Champions Selected at 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer and Bull Pen Show
LINCOLN, Neb. – The 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer and Bull Pen Show was held on Monday, January 2, 2023, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Exhibitors welcomed judge Jirl Buck of Madill, Oklahoma, to evaluate and sort through four pens of heifers and 13 pens of bulls.
2023 Gelbvieh and Balancer Pen Show
Cattlemen’s Congress
January 2, 2023
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Gelbvieh Pen of Heifers
Champion Pen of Three Gelbvieh Heifers was owned by Circle S Ranch of Canton, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 819 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 2.71 pounds. Ranging in age from January 22, 2022, to February 21, 2022, heifers in this pen were sired by CIRS Halen 717H, CIRS Right Time 22YF and DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8.
Gelbvieh Pen of Bulls
Champion Pen of Three Gelbvieh Bulls was owned by Judd Ranch Inc. of Pomona, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1302.3 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.83 pounds. Ranging in age from January 12, 2022, to February 11, 2022, bulls within this pen were sired by JRI Bandito 253H32, JRI Secret Instinct 254U83 and JRI General Patton 213B97. The average scanned ribeye was 15.2 square inches, 3.4% IMF, and .32 inches of rib fat.
Reserve Champion Pen of Three Gelbvieh Bulls was owned by Post Rock Cattle Company of Barnard, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1226.7 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.76 pounds. Ranging in age from January 24, 2022, to February 9, 2022, bulls within this pen were sired by DLW TPG Frontrunner 2510F. This pen scanned an average ribeye of 15.5 square inches, 3.1% IMF, and .33 inches of rib fat.
Champion Pen of Five Gelbvieh Bulls was owned by Judd Ranch Inc. of Pomona, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1216.3 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.55 pounds. Ranging in age from January 13, 2022, to February 8, 2022, bulls within this pen were sired by JRI Secret Instinct 254U83 and JRI General Patton 213B97. The average ultrasound ribeye area was 14.7 square inches, 3.5% IMF, and rib fat of .26 inches.
Reserve Champion Pen of Five Gelbvieh Bulls was owned by Judd Ranch Inc, of Pomona, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1193.2 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.53 pounds. Ranging in age from January 10, 2022, to February 24, 2022, bulls within this pen were sired by JRI Secret Instinct 254U83 and JRI General Patton 213B97. The average ultrasound ribeye area was 14.6 square inches, 3% IMF, and rib fat of .25 inches.
Balancer Pen of Heifers
Champion Pen of Three Balancer Heifers was owned by Judd Ranch Inc. of Pomona, Kansas, with an average weight of 939 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 2.72 pounds. Ranging in age from January 9, 2022, to January 24, 2022, heifers within this pen were sired by Deer Valley Growth Fund, S.A V Rainfall 6846 and JRI General Patton 213B97 ET.
Reserve Champion Pen of Three Balancer Heifers was owned by Barwick Gelbvieh of Orleans, Nebraska, with an average pen weight of 880 pounds, and an average weight per day of age of 2.64 pounds. Ranging in age from January 31, 2022, to February 2, 2022, heifers within this pen were sired by BARG High Stakes 21H.
Balancer Pen of Bulls
Champion Pen of Three Balancer Bulls was Judd Ranch Inc. of Pomona, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1297.7 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.79 pounds. Ranging in age from January 9, 2022, to February 4, 2022. Bulls within this pen were sired by Basin Payweight 1682 and Deer Valley Growth Fund. The average scanned ribeye was 16.5 square inches, 3.8% IMF, and .38 inches of rib fat.
Reserve Champion Pen of Three Balancer Bulls was owned by Post Rock Cattle Company of Barnard, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1195 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.61 pounds. Ranging in age from January 21, 2022, to February 9, 2022, bulls in this pen were sired by JRI Probity 254D28 and Crawford Guarantee 9137. The average ultrasound ribeye area was 14.7 square inches, 3.4% IMF, and rib fat of .3 inches.
Champion Pen of Five Balancer Bulls was owned by Judd Ranch Inc. of Pomona, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1245 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.81 pounds. Ranging in age from February 2, 2022, to February 10, 2022, bulls within this pen were sired by Basin Payweight 1682 and JRI General Patton 213B97 ET. This pen scanned an average ribeye of 15.6 square inches, 3.7% IMF, and .3 inches of rib fat.
Reserve Champion Pen of Five Balancer Bulls was owned by Black Gold Genetics of Pritchett, Colorado, with an average pen weight of 1115.8 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 2.9 pounds. Ranging in age from December 2, 2021, to December 28, 2021, bulls within this pen were sired by BGGR Blk Gold Payload 6152 and BTBR Durant 6296D. The average scanned ribeye was 14.9 square inches, 3.1% IMF, and .25 inches of rib fat.
The American Gelbvieh Association is a progressive beef cattle breed association representing 1,100 members and approximately 40,000 cows assessed annually in a performance-oriented total herd reporting system.
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LINCOLN, Neb. – The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is pleased to announce the addition of Shianna Bradley to the AGA staff as the office services specialist. In her role, Shianna will assist AGA members and customers with submitting data to the online registry service, support general office functions, and work with the DNA department to organize the DNA sample storage library.