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
Quality Bulls Exhibited During NWSS Gelbvieh and Balancer® Pen Show
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The Gelbvieh and Balancer® Pen Show took place at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado on Sunday, January 11, 2015. A total of 15 pens were exhibited at this year's show. Doug Hixon, Laramie, Wyoming, 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 included two February and one January-born bulls. The champion pen had an average weight of 1,343 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.94. All pen bulls are ultrasound scanned at the time of check-in. This champion pen had average actual scan data of 15.97 square inches for ribeye area, 2.78% IMF, and 0.21 inch of back fat.
The reserve pen of three Gelbvieh bulls were all February-born and had an average weight of 1,335 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.94 pounds. This pen's ultrasound scan data averaged a ribeye area of 16.67 square inches, 2.49% IMF, and 0.34 inch of back fat.
Judd Ranch, Inc. also exhibited the grand champion pen of five Gelbvieh bulls. This pen included four January and one March-born bulls. The pen had an average weight of 1,276 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.70 pounds per day. This pen had average ultrasound data of 16.08 square inches for ribeye area, 2.98% IMF, and 0.24 inch of back fat.
In the Balancer pen show, Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Nebraska, exhibited the grand champion pen of three Balancer bulls. This pen consisted of two January and one February-born bulls that averaged 1,387 pounds and an average of 3.94 pounds per day of age. This pen's average ultrasound scan data is as follows: ribeye area of 15.25 square inches, 3.42% IMF, and 0.30 inch of back fat.
The reserve champion pen of three Balancer bulls was exhibited by Beastrom Ranch, Pierre, South Dakota. Their pen of March-born bulls had an average weight 1,231 pounds and had an average weight per day of age of 4.05. This pen averaged 14.07 square inches for ribeye area, 3.31% IMF, and 0.23 inch of back fat with their ultrasound data.
Eagle Pass Ranch, Highmore, South Dakota, exhibited the grand champion pen of five Balancer bulls. This champion pen included one January and four February-born bulls that had an average weight of 1,260 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.82 pounds per day. This pen's average actual ultrasound scan data was 15.29 square inches for ribeye area, 3.65% IMF, and 0.34 inch of back fat.
Taubenheim Gelbvieh claimed the reserve champion pen of five Balancer bulls. This pen of three January and two February-born bulls combined to weigh an average of 1,280 pounds, giving them an average weight per day of age of 3.69 pounds per day. This pen's ultrasound data was as follows: ribeye area of 15.33 square inches, 3.62% IMF, and 0.30 inch of back fat.
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Junior Show Gelbvieh Champions Parade at NWSS
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The Junior Gelbvieh and Balancer® Female Show at the National Western Stock Show was held on Saturday, January 10, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. Judge Dan Hoge, Galva, Illinois evaluated the 21 Gelbvieh and 36 Balancer females.
Sydney Taubenheim, Amherst, Nebraska, exhibited the grand champion Gelbvieh female. TAU Mia 363A is a February 3, 2013 daughter of TAU Gunnison 106R.
Brylee Thiel, Kaw City, Oklahoma, exhibited the reserve champion Gelbvieh female. STON Miss Jest 13A is a January 23, 2013 daughter of JRI Star Bucks 254Y82.
The grand champion Balancer female was exhibited by Aidan Raab, Markle, Indiana. RAAB BCFG Ms.Valentine 214B is a February 14, 2014 daughter of SAV Brilliance 8077.
Justin Teeter, Mt. Ulla, North Carolina, exhibited the reserve champion Balancer female. GHGF Whitney 25A1 ET is the November 1, 2013 daughter of PVF All Payday 729.
Champions Named at the National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show
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The 2015 National Gelbvieh and Balancer® show was held at the National Western Stock Show on Monday, January 12, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. A total of 207 animals were exhibited. Judge Greg McCurry, Sedgwick, Kansas evaluated the 54 Gelbvieh females, 49 Gelbvieh bulls, 77 Balancer females and 27 Balancer bulls.
Grand champion Gelbvieh female was TTTT Little Hottie exhibited by Chase Tabor, Stillwater, Oklahoma. This heifer is a March 27, 2013 daughter of TTTT Hott Papa ET and was first named champion junior heifer.
The reserve grand champion Gelbvieh female came out of the same junior heifer division. Sydney Taubenheim, Amherst, Nebraska, owns the reserve female TAU Mia 363A, a February 3, 2013 daughter of TAU Gunnison 106R.
