Southern Iowa Fair 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 June. On Monday, June 12, 2023, the exhibitors brought their carcass exhibits in for a final weigh-in. The livestock were taken to the meat locker in Leighton to be processed. On Monday, June 19, 2023, the exhibitors met at Leighton Processed Meats with their families to see the carcasses and learn about carcass data from Patrick Wall, ISU Extension and Outreach Beef Specialist. The exhibitors learned about different cuts of meat and Patrick explained the different categories in which meat is judged for the Carcass Contest. The results are as follows:

Caden Van Genderen (Tag # 100) 1st Place Overall Performance Carcass

Gabe Hoy (Tag # 2451) 2nd Place Overall Performance Carcass

Champion High Quality Grade Value Grid

Eden Van Zante (Tag # 2475) 3rd Place Overall Performance Carcass

Gabe Hoy (Tag # 2452) 4th Place Overall Performance Carcass

Reserve Champion High Quality Grade Value Grid

Emmet Van Zante (Tag # 2474) 5th Place Overall Performance Carcass

3rd Place High Retail Product Value Grid

Caleb Van Zante (Tag # 4) 6th Place Overall Performance Carcass

Emmet Van Zante (Tag # 2474) 7th Place Overall Performance Carcass

Sarah Van Zante (Tag # 2480) 8th Place Overall Performance Carcass

Reserve Champion High Quality Grade Value Grid

Jayse Williams (Tag # 2454) 9th Place Overall Performance Carcass

3rd Place High Quality Grade Value Grid

Sarah Van Zante (Tag # 2479) 10th Place Overall Performance Carcass

Tanner Sines (Tag #35 )

Champion High Retail Product Value Grid

Tanner Sines (Tag #36 )

Reserve High Retail Product Value Grid

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