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 Named at American Royal Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show
The Gelbvieh and Balancer®show at the 2014 American Royal livestock show took place on Saturday, October 25 in Hale Arena at the American Royal complex. Kelly Burns of North Platte, Nebraska the Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle.
The grand champion Gelbvieh female was shown by Worrell Enterprises, LLC, Mason, Texas and Dromgoole’s Heaven, Richmond, Texas. JDPD Western Glitz 7114A is a January 24, 2013 daughter of JDPD Akin 140W. This heifer first claimed the junior yearling heifer division.
Coming out of the same junior yearling heifer division was the reserve champion Gelbvieh female. TAU Mia 363A is a February 3, 2013 daughter of TAU Gunnison 106R and was owned by Sydney Taubenheim, Amherst, Nebraska.
Showing the grand champion Gelbvieh bull was Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana. 3G Bandoleer 458B is the son of 3G Time Machine 758T ET and was born March 3, 2014. This bull first claimed the spring bull calf division.
The reserve champion Gelbvieh bull was 3G Aristotle 320A ET owned by Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana and Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kan. First named champion junior bull, he is the January 13, 2013 son of 3G Time Machine 758T ET.
In the Balancer show, grand champion Balancer female was owned by Volek Ranch, Highmore, South Dakota and Wes and Brittney Spencer, Pierre, South Dakota. BVLK A304 is the February 7, 2013 daughter of SAV Brilliance 8077 and first won the junior yearling heifer division.
JW LeDoux, Agenda, Kansas, owned the reserve champion Balancer female. CTR Lass 3200A is the daughter of CTR Sandhills 0065X and was born April 2, 2013. This heifer came out of the junior yearling heifer class.
Grand champion Balancer bull was 3G EZ Money 209Z and owned by Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana and Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kansas. This bull first claimed the senior bull division and is the January 16, 2012 son of Duff Basic Instinct 6501.
Coming out of the same senior bull division was the reserve champion Balancer bull. TTTT Sugar Daddy ET is an August 16, 2012 son of OCC Legend 616L. Chase Tabor, Stillwater, Oklahoma was the owner.
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2014 American Royal Gelbvieh and Balancer Show
October 25, 2014
Kansas City, MO
Judge: Kelly Burns, North Platte, Neb.
Division Champions and Reserves:
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Heifer Calf: 3G Cowgirl Bette 448B ET; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: 3G Time Machine 758T ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Spring Heifer Calf: VTT Miss Bella; Van Tucker, Portis, Kan.; Sire: JRI Pop A Top 197T83
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Heifer Calf: HIGH MS Anneli 14B9; Hightower Cattle Company, Lacygne, Kan.; Sire: TAU Mr Krugerrand 70M 130P
Gelbvieh Reserve Junior Heifer Calf: 3G Cowgirl Bee 426B; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: 3G Yukon 132Y
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Heifer Calf: JDPD Girlie Girl 450A; Worrell Enterprises, LLC, Mason, Texas/Dromgoole’s Heaven, Richmond, Texas; Sire: RTRM Headline
Gelbvieh Reserve Senior Heifer Calf: HIGH MS Lexi 34A74; Hightower Cattle Company, Lacygne, Kan.; Sire: TAU Mr Krugerrand 70M 130P
Gelbvieh Champion Intermediate Heifer Calf: BARG Dixie 313A; Van Tucker, Portis, Kan.; Sire: X-Factor 673X ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Intermediate Heifer Calf: SSMK Golden Streak; Double Diamond Farms, Cynthiana, KY.; Sire: SSMK Astroid
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Yearling Heifer: JDPD Western Glitz 7114A; Worrell Enterprises, LLC, Mason, Texas/Dromgoole’s Heaven, Richmond, Texas; Sire: JDPD Akin 140W
Gelbvieh Reserve Junior Yearling Heifer: TAU Mia 363A; Sydney Taubenheim, Amherst, Nebraska; Sire: TAU Gunnison 106R
