Show Results
2024 American Royal
Results by Tawnie DeJong, MS
Photos by Next Level Images
The 2024 Open Gelbvieh and Balancer® shows were held at the American Royal in Kansas City, Missouri on Monday, October 14, 2024. Exhibitors welcomed judge Clinton Laflin of Russell, Kansas to sort 17 Gelbvieh and 26 Balancer® entries.
Champion Gelbvieh Female
Champion Gelbvieh Junior Heifer Calf
IFG Ivers Miss Yasmin M411
Isabel Lowe, Adrian, MO
Sire: IFG Ivers Hannibal F 14
Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Female
Champion Gelbvieh Senior Heifer Calf
TGV T Bar S Ms 1187L
Hadlee Ketcherside, Cuba, MO
Sire: DDGR Stellar 124J
Champion Gelbvieh Spring Heifer Calf
DTK Mocha K124M
DTK Cattle Company, Janesville, IA
Sire: RWG Happy Hour 0442 ET
Reserve Gelbvieh Junior Heifer Calf
HFGC Hart’s Finale 1M
Nick Doering, Basehor, KS
Sire: JKGF Husker’s Estate G658 ET
Reserve Gelbvieh Senior Heifer Calf
KKKG Triple K Miss Lexus G25L
Nick Doering, Basehor, KS
Sire: DCH Triple K Husker G413
Champion Gelbvieh Intermediate Heifer
LBVF Lola L01
Karlie Janeczko/Buffo Livestock, Leavenworth, KS
Sire: JLEA Tops Down 914G
Reserve Gelbvieh Intermediate Heifer
SHGC Lainey 29F11 L29
Kolton Phillips, Cole Camp, MO
Sire: KSI RRG Mr. Pistol L981G
Champion Gelbvieh Junior Yearling Heifer
SHGC Layla 25A31 L25
Jarrett Phillips, Cole Camp, MO
Sire: KSI RGG Mr. Pistol L981G
Reserve Gelbvieh Junior Yearling Heifer
RUPP Foxi 301L
Leighton Tinney, Mora, MO
Sire: BABR 2321J
Champion Balancer Female
Champion Balancer Junior Yearling Heifer
XXB Tessa 417/358L
Paige Walahoski, Overton, NE
Sire: XXB Shootout 417J ET
Reserve Champion Balancer Female
Reserve Balancer Junior Yearling Heifer
CTR Lass’s Black Pearl 301L ET
Kaycee Brown, Dwight, KS
Sire: CTR Lifeline 7756E
Champion Balancer Spring Heifer Calf
DTK Makin Memories C124M
DTK Cattle Company, Janesville, IA
Sire: Deppe SFF Full Spectrum 160
Reserve Balancer Spring Heifer Calf
SEPT What Comes Next M407
September Farms, Franklin, NE
Sire: MDR First Step 7549E
Champion Balancer Junior Heifer Calf
SEPT Malibu M401
September Farms, Franklin, NE
Sire: BABR Remedy 1307H
Champion Balancer Intermediate Heifer
TTG Twisted T Lady 2L
Emma Chamberlin, Cole Camp, MO
Sire: MRRC Mann Red Box 55C
Champion Balancer Senior Yearling Heifer
TLRR Prima Donna K272 ET
Justin Herlan, Bluejacket, OK
Sire: Colburn Primo 5153
Champion Gelbvieh Bull
Champion Gelbvieh Junior Yearling Bull
KSI RRG Luck of the Irish 346L
T Bar S Cattle Co, Billings, MO & Red Ridge Gelbvieh, Trenton, MO
Sire: HDG Hillsdown Finnegan 4F
Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Bull
Reserve Gelbvieh Junior Yearling Bull
MDR Lonesome Dove 3608L
Kyson Thiel, Kaw City, OK
Sire: PHG Just Do It J120
Champion Gelbvieh Spring Bull Calf
DTK Manifest H311M
DTK Cattle Company, Janesville, IA
Sire: RWG Happy Hour 0442 ET
Champion Gelbvieh Junior Bull Calf
LLLJ 3L Jelly Roll 14M2
Jessie Lowe, Adrian, MO
Sire: JLEA Tops Down 914G
Champion Balancer Bull
Champion Balancer Junior Yearling Bull
XXB Lead the Way 604L ET
Cody Brown, Dwight, KS
Sire: Conley Lead the Way 0738
