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
South Carolina State Fair Show Results
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Reported by Cindy Durham
Open Gelbvieh/Balancer®
Champion Female
GGGE 3G ATHENA 312A ET
Connor Durham, Belton, S.C.
Reserve Champion Female
BCFG BUTLERS BELLA 896B
Karen Eby, Duncan, S.C.
Champion Bull
GGGE 3G BASIC BLACK 472B
Connor Durham, Belton, S.C./Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Junior Show
Champion Female
BCFG BUTLERS BELLA 896B
Karen Eby, Duncan, SC
Reserve Champion Female
JCRN Halo’s Secret
Jared Carnes, Iva, SC
Gelbvieh and Balancer® Genetics Displayed During NWSS Pen Show
The Gelbvieh and Balancer® Pen Show took place at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado on Sunday, January 10, 2016. A total of 19 pens were exhibited at this year’s show. Shane Bedwell, Kanas City, Missouri, judged the pen bull show.
Judd Ranch, Inc. of Pomona, Kansas, exhibited the grand champion and reserve champion pen of three Gelbvieh bulls. The champion pen of three included three March-born bulls. This pen had an average weight of 1,137 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.68. All pen bulls are ultrasound scanned at the time of check-in. This champion pen had average actual scan data of 14.25 square inches for ribeye area, 3.08% IMF, and 0.25 inch of back fat.
The reserve pen of three Gelbvieh bulls were all February-born bulls and had an average weight of 1,233 pounds with an average weight per day of age of 3.65. This pen’s ultrasound scan data averaged a ribeye area of 15.09 square inches, 2.98% IMF, and 0.27 in of back fat.
Judd Ranch, Inc. also exhibited the grand champion pen of five Gelbvieh bulls. This pen included one January and four February-born bulls. The pen had an average weight of 1,141 pounds, with an average weight per day of age of 3.41. This set of bulls had average ultrasound scan data of 15.32 square inches for ribeye area, 3.45% IMF, and 0.27 inch of back fat.
In the Balancer pen show, Warner Beef Genetics, Arapahoe, Nebraska, exhibited the grand champion pen of three Balancer bulls. This pen consisted of all February-born bulls that averaged 1,267 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.89. This pen’s average ultrasound scan data is as follows: ribeye area of 15.49 square inches, 3.79% IMF, and 0.26 inch of back fat.
The reserve champion pen of three Balancer bulls was exhibited by Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Nebraska. Their pen of January-born bulls averaged a weight of 1,373 pounds and 3.85 weight per day of age. This pen averaged 15.60 square inches for ribeye are, 3.77% IMF and 0.40 inch of back fat with their ultrasound scan data.
Taubenheim Gelbvieh also exhibited the grand champion pen of five Balancer bulls. This pen included four January and one February-born bulls. This champion pen had an average weight of 1,199 pounds and average weight per day of age of 3.45. The pen’s average ultrasound scan data was 14.67 square inches for ribeye area, 3.54% IMF, and 0.30 inch of back fat.
Bar Arrow Cattle Company, Phillipsburg, Kansas claimed the reserve champion pen of five bulls. This pen of February-born bulls combined to weigh an average of 1,293 pounds, giving them an average weight per day of age of 4.04. This pen’s average ultrasound scan data was as follows: ribeye area of 15.67 square inches, 3.53% IMF, and 0.36 inch of back fat.
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Champions Parade at National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show
The 2016 National Gelbvieh and Balancer® show was held at the National Western Stock Show on Monday, January 11, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. A total of 226 animals were exhibited. Judge Chan Phillips, Maysville, Kentucky evaluated the 70 Gelbvieh females, 39 Gelbvieh bulls, 77 Balancer females, and 40 Balancer bulls.
Grand champion Gelbvieh female was EGL B281 owned by J W LeDoux, Agenda, Kansas. This heifer is an April 17, 2014 daughter of EGL Lock and Load X415 and was first named the champion junior yearling heifer.
The reserve grand champion Gelbvieh female came out of the same junior yearling heifer division. BCFG Butlers Bianca 534B is owned by Aidan Raab, Markle, Indiana and is the April 1, 2014 daughter of BCFG Butlers Impact 549U.
Ridinger Cattle Company, Deer Trail, Colorado, owns the grand champion Gelbvieh bull. AAD R Lawman 1467B is the son of CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y. This bull, born
GGGE 3G Big Valley 4108B ET was named reserve grand champion Gelbvieh bull. Owned by Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana, this bull is the December 16, 2014 son of GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET and came out of the senior bull calf division.
In the Balancer show, the grand champion Balancer female was RAAB BCFG Ms. Valentine 214B owned by Aidan Raab, Markle, Indiana. She is a February 14, 2014 daughter of S A V Brilliance and first claimed the junior yearling heifer division.
GGGE 3G Cowgirl Banshee 484B was named reserve grand champion Balancer female. This heifer is owned by September Farms/Riddle & CO, Hildreth, Nebraska and first claimed the intermediate yearling heifer division. She is the May 6, 2014 daughter of GGGE 3G EZ Money 209Z.
LeDoux Ranch/Cedar Top Ranch, Agenda, Kansas, owns the grand champion Balancer bull. EGL Lifeline B101 is the January 18, 2014 son of S A V Final Answer 0035 and first won the junior yearling bull division.
The reserve grand champion Balancer bull was HYBD Scharpe James Bond 1121B ET owned by Scharpe Angus, Arlington, Minnesota. This bull is a June 15, 2014 son of CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y and came out of the intermediate yearling bull division.
In the group classes, Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana claimed both champion produce of dam and champion get of sire. Both reserve champion produce of dam and reserve champion get of sire went to Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mt. Ulla, North Carolina. Champion best of four head and reserve champion best of four head both went to Green Hills Gelbvieh.
Premier breeder was Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana and premier exhibitor was J W LeDoux, Agenda, Kansas.
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2016 National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show
January 11, 2016
Denver, Colorado
Judge: Chan Phillips, Maysville, Kentucky
Entries: 226 head
Divisions and Reserves:
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Heifer Calf: MDR Clara Allen 520C; Brylee Thiel, Kaw City, Okla.; Sire: JRI Next Step 285X72
Gelbvieh Reserve Spring Heifer Calf: GGGE 3G Cowgirl Cleopatra 551C; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: GGGE 3G Archimedes 353A
Gelbvieh Champion Winter Heifer Calf: HIGH Ms Miranda 9C17 ET; Grace Hammer, Wallace, Kan.; Sire: JRI Pop A Top 197T83
Gelbvieh Reserve Winter Heifer Calf: BAG 97C; Gentry Warner, Beaver City, Neb.; Sire: CTR Sandhills 0065X
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Heifer Calf: GHGF Lady Sings the Blues; Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mt. Ulla, N.C.; Sire: FMGF Blue’s Impact 001X
Gelbvieh Reserve Senior Heifer Calf: GAMB Ms Bella; Braxton Murray, Kingfisher, Okla.; Sire: MDR Red Okie 2842Z
Gelbvieh Champion Intermediate Yearling Heifer: LARM Pippa; Karly Alexander, Perry, Okla.; Sire: SJCC X Century 70X
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Yearling Heifer: EGL B281; J W LeDoux, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: EGL Lock and Load X415
Gelbvieh Reserve Junior Yearling Heifer: BCFG Butlers Bianca 534B; Aidan Raab, Markle, Ind.; Sire: BCFG Butlers Impact 549U
Gelbvieh Champion Cow/Calf Pair: SEGA Allspice 495A; Grace Steenbergen, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Sire: RID R Eastwood 907W
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Bull Calf: OGSG Catapult 13C; Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kan.; GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z
Gelbvieh Reserve Spring Bull Calf: ELC Prince 068C; Cooper Gelbvieh, Burdett, Kan.; Sire: ELC Iron Eagle ET
Gelbvieh Champion Winter Bull Calf: MCCA Cornhusker Red 524C; McCarty Cattle Company, Parachute, Colo.; Sire: RWG Traction 7412
