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 2020 National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show at NWSS
The National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show took place at the National Western Stock Show on Monday, January 13, 2020, in Denver, Colorado. Judge Kyle Perez, Nara Vista, New Mexico, evaluated the 47 Gelbvieh females, 26 Gelbvieh bulls, 75 Balancer females, and 24 Balancer bulls.
Grand champion Gelbvieh female was BCFG Butlers Ms Gia 90G ET owned by Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tennessee. This heifer was born January 25, 2019 and is the daughter of BCFG Butlers Impact 549U. She first claimed the winter heifer calf division.
TTTT Ms Scarlett 908G owned by Karsyn Youngblood, Columbus, Kansas, won reserve grand champion Gelbvieh female. This March 8, 2019, daughter of RID R McCoy 7084E first claimed the spring heifer calf división.
Austin Teeter, Mount Ulla, North Carolina, owned the grand champion Gelbvieh bull. GHGF Man O’ War F825, is the February 5, 2018, son of GHGF Cow Town D536 and first was named junior bull champion.
Reserve grand champion Gelbvieh bull was RROG Over Final Line 16F owned by Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kansas. This bull was born on April 11, 2018 and is the son of GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z. He first claimed reserve in the junior bull division.
Grand champion Balancer female was GHGF Zelda 20F owned by Rupp Ranch, Perry, Oklahoma and Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mount Ulla, North Carolina. This heifer is the May 4, 2018 daughter of SCC First-N-Goal GAF 114 and was first named the intermediate heifer champion.
Reserve grand champion Balancer female was BBTB Primo Donna 220G owned by Volek Gelbvieh, Highmore, South Dakota. This female was born February 20, 2019 and is the daughter of Colburn Primo 5153. She was the winter heifer calf champion.
Grand champion Balancer bull was TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET owned by TJB Gelbvieh, Chickamauga, Georgia. This bull was born on September 1, 2018 and is the son of JRI Probity 254D28. He first claimed the senior bull calf division.
XXB Battle Cry 116E owned by September Farms, Franklin, Nebraska, and TJB Gelbvieh, Chickamauga, Georgiawon reserve grand champion Balancer bull. This bull is the January 23, 2017 son of Colburn Primo 5153 and was first named the two-year-old bull champion.
2020 Gelbvieh and Balancer® National Show
National Western Stock Show
January 13, 2020
Denver, Colorado
Division Champion and Reserves:
Gelbvieh Females
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Heifer Calf
TTTT Ms Scarlett 908G
Karsyn Youngblood, Columbus, Kan.
Sire: RID R McCoy 7084E
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Spring Heifer Calf
BCFG Butlers Ms Gabby 534G ET
Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.
Sire: DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8
Gelbvieh Champion Winter Heifer Calf
BCFG Butlers Ms Gia 90G ET
Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.
Sire: BCFG Butlers Impact 549U
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Winter Heifer Calf
CIRS 11G
Adelyn Sienknecht, Gladbrook, Iowa
Sire: DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Heifer Calf
BCFG Butlers 134F
Clint Main, Seymour, Ind.
Sire: JKGF Reflex X4 ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf
JRI Ms Sniper 246F352
Avarielle Hightower, La Cygne, Kan.
Sire: TAU Sniper 96B
Gelbvieh Champion Intermediate Heifer
RWG Kitty’s Fantasy 8516
Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, AB, Canada
Sire: JRI Santiago 37C31
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Intermediate Heifer
MDGG Josie Jo 214F
Mitch Garcia, Las Animas, Colo.
Sire: VRT Lazy TV Sam U451
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Heifer
GHGF Zelda 20F1 ET
Colton Cox, Spruce Pine, N.C.
Sire: JRI Secret Link 214D98
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Junior Heifer
GGGE 3G Frankly My Dear 8100F
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind., Davidson Show Cattle, Duncan, S.C.
Sire: GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z
Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female
BCFG Butlers Ms Gia 90G ET
Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.
Sire: BCFG Butlers Impact 549U
Reserve Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female
TTTT Ms Scarlett 908G
Karsyn Youngblood, Columbus, Kan.