Reserve Champion Balancer Bull
Champion Balancer Senior Bull Calf
CBRO Big Shot 2390L
Cody Brown, Dwight, KS
Sire: XXB Big Shooter 604J ET
Champion Balancer Spring Bull Calf
XXB Block Party 920M
Boehler Gelbvieh, Orleans, NE
Sire: XXB Block Party 514H
Champion Balancer Junior Bull Calf
HLN Kingston 104M
Justin Herlan, Bluejacket, OK
Sire: JRI Next Step 285X72
Champion Balancer Intermediate Bull
TFLP Jinks 137J
Leighton Tinney, Mora, MO
Sire: CRLL JNCC Empire 0983H ET
Reserve Balancer Junior Yearling Bull
HTFB Hilltops Lonestar L324
Hilltop Farms, Asbury, MO
Sire: JRI Probity 254D28
Junior Results
The 2024 Junior Gelbvieh/Balancer® Female show was held at the American Royal in Kansas City, Missouri on Monday, October 14, 2024. Exhibitors welcomed judge Ashley Wagner of Manhattan, Kansas to sort 21 Gelbvieh/Balancer® female entries.
Champion Junior Gelbvieh/Balancer Female
Champion Senior Heifer Calf
TGV T Bar S Ms 1255L ET
Gabrielle Tebo, Idaville, IN
Sire: DLW Sand Trap 928C ET
Reserve Champion Junior Gelbvieh/Balancer Female
Champion Junior Yearling Heifer
ASHE MKB 75L
Thompson Phelps, Paragould, AR
Sire: Hummel Argentine
Champion Junior Heifer Calf
IFG Ivers Miss Yasmin M411
Isabel Lowe, Adrian, MO
Sire: IFG Ivers Hannibal F 14
Reserve Junior Heifer Calf
XXB Miss Shooter 400M
Grant Walahoski, Overton, NE
Sire: XXB Big Shooter 604J ET
Reserve Senior Heifer Calf
TGV T Bar S Ms 1187L
Hadlee Ketcherside, Cuba, MO
Sire: DDGR Stellar 124J
Champion Intermediate Heifer
TTG Twisted T Lady 2L
Easton Chamberlin, Cole Camp, MO
Sire: MRRC Mann Red Box 55C
Reserve Intermediate Heifer
SHGC Lainey 29F11 L29
Kolton Phillips, Cole Camp, MO
Sire: KSI RRG Mr. Pistol L981G
Reserve Junior Yearling Heifer
CTR Lass’s Black Pearl 301L ET
Kaycee Brown, Dwight, KS
Sire: CTR Lifeline 7756E
Champion Senior Yearling Heifer
TLRR Prima Donna K272 ET
Justin Herlan, Bluejacket, OK
Sire: Colburn Primo 5153
Champions Selected at the 2024 National Western Stock Show Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer and Bull Pen Show
LINCOLN, Neb. – The 2024 National Western Stock Show Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer and Bull Pen Show was held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Exhibitors welcomed judge Jared Murnin, Pompeys Pillar, Montana, to evaluate and sort through three pens of heifers and nine pens of bulls.
Champion Pen of Three Balancer Females was owned by Warner Beef Genetics of Arapahoe, Nebraska, with an average pen weight of 850 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 2.68 pounds. Ranging in age from February 24, 2023, to March 1, 2023, heifers in this pen were sired by GDV T Bar S Casino 115G ET and BTBR Durant 6296D.
Reserve Champion Pen of Three Balancer Females was owned by Raile Cattle Company of St. Francis, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 942 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 2.97 pounds. Ranging in age from February 24, 2023, to February 27, 2023, heifers in this pen were sired by RAIL Mr Weight Up 156J, RAIL Record Year 9190G, and EGL Enterprise E080.
