Carcass Beef Contest

The Carcass Beef Contest is a great opportunity for all 4-H/FFA youth to learn more about production and the beef industry. Carcass Contest exhibitors select an animal to be in the carcass class at their weigh-in in December. They feed and learn more about producing a market ready animal for their live evaluation in July. On July 1, the exhibitors brought their carcass exhibits in for a final weigh-in. The exhibitors met with County Youth Coordinator, Amy Ver Meer-Brainard, County Programs Assistant, Codi Workman and Livestock Program Specialist, Byron Leu to try and determine how well their animals did. The livestock was taken to the meat locker in Leighton to be processed. On July 8, the exhibitors met at Leighton Processed Meats to see the carcasses and learn about carcass data from Livestock Specialist, Byron Leu. The exhibitors learned about different cuts of meat and Byron Leu explained the different categories in which meat is judged for the Carcass Contest. The results are as follows:

Zach Nunnikhoven – 4th place High Retail Product Value Carcass, 4th Place High Quality Grid Carcass, 4th Place Beef Performance Carcass, B-2, R-1
Amy Griffin (2 head) – Champion High Retail Product Value Carcass, Champion High Quality Grid Carcass, Champion Beef Performance Carcass, Reserve Champion Beef Performance Carcass, Reserve Champion High Quality Grid Carcass, 3rd place High Retail Product Value Carcass, P-5, B-1
Zach Harris – Reserve Champion High Retail Product Value Carcass, 3rd place High Quality Grid Carcass, 3rd place Beef Performance Carcass, P-1, B-2

Thank you to Leighton Processed Meats for processing the 4-H Carcass Beef.