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 Chosen at National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show
The National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show took place at the National Western Stock Show on Monday, January 8, 2018, in Denver, Colorado. Judge Randy Mullinix, Toulon, Illinois, evaluated the 42 Gelbvieh females, 36 Gelbvieh bulls, 78 Balancer females, and 30 Balancer bulls.
Grand champion Gelbvieh female was BCFG Butlers Ms Dixie 283D owned by Clint Main, Seymour, Indiana. This heifer was born March 4, 2016, and is the daughter of BCFG Butlers Red Oak 908W. She first claimed the junior heifer division.
GHGF Deanna 77D owned by Austin Teeter, Mount Ulla, North Carolina, won reserve grand champion Gelbvieh female. This March 3, 2016, daughter of FMGF Blue’s Impact 001X also came out of the junior heifer division.
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana owned the grand champion Gelbvieh bull. GGGE 3G Die Cast 637D is the January 27, 2016, son of GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z and was first named Gelbvieh champion junior bull.
Reserve grand champion Gelbvieh bull was GDV T Bar S Ace’s High 209D owned by Grace Vehige, Bonnots Mill, Missouri. This bull was born December 22, 2016, and is the son of GDV T Bar S Reload 27A ET. He first claimed the senior bull calf division.
Grand champion Balancer female was EGL Vivian C1083 owned by J W LeDoux, Ree Heights, South Dakota. This female is the March 25, 2015, daughter of Eagle Pass Final Answer 1047 and was first named Balancer champion cow-calf pair. Vivian C1083’s calf-at-side was CHIP Exhibition 7283E born May 21, 2017, and is sired by EGL Roundhouse B019.
J W LeDoux also owned the reserve grand champion Balancer female. EGL Lass E3200 is the daughter of EGL Lifeline B101. This February 15, 2017, heifer first claimed the winter heifer calf division.
Grand champion Balancer bull was GGGE 3G Double Agent 602D owned Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana. This bull was born January 6, 2016, and is the son of GGGE 3G Smoke N’ Mirrors 639S. He first claimed the junior bull division.
MDR First Step 7549E owned by Dobson Ranch, Kaw City, Oklahoma, won reserve grand champion Balancer bull. This bull is the March 5, 2017, son of JRI Next Step 285X72 and was first named Balancer champion spring bull calf.
2018 Gelbvieh and Balancer National Show
National Western Stock Show
January 8, 2018
Denver, Colorado
Division Champions and Reserves:
Gelbvieh Females
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Heifer Calf: GHGF Zelda 20E; French Farms , Big Clifty, Ky.; Sire: GHGF Young Gun C310
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Spring Heifer Calf: SEPT RCO No Tan Lines E273; September Farms/Riddle & Co., Franklin, Neb.; Sire: JRI Next Step 285X72
Gelbvieh Champion Winter Heifer Calf: VOS 909E; Hilltop Farms, Asbury, Mo.; Sire: FHG Flying H MR Traction 45B
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Winter Heifer Calf: SKYC BCFG-SKYS Eleanor 282E; Casey Martin, Oregon, Ill.; Sire: JRI Pistol Pete 214A44
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Heifer Calf: POST Post Rock Wilma 334D8 ET ; Kyle Cavalli, Lincoln, Kan. ; Sire: DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf: GHGF Bella 58D; Austin Teeter, Mount Ulla, N.C./French Farms, Clifty, Ky.; Sire: GHGF Zeus 61Z
Gelbvieh Champion Intermediate Heifer: PHS ProHart Brandy 634D; Cross Seven Ranch, Las Animas, Colo.; Sire: BDCG DC 401A4 ET