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Bull Calf: 3G Bandoleer 458B; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: 3G Time Machine, 758T ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Spring Bull Calf: TTTT Who’s Hott ET; Chase Tabor, Stillwater, Okla.; Sire: BABR Who Done It
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Bull Calf: HTFB Mr.Bruce Almighty B419; Brad McWilliams/Hilltop Farms, Asbury, Mo.; Sire: BNC Mr Hojer Y062
Gelbvieh Reserve Junior Bull Calf: CIRS 354TB; Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.; Sire: CIRS Decade 278U2
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Bull Calf: JNCC Red Directive 367A; Jared Nowack, Bland, Mo.; Sire: JNCC Resolute Directive
Gelbvieh Reserve Senior Bull Calf: SSMK Heart Stopper; Double Diamond Farms, Cynthiana, Ky.; Sire: SSMK Astroid
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Bull: GGGE 3G Aristotle 320A ET; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind./Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kan.; Sire: 3G Time Machine 758T ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Junior Bull: HTFB Mr Ariat A323; Brad McWilliams/Hilltop Farms, Asbury, Mo.; Sire: BNC Mr Hojer Y062
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Bull: SSMK Apollo; Double Diamond Farms, Cynthiana, Ky.; Sire: SSMK Astroid
Gelbvieh Reserve Senior Bull: Garbanzo Bean; Sydney Bigger, Media, Ill.; Sire: SYDB Butter Bean
Balancer Champion Junior Heifer Calf: TAU Fancy 414B ET; Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Neb.; Sire: Connealy Consensus 7229
Balancer Reserve Junior Heifer Calf: AHL Deb 467B ET; JW LeDoux, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: SAV Brilliance 8077
Balancer Champion Senior Heifer Calf: BDCG DC Darci 401A2ET; Seth Beying, Leavenworth, Kan.; Sire: SAV Bismarck 5682
Balancer Reserve Senior Heifer Calf: XXB Miss Unbelievable 44A ET; J.J. Boehler, Orleans, Neb./LeDoux Ranch, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: Bushs Unbelievable 423
Balancer Champion Intermediate Heifer Calf: BDCG DC Darci 401A1 ET; Logan Beying, Easton, Kan.; Sire: SAV Bismarck 5682
Balancer Champion Junior Yearling Heifer: BVLK A304; Volek Ranch, Highmore, S.D./ Wes and Brittney Spencer, Pierre, S.D.; Sire: SAV Brilliance 8077
Balancer Reserve Junior Yearling Heifer: CTR Lass 3200A; JW LeDoux, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: CTR Sandhills 0065X
Balancer Champion Senior Female: JDPD Megan 916Z; Worrell Enterprises, LLC, Mason, Texas/Dromgoole’s Heaven, Richmond, Texas; Sire: JDPD Akin 140W
Balancer Champion Junior Bull Calf: 3G Big Star 487B; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: 3G Smoke N’ Mirrors
Balancer Reserve Junior Bull Calf: AHL Paradise 430B; LeDoux Ranch, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: AHL Redemption 237Z
Balancer Champion Senior Bull Calf: AHL Forever Ladies Man; Triple K Gelbvieh, Bonner Springs, Kan.; Sire: Kesslers Frontman R001
Balancer Reserve Senior Bull Calf: KKKG Triple K Alan; Triple K Gelbvieh; Bonner Springs, Kan.; Sire: CIRS 12LW ET
Balancer Champion Junior Bull: TBKN Admiral 69A2; Tyler Beenken, Buckingham, Iowa; Sire: DLW Windsor 36W ET
Balancer Champion Senior Bull: 3G EZ Money 209Z; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind./ Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kan.; Sire: Duff Basis Instinct 6501
Balancer Reserve Senior Bull: TTTT Sugar Daddy ET; Chase Tabor, Stillwater, Okla.; Sire: OCC Legend 616L
Champions Named in 2010 American Royal Gelbvieh Show
The Gelbvieh Ring of Gold show was one of the first shows to kick off the 2010 American Royal
Livestock Show on Saturday, October 23 in Kansas City, Mo. A total of 66 head of Gelbvieh and
Balancer® females and bulls were exhibited. Travis Pembrook of Fairview, Okla., evaluated the entries.
Selected as grand champion Gelbvieh female was TFIK Whitney 251W ET. David Rea,
Berthoud, Colo., owns the March 2009 daughter of RTRT Solution.
