Iowans from across the state were recognized for their top quality cattle in the Beef Feeder Calf show judged Saturday at the 2012 Iowa State Fair.
Johnson Angus Farm of Prole took top honors, winning Grand Champion Market Animal. The Reserve Grand Champion Banner went to Christo Cattle of Albion, Neb.
The Grand Champion Heifer and Reserve Grand Champion Heifer were shown by Bremer Show Cattle of Blakesburg.
Additional results below:
Angus Heifers
1) Cassidy Becker, Diagonal
2) Justin Arp, DeWitt
3) Brandt Farms, Corning
4) AJEM Angus, DeWitt
5) Beeler Cattle Co., Truro
Chianina Heifers
1) Richardson Family Farms, Lake City
2) Schultz Cattle Company, Creston
3) Makia Smith, Charter Oak
4) Austin Sorensen, Villisca
Chianina Heifers
1) Maass Show Cattle, Ida Grove
2) Mitchell Family Show Cattle, Charles City
3) Rieck and Lents Show Cattle, Creston
4) Camiel Blomme, Brooklyn
5) Maass Show Cattle, Ida Grove
Chianina Heifers
1) Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg
2) Maass Show Cattle, Ida Grove
3) Brooke Gruhn Show Cattle, Manning
4) Hard Luck Cattle Company, Leighton
Commercial Heifers
1) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
2) Stevenson Farms, Knoxville
3) Justin Arp, DeWitt
4) Brooke Gruhn Show Cattle, Manning
5) Zeke Kauzlarich, Knoxville
6) Braden Oxley, Marion
7) Jon Rieman, Hampton
Commercial Heifers
1) Muir Farms, Rippey
2) Richie Mitchell, Charles City
3) Beeler Cattle Co., Truro
4) Von Glan Cattle Company, Vail
5) Hannah Kemper Fletcher Farm, Wapello
Commercial Heifers
1) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
2) Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg
3) Hannah Kemper Fletcher Farm, Wapello
AOB Heifers
1) Kcr Cattle, Charter Oak
2) Luke Staley, Charter Oak
3) BAJA Cattle, Pleasant Hill
4) Beeler Cattle Co., Truro
AOB Heifers
1) Richie Mitchell, Charles City
2) Tanner Rosdail, Marion
3) Kabela Brothers Cattle Company, West Branch
4) BAJA Cattle, Pleasant Hill
Maine-Anjou Heifers
1) Jon Rieman, Hampton
2) Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
3) Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
Maine-Anjou Heifers
1) Kallie Burns, Cincinnati
2) Nelson Cattle Company, Denison
3) Kcr Cattle, Charter Oak
Maine-Anjou Heifers
1) Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg
2) Dewitt Show Cattle, Blakesburg
Maine-Tainer Heifers
1) K&A Farms and Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg
2) Dewitt Show Cattle, Blakesburg
3) Muir Farms, Rippey
4) Alex Wuebker, Afton
Maine-Tainer Heifers
1) Kassi Rice, Parkersburg
2) Cody McCullough, Allerton
3) Hoakison Show Cattle, Bridgewater
4) Lauren Terrell, Allerton
Shorthorn Plus Heifers
1) Dewitt Show Cattle, Blakesburg
2) Mitchell Family Show Cattle, Charles City
3) Bill Nichols, Atlantic
4) Tapken Cattle Co., Adel
5) Heater Farms, Wapello
6) Brandon Eaton, Creston
Foundation Simmental Heifers
1) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
2) Dewitt Show Cattle, Blakesburg
3) Anthony Burke, Charlotte
4) Muir Farms, Rippey
Foundation Simmental Heifers
1) Rieck and Lents Show Cattle, Creston
2) Brad Ewing, Cincinnati
3) Johnson Angus Farm, Prole
4) Townsley Simmentals, Wapello
5) Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
Foundation Simmental Heifers
1) Vanderholm Cattle Co, Villisca
2) Schultz Cattle Company, Creston
3) Shelby Deaton Holmes Show Cattle, Lu Verne
Simmental Heifers
1) Townsley Simmentals, Wapello
2) Von Glan Cattle Company, Vail
3) Stevenson Farms, Knoxville
4) Brandt Farms, Corning
5) Walter Family Seed and Stock, Farragut
Market Heifers
1) Schnoor Show Cattle, Maquoketa
2) Johnson Angus Farm, Prole
3) Baker Show Cattle, Downing, Mo.
4) Kade Burzlaff, Delmar
5) Vanderholm Cattle Co, Villisca
Market Heifers
1) Becker and Brown Show Cattle, Afton
2) Bryce Snedden, Grand Junction
3) Beeler Cattle Co., Truro
4) Baker Show Cattle, Downing, Mo.