Gelbvieh Reserve Winter Bull Calf: AAD R Young Gun 5028C ET; Ridinger Cattle Company, Deer Trail, Colo.; Sire: CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Bull Calf: GGGE 3G Big Valley 4108B ET; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Senior Bull Calf: DLW TPG Jackpot 7551B ET; Warner Beef Genetics, Arapahoe, Neb.; Sire: GLAG Adkins Jackpot 906W
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Yearling Bull: AAD R Lawman 1467B; Ridinger Cattle Company, Deer Trail, Colo.; Sire: CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y
Gelbvieh Reserve Junior Yearling Bull: HTFB Mr. Bruce Almighty B419; Brad McWilliams/Hilltop Farms, Asbury, Mo.; Sire: BNC Mr Hojer Y062
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Yearling Bull: SYD Boondocks Axel 3116A ET; Sydney Wilkinson, Brighton, Colo.; Sire: JOB Danell TD Chico Loco 28Y
Gelbvieh Champion Two-Year-Old Bull: SLC Swagger 105A ET; Severtson Land & Cattle, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada; Sire: STON Xterminator 7X
Gelbvieh Reserve Two-Year-Old Bull: COV Durango 366A; Covington Gelbvieh, Montrose, Colo.; Sire: JRI Pop A Top 197T83
Balancer Champion Spring Heifer Calf: EGL Empress C161; Eagle Pass Ranch, Highmore, S.D.; Sire: EGL Lock and Load X415
Balancer Reserve Spring Heifer Calf: BAG 146CA; Hilltop Farms, Asbury, Mo.; Sire: CTR Sandhills 0065X
Balancer Champion Winter Heifer Calf: GGGE 3G Cowgirl Cruella 537C; Austin Starr, Stapleton, Neb.; Sire: S A V Bismarck 5682
Balancer Reserve Winter Heifer Calf: RAAB BCFG Ms. Star 13C; Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind.; Sire: S A V Brilliance 8077
Balancer Champion Senior Heifer Calf: BCFG Butlers Beyonce 10B2 ET; David Smith, Boulder, Colo.; Sire: BCFG Butlers Cherokee 504T ET
Balancer Reserve Senior Heifer Calf: GHGF Calista; Austin Teeter, Mt. Ulla, N.C.; Sire: GHGF Zeus 61Z
Balancer Champion Intermediate Yearling Heifer: GGGE 3G Cowgirl Banshee 484B; September Farms/Riddle & CO, Hildreth, Neb.; Sire: GGGE 3G EZ Money 209Z
Balancer Reserve Intermediate Yearling Heifer: GMTG Bree 20B; Garrett Teeter, Mt. Ulla, N.C.; Sire: GHGF Gin 98W
Balancer Champion Junior Yearling Heifer: RAAB BCFG Ms. Valentine 214B; Aidan Raab, Markle, Ind.; Sire: S A V Brilliance 8077
Balancer Reserve Junior Yearling Heifer: AHL Deb 467B ET; J W LeDoux, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: S A V Brilliance 8077
Balancer Champion Senior Yearling Heifer: AMT Ava 327A; Austin Teeter, Mt. Ulla, N.C.; Sire: TC Freedom 104
Balancer Champion Spring Bull Calf: BMCE MAC Chancellor 765C; Brandon McEndaffer, New Raymer, Colo.; Sire: DBRG Mr Concensus 383A ET
Balancer Reserve Spring Bull Calf: OGSG Cassius Clay 712C; Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kan.; Sire: GGGE 3G EZ Money 209Z
Balancer Champion Winter Bull Calf: SEPT Copperfield ET; September Farms/Riddle Cattle & CO, Hildreth, Neb.; Sire: GGGE 3G Smoke N’ Mirrors
Balancer Reserve Winter Bull Calf: GGGE 3G Centurion E527C; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: Schiefelbein Effective 61
Balancer Champion Senior Bull Calf: TTTT Mighty Hot ET; 4 T Ranch, Stillwater, Okla.; Sire: Mytty In Focus
Balancer Reserve Senior Bull Calf: BNW Plainsman Boom 4127B; Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch, Model, Co.; Sire: BNW Plainsman 2103Z
Balancer Champion Intermediate Yearling Bull: HYBD Scharpe James Bond 1121B ET; Scharpe Angus, Arlington, Minn.; Sire: CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y
Balancer Reserve Intermediate Yearling Bull: AHL First Class 493B ET; J W LeDoux, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: Dameron First Class
Balancer Champion Junior Yearling Bull: EGL Lifeline B101; LeDoux Ranch/Cedar Top Ranch, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: S A V Final Answer 0035
Balancer Reserve Junior Yearling Bull: GHGF Smooth Glide 10B; Justin Teeter, Mt. Ulla, N.C.; Sire: GKG Harley