Champion Pen of Three Balancer Bulls was owned by Black Gold Genetics of Pritchett, Colorado, with an average pen weight of 1157 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 2.89 pounds. Ranging in age from December 1, 2022, to December 7, 2022, bulls in this pen were sired by CTR Ringgold 9700G ET, BGGR BGGR Blk Gold Payload 6152, and CTR Capitol Asset 9756G.
Reserve Champion Pen of Three Balancer Bulls was owned by Warner Beef Genetics of Arapahoe, Nebraska, with an average weight of 1172 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.44 pounds. Ranging in age from January 24, 2023, to February 16, 2023, bulls in this pen were sired by DLW TPG Headline 1018H ET, DLW TPG Frontrunner 2510F, and TMGC Arizona 21H.
Champion Pen of Five Balancer Bulls was owned by Black Gold Genetics of Pritchett, Colorado, with an average pen weight of 1167 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 2.92 pounds. Ranging in age from November 24, 2022, to December 14, 2022, bulls in this pen were sired by BTBR Durant 6296D and S A V Rainfall 6846.
Champion Pen of Three Gelbvieh Bulls was owned by Warner Beef Genetics of Arapahoe, Nebraska, with an average pen weight of 1103 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.26 pounds. Ranging in age from February 2, 2023, to February 9, 2023, bulls in this pen were sired by GRU Grand Plan 744G and DLW Sand Trap ET.
Reserve Champion Pen of Three Gelbvieh Bulls was owned by Judd Ranch Inc. of Pomona, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1278 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.59 pounds. Ranging in age from January 9, 2023, to January 24, 2023, bulls in this pen were sired by JRI General Patton 213B97 ET, JRI Alan 68G3, and JRI Relentless 170H281.
Champion Pen of Five Gelbvieh Bulls was owned by Judd Ranch Inc. of Pomona, Kansas, with an average pen weight of 1172 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.43 pounds. Ranging in age from January 9, 2023, to March 4, 2023, bulls in this pen were sired by JRI General Patton 213B97 ET and JRI Relentless 170H281.
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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Champions Named at the 2024 National Western Stock Show Gelbvieh and Balancer® Open Show
LINCOLN, Neb. – The 2024 National Western Stock Show Gelbvieh and Balancer® Open Show was held on Monday, January 8, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Exhibitors welcomed judge Chad Murnin of Musselshell, Montana, to evaluate and sort through the Gelbvieh and Balancer entries.
Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female was SEPT Gingersnap Martini K290 owned by Grant Walahoski of Overton, Nebraska. Sired by GHGF Man O’ War F825, and born December 22, 2022, this female first earned the title of Champion Senior Heifer Calf.
Reserve Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female was DRT Lonesome Sapphire Jewel 3L owned by Lonesome Dove Ranch of Ponteix, Saskatchewan, Canada. Born January 26, 2023, and sired by DRT Lonesome Yellowstone 175H, this female first earned the title of Champion Winter Heifer Calf.
Grand Champion Balancer Female was SEPT Deja Vu K221 owned by Lucky Cross Ranch of Atwood, Kansas. Sired by TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET, and born February 9, 2022, this female first earned the title of Champion Winter Yearling Heifer.
Reserve Grand Champion Balancer Female was DLW Ms Matron 340L owned by Berkley Warner of Arapahoe, Nebraska. Born March 1, 2023, and sired by GDV T Bar S Casino 115G ET, this female first earned the title of Champion Junior Heifer Calf.
Grand Champion Balancer Bull was SEPT KKKG Lincoln Lawyer L304 owned by September Farms of Franklin, Nebraska. Sired by KARR Rumfelt’s Prime Time H96G, and born March 3, 2023, this bull first earned the title of Champion Spring Bull Calf.
Reserve Grand Champion Balancer Bull was XXB Big Shooter 604J ET owned by Cody Brown, Dwight, Kansas; D Bar L Land and Livestock, Chadron, Nebraska; Kaycee Brown, Dwight, Kansas; and Seuferer Farms, Milo, Iowa. Born January 14, 2021, and sired by SB Shootout 725, this bull first earned the title of Champion Two-Year-Old Bull.
