Where’s the Beef?

The beef was at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds on Thursday morning. 4-H and FFA members led their cattle into the pavilion where tension was high to see who would have the best breeding and market beef animals at the 2013 Southern Iowa Fair. For hours before the show, exhibitors were prepping the animals to make them look their best for Judge Corey Greiman. Greiman sorted through several head of cattle to find the Grand Champion.

The results of the breeding and market beef show are as follows:

Champion Maintainer Heifer: Adam Giltner
Reserve Champion Maintainer Heifer: Brylee Lindemier

Champion Simmental Heifer: Brylee Lindemier
Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer: Alissa Newendorp

Champion Simmental Cow/Calf: Brooke Eveland

Champion AOB Heifer: Alissa Newendorp
Reserve Champion AOB Heifer: Amy Griffin

Champion Commercial Heifer: Maggie Ferguson
Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer: Sean Owens

Champion Commercial Cow/Calf: Rachel Maloy
Reserve Champion Commerical Cow/Calf: Sean Owens

Champion Commercial Female: Maggie Ferguson
Reserve Champion Commercial Female: Sean Owens

Supreme Female: Maggie Ferguson
Reserve Supreme Female: Sean Owens

Junior Showmanship: Linsay Breon
Intermediate Showmanship: Alissa Newendorp
Senior Showmanship: Leah Breon

Champion Rate of Gain: Ryan Van Donselaar

Champion Return Bucket Bottle: Olivia Boender
Reserve Champion Return Bucket Bottle: Sophie Vander Molen

Champion No Fit: MaKayla Scanlon
Reserve Champion No Fit: Trent Wanders

Champion Mahaska County Steer: Lindsay Breon
Reserve Champion Mahaska County Steer: Trent Wanders

Champion Market Heifer: Bailey Ferguson

Champion Market Steer Division: Maggie Ferguson
Reserve Champion Market Steer Division: Jordan Ferguson

Grand Champion Market Beef: Maggie Ferguson
Reserve Grand Champion Market Beef: Jordan Ferguson

Ribbon Placings were as follows:
(B) Blue (R) Red (W) White

Breeding Beef Ribbon Results –
Brylee Lindemier P-2; Jordan Breon B-1; Adam Giltner P-1; Alissa Newendorp P-2, B-1; Amy Griffin P-1 B-1; Carson Fisk P-1; Brooke Eveland P-1 B-1; Ty Jager B-1; Cole Poe P-1 B-1; Grant Van Donselaar P-1; Rylie Lathen B-1; Colby Ferguson B-1; Ryan Van Donselaar B-1; Clay Lathen B-2; Maggie Ferguson P-1; Mason Van Donselaar B-1; Tayte Lindemier B-1; Sean Owens P-2; Levi Vander Molen P-1; Alexis De Jong B-1; Rachel Maloy P-1; Sienna De Jong B-1;

Market Beef Ribbon Results –
Jayden Veenstra R-1; Gideon Boender R-1; Samatha Edmunson P-1; Sienna De Jong R-2; Ki Boender P-2; Olivia Boender P-2; Sohpie Vander Molen P-1; Mariah Boender B-1; Drew Appleget B-1; Trent Wanders P-2; MaKenzie Scanlon B-1; Garrit Van Maanen P-1; MaKayla Scanlon P-1; Mason Van Donselaar B-1; Cole Poe P-2; Ryan Van Donselaar P-1; Claire Jager B-1; Ty Jager P-1, B-1; Cole Spoelstra P-1, R-1; Ben Sherburne R-1; Andrew Goemaat B-1; Jacob Sherburne B-1; Elizabeth Moore P-1; Jared McCrea P-1; Lindsay Breon P-1; Bailey Ferguson P-1; Leah Breon B-1; Levi Vander Molen B-2; Lane Judy B-1; Alec Breon P-1; Jordan Ferguson P-1; Judy B-1; Maggie Ferguson P-1, Carson Breon P-1; KJ McCrea P-1