Sire: RID R McCoy 7084E
Balancer Females
Balancer Champion Spring Heifer Calf
GDV T Bar S Ms Casino 113G ET
Harley Sargent, Denison, Texas
Sire: KR Casino 6243
Balancer Reserve Champion Spring Heifer Calf
MDR Empress 908G ET
T/R Cattle Company, Glencoe, Okla.
Sire: MDR First Step 7549E
Balancer Champion Winter Heifer Calf
BBTB Primo Donna 220G
Volek Gelbvieh, Highmore, S.D.
Sire: Colburn Primo 5153
Balancer Reserve Champion Winter Heifer Calf
BCFG Butlers Ms. Greta 730F
Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.
Sire: BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z
Balancer Champion Senior Heifer Calf
TGV T Bar S Miss Tootsie 115F
Jaycie Forbes, De Smet, S.D.
Sire: AHL Long Haul 5035C
Balancer Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf
GHFG Lilah 855F
Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mount Ulla, N.C.
Sire: Gambles Hot Rod 9620
Balancer Champion Intermediate Heifer
GHGF Zelda 20F
Rupp Ranch, Perry, Okla., Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mount Ulla, N.C.
Sire: SCC First-N-Goal GAF 114
Balancer Reserve Champion Intermediate Heifer
BCFG Butlers Fredia 133F
Grace Steenbergen, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Sire: BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z
Balancer Champion Junior Heifer
EGL Mercedes F401
Jady LeDoux, Ree Heights, S.D.
Sire: EGL Doc Holliday D100 ET
Balancer Reserve Champion Junior Heifer
RAAB BCFG Ms. Farah 24F ET
Karley Rumfelt, Phillipsburg, Mo.
Sire : SAV Brilliance 8077
Balancer Champion Senior Heifer
XXB Miss Lifeline 802E
Cody Brown, Dwight, Kan.
Sire: EGL Lifeline B101
Grand Champion Balancer Female
GHGF Zelda 20F
Rupp Ranch, Perry, Okla., Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mount Ulla, N.C.
Sire: SCC First-N-Goal GAF 114
Reserve Grand Champion Balancer Female
BBTB Primo Donna 220G
Volek Gelbvieh, Highmore, S.D.
Sire: Colburn Primo 5153
Balancer Bulls
Balancer Champion Spring Bull Calf
JNCC Dividend 9705G ET
Nowack Cattle Company, Owensville, Mo., Carroll Land and Cattle, Raymore, Mo.
Sire: LD Capitalist 316
Balancer Reserve Champion Spring Bull Calf
BNW Plainsman Granger 9126G
Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch, Model, Colo.
Sire: BNW Plainsman Dirt Road 6144D
Balancer Champion Winter Bull Calf
JLSL Shameless 934G
Ledgerwood Gelbvieh, Clarkston, Wash.
Sire: CCMF Mr. Impact 46C ET
Balancer Reserve Champion Winter Bull Calf
DTKF Twilights Gangster 427G
DTK Cattle Company, Janesville, Iowa
Sire: SVVG Charlo C520
Balancer Champion Senior Bull Calf
TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET
TJB Gelbvieh, Chickamauga, Ga.
Sire: JRI Probity 254D28
Balancer Reserve Champion Senior Bull Calf
GDV T Bar S Allegiance ET 129F
Grace Vehige, Billings, Mo.
Sire: EGL Lifeline B101
Balancer Champion Intermediate Bull
REA Mr Red Maple 823F
Rachelle Anderson, Jamestown, Kan.
Sire: EGL Lifeline B101
Balancer Champion Junior Bull
HTFB Frontline F841 ET
Brad McWilliams/Hilltop Farms, Asbury, Mo.
Sire: BGGR Gravity 803A
Balancer Reserve Champion Junior Bull
RWG Free Beer 8401 ET
Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, AB, Canada
Sire: Vision Unanimous 1418
Balancer Champion Two-Year-Old Bull
XXB Battle Cry 116E
September Farms, Franklin, Neb., TJB Gelbvieh, Chickamauga, Ga.