Grand Champion Gelbvieh Bull was BUTR Teamar 322K owned by Teagan Butterfield of Atkinson, Nebraska. Sired by PHS Prohart Ol’ Glory 935G, and born March 25, 2022, this bull first earned the title of Champion Junior Bull.
Reserve Grand Champion Gelbvieh Bull was BTSF Mr. Money Maker K37 owned by Abbiegail Shobe of Wyandotte, Oklahoma. Born May 1, 2022, and sired by JRI Secret Sensation 140A43, this bull first earned the title of Champion Intermediate Bull.
Gelbvieh Females
Champion Spring Heifer Calf
PHS Prohart Fancy Lady 348L
Pro-Hart Seedstock, Pueblo, Colo.
Sire: WAHL Flying H Mr High Rev 20G ET
Reserve Champion Spring Heifer Calf
CSRX Sophie Marie 628L
Cross Seven Ranch, Las Animas, Colo.
Sire: TMGG Phantom of the Ranch 611A
Champion Winter Heifer Calf
DRT Lonesome Sapphire Jewel 3L
Lonesome Dove Ranch, Ponteix, Saskatchewan
Sire: DRT Lonesome Yellowstone 175H
Champion Senior Heifer Calf
SEPT Gingersnap Martin K290
Grant Walahoski, Overton, Neb.
Sire: GHGF Man O’ War F825
Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf
TGV T Bar S Ms 1166K ET
Kylie Smith, Decatur, Ark.
Sire: DLW TPG Frontrunner 2510F
Balancer Females
Champion Junior Heifer Calf
DLW Ms Matron 340L
Berkley Warner, Arapahoe, Neb.
Sire: GDV T Bar S Casino 115G ET
Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf
SEPT Walk The Runway L343 ET
Connor Blubaugh, Burton, Kan.
Sire: Colburn Primo 5153
Champion Senior Heifer Calf
TLRR Prima Donna K272 ET
Justin Herlan, Bluejacket, Okla.
Sire: Colburn Primo 5153
Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf
TLRR Prima Bella K271 ET
Justin Herlan, Bluejacket, Okla.
Sire: Colburn Primo 5153
Champion Spring Yearling Heifer
BEA 0600K ET
Teagan Butterfield, Atkinson, Neb.
Sire: BVLK BVLK A314
Reserve Champion Spring Yearling Heifer
SEPT Victoria’s Secret K240 ET
Megan Walahoski, Overton, Neb.
Sire: TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET
Champion Winter Yearling Heifer
SEPT Deja Vu K221
Lucky Cross Ranch, Atwood, Kan.
Sire: TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET
Reserve Champion Winter Yearling Heifer
XXB Miss Block Party 230K
Kinleigh Ekhoff, Aurora, Neb.
Sire: XXB Block Party 514H
Balancer Bulls
Champion Spring Bull Calf
SEPT KKKG Lincoln Lawyer L304
September Farms, Franklin, Neb.
Sire: KARR Rumfelt’s Prime Time H96G
Reserve Champion Spring Bull Calf
BNW Plainsman Lunchbox 3112L
Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch, Model, Colo.
Sire: BNW Plainsman Hombre 0128H
Champion Winter Bull Calf
XXB Shooter 706L
Boehler Gelbviehs, Orleans, Neb.
Sire: XXB Big Shooter 604J ET
Champion Two-Year-Old Bull
XXB Big Shooter 604J ET
Cody Brown, Dwight, Kan.; D Bar L Land and Livestock, Chadron, Neb.; Kaycee Brown, Dwight, Kan.; and Seuferer Farms, Milo, Iowa
Sire: SB Shootout 725
Gelbvieh Bulls
Champion Spring Bull Calf
RAIL Laramie S 3113L
Raile Cattle Company, Saint Francis, Kansas
Sire: RAIL Record Year 9190G
Champion Winter Bull Calf
Prohart Leading Edge 37L
Pro-Hart Seedstock, Pueblo, Colo.
