Gelbvieh and Balancer® Champions Selected at AGJA Out of the Park Eastern Regional Show
LINCOLN, Neb. – The 2025 American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) Out of the Park Eastern Regional Show was held on Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Bardstown, Kentucky. Exhibitors welcomed judge Nathan Hicks of Midway, Kentucky, to evaluate and sort through six Gelbvieh and 15 Balancer® entries.
Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female was Anissa 806F 386L, owned by Oliva Maddox, Chickamauga, Ga. Sired by RWG RWG Seminole Wind 9430 ET, and born August 25, 2023, this heifer first received the title of champion senior yearling heifer.
Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Female was Anissa 4102C 356L ET, owned by Olivia Maddox, Chickamauga, Ga. Sired by RWG Guilt Trip 9148 ET, and born September 15, 2023, this heifer first received the title of reserve champion senior yearling heifer.
Grand Champion Bred & Owned Gelbvieh Female was CCDE Mindy 122M, owned by Callie Derossett, Sulphur, Ky. Sired by KILB PMFG Triple Crown 146J, and born August 22, 2024, this heifer first received the title of champion bred & owned intermediate yearling heifer.
Grand Champion Balancer Female was Butler’s Ms Melania 131M3 ET, owned by Clara Belle Bishop, Cox’s Creek, Ky. Sired by PVF Blacklist, and born February 5, 2024, this heifer first received the title of champion winter yearling heifer.
Reserve Grand Champion Balancer Female was Butler’s Ms Margo 549M1, owned by Kyra Moore, Fountain Run, Ky. Sired by RAAB Johnny 91J, and born March 2, 2024, this heifer first received the title of champion spring yearling heifer.
Grand Champion Bred & Owned Balancer Female was She’s A Lady 304L, owned by Clayton Wyatt Jones, Glasgow, Ky. Sired by S A V Bismark 5682, and born April 5, 2023, this heifer first received the title of champion bred & owned cow/calf pair.
Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Balancer Female was Abby, owned by Lexi Rittenhouse, New Carlisle, Ohio. Sired by PVF Blacklist 7077, and born November 25, 2023, this heifer first received the title of champion bred & owned senior yearling heifer.
Grand Champion Bred & Owned Balancer Bull was PMTD Gerald 553N, owned by Tillman Derossett, Glasgow, Ky. Sired by PVF Marvel 9185, and born January 28, 2025, this bull first received the title of champion bred & owned early junior bull calf.
Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Balancer Bull was Hush Money, owned by Lexi Rittenhouse, New Carlisle, Ohio. Sired by TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET, and born April 10, 2025, this bull first received the title of champion bred & owned late junior bull calf.
Gelbvieh Females
Champion Intermediate Yearling Heifer
CCDE Mindy 122M
Callie Derossett, Sulphur, Ky.
Sire: KILB PMFG Triple Crown 146J
Reserve Champion Intermediate Yearling Heifer
Madison 461M
Braylin Jones, Glasgow, Ky.
Sire: GHGF War Eagle H275
Champion Bred & Owned Intermediate Yearling Heifer
CCDE Mindy 122M
Callie Derossett, Sulphur, Ky.
Sire: KILB PMFG Triple Crown 146J
Champion Spring Yearling Heifer
Maryanne 143M17
Kendra Simon, Conway, Ark.
Sire: DMC Martin’s Patton 20K
Champion Senior Yearling Heifer
Anissa 806F 386L
Olivia Maddox, Chickamauga, Ga.
Sire: RWG RWG Seminole Wind 9430 ET
Reserve Champion Senior Yearling Heifer
Anissa 4102C 356L ET
Olivia Maddox, Chickamauga, Ga.
Sire: RWG Guilt Trip 9418 ET
Champion Cow/Calf Pair
PMFG Great Expectations 953G
Tillman Derossett, Glasgow, Ky.
Sire: EGL EGL Lifeline B101
Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female
Anissa 806F 386L
Olivia Maddox, Chickamauga, Ga.
Sire: RWG RWG Seminole Wind 9430 ET
Reserve Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female
Anissa 4102C 356L ET
Olivia Maddox, Chickamauga, Ga.
Sire: RWG Guilt Trip 9418 ET
Balancer Females
Champion Senior Heifer Calf
GI GI
Lexi Rittenhouse, New Carlisle, Ohio
Sire: LeachmanMSF JourneyMan G076F
Champion Intermediate Yearling Heifer
Velvet 978G 495M ET
Olivia Maddox, Chickamauga, Ga.
Sire: TJB TAYD Acuna 214K ET
Champion Spring Yearling Heifer
Butlers Ms Margo 549M1
Kyra Moore, Fountain Run, Ky.
Sire: RAAB Johnny 91J
Reserve Champion Spring Yearling Heifer
Marni 414M
Clara Belle Bishop, Coxs Creek, Ky.
Sire: MDR Stoney Larue 1572J ET
Champion Winter Yearling Heifer
Butlers Ms Melania 131M3 ET
Clara Belle Bishop, Coxs Creek, Ky.
Sire: PVF Blacklist 7077
Champion Senior Yearling Heifer
Mariquita 1107L
Kyra Moore, Fountain Run, Ky.
Sire: EGL Encore E7166
Reserve Champion Senior Yearling Heifer
Abby
Lexi Rittenhouse, New Carlisle, Ohio
Sire: PVF Blacklist 7077
Champion Bred & Owned Senior Yearling Heifer
Abby
Lexi Rittenhouse, New Carlisle, Ohio
Sire: PVF Blacklist 7077
Grand Champion Cow/Calf Pair
She’s A Lady 304L
Clayton Wyatt Jones, Glasgow, Ky.
Sire: S A V Bismark 5682
Reserve Champion Cow/Calf Pair
Alexa
Lexi Rittenhouse, New Carlise, Ohio
Sire: S A V Brilliance 8077
Grand Champion Bred & Owned Cow/Calf Pair
She’s A Lady 304L
Clayton Wyatt Jones, Glasgow, Ky.
Sire: S A V Bismark 5682
Champion Balancer Female
Butlers Ms Melania 131M3 ET
Clara Belle Bishop, Coxs Creek, Ky.
Sire: PVF Blacklist 7077
Reserve Champion Balancer Female
Butlers Ms Margo 549M1
Kyra Moore, Fountain Run, Ky.
Sire: RAAB Johnny 91J
Champion Bred & Owned Balancer Female
She’s A Lady 304L
Clayton Wyatt Jones, Glasgow, Ky.
Sire: S A V Bismark 5682
Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Balancer Female
Abby
Lexi Rittenhouse, New Carlisle, Ohio
Sire: PVF Blacklist 7077
Balancer Bulls
Champion Bred & Owned Late Junior Bull Calf
Hush Money
Lexi Rittenhouse, New Carlisle, Ohio
Sire: TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET
Champion Bred & Owned Early Junior Bull Calf
PMTD Gerald 553N
Tillman Derossett, Glasgow, Ky.
Sire: PVF Marvel 9185
Champion Bred & Owned Balancer Bull
PMTD Gerald 553N
Tillman Derossett, Glasgow, Ky.
Sire: PVF Marvel 9185
Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Balancer Bull
Hush Money
Lexi Rittenhouse, New Carlisle, Ohio
Sire: TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET