The 2017 National Gelbvieh and Balancer® show was held at the National Western Stock Show on Monday, January 9, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. A total of 203 animals were exhibited. Judge Shane Lindsey, Prairie City, Iowa, evaluated the 62 Gelbvieh females, 34 Gelbvieh bulls, 80 Balancer females, and 27 Balancer bulls.

The grand champion Gelbvieh female was HIGH Ms Miranda 9C17 ET owned by Grady Hammer, Wallace, Kansas. This February 18, 2015, daughter of JRI Pop a Top 197T83 first claimed the junior heifer division.

The reserve grand champion Gelbvieh female came out of the winter heifer calf division. RUPP Roxi 623D is owned by Karly Alexander, Perry, Oklahoma, and is the February 19, 2016, daughter of JRI Crusader 285Y99.

Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada, owns the grand champion Gelbvieh bull. RWG Right Combination 5506 is the May 4, 2015 son of RWG War Admiral 2528 and first claimed the intermediate bull division.

JRI Prowler 125B3 was named the reserve grand champion Gelbvieh bull. Owned by Eagle Pass Mansfield, South Dakota, and LeDoux Ranch, Agenda, Kansas, this bull is the September 2, 2014, son of JRI Pop a Top 197T83 and first won the senior bull division.

In the Balancer show, the grand champion Balancer female was BCFG Butlers 133C, owned by Alexandria Raab, Markle, Indiana. She is the November 2, 2015, daughter of BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z and first claimed the senior heifer calf division.

KDV T Bar S A La Mode was named the reserve grand champion Balancer female. She is owned by Grace Vehige and Kyle Vehige, Bonnots Mill, Missouri, and is the November 24, 2014 daughter of JBOB Carolina 5423P ET. She first won the senior heifer division.

McCarty Cattle Company of Rifle, Colorado owns the grand champion Balancer bull. MCCA Capitol Hill 516C first won the junior bull division and is the January 25, 2015 son of SAV Brilliance 8077.

The reserve grand champion Balancer bull came out of the same division. VLK C503 Young Gun is owned by Post Rock Cattle Company, Barnard, Kansas, and is the March 19, 2015 son of BGGR Gravity 803A.

Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tennessee, took home both the premier breeder and premier exhibitor awards.

2017 National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show
January 9, 2017
Denver, Colorado
Judge: Shane Lindsey, Prairie City, Iowa
Entries: 203 head

Divisions and Reserves:

Gelbvieh Champion Spring Heifer Calf: BCFG Butlers MS Dixie 283D; Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.; Sire: BCFG Butlers Red Oak 908W

Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Spring Heifer Calf: VLK D649 Harper ET; Volek Gelbvieh, Highmore, S.D.; Sire: VLK A301 Highmore

Gelbvieh Champion Winter Heifer Calf: RUPP Roxi 623D; Karly Alexander, Perry, Okla.; Sire: JRI Crusader 285Y99

Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Winter Heifer Calf: RID R Halle 6013D; Ridinger Cattle Company, Deer Trail, Colo.; Sire: AAD R Lawman 1467B

Gelbvieh Champion Senior Heifer Calf: BCFG SKYS Kali 282C; Casey Martin, Oregon, Ill.; Sire: BCFG Butlers Red Oak 908W

Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf: HIGH Ms Cora 9C79 ET; RLB Genetics, Fordland, Mo.; Sire: JRI Pop a Top 197T83

Gelbvieh Champion Intermediate Heifer: ELC Ms. Charlotte 2C; Brooke Cooper, Burdett, Kan.; Sire: GRU Impact 850X

Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Intermediate Heifer: GHGF Ms Oakie 534C; Austin Teeter, Mount Ulla, N.C.; Sire: FMGF Blue’s Impact 001X

Gelbvieh Champion Junior Heifer: HIGH Ms Miranda 9C17 ET; Grady Hammer, Wallace, Kan.; Sire: JRI Pop a Top 197T83

Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Junior Heifer: MDR Clara Allen 520C; Brylee Thiel, Kaw City, Okla.; Sire: JRI Next Step 285X72

Gelbvieh Champion Senior Heifer: KDV T Bar S Ya Meek; Grace, Vehige and Kyle Vehige, Bonnots Mill, Mo.; Sire: JBOB Carolina 5423P ET

Gelbvieh Champion Cow/Calf Pair: STON Miss Jest 13A; Dobson Ranch, Kaw City, Okla.; Sire: JRI Star Bucks 254Y82

Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Cow/Calf Pair: RWG Kitty 4512; Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada; Sire: COLB Mr Xavier X812

Gelbvieh Champion Spring Bull Calf: OGSG Over Drive Train 43D ET; Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kan.; Sire: GGGE 3G Bootlegger 439B

Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Spring Bull Calf: HIGH Hard to Find 26D36; Hightower Cattle Company LLC, La Cygne, Kan.; Sire: HIGH Mr Gold Rush 9A38