Seth Beying, Leavenworth, Kan., owns the reserve grand champion Gelbvieh female, BDCG DC
Wilma 147W. She is a January 2009 daughter of TAU Mr Kruggerand 70M 130P.
The grand champion Gelbvieh bull honors went to HFGC HART 35W34. Bob Hart, Kansas City,
Kan., owns the October 2009 son of HFGC HF Roscoe 34P59 ET.
GGGE 3G Excalibur 055X ET was named the reserve grand champion Gelbvieh bull. This March
2010 son of SLC Freedom 178F is owned by Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.
Emily Griffiths also owned the grand champion Balancer female. GGGE 3G Cowgirl Wisdom
951W is a March 2009 daughter of 3G Smoke N Mirrors.
The reserve grand champion Balancer female was PMG Uma 802U ET owned by Tricia Goes,
Odell, Neb. This entry is a cow-calf pair and the cow is a March 2008 daughter of CA Future Direction
5321.
Claiming the grand champion Balancer bull title was GGGE 3G Warlock 928W. Emily Griffiths
owns this February 2009 son of 3G Smoke N Mirrors.
Warner Beef Genetics and Cedar Top Ranch, Beaver City, Neb., own the reserve grand champion
Balancer bull. DLW Red Power 583U is a February 2008 son of LCC Gravity B252L.
In the group classes, Chandler Ladner, Argonia, Kan., exhibited the first place produce of dam. Dawson Creek Gelbvieh exhibited the first place get-of-sire. Emily Griffiths had the best four head.
Gelbvieh Pen Show Tradition Continues at NWSS
One of the traditional highlights during the Gelbvieh activities at the National Western Stock Show is the Gelbvieh and Balancer® Pen show. This year’s show saw 15 pens exhibited on Sunday, January 12, 2014. Donnie Robertson of Yukon, Okla., judged the pen bull show.
Judd Ranch, Inc., of Pomona, Kan., exhibited the grand champion and reserve champion pen of three Gelbvieh bulls. The champion pen included two February- and one January-born bulls. They combined for an average weight of 1,163 pounds with an average weight per day of age of 3.51. All pen bulls were ultrasound scanned at check-in time. This champion pen had average actual scan data of 14.93 ribeye area, 3.03 %IMF, and 0.25 back fat.
The reserve pen of three Gelbvieh bulls were August-born and had an average weight of 1,558 pounds, posting an average weight per day of age of 3.03 pounds per day. Their ultrasound scan data was as follows: 16.04 ribeye area, 3.13 %IMF, and 0.26 back fat.
Judd Ranch also exhibited the grand champion pen of five Gelbvieh bulls. The January- and February- born pen had an average weight of 1,225 pounds with a 3.57 average weight per day of age. They also combined for very impressive ultrasound scan data, averaging 16.22 ribeye area, 3.20 %IMF, and 0.29 back fat.
In the Balancer pen show, Judd Ranch struck again claiming champion pen of three Balancer bulls. These January-born bulls had an average weight of 1,242 with a 3.54 weight per day of age on show day. Their average actual ultrasound data was as follows: 16.73 ribeye, 3.57 %IMF, and 0.57 back fat.
The reserve champion pen of three Balancer bulls was exhibited by Warner Beef Genetics, Beaver City, Neb. Their pen of January- and February-born bulls weighed 1,128 pounds posting a weight per day of age of 3.33 pounds per day. The three bulls combined for the following ultrasound data: 14.94 ribeye area, 3.29 %IMF, and 0.26 back fat.
Bar Arrow Cattle Company of Phillipsburg, Kan., claimed the grand champion pen of five Balancer bulls. All March-born bulls, they pressed the scales down at an average of 1,130 pounds for a 3.66 weight per day of age. The pen also posted equally impressive average actual ultrasound scan data of 16.65 ribeye area, 3.57 %IMF, and 0.32 back fat.
The reserve champion pen of five Balancer bulls was exhibited by Judd Ranch. This pen of January- and February-born bulls combined to weigh 1,174 pounds, giving them a weight per day of age of 3.40 pounds per day. The pen’s ultrasound data was as follows: 15.45 ribeye area, 3.23 %IMF, and 0.25 back fat.