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 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.
Champions Parade at NAILE Eastern National Gelbvieh Show
Champions Parade at NAILE Eastern National Gelbvieh Show
Note to Editors: High-resolution press quality photos are available by contacting Megan Slater, American Gelbvieh Association public relations coordinator at megans@gelbvieh.org or 303-465-2333.
The 2014 Eastern National Gelbvieh and Balancer® show was held at the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 89 animals were exhibited by breeders across the country. Judge Scott Schaake of Manhattan, Kansas evaluated the 35 Gelbvieh females, 12 Gelbvieh bulls, 32 Balancer females, and 10 Balancer bulls.
The grand champion Gelbvieh female was exhibited by Allie Raab, Markle, Indiana. BCFG Butlers Lulu 549A is a January 21, 2013 daughter of BCFG Butlers Code Red 506T ET. This champion female first claimed the junior heifer division.
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana, showed the reserve champion Gelbvieh female. GGGE 3G Cowgirl Belinda 449B is a March 1, 2014 daughter of GGGE 3G Space Cowboy and first claimed the spring heifer calf division.
Overmiller Gelbvieh of Smith Center, Kansas and Emily Griffiths of Kendallville, Indiana own the grand champion Gelbvieh bull. GGGE 3G Aristotle 320A ET is a January 13, 2013 son of GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET and was first claimed the junior bull division.
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana, showed the reserve champion Gelbvieh bull. GGGE 3G Bandoleer 458B is a March 3, 2014 son of GGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET. He first won the spring bull calf division.
In the Balancer show, grand champion Balancer female went to PLA Miss Zelda 20Z. Exhibited by Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mt Ulla, North Carolina, she is the February 12, 2012 daughter of SAV Pioneer 7301 and was first named champion cow/calf pair.
The reserve champion Balancer female was CTR Lass 3200A owned by LeDoux Ranch, Agenda, Kansas. First claiming the junior heifer division, she is an April 2, 2013 daughter of CTR Sandhills 0065X.
Grand champion Balancer bull was GGGE 3G EZ Money 209Z owned by Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kansas and Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana. This January 16, 2012 son of Duff Basic Instinct 6501 first claimed the two year old bull division.
Reserve champion Balancer bull was owned LeDoux Ranch, Agenda, Kansas. AHL Anchorman 472B ET is a March 2, 2014 son of XXB Wingman 639T ET and first claimed the spring bull calf division.
The premier breeder and premier exhibitor awards both went to Emily Griffiths. Hill Country Gelbvieh of Hondo, Texas was named premier herdsman.
The 2014 NAILE Junior Gelbvieh Show was held on Saturday, November 15. A total of 21 Gelbvieh females were evaluated by John Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio.
The grand champion Gelbvieh heifer was exhibited by Connor Durham, Piedmont, South Carolina. GGGE 3G Athena 312A ET is the January 5, 2013 daughter of GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET.
The reserve champion Gelbvieh heifer was GDX 312A exhibited by Anna Duxbury, Wessington, South Dakota. This heifer is a February 27, 2013 daughter of PLA Big Dog 101Y.
Kelsey Sheeley, Hillsboro, Ohio exhibited the grand champion bred and owned Gelbvieh heifer. KJSG MV De Anna 403A is a January 11, 2013 daughter of GGGE 3G Warlock 928W.
