Champions Awarded in Eighth Annual American Gelbvieh Foundation Scale and Rail Contest and Steer Challenge
LINCOLN, Neb. — The results are in, and champions have been awarded in the 2023 American Gelbvieh Foundation (AGF) Scale and Rail Contest and Steer Challenge. The contest harvested 62 head from 9 participants, awarding $3,625 total in cash prizes and 21 banners sponsored by the AGF.
The steers had an excellent overall performance with an average daily gain of 4.02 pounds per head per day and a dry matter feed conversion of 6.06:1. The AGF extends a special thank you to Kinsley Feeders of Kinsley, Kansas, and Derek Martin, for hosting and supporting the contest.
The steers were harvested at National Beef in Dodge City, Kansas, and sold on the USPB grid. Thank you to Stuart Jarvis for donating the USPB delivery rights. The steers had an overall hot carcass weight of 953 pounds with 97% having a yield grade 1,2, or 3.
The AGF continues to help advance the Gelbvieh breed through its support of research and development. For this reason, the AGF continues its Scale and Contest and Steer Challenge. These two projects provide the information and funds necessary to generate data sets to advance Gelbvieh carcass merit. Together, these projects will solidify carcass merit within the Gelbvieh breed and place the cattle in a more competitive position in the beef industry through providing supplementary carcass data on Gelbvieh-influenced genetics. In addition to the data collected and the knowledge gained from these projects, money raised will help to further develop more accurate tools for ranchers when selecting Gelbvieh and Balancer® genetics.
Scale & Rail Contest Results
The Scale and Rail Contest awards $1,625 in cash prizes and 15 banners to outstanding participants in both the Gelbvieh and Balancer divisions.
Champion Average Daily Gain Gelbvieh Steer
Tag: 245K1
Average Daily Gain: 4.82
Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Yield Grade: 2
Owned By: Post Rock Cattle Company
Sired By: DCSF Post Rock Top Gun 65F8 ET
Champion Average Daily Gain Balancer Steer
Tag: 8093
Average Daily Gain: 5.16
Quality Grade: USDA Select
Yield Grade: 3
Owned By: Wilkinson Gelbvieh
Sired By: BNW Plainsman Dirt Road 6144D
Champion Carcass Value Gelbvieh Steer
Tag: 245K1
Carcass Value: $3,072.00
Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Yield Grade: 2
Owned By: Post Rock Cattle Company
Sired By: DCSF Post Rock Top Gun 65F8
Champion Carcass Value Balancer Steer
Tag: 7079
Carcass Value: $2,748.90
Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Yield Grade: 2
Owned By: Wilkinson Gelbvieh
Sired By: BNW Plainsman Granger 9126G
Champion Pen of Gelbvieh Steers
Pen Value: $8,419.18
Pen Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Pen Yield Grade: 3
Owned By: Post Rock Cattle Company
Sired By: DCSF Post Rock Top Gun 65F8 ET
Champion Pen of Balancer Steers
Pen Value: $8,892.75
Pen Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Pen Yield Grade: 2
Owned By: Wilkinson Gelbvieh
Sired By: BNW Plainsman DirtRoad 6144D
Reserve Champion Pen of Balancer Steers
Pen Value: $8,734.10
Pen Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Pen Yield Grade: 2
Owned By: Flying H Genetics
Sired By: FHG Mr. Protégé 173G
Steer Challenge Results
Participants of the 2023 Steer Challenge were award $2,000 in cash prizes and six banners. All three participants — Boehler Gelbvieh, Flying H Genetics, Wilkinson Gelbvieh — each donated $1,000 to the AGF.
Champion Average Daily Gain
Tag: 310K
Average Daily Gain: 5.06
Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Yield Grade: 2
Owned By: Boehler Gelbvieh
Sired By: XXB Classic 308G
Champion Carcass Steer
Tag: 7079
Carcass Value: $2,748.90
Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Yield Grade: 2
Owned By: Wilkinson Gelbvieh
Sired By: BNW Plainsman Granger 9126G
Congratulations to all the 2023 Scale and Rail Contest and Steer Challenge champions and thank you to everyone who participated in the contest. To view complete results and learn more about the contest, visit https://gelbvieh.org/foundation/projects.
The American Gelbvieh Foundation secures, grows, and responsibly distributes assets for research, member education, and youth development to sustain and grow Gelbvieh genetics.
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