Champions Awarded in Seventh Annual American Gelbvieh Foundation Scale and Rail Contest and Steer Challenge
LINCOLN, Neb. – The results are in, and champions have been awarded in the 2022 American Gelbvieh Foundation (AGF) Scale and Rail Contest and Steer Challenge. The contest harvested 90 head from 15 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 4.12 pounds per head per day and a dry matter feed conversion of 6.19:1. 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 973 pounds with 92% having a yield grade of 1, 2, or 3, 79% grading USDA Prime or USDA Choice, and an overall average marbling score of 479.
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 Rail 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 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 awarded $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: 218J1
Average Daily Gain: 4.78 pounds
Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Yield Grade: 2
Owned By: Post Rock Cattle Co.
Sired By: RNBG 32F9
Champion Average Daily Gain Balancer Steer
Tag: 718
Average Daily Gain: 5.04 pounds
Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Yield Grade: 3
Owned By: Boehler Gelbvieh
Sired By: SB Shootout 725
Champion Carcass Value Gelbvieh Steer
Tag: J1K
Carcass Value: $2,402.37
Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Yield Grade: 3
Owned By: Lucky Cross Ranch
Sired By: VRT Lazy TV Sam U451
Champion Carcass Value Balancer Steer
Tag: 5353
Carcass Value: $2,582.74
Quality Grade: USDA Prime
Yield Grade: 3
Owned By: Ed Lavarentz
Sired By: SKF Dunn’s Escander 023E
Champion Pen of Gelbvieh Steers
Pen Value: $6,700.86
Pen Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Pen Yield Grade: 2
Owned By: Post Rock Cattle Co.
Sired By: RNBG 32F9
Champion Pen of Balancer Steers
Pen Value: $7,071.84
Pen Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Pen Yield Grade: 3
Owned By: Post Rock Cattle Co.
Sired By: JRI Probity 254D28
Reserve Champion Pen of Balancer Steers
Pen Value: $6,980.41
Pen Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Pen Yield Grade: 3
Owned By: Cedar Top Ranch
Sired By: CCMF Mr. Payweight 19C ET
Steer Challenge Results
Participants of the 2022 Steer Challenge were awarded $2,000 in cash prizes and six banners. All five participants – Boehler Gelbvieh, Flying H Genetics, Grund Beef Genetics, Lucky Cross Ranch, and Wilkinson Gelbvieh – each donated $1,000 to the AGF.
Champion Average Daily Gain
Tag: 718
Average Daily Gain: 5.04 pounds
Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Yield Grade: 3
Owned By: Boehler Gelbvieh
Sired By: SB Shootout 725
Champion Carcass Steer
Tag: 718
Carcass Value: $2,429.06
Quality Grade: USDA Choice
Yield Grade: 3
Owned By: Boehler Gelbvieh
Sired By: SB Shootout 725
Congratulations to all the 2022 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 contests, 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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