Jumping Cow Gelbvieh of Ramah, Colorado and Ridinger Cattle Company of Deer Trail, Colorado own the grand champion Gelbvieh bull. RID R Outlaw 1456B is a March 16, 2014 son of CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y and first claimed the spring bull calf division.
GGGE 3G Bootlegger 439B was named the reserve grand champion Gelbvieh bull. Owned by Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kansas and Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana, this bull is a February 2, 2014 son of GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z and first won the winter bull calf division.
In the Balancer division, the grand champion Balancer female was GHGF Ashley 31A exhibited by Justin Teeter, Mt. Ulla, North Carolina. She is an April 1, 2013 daughter of FMGF Blue’s Impact 001X and first claimed the junior heifer division.
The reserve grand champion Balancer female came out of the spring heifer calf division. AHL Deb 467B ET is owned by J W LeDoux, Agenda, Kansas, and is the March 1, 2014 daughter of SAV Brilliance 8077.
TTTT Sugar Daddy ET was named grand champion Balancer bull. This August 16, 2012 son of OCC Legend 616L is owned by Chase Tabor, Stillwater, Oklahoma, and first claimed the senior bull division.
Boehler Gelbvieh, Orleans, Nebraska exhibited the reserve grand champion Balancer bull. XXB Insidious 23B came out of the spring bull calf division and is the March 9, 2014 son of XXB Insidious 612Y.
Premier breeder went to Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana and premier exhibitor went to Chase Tabor, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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2015 National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show
January 12, 2015
Denver, Colorado
Judge: Greg McCurry, Sedgwick, Kansas
Entries: 207 head
Division Champions and Reserves:
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Heifer Calf: BCFG Butlers Bianca 534B; Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.; Sire: BCFG Butlers Impact 549U
Gelbvieh Reserve Spring Heifer Calf: SLC Anita 119B; Severtson Land & Cattle, Red Deer County, Alberta Canada; Sire: JRI Secret Password 253Z38
Gelbvieh Champion Winter Heifer Calf: RID R Ima Lady 1403B ET; Ridinger Cattle Company, Deer Trail, Colo.; Sire: CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y
Gelbvieh Reserve Winter Heifer Calf: CIRS 16B; Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.; Sire: CIRS Decade 278U2
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Heifer Calf: JDPD Girlie Girl 450A; The Dromgoole’s Heaven, Richmond, Texas; Sire: RTRM Headline
Gelbvieh Reserve Senior Heifer Calf: HIGH Ms Lexi 34A74; Hightower Cattle Company LLC, La Cygne, Kan.; Sire: TAU Mr Krugerrand 70M 130P
Gelbvieh Champion Intermediate Heifer: KKKG Triple K Audraine; Triple K Gelbvieh, Basehor, Kan.; Sire: CIRS 12LW ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Intermediate Heifer: PMG Aphrodite 24A; Tricia Goes, Odell, Neb.; Sire: CRAN Dream On Y054
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Heifer: TTTT Little Hottie; Chase Tabor, Stillwater, Okla.; Sire: TTTT Hott Papa ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Junior Heifer: TAU Mia 363A; Sydney Taubenheim , Amherst, Neb.; Sire: TAU Gunnison 106R
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Bull Calf: RID R Outlaw 1456B; Jumping Cow Gelbvieh, Ramah, Colo./Ridinger Cattle Company, Deer Trail, Colo.; Sire: CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y
Gelbvieh Reserve Spring Bull Calf: GGGE 3G Bandoleer 458B; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET
Gelbvieh Champion Winter Bull Calf: GGGE 3G Bootlegger 439B; Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kan./ Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z
Gelbvieh Reserve Winter Bull Calf: DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8; Post Rock Cattle Co., Barnard, Kan.; Sire: JRI Top Producer 282Z3