Sire: Colburn Primo 5153
Grand Champion Balancer Bull
TJB Rebel Yell 804F ET
TJB Gelbvieh, Chickamauga, Ga.
Sire: JRI Probity 254D28
Reserve Grand Champion Balancer Bull
XXB Battle Cry 116E
September Farms, Franklin, Neb., TJB Gelbvieh, Chickamauga, Ga.
Sire: Colburn Primo 5153
Gelbvieh Bulls
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Bull Calf
RWG Guilt Trip 9418 ET
Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, AB, Canada
Sire: RWG Exact Combination 7409
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Spring Bull Calf
RWG Grand Plan 9420 ET
Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, AB, Canada
Sire: RWG Exact Combination 7409
Gelbvieh Champion Winter Bull Calf
GGGE 3G Grand Entry 933G
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.
Sire: GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Winter Bull Calf
MCCA Gunner 947G
McCarty Cattle Company/Prairie Hills Gelbvieh, Rifle, Colo.
Sire: GHGF Lone Star D027
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Bull Calf
PHS Prohart Gregg 847F
Bianca Binning, McDonald, Kan.
Sire: OGSG Centurion 120C
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Senior Bull Calf
JAZZ Ed 66F2
Jazzmin Binning, McDonald, Kan.
Sire: BDCG DC 401A4 ET
Gelbvieh Champion Intermediate Bull
JRI Sustainabull 253F48
Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kan.
Sire: JRI Secret Instinct 254U83
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Bull
GHGF Man O’ War F825
Austin Teeter, Mount Ulla, N.C.
Sire: GHGF Cow Town D536
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Junior Bull
RROG Over Final Line 16F
Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kan.
Sire: GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z
Gelbvieh Champion Two-Year-Old Bull
SLC Strut 146E
Severtson Land & Cattle, Red Deer County, AB, Canada
Sire: SLC Swagger 105A ET
Grand Champion Gelbvieh Bull
GHGF Man O’ War F825
Austin Teeter, Mount Ulla, N.C.
Sire: GHGF Cow Town D536
Reserve Grand Champion Gelbvieh Bull
RROG Over Final Line 16F
Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kan.
Sire: GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z
Top Genetics on Display at NWSS Gelbvieh and Balancer® Pen Show
The Gelbvieh and Balancer® Pen Show took place at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday, January 13, 2019. A total of 17 pens entered in this year’s show and included 14 pens of bulls and three pens of heifers. Quinton Smith, Lebanon, Tennessee, judged both the pen bull and pen heifer shows.
Beastrom Ranch, Pierre, South Dakota, exhibited the grand champion pen of three Balancer heifers in the inaugural Gelbvieh and Balancer heifer pen show. The champion pen consisted of three March 2018 calves. The average weight among the pen was 945 pounds with an average weight per day of age of 3 pounds. All heifers entering the pen shows are ultrasound scanned at the time of check-in, which took place on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The champion pen had an average ribeye area of 11.24 square inches, 3.88% IMF, and 0.27 inches of back fat.
The reserve grand champion pen of three Balancer heifers was exhibited by T Bar S Cattle Company, Billings, Missouri. All three females in this pen were November 2017 calves with an average weight of 961 pounds with an average weight per day of age at 2.2 pounds. This pen’s ultrasound data averaged a ribeye area of 12.71 square inches, 4.37% IMF, and 0.32 inches of back fat.
The grand champion pen of five Balancer heifers was exhibited by Warner Beef Genetics, Arapahoe, Nebraska. The pen consisted of five late-January to early-March 2018 heifers. Average weight for this pen was 874 pounds with an average weight per day of age of 2.6 pounds. The ultrasound data revealed an average ribeye area of 12.41 square inches, 4% IMF, and 0.35 inches of back fat.
Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kansas, exhibited the grand champion pen of three Gelbvieh bulls. The champion pen consisted of three January 2018 born bulls. This pen had an average weight of 1,248 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.4 pounds. All pen bulls are ultrasound scanned at the time of check-in. This pen’s ultrasound scan data averaged a ribeye area of 15.63 square inches, 3.5% IMF, and 0.26 inches of back fat.
