Herefords set records in the Yards and on the Hill at the National

Western Stock Show Jan. 14-16 in Denver. A total of 802 Herefords were exhibited throughout the three-day event, which is an increase of 24 head compared to 2015. There were 349 head in the open show, 151 in the junior show, 43 pens of bulls, 29 heifer pens and nine carloads.

Hereford activities got underway in the Stadium Arena on the Hill with the bull show on Thursday, Jan. 14, judged by Tyler Cates and Brian Cates, Modoc, Ind. Following the bull show, Josh Taylor, Perkins, Okla., evaluated the junior show.

BR Nitro Aventus Named Supreme Hereford at 2016 National Western

BR Nitro Aventus 3116 ETSupreme, grand and senior champion horned bull, by Hirschfeld Group, Galesburg, Ill.; Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas; and Rylee and Bryden Barber, Channing Texas, with a Sept. 19, 2013, son of UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.

BW 5.1WW 69YW 114MM 24M&G 58FAT -.01REA .80MARB -.04

Judge Tyler Cates, Modoc, Ind., selects BR Nitro Aventus as supreme champion Hereford.

LCC FBF Time Traveler 480Grand and champion yearling polled bull, by Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb, Ill.; Buck Cattle Co., Madill, Okla.; David Schrammel, Orlando, Okla.; and Beckleys Herefords, Ravenna, Ky., with a March 2, 2014, son of RST Times A Wastin 0124.

BW 2.3WW 55YW 89MM 25M&G 53Fat -.05REA .59MARB -.05

C Bailees Miles 4312 ETReserve grand and champion yearling horned bull, by Potter Ranch Herefords, Winton, Calif., with a March 18, 2014, son of C Miles McKee 2103 ET.

BW 2.7WW 58YW 81MM 35M&G 64Fat -.02REA .47MARB .13

BW 4.6WW 60YW 97MM 23M&G 53Fat .02REA .63MARB .21

TFR KR Sundance Kid 1448 ETReserve grand and champion winter polled bull calf, by Turkey Feather Ranch, Ada, Okla., and Kya Rhodes, Ada, Okla., with a Nov. 10, 2014, son of AH JDH Cracker Jack 26U ET.

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Friday, Jan. 15, was the pen and carload show. Completing the day was the Mile High Night National Hereford Sale in the Stadium Arena that grossed nearly $848,000. Then Saturday, the Cates father-son duo judged the female show.

Throughout both the bull and female shows, Judge Tyler Cates commented on the depth of quality from top to bottom and said it was fun to evaluate so many good ones going through the ring.

“You as Hereford breeders should be absolutely feeling on top of the world right now,” he said prior to the selection of the grand champion polled female. “You should be so proud of and feel so good about where you are in the industry. You are at the highest you have ever been in your bull market and especially your junior market.”

Bull show winnersSupreme champion Hereford and grand champion horned bull, BR Nitro Aventus, first won the senior bull division. Owned by Hirschfeld Group, Galesburg, Ill.; Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas; and Rylee and Bryden Barber, Channing Texas, Aventus is a Sept. 19, 2013, son of UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. He showed with EPDs of birth weight (BW) 5.1; weaning weight (WW) 69; YW 114; milk (MM) 24; milk and growth (M&G) 58; Fat -.01; ribeye area (REA) .80; and marbling (MARB) -.04. He weighed 2,506 lb. for a weight per day of age (WDA) of 2.96 lb.

The reserve grand champion horned bull and champion yearling bull titles went to C Bailees Miles 4312 ET owned by Potter Ranch Herefords,

ECR Candi 5451 ETReserve grand and champion spring calf horned female, by Chesney Effling, Highmore, S.D., with a March 30, 2015, daughter of UPS Sensation 2296 ET.

BW 2.6WW 55YW 89MM 30M&G 58Fat .01REA .57MARB .06

C Candy Cane 4030 ETReserve grand and champion junior yearling polled female, by Piper Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, with a Jan. 4, 2014, daughter of NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET.

BW 2.7WW 60YW 90MM 34M&G 64Fat -.02REA .53MARB .12

SULL TCC Diana 4064B ETGrand and junior yearling champion horned female, by Trent Ray, Abingdon, Ill., with a Jan. 11, 2014, daughter of C Miles McKee 2103 ET.

BW 2.3WW 48YW 69MM 29M&G 53Fat -.05REA .56MARB .05

LCC TG Be My Merry Time 7BGrand and intermediate champion polled female, by Melissa Grimmel, Jarrettsville, Md., with a May 8, 2014, daughter of RST Times A Wastin 0124.

BW 1.7WW 55YW 87MM 28M&G 56Fat -.04REA .66MARB -.02

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Winton, Calif. He is a March 18, 2014, son of C Miles McKee 2103 ET and showed with EPDs of BW 2.7; WW 58; YW 81; MM 35; M&G 64; Fat -.02; REA .47; and MARB .13. He weighed 1,939 lb. and had a WDA of 2.91 lb.