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2014 Eastern National Gelbvieh and Balancer Show
November 18, 2014
Louisville, KY
Judge: Scott Schaake, Manhattan, Kansas
Entries: 89 head
Division Champions and Reserves:
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Heifer Calf: GGGE 3G Cowgirl Belinda 449B; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: GGGE 3G Space Cowboy
Gelbvieh Reserve Spring Heifer Calf: BCFG Butlers Bianca 534B; Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.; Sire: BCFG Butlers Impact 549U
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: GGGE 3G Cowgirl Bee 426B; Samuel Smith, Crab Orchard, Ky. and Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: GGGE 3G Yukon 132Y
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Heifer Calf: KIT Pennie A32; Colton Kitley, Flora, Ill.; Sire: GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Senior Heifer Calf: JTPF Blue Well Astro 234A; Blue Well Farms, Lebanon, Tenn.; Sire: JDPD Astro 407S
Gelbvieh Champion Intermediate Heifer: SSMK Golden Streak 71A; Double Diamond Farms, Cynthiana, Ky.; Sire: SSMK Astroid
Gelbvieh Reserve Intermediate Heifer: OHIO MV Miss Adelle 257A; Kelsey Sheeley, Hillsboro, Ohio; Sire: CIRS Decade 278U2
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Heifer: BCFG Butlers Lulu 549A; Allie Raab, Markle, Ind.; Sire: BCFG Butlers Code Red 506T ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Junior Heifer: GGGE 3G Athena 312A ET; Connor Durham, Piedmont, S.C.; Sire: GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET
Gelbvieh Champion Cow-Calf Pair: SVFG Dolly 01X; Spring Valley Farm, Lebanon, Ky.; Sire: SLC Freedom 178F ET
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Bull Calf: GGGE 3G Bandoleer 458B; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Spring Bull Calf: CIRS 837TB ET; Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.; Sire: KIT Tabasco J26 ET
Gelbvieh Champion Winter Bull Calf: GGGE 3G Bootlegger 439B; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z
Gelbvieh Reserve Winter Bull Calf: CIRS Trademark 1041YB; Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.; Sire: CIRS Decade 278U2
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Bull Calf: SSMK Heart Stopper; Double Diamond Farms, Cynthiana, Ky.; Sire: SSMK Astroid
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: SYDB Simple Machine; Sydney Bigger, Media, Ill.; Sire: EBIG Ringo
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Bull: SSMK Apollo; Double Diamond Farms, Cynthiana, Ky.; Sire: SMMK Astroid
Gelbvieh Champion Two Year Old Bull: SYDB Garbanzo Bean; Sydney Bigger, Media, Ill.; Sire: SYDB Butter Bean
Balancer Champion Spring Heifer Calf: GGGE 3G Cowgirl Banshee 484B; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: GGGE 3G EZ Money 209Z
Balancer Reserve Spring Heifer Calf: AHL Tessa 486B ET; LeDoux Ranch, Agenda Kan./Dromgoole’s Heaven, Richmond, Texas; Sire: AHL Redemption 237Z
Balancer Champion Winter Heifer Calf: RAAB BCFG Ms. Valentine 214B; Aidan Raab, Markle, Ind.; Sire: SAV Brilliance 8077
Balancer Reserve Winter Heifer Calf: BCFG Butlers Bridget 533B; Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.; Sire: BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z
Balancer Champion Senior Heifer Calf: GHCF Whitney 25A1 ET; Justin Teeter, Mt. Ulla, N.C.; Sire: PVF All Payday 729
Balancer Reserve Senior Heifer Calf: AMT Ava 327A; Austin Teeter, Mt. Ulla, N.C.; Sire: TC Freedom 104
Balancer Champion Intermediate Hiefer: CCRO Carolina Pinnacle 3303A; C-Cross Cattle Company, Asheboro, N.C.; Sire: JKGF Reflex X4 ET
Balancer Champion Junior Heifer: CTR Lass 3200A; LeDoux Ranch, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: CTR Sandhills 0065X
Balancer Reserve Junior Heifer: JCGR Bar GT Hepburn 244A; Jumping Cow Gelbvieh, Ramah, Colo.; Sire: BEA 705T ET
Balancer Champion Senior Heifer: MDAV Miss Canyon ET; Karen Eby, Duncan, S.C.; Sire: BUF BFCK Cherokee CNYN 4912
Balancer Reserve Senior Heifer: MDAV Miss Red Canyon ET; Karen Eby, Duncan, S.C.; Sire: BUF BFCK Cherokee CNYN 4912
Balancer Champion Cow-Calf Pair: PLA Miss Zelda 20Z; Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mt. Ulla, N.C.; Sire: SAV Pioneer 7301
Balancer Champion Spring Bull Calf: AHL Anchorman 472B ET; LeDoux Ranch, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: XXB Wingman 639T ET
Balancer Reserve Spring Bull Calf: GGGE 3G Big Star 487B; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; GGGE 3G Smoke N’ Mirrors
Balancer Champion Winter Bull Calf: AHL Paradise 430B; LeDoux Ranch, Agenda, Kan.; Sire: AHL Redemption 237Z
Balancer Reserve Winter Bull Calf: JCGR Bar GT 153B; Jumping Cow Gelbvieh, Ramah, Colo.; Sire: CCRO Carolina Exclusive1230
Balancer Champion Senior Bull Calf: BCFG Butlers 100 Proof; Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.; Sire: BCFG 100 Proof 10Y1
Balancer Champion Senior Bull: MDAV The Red Rock ET; Karen Eby, Duncan, S.C.; Sire: BUF BFCK Cherokee CNYN 4912
Balancer Champion Two Year Old Bull: GGGE 3G EZ Money 209Z; Overmiller Gelbvieh, Smith Center, Kan./Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Sire: Duff Basic Instinct 6501
Balancer Reserve Two Year Old Bull: CSCF Classic Alydar Legend; Cameron Schwark, Herscher, Ill.; Sire: BC Classic 385-7