Market Heifers
1) Brynn Nickle, Clearfield
2) Regan Shockley, Keokuk
3) Chisam Downing, Creston
4) MaKarlie Smith, Charter Oak
Chianina Steers
1) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
2) Zach Armstrong, Steamboat Rock
3) Shelby Deaton Holmes Show Cattle, Lu Verne
Chianina Steers
1) Richardson Family Farms, Lohrville
2) Amy Hinners, Arcadic
3) Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
Maine-Anjou Steers
1) Hard Luck Cattle Company, Leighton
2) Nelson Cattle Company, Denison
3) Braden Oxley, Marion
Maine-Anjou Steers
1) Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
2) Hoakison Show Cattle, Bridgewater
3) Kassi Rice, Parkersburg
4) Hoakison Show Cattle, Bridgewater
Maine-Anjou Steers
1) Johnson Angus Farm, Prole
2) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
3) Von Glan Cattle Company, Vail
Shorthorn Steers
1) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
2) Bill Nichols, Atlantic
3) Kabela Brothers Cattle Company, West Branch
4) Zach Armstrong, Steamboat Rock
AOB Steers
1) Brooke Gruhn Show Cattle, Manning
2) Zach Welch, Afton
3) Jon Rieman, Hampton
AOB Steers
1) Emily Hinners, Arcadia
2) Shelby Deaton Holmes Show Cattle, Lu Verne
3) BAJA Cattle, Pleasant Hill
Crossbred Steers
1) Stevenson Farms, Knoxville
2) Stevenson Farms, Knoxville
3) Kelli Wicks, Rockford
4) Anthony Burke, Charlotte
5) Zeke Kauzlarich, Knoxville
6) Marshal, Mollie and Madel Sheldahl, Huxley
Crossbred Steers
1) Fraker Show Catttle, Brooklyn
2) Beeler Cattle Co., Truro
3) Tapken Cattle Co., Adel
4) Brad Ewing, Cincinnati
5) Richie Mitchell, Charles City
6) Justin Arp, DeWitt
Crossbred Steers
1) Kysa Downing, Creston
2) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
3) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
4) Walter Family Seed and Stock, Farragut
Top Five Head Breeding Heifers
1) None awarded
2) None awarded
3) Christo Cattle, Albion, Neb.
4) Dewitt Show Cattle, Blakesburg
5) Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
Top Five Market Animals
1) None Awarded
2) None Awarded
3) Fraker Show Catttle, Brooklyn
4) Brynn Nickle, Clearfield
5) Kysa Downing, Creston
Angus Heifer Champion: Cassidy Becker, Diagonal, 2/5/2012
Angus Heifer Reserve Champion: Justin Arp, DeWitt, 1/29/2012
Chianina Heifers Champion: Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg, 1/25/2012
Chianina Heifers Reserve Champion: Richardson Family Farms, Lake City, 4/25/2012
Commercial Heifers Champion: Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott, 3/15/2012
Commercial Heifers Reserve Champion: Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg, 3/12/2012
AOB Heifers Champion: Richie Mitchell, Charles City
AOB Heifers Reserve Champion: Kcr Cattle, Charter Oak
Maine-Anjou Heifers Champion: Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg
Maine-Anjou Heifers Reserve Champion: Kallie Burns, Cincinnati
Maine-Tainer Heifers Champion: K&A Farms & Bremer Show Cattle, Blakesburg
Maine-Tainer Heifers Reserve Champion: Kassi Rice, Parkersburg
Foundation Simmental Heifers Champion: Christo Cattle, Albion, NE
Foundation Simmental Heifers Reserve Champion: Rieck & Lents Show Cattle, Creston
Simmental Heifers Champion: Townsley Simmentals, Wapello
Simmental Heifers Reserve Champion: Von Glan Cattle Company, Vail
Market Heifers Champion: Brynn Nickle, Clearfield
Market Heifers Reserve Champion: Becker and Brown Show Cattle, Afton
Chianina Steers Champion: Mittag Show Cattle, Prescott
Chianina Steers Reserve Champion: Richardson Family Farms, Lohrville
Maine-Anjou Steers Champion: Johnson Angus Farm, Prole
Maine-Anjou Steers Reserve Champion:Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola
Shorthorn Steers Champion: Christo Cattle, Albion, NE
Shorthorn Steers Reserve Champion: Bill Nichols, Atlantic
AOB Steers Champion: Brooke Gruhn Show Cattle, Manning
AOB Steers Reserve Champion: Emily Hinners, Arcadia
Crossbred Steers Champion: Fraker Show Catttle, Brooklyn
Crossbred Steers Reserve Champion: Kysa Downing, Creston
“Nothing Compares” to the 2012 Iowa State Fair, August 9-19. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.