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Heifer: BCFG Butlers Ms Dixie 283D; Clint Main, Seymour, Ind.; Sire: BCFG Butlers Red Oak 908W
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Junior Heifer: GHGF Deanna 77D; Austin Teeter, Mount Ulla, N.C.; Sire: FMGF Blue’s Impact 001X
Gelbvieh Bulls
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Bull Calf: VLK E729 War Cloud; Britney Volek, Highmore, S.D.; Sire: BABR 5201C Reload ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Spring Bull Calf: RWG Exact Combination 7409; Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada; Sire: RWG Right Combination 5506
Gelbvieh Champion Winter Bull Calf: JLSL Apollo 759E; Ledgerwood Gelbvieh, Clarkston, Wash.; Sire: JDPD Time Traveler 450X
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Winter Bull Calf: HTFM Mr Equalizer E711; Hilltop Farms Benny McWilliams, Asbury, Mo.; Sire: DCSF Post Rock FI 49B2
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Bull Calf: GDV T Bar S Ace’s High 209D; Grace Vehige, Bonnots Mill, Mo.; Sire: GDV T Bar S Reload 27A ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Senior Bull Calf: GHGF Whole Lotta Love 53D1 ET; Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mount Ulla, N.C.; Sire: FMGF Blue’s Impact 001X
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Bull: GGGE 3G Die Cast 637D; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Junior Bull: GHGF Cow Town D536; Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mount Ulla, N.C.; Sire: FMGF Blue’s Impact 001X
Gelbvieh Champion Two-Year-Old Bull: AAD R One Eyed Jack 5009C; Linda Shafer, Strasburg, Colo.; Sire: Rid R Collateral 2R
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Two-Year-Old Bull: RWG Right Combination 5506 ; Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada; Sire: RWG War Admiral 2528
Balancer Females
Balancer Champion Spring Heifer Calf: BCFG Butlers Elize 730E; Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.; Sire: BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z
Balancer Reserve Champion Spring Heifer Calf: RRAB BCFG Ms. Evangeline 413E ET; Aidan Raab, Markle, Ind.; Sire: S A V Brilliance 8077
Balancer Champion Winter Heifer Calf: EGL Lass E3200; J W LeDoux, Ree Heights, S.D; Sire: EGL Lifeline B101
Balancer Reserve Champion Winter Heifer Calf: MDR Elly Zendt 702E ET; Brylee Thiel, Kaw City, Okla.; Sire: Dameron First Class
Balancer Champion Senior Heifer Calf: GHGF Delilah 655D; Austin Teeter, Mount Ulla, N.C.; Sire: Gambles Hot Rod 9620
Balancer Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf: BCFG Butlers MS Daisy 28D3 ET; Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.; Sire: AHL Flashback 446B
Balancer Champion Intermediate Heifer: GGGE 3G Cowgirl Dixie 6102D; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: S S Hoover Dam B115
Balancer Reserve Champion Intermediate Heifer: RID R Ima’s Pride 6117D ET; Ridinger Cattle Company, Deer Trail, Colo.; Sire: WPRA Legacy A-314
Balancer Champion Junior Heifer: BCFG Butlers Ms Dolly 1315D; Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind.; Sire: BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z
Balancer Reserve Champion Junior Heifer: BRAX Delilah D26; Braxton Murray, Kingfisher, Okla.; Sire: BAG Mr Quick Sand 135 A
Balancer Champion Cow-Calf Pair: EGL Vivian C1083; J W LeDoux, Ree Heights, S.D.; Sire: Eagle Pass Final Answer 1047
Balancer Bulls
Balancer Champion Spring Bull Calf: MDR First Step 7549E; Dobson Ranch, Kaw City, Okla.; Sire: JRI Next Step 285X72