Gelbvieh Champion Winter Bull Calf: PHS Prohadrt Denalli 613D; Pro-Hart Seedstock, Pueblo, Colo.; Sire: BDCG DC 401A4 ET

Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Winter Bull Calf: TAU Full Force 8D ET; Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Neb.; Sire: HYEK Black Impact 3960N

Gelbvieh Champion Senior Bull Calf: OGSG Courageous 131C; R & N Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kan.; Sire: GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z

Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Senior Bull Calf: TTTT Rock Solid 1558C ET; Chase Tabor, Stillwater, Okla.; Sire: DBRG Foundation 2310Z

Gelbvieh Champion Intermediate Bull: RWG Right Combination 5506; Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada; Sire: RWG War Admiral 2528

Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Intermediate Bull: RWG Captain 5701; Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada; Sire: BEAS 2806Z

Gelbvieh Champion Junior Bull: MCCA Cornhusker Red 524C; McCarty Cattle Company and Grand Valley Gelbvieh/Balancer, Rifle, Colo.; Sire: RWG Traction 7412

Reserve Champion Gelbvieh Junior Bull: GHGF Hired Gun C56; Austin Teeter, Mount Ulla, N.C.; Sire: FMGF Blue’s Impact 001X

Gelbvieh Champion Senior Bull: JRI Prowler 125B3; Eagle Pass Ranch and LeDoux Ranch, Mansfield, S.D.; Sire: JRI Pop a Top 197T83

Gelbvieh Champion Two-Year-Old Bull: SLC Road Trip 103B; Severtson Land and Cattle, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada; Sire: CES Decka Roadie 81T

Balancer Champion Spring Heifer Calf: BCFG Ms. Danica 534D; Aidan Raab, Markle, Ind.; Sire: BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z

Balancer Reserve Champion Spring Heifer Calf: VLK D609 Ellie; Britney Volek, Highmore, S.D.; Sire: VLK A301 Highmore

Balancer Champion Winter Heifer Calf: BCFG Butlers Ms Daphanie 512D; Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.; Sire: BCFG Butlers Hillbilly Hero 71

Balancer Reserve Champion Winter Heifer Calf: MDR Dallas 616D ET; Karly Alexander, Perry, Okla.; Sire: CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y

Balancer Champion Senior Heifer Calf: BCFG Butlers 133C; Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind.; Sire: BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z

Balancer Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf: CCRO CCross Carolina 5320C; Hilltop Farms, Asbury, Mo.; Sire: VER Eagle Eye 224Y ET

Balancer Champion Intermediate Heifer: EGL Tessa C1510; Eagle Pass Ranch, Highmore, S.D.; Sire: EGL Lock and Load X415

Balancer Champion Junior Heifer: EGL Vivian C1083; J W LeDoux, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: Eagle Pass Final Answer 1047

Balancer Reserve Champion Junior Heifer: DJS 510C ET; Jady LeDoux, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: TAU Mr In Focus 22Z

Balancer Champion Senior Heifer: KDV T Bar S A La Mode; Grace Vehige and Kyle Vehige, Bonnots Mill, Mo.; Sire: JBOB Carolina 5423P ET

Balancer Champion Spring Bull Calf: PCCI Mr Roy 6131D; Pearson Cattle Co. Inc., Lake City, S.D.; Sire: HTFG Mr Roy A664

Balancer Reserve Champion Spring Bull Calf: CRAN D47 ET; Cranview Gelbvieh, Minot, N.D.; Sire: CTR Sandhills 0065X

Balancer Champion Winter Bull Calf: JNCC BROK Final Dimension 601D; Victoria Brooke Nowack, Bland, Mo.; Sire: EXAR Denver 2002B

Balancer Reserve Champion Winter Bull Calf: JCGR BAR GT Republican 170D ET; Jumping Cow Gelbvieh, Ramah, Colo.; Sire: CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y

Balancer Champion Senior Bull Calf: LWHF Black Diamond 814C; Little Windy Hill Farms, Max Meadows, Va.; Sire: PCC Witten 111A

Balancer Reserve Champion Senior Bull Calf: RID R Big Whiskey 5092C; Ridinger Cattle Company, Deer Trail, Colo.; Sire: CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y

Balancer Champion Junior Bull: MCCA Capitol Hill 516C; McCarty Cattle Company, Rifle, Colo.; Sire: SAV Brilliance 8077

Balancer Reserve Champion Junior Bull: VLK C503 Young Gun; Post Rock Cattle Company, Barnard, Kan.; Sire: BGGR Gravity 803A

Balancer Champion Senior Bull: GWBR BOBO 106B; George Weber, Lamar, Mo.; Sire: OGSG X-Factor 608X

Balancer Champion Two-Year-Old Bull: EGL Roundhouse B019; Roundhouse Group, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: EGL Roundup X777

Balancer Reserve Champion Two-Year-Old Bull: SUN Old School 77B; Severtson Land and Cattle, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada; Sire: SLC Old School 120W