The reserve champion pen of three Gelbvieh bulls was exhibited by Bar Arrow Cattle Co, Phillipsburg, Kansas. This pen consisted of February 2018 bulls and had an average weight of 993 pounds with an average weight per day of age of 3.4 pounds. This set of bulls had average ultrasound scan data of 13.74 square inches for ribeye, 2.8% IMF, and 0.20 inches of back fat.
Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kansas, also exhibited the grand champion pen of five Gelbvieh bulls. This pen consisted of three January 2018 bulls and two February 2018 bulls. The pen had an average weight of 1,198 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.4 pounds. This set of bulls had average ultrasound scan data of 14.66 square inches of ribeye, 3.39% IMF, and 0.26 inches of back fat.
In the Balancer pen show, Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kansas, struck again and exhibited the grand champion pen of three Balancer bulls. This pen consisted of one January 2018 born bull and two February 2018 born bulls that averaged 1,180 pounds with an average weight per day of age of 3.5 pounds. The pen’s average ultrasound scan data is as follows: ribeye area of 14.45 square inches, 3.33% IMF and 0.31 inches of back fat.
The reserve champion pen of three Balancer bulls was exhibited by Boehler Gelbvieh, Orleans, Nebraska. Their pen of February 2018 born bulls averaged a weight of 1,016 pounds and 3 pounds weight per day of age. This pen averaged 13.11 square inches for ribeye area, 3.8% IMF and 0.40 inches of back fat with their ultrasound scan data.
Warner Beef Genetics, Arapahoe, Nebraska exhibited the grand champion pen of five Balancer bulls. This pen included four February-born and one March 2018 born bull. This champion pen had an average weight of 1,165 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.5 pounds. The pen’s average ultrasound scan data was 13.69 square inches for ribeye area, 3.55% IMF, and 0.31 inches of back fat.
Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kansas, exhibited the reserve champion pen of five Balancer bulls. This pen included three January and two February 2018 bulls. This pen averaged a weight of 1,148 pounds and had an average weight per day of age of 3.3 pounds. This set of bulls had average ultrasound scan data of 14.55 square inches for ribeye area, 3.37% IMF, and .28 inches of back fat.
The American Gelbvieh Association is a progressive beef cattle breed association representing 1,000 members and approximately 40,000 cows assessed annually in a performance-oriented total herd reporting system.
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Champions Chosen at National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show
The National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show took place at the National Western Stock Show on Monday, January 14, 2019, in Denver, Colorado. Judge Donnie Robertson, Yukon, Oklahoma, evaluated the 38 Gelbvieh females, 30 Gelbvieh bulls, 80 Balancer females, and 26 Balancer bulls.
Grand champion Gelbvieh female was GGGE 3G Frankly My Dear 8100F owned by Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana and Karen Eby, Duncan, South Carolina. This heifer was born April 15, 2018, and is the daughter of GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z. She first claimed the spring heifer calf division.
BCFG Butlers Ms Esmeralda 134E owned by Karley Rumfelt, Phillipsburg, Missouri, won reserve grand champion Gelbvieh female. This September 2, 2017, daughter of BCFG Butlers Hillbilly Hero 71Z first claimed the senior heifer calf division.
Hilltop Farms Benny McWilliams, Asbury, Missouri, owned the grand champion Gelbvieh bull. HTFM Mr Equalizer E711 is the February 7, 2017, son of CCRO Carolina Leverage 3214A and was first named Gelbvieh junior bull champion.
Reserve grand champion Gelbvieh bull was GGGE 3G Fort Apache 835F owned by Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana and Reynolds Bee Lick Gelbvieh, Crab Orchard, Kentucky. This bull was born February 17, 2018, and is the son of GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z. He first claimed the winter bull calf division.
Grand champion Balancer female was EGL Lass E3200 owned by JW LeDoux, Ree Heights, South Dakota. This female is the February 15, 2017, daughter of EGL Lifeline B101 and was first named Balancer junior heifer champion.
Reserve grand champion Balancer female was MDR Elly Zendt 702E ET owned by Brylee Thiel, Kaw City, Oklahoma. This female was born February 2, 2017, and is the daughter of Dameron First Class 896. She was the Balancer junior heifer division reserve champion.