Winning grand champion polled bull and champion yearling honors were Lowderman Cattle Co., Macomb, Ill.; Buck Cattle Co., Madill, Okla.; David Schrammel, Orlando, Okla.; and Beckleys Herefords, Ravenna, Ky., with LCC FBF Time Traveler 480. He is a March 2, 2014, son of RST Times A Wastin 0124 and showed with EPDs of BW 2.3; WW 55; YW 89; MM 25; M&G 53; Fat -.05; REA .59; and

MARB -.05. He weighed 2,193 lb. and had a WDA of 3.21 lb.

Reserve grand polled and champion winter bull calf honors went to Turkey Feather Ranch, Ada, Okla., and Kya Rhodes, Ada, Okla., with TFR KR Sundance Kid 1448 ET. He is a Nov. 10, 2014, son of AH JDH Cracker Jack 26U ET. He showed with EPDs of BW 4.6; WW 60; YW 97; MM 23; M&G 53; Fat .02; REA .63; and MARB .21. He weighed 1,461 lb. for a WDA of 3.40 lb.

Female show resultsSaturday in the female show, grand champion polled female honors went to Melissa Grimmel, Jarrettsville, Md., with LCC TG Be My Merry Time 7B. She is a May 8, 2014, daughter of RST Times A Wastin 0124 and showed with EPDs of BW 1.7; WW 55; YW 87; MM

28; M&G 56; Fat -.04; REA .66; and MARB -.02.

Piper Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, claimed the reserve grand polled female championship with C Candy Cane 4030 ET. She is a Jan. 4, 2014, daughter of NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET and showed with EPDs of BW 2.7; WW 60; YW 90; MM 34; M&G 64; Fat -.02; REA .53; and MARB .12.

Trent Ray, Abingdon, Ill., exhibited the grand champion horned female, SULL TCC Diana 4064B ET, by C Miles McKee 2103 ET. The Jan. 11, 2014, female showed with EPDs of BW 2.3; WW 48; YW 69; MM 29; M&G 53; Fat -.05; REA .56; and MARB .05.

Chesney Effling, Highmore, S.D., won the reserve grand champion horned female banner with ECR Candi 5451 ET. She is a March 30, 2015, daughter of UPS Sensation 2296 ET

Horned premier exhibitor: Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas

Boyd 233 Rachel 3138 ETChampion cow-calf pair, by Blake Boyd, Mays Lick, Ky., with an Oct. 18, 2013, daughter of NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET and her September heifer calf by MSU TCF Revolution 4R.

BW 2.8WW 58YW 98MM 27M&G 56Fat .03REA .50MARB .31

Ramsey Dominette Diva XL 21ZReserve champion cow-calf pair, by Aubrey Cattle Co., Monrovia, Ind., and Ramsey’s Herefords, Greenfield, Ind., with a July 12, 2012, daughter of H Excel 8051 ET and her May heifer calf by C Stockman 2059 ET.

BW 4.8WW 55YW 87MM 26M&G 54Fat -.03REA .58MARB -.07

Judge Brian Cates, Modoc, Ind., evaluates a class.

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and showed with EPDs of BW 2.6; WW 55; YW 89; MM 30; M&G 58; Fat .01; REA .57; and MARB .06.

At the conclusion of the show, Gary and Kathy Buchholz were named polled premier exhibitor. Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas, was named horned premier exhibitor.

Burns Farms, Pikeville, Tenn., was named horned premier breeder and Purple Reign Cattle Co., Toulon, Ill., was named polled premier breeder.

Junior show winnersIn the junior show, Sara Sullivan, Dunlap, Iowa, claimed the champion polled female banner with SULL Valedictorian 4260 ET by CRR About Time 743. Emily Sennett, Waynetown, Ind., won reserve champion polled female with JSC Olive 11C ET by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET.

On the horned side, Cole Moore, Madill, Okla., won champion horned female honors with BK Comical 573C

ET by RST Times A Wastin 0124. The reserve champion horned female in the junior show went to Kagney and Korbin Collins, Flanagan, Ill., with Purple Mercy Me 10B ET by CRR 719 Catapult 109.

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Champion horned femaleCole Moore, Madill, Okla., with BK Comical 573C ET, an April 7, 2015, daughter of RST Times A Wastin 0124.

Reserve champion horned femaleKagney and Korbin Collins, Flanagan, Ill., with Purple Mercy Me 10B ET, a Jan. 23, 2014, daughter of CRR 719 Catapult 109.

Champion polled femaleSara Sullivan, Dunlap, Iowa, with SULL Valedictorian 4260 ET, a May 9, 2014, daughter of CRR About Time 743.

Reserve champion polled femaleEmily Sennett, Waynetown, Ind., with JSC Olive 11C ET, a Jan. 4, 2015, daughter of NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET.

Junior ShowJudge: Josh Taylor, Perkins, Okla. — 151 head shown

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