Knoxville
Champion Chianina Steer: Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
Reserve Champion Chianina Steer: Maass Show Cattle, Ida Grove
Champion Maine-Anjou Steer: Maine Aim Ranch, Allerton
Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Steer: Bormann Show Cattle, Algona
Champion Maine-Tainer Steer: Maass Show Cattle, Ida Grove
Reserve Champion Maine-Tainer Steer: Schultz Cattle Company, Creston
Champion Shorthorn Steer: Mitchell Family Show Cattle, Charles City
Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer: Hard Luck Cattle Company, Pleasantville
Champion Any Other Breed Steer: Brown Family Cub Calves, Afton
Reserve Champion Any Other Breed Steer: Bormann Show Cattle, Algona
Champion Crossbreed Steer: Downing Show Cattle, Creston
Reserve Champion Crossbreed Steer: Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
Champion Any Other Breed Heifer: Von Glan Cattle Company, Vail
Reserve Champion Any Other Breed Heifer: KCR Cattle, Charter Oak
Champion Market Heifer: Joseph Becker, Charles City
Reserve Champion Market Heifer: Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg
Grand Champion Market Animal: Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.,
Reserve Grand Champion Market Animal: Downing Show Cattle, Creston,
Top Five Market Animals
3) Brown Family Cub Calves, Afton
4) Joseph Becker, Charles City
5) Maine Aim Ranch, Allerton
"Nothing Compares" to the 2014 Iowa State Fair, August 7-17. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.
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