Grand champion Balancer bull was SKYC SKYS Encore 7086E owned by Casey Martin, Oregon, Illinois. This bull was born March 19, 2017, and is the son of SKYM Foreman 2002Z. He first claimed the junior bull division.
GGGE 3G Frontier Justice 829F owned by Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana, won reserve grand champion Balancer bull. This bull is the January 17, 2018, son of GGGE 3G Agustus 317A and was first named Balancer winter bull calf champion.
2019 Gelbvieh and Balancer® National Show
National Western Stock Show
January 14, 2019
Denver, Colorado
Division Champion and Reserves:
Gelbvieh Females
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Heifer Calf: GGGE 3G Frankly My Dear 8100F; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, IN and Karen Eby, Duncan, SC; Sire: GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Spring Heifer Calf: GHGF Lass 261F; Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mount Ulla, NC; Sire: FMGF Blue’s Impact 011X
Gelbvieh Champion Winter Heifer Calf: HIGH Ms She’s A Pistol 9F15; Hightower Cattle Company LLC., La Cygne, KS; Sire: JRI Pistol Pete 214A44
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Winter Heifer Calf: DCSF Post Rock Wilma 93F8 ET; Kyle Cavalli, Lincoln, KS; Sire: VLK C503 Young Gun
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Heifer Calf: BCFG Butlers Ms Esmeralda 134E; Karley Rumfelt, Phillipsburg, MO; Sire: BCFG Butlers Hillbilly Hero 71Z
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf: AMT Bobbi 98E; Austin Teeter, Mount Ulla, NC; Sire: GHGF Shear Force 81A
Gelbvieh Champion Intermediate Heifer: SEPT RCO No Tans Lines E273; Kaid Sasse, Athol, KS; Sire: JRI Next STEP 285X72
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Heifer: GHGF Zelda 20E; Austin Teeter, Mount Ulla, NC; Sire: GHGF Young Gun C310
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Junior Heifer: CIRS 22YE; Circle S Ranch, Canton, KS; Sire: DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8
Gelbvieh Champion Cow-Calf Pair: JRI Ms Petrina 270D45; Lily Judd, Pomona, KS; Sire: JRI Pop A Top 197T83
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Cow-Calf Pair: RWG Kitty’s Dream 6526; Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, AB; Sire: BEAS 2806Z
Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female: GGGE 3G Frankly My Dear 8100F; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, IN and Karen Eby, Duncan, SC; Sire: GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z
Reserve Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female: BCFG Butlers Ms Esmeralda 134E; Karley Rumfelt, Phillipsburg, MO; Sire: BCFG Butlers Hillbilly Hero 71Z
Gelbvieh Bulls
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Bull Calf: SEPT Rawhide ET F407; September Farms, Franklin, NE; Sire: RID R Outlaw 1456B
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Spring Bull Calf: RROG Over Final Line 16F; Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, KS; Sire: GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z
Gelbvieh Champion Winter Bull Calf: GGGE 3G Fort Apache 835F; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, IN and Reynolds Bee Lick Gelbvieh, Crab Orchard, KY; Sire: GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Winter Bull Calf: DCSF Post Rock Young Gun 65F8 ET; Post Rock Cattle Co., Barnard, KS; Sire: VLK C503 Young Gun
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Bull Calf: JNCC Ripcord 783E; Jared, Caisie, Gilbert, Debra Nowack, Owensville, MO; Sire: JNCC Crimson Cash 514C
Gelbvieh Champion Intermediate Bull: PHS Prohart Epitome 739E; Pro-Hart Seedstock, Pueblo, CO; Sire: BDCG DC 401A4 ET
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Bull: HTFM Mr Equalizer E711; Hilltop Farms Benny McWilliams, Asbury, MO; Sire: CCRO Carolina Leverage 3214A