Sire: WAHL Flying H Mr High Rev 20G ET
Reserve Champion Winter Bull Calf
DVE Davidson Brew 97L
Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, Saskatchewan
Sire: DVE Davidson Hisgift 166F
Champion Senior Bull Calf
PHS Prohart Kraken 258K
Pro-Hart Seedstock, Pueblo, Colo.
Sire: DBRG Mr Sam Adams 8472F
Champion Intermediate Bull
BTSF Mr. Money Maker K37
Abbiegail Shobe, Wyandotte, Okla.
Sire: JRI Secret Sensation 140A43
Champion Junior Bull
BUTR Teamar 322K
Teagan Butterfield, Atkinson, Neb.
Sire: PHS Prohart Ol’ Glory 935G
Reserve Champion Junior Bull
DVE Davidson Pizzazz 122K
Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, Saskatchewan
Sire: DVE Davidson Conorstone 136D
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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Champions Named at the 2024 National Western Stock Show Gelbvieh and Balancer® Junior Show
LINCOLN, Neb. – The 2024 National Western Stock Show Gelbvieh and Balancer® Junior Show was held on Monday, January 8, 2024, in Denver, Colorado, Exhibitors welcomed judge Chad Murnin of Musselshell, Montana, to evaluate and sort through the Gelbvieh and Balancer entries.
Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female was SEPT Gingersnap Martini K290 owned by Grant Walahoski of Overton, Nebraska. Sired by GHGF Man O’ War F825, and born December 22, 2022, this female first earned the title of Champion Senior Heifer Calf.
Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Female was DRT Lonesome Sapphire Jewel 3L owned by Lonesome Dove Ranch, Ponteix, Saskatchewan, Canada. Born January 26, 2023, and sired by DRT Lonesome Yellowstone 175H, this female first earned the title of Champion Junior Heifer Calf.
Grand Champion Balancer Female was DLW Ms Matron 340L owned by Berkley Warner, Arapahoe, Nebraska. Sired by GDV T Bar S Casino 115G ET, and born March 1, 2023, this female first earned the title of Champion Junior Heifer Calf.
Reserve Grand Champion Balancer Female was TLRR Prima Donna K272 ET owned by Justin Herlan of Bluejacket, Oklahoma. Born September 28, 2022, and sired by Colburn Primo 5153, this female first earned the title of Champion Senior Heifer Calf.
Gelbvieh Junior Breeding Females
Champion Junior Heifer Calf
DRT Lonesome Sapphire Jewel 3L
Lonesome Dove Ranch, Ponteix, Saskatchewan
Sire: DRT Lonesome Yellowstone 175H
Champion Senior Heifer Calf
SEPT Gingersnap Martini K290
Grant Walahoski, Overton, Neb.
Sire: GHGF Man O’ War F825
Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf
TGV T Bar S Ms 1166K ET
Kylie Smith, Decatur, Ark.
Sire: DLW TPG Frontrunner 2510F
Balancer Junior Breeding Females
Champion Junior Heifer Calf
DLW Ms Matron 340L
Berkley Warner, Arapahoe, Neb.
Sire: GDV T Bar S Casino 115G ET
Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf
DLW Ms Casino 342L
Warner Beef Genetics, Arapahoe, Neb.
Sire: GDV T Bar S Casino 115G ET
Champion Senior Heifer Calf
TLRR Prima Donna K272 ET
Justin Herlan, Bluejacket, Okla.
Sire: Colburn Primo 5153
Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf
TLRR Prima Bella K271 ET
Justin Herlan, Bluejackter, Okla.
Sire: Colburn Primo 5153
Champion Junior Yearling Heifer
XXB Miss Block Party 230K
Kinleigh Ekhoff, Aurora, Neb.
Sire: XXB Block Party 514H
Reserve Champion Junior Yearling Heifer
BEA 0600K ET
Teagan Butterfield, Atkinson, Neb.
Sire: BVLK BVLK A314
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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