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Bull Calf: SYD Boondocks Axel 3116A ET; Sydney Wilkinson, Brighton, Colo.; Sire: JOB Danell TD Chico Loco 28Y
Gelbvieh Reserve Senior Bull Calf: JCGR Bar GT Code Red 508A ET; Jumping Cow Gelbvieh, Ramah, Colo.; Sire: RID R G-Force 922W
Gelbvieh Champion Intermediate Bull: LWHF Black Crown 626A; Little Windy Hill Farms, Max Meadows, Va.; Sire: JKGF Future Investment X037
Gelbvieh Reserve Intermediate Bull: RWG Alberta Gold 3541; Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, Alberta Canada; Sire: LCR Warnock 612W
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Bull: GGGE 3G Aristotle 320A ET; Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kan./ Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Junior Bull: JLSL Jesse James 320A; Ledgerwood Gelbvieh, Clarkston, Wash.; JDPD Time Traveler 450X
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Bull: RWG War Admiral 2528; Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada; Sire: LCR Warnock 312W
Gelbvieh Reserve Senior Bull: VV Zake 114Z; Stone Gate Farm, Vermilion, Alberta Canada.; Sire: FIR River Ranaldo 38U
Balancer Champion Spring Heifer Calf: AHL Deb 467B ET; J W LeDoux, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: SAV Brilliance 8077
Balancer Reserve Spring Heifer Calf: GGGE 3G Cowgirl Banshee 484B; September Farms, Franklin, Neb./ Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: GGGE 3G Ez Money 209Z
Balancer Champion Winter Heifer Calf: XXB Shez A Brickhouse 412B; Boehler Gelbviehs, Orleans, Neb.; Sire: XXB Insidious 612Y
Balancer Reserve Winter Heifer Calf: RAAB BCFG Ms.Valentine 214B; Aidan Raab, Markle, Ind.; Sire: SAV Brilliance 8077
Balancer Champion Senior Heifer Calf: LWHF Faith 106A ET; Little Windy Hill Farms, Max Meadows, Va.; Sire: N Bar Emulation EXT
Balancer Reserve Senior Heifer Calf: BDCG DC Darci 401A2 ET; Seth Beying, Leavenworth, Kan.; Sire: SAV Bismarck 5682
Balancer Champion Intermediate Heifer Calf: BDCG Darci 401A1 ET; Logan Beying, Easton, Kan.; Sire: SAV Bismarck 5682
Balancer Reserve Intermediate Heifer Calf: PMG Aphrodite 09A ET; Tricia Goes, Odell, Neb.; Sire: TAU Gunslinger 19U
Balancer Champion Junior Heifer: GHGF Ashley 31A; Justin Teeter, Mt. Ulla, N.C.; Sire: FMGF Blue’s Impact 001X
Balancer Reserve Junior Heifer: CTR Lass 3200A; J W LeDoux, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: CTR Sandhills 0065X
Balancer Champion Senior Heifer: JDPD Megan 916Z; The Dromgoole’s Heaven, Richmond, Texas; Sire: JDPD Akin 140W
Balancer Champion Cow/Calf Pair: PLA Miss Zelda 20Z; Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mt.Ulla, N.C.; Sire: SAV Pioneer 7301
Balancer Reserve Cow/Calf Pair: JRI Ms Lou 207Z23; Lily Grace Judd, Pomona, Kan.; Sire: Mytty in Focus
Balancer Champion Spring Bull Calf: XXB Insidious 23B; Boehler Gelbviehs, Orleans, Neb.; Sire: XXB Insidious 612Y
Balancer Reserve Spring Bull Calf: AHL Anchorman 472B ET; LeDoux Ranch, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: XXB Wingman 639T ET
Balancer Champion Winter Bull Calf: BARG Brimstone 006B; Jacob Barwick, Orleans, Neb.; Sire: BABR Secret Brand 2100Z ET
Balancer Reserve Winter Bull Calf: XXB Insidious 17B; Boehler Gelbviehs, Orleans, Neb.; Sire: XXB Insidious 612Y
Balancer Champion Senior Bull Calf: GHGF Pay Stub 4A52 ET; Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mt. Ulla, N.C.; Sire: PVF All Payday 729
Balancer Reserve Senior Bull Calf: BNW Plainsman Gunner 3118A; Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch, Model, Colo.; Sire: BAG Diamond Back 98Y
Balancer Champion Intermediate Bull: PMG Aladdin 11A ET; Tricia Goes, Odell, Neb.; TAU Gunslinger 19U
Balancer Champion Junior Bull: RAIL King James 3127A; Raile Gelbvieh/Balancer, Saint Francis, Kan.; Sire: DMRS Ya Man 38Y
Balancer Champion Senior Bull: TTTT Sugar Daddy ET; Chase Tabor[RL13] , Stillwater, Okla.; Sire: OCC Legend 616L
Balancer Reserve Senior Bull: GGGE 3G Ez Money 209Z; Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kan./ Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: Duff Basic Instinct 6501