Balancer Reserve Champion Spring Bull Calf: GHGF Terminal Velocity E03; Garrett Teeter, Mount Ulla, N.C.; Sire: BGGR Gravity 803A
Balancer Champion Winter Bull Calf: OGSG OVER Enshrined 028E; Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kan.; Sire: OVER Cooperstown 350C
Balancer Reserve Champion Winter Bull Calf; GGGE 3G Extra Money 709E; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: GGGE 3G EZ Money 209Z
Balancer Champion Senior Bull Calf: DCSF Post Rock Dividend 375D8 ET; Post Rock Cattle Company, Barnard, Kan.; Sire: Basin Payweight 1682
Balancer Reserve Champion Senior Bull Calf: DMS Stuckys Dak ET; Stucky Beef Genetics, Salina, Kan.; Sire: Sandpoint Butkus X797
Balancer Champion Junior Bull: GGGE 3G Double Agent 602D; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: GGGE 3G Smoke N’ Mirrors 639S
Balancer Reserve Champion Junior Bull: MDR Pistol Pete 6566D; Dobson Ranch, Kaw City, Okla.; Sire: MDR Silver Bandito 3505A ET
Balancer Champion Two-Year-Old Bull: BNW Concho 5131C ET; Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch, Model, Colo.; Sire: SYD Stampede 6122S ET
Northern International Livestock Exposition
Champion Junior Gelbvieh Female
Animal: EGL Lass E3200
Sire: E6L Roundhouse B019
Exhibitor: JW LeDoux
Hometown: Ree Heights, SD
Reserve Champion Junior Gelbvieh Female
Animal: CJLL EMMA
Sire: DCSF POST ROCK ASTR
Exhibitor: Maddie Lehrkamp
Hometown: Hermosa, SD
Open Champion Gelbvieh Female
Animal: CJLL EMMA
Sire: DCSF POST ROCK ASTR
Exhibitor: Maddie Lehrkamp
Hometown: Hermosa, SD
Reserve Champion Open Gelbvieh Female
Animal: Cov Miss 662D
Sire: Lazy TV Tank
Exhibitor: Covington Gelbvieh
Hometown: Montrose, CO
Champion Open Balancer Female
Animal: EGL Vivian C1083
Sire: Eagle Pass Protégé
Exhibitor: JW LeDoux
Hometown: Ree Heights, SD
Reserve Champion Open Balancer Female
Animal: EGL Lass E3200
Sire: E6L Roundhouse B019
Exhibitor: JW LeDoux
Hometown: Ree Heights, SD
Champion Balancer Open Bull
Animal: Disco
Sire: Scharpe Hybrid Vigor
Exhibitor: Grace Steenbergen
Hometown: Cheyenne, WY
Reserve Champion Balancer Open Bull
Animal: CHIP Roundhouse 7238E
Sire: E6L Roundhouse B019
Exhibitor: JW LeDoux
Hometown: Ree Heights, SD
Champion Open Gelbvieh Bull
Animal: JLSL Apollo
Sire: JDPD Time Traveler
Exhibitor: Ledgerwood Gelbvieh
Hometown: Clarkston, WA
Reserve Open Gelbvieh Bull
Animal: CCMF Mr Impact 46C ET
Sire: HYEK Black Impact 3960N
Exhibitor: Ledgerwood Gelbvieh
Hometown: Clarkston, WA
Champions Named at American Royal Gelbvieh and Balancer Junior Heifer Show
The Junior Gelbvieh and Balancer® Heifer Show at the American Royal was held on Saturday, October 21, 2017, in Kansas City, Missouri. Judge Jim Bloomberg, Berwick, Illinois, evaluated the Gelbvieh and Balancer heifers.
Grand champion Gelbvieh heifer was RUPP Roxi 623D, owned by Dallan Thomas, Perry, Oklahoma. This heifer is the daughter of JRI Crusader 285Y99 and first claimed the Gelbvieh junior yearling heifer division.
Reserve grand champion Gelbvieh heifer was owned by Jessie Lowe, Adrian, Missouri. LLLJ London Crush 44D1 is the daughter of HIGH Stands Alone 9B73 ET and first claimed the Gelbvieh senior heifer calf division.
Grand champion Balancer heifer was KKAC Emerald 703E. This heifer is owned by Karly Alexander, Perry, Oklahoma, and first claimed the Balancer spring heifer calf division. She is the daughter of JRI Next Step285X72.
Reserve grand champion Balancer heifer was JNCC Grand Finale 672D, owned by Cameron Nowack, Bland, Missouri. This heifer also came out of the Balancer senior heifer calf division and is the daughter of Connealy Final Product 7212.