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Junior Bull: EGL Encore E7166; Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mount Ulla, NC; Sire: JOB Danell TD Chico Loco 28Y
Grand Champion Gelbvieh Bull: HTFM MR Equalizer E711; Hilltop Farms Benny McWilliams, Asbury, MO; Sire: CCRA Caroline Leverage 3214A
Reserve Grand Champion Gelbvieh Bull: GGGE 3G Fort Apache 835F; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, IN and Reynolds Bee Lick Gelbvieh, Crab Orchard, KY; Sire: GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z
Balancer Females
Balancer Champion Spring Heifer Calf: EGL Mercedes F401; Jady LeDoux, Ree Heights, SD; Sire: EGL Doc Holliday D100 ET
Balancer Reserve Champion Spring Heifer Calf: BCFG Butlers Fredia 133F; Butler Creek Farms, Milton, TN; Sire: BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z
Balancer Champion Winter Heifer Calf; RAAB BCFG Ms. Farah 24F ET; Aidan Raab, Markle, IN; Sire: SAV Brilliance 8077
Balancer Reserve Champion Winter Heifer Calf: BCFG Butlers Faith 131E; Butler Creek Farms, Milton, TN; Sire: BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z
Balancer Champion Senior Heifer Calf: JAGT Mystic 317E; Garrett, Justin and Austin Teeter, Mount Ulla, NC; Sire: GHCC Long Range 092C
Balancer Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf: HTFG Ms Echo E1715 ET; Kyler Camerer, Asbury, MO; Sire: Silveiras Style 9303
Balancer Champion Intermediate Heifer: JNCC Miss Sky High 748E; Cameron Nowack, Bland, MO; Sire: Musgrave Sky High 1535
Balancer Champion Junior Heifer: EGL Lass E3200; JW LeDoux, Ree Heights, SD; Sire: EGL Lifeline B101
Balancer Reserve Champion Junior Heifer: MDR Elly Zendt 702E ET; Brylee Thiel, Kaw City, OK; Sire: Dameron First Class 896
Grand Champion Balancer Female: EGL Lass E3200; JW LeDoux, Ree Heights, SD; Sire: EGL Lifeline B101
Reserve Grand Champion Balancer Female: MDR Elly Zendt 702E ET; Brylee Thiel, Kaw City, OK; Sire: Dameron First Class 896
Balancer Bulls
Balancer Champion Spring Bull Calf: BABR Revenant 8308F; Wes & Brittany Spencer, Pierre, SD; Sire BABR Vigilante 2101Z
Balancer Reserve Champion Spring Bull Calf: BNW Fireball 8133F; Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch, Model, CO; Sire: SYD Boondocks Axel 3116A ET
Balancer Champion Winter Bull Calf: GGGE 3G Frontier Justice 829F; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, IN; Sire: GGGE 3G Agustus 317A
Balancer Reserve Champion Winter Bull Calf: GMT Lazy TV Jump Drive F423; Lazy TV Ranch, Selby, SD; Sire: RAB Bieber Hard Drive Y120
Balancer Champion Senior Bull Calf: GGGE 3G Empire Builder 797E ET; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, IN; Sire: GGGE 3G Agustus 317A
Balancer Reserve Champion Senior Bull Calf: RID R Buford T Justice 7151E ET; Ridinger Cattle Company, Deer Trail, CO; Sire: AAD R Lawman 1467B
Balancer Champion Junior Bull: SKYC SKYS Encore 7086E; Casey Martin, Oregon, IL; Sire: SKYM Foreman 2002Z
Balancer Reserve Champion Junior Bull: MDR First Step 7549E; Dobson Ranch, Kaw City, OK; Sire: JRI Next Step 285X72
Balancer Champion Two-Year-Old Bull: GGGE 3G Double Agent 602D; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, IN; Sire: GGGE 3G Smoke N’ Mirrors
Grand Champion Balancer Bull: SKYC SKYS Encore 7086E; Casey Martin, Oregon, IL; Sire: SKYM Foreman 2002Z
Reserve Grand Champion Balancer Bull: GGGE 3G Frontier Justice 829F; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, IN; Sire: GGGE 3G Agustus 317A
The American Gelbvieh Association is a progressive beef cattle breed association representing 1,000 members and approximately 40,000 cows assessed annually in a performance-oriented total herd reporting system.
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