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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