Beef - Hereford

Hereford Farms Earn Honors in Iowa State Fair Show

Fleisher Farms of Knoxville, Ill., took home the Grand Champion Horned Female in the Hereford Show judged at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

Spencer Suchan of Gowrie received Reserve Champion Horned Female, and Black Cattle Co. of Batavia earned Champion Iowa Horned Female.

Tjardes Farms of Foosland, Ill., claimed Grand Champion Bull. Putz Cattle & Working Aussies of Otley received Reserve Grand Champion Bull and Champion Iowa Bull.

Complete results follow (names, hometowns):

HEREFORD

Cow/Calf

1) Sayre Hereford Farm, Arenzville, Ill.

2) Carter Atkinson, Belle Plaine

3) Gylfe Farms, Beresford, S.D.

4) Carter Atkinson, Belle Plaine

Cow/Calf- 2021

1) PAW Livestock, LLC, Pleasantville

2) BJK Farms, Vinton

3) Levi Mohr, Tipton

Horned Spring Heifer Calf -- March 1 - June 30, 2023

1) Logan Schroeder, Pella

Horned Junior Heifer Calf -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2023

1) Weeping Fox Ranch, Hartley

2) Molly Biggs, Dixon, Ill.

3) Tom Heidt, Lockridge

4) LANDT HEREFORDS, Union

5) LANDT HEREFORDS, Union

6) BJK Farms, Vinton

Horned Senior Heifer Calf -- Nov. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

1) PAW Livestock, LLC, Pleasantville

2) 2AM Cattle, Grimes

Horned Early Summer Yrlg Heifer -- May 1 - May 31, 2022

1) Baja Cattle, Truro

2) PUTZ CATTLE & WORKING AUSSIES, Otley

3) Dustin C Helland, Huxley

4) Conrad Kaminski, Saint Paul, Neb.

5) McKenna Rogers, Solon

Horned Spring Yearling Heifer- April 2022

1) Black Cattle Co., Batavia

2) Espenscheid Cattle, Traer

Horned Spring Yearling Heifer- March 2022

1) Spencer Suchan, Gowrie

2) Wagner Farms, Hampton

3) Carter Atkinson, Belle Plaine

4) Noel Family Farms, Hedrick

5) James Kypke, Loganvill, Wis.

Horned Junior Yearling Heifer -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2022

1) Fleisher Farms, Knoxville, Ill.

2) H&M Show Cattle, Blakesburg

3) Young Cattle Company, Lexington, Ill.

4) Espenscheid Cattle, Traer

Horned Senior Yearling Heifer -- Aug. 1 - Dec. 31, 2021

1) Molly Biggs, Dixon, Ill.

Polled Spring Heifer Calf -- March 1 - June 30, 2023

1) Molly Biggs, Dixon, Ill.

2) Keller Cattle Company, St. Paul, Neb.

3) Amos Hereford Farm, Indianola

4) Brincks Farm, Fredericksburg

Polled Junior Heifer Calf --Feb. 2023

1) Molly Biggs, Dixon, Ill.

2) Morgan Styndl, Claremont, Minn.

3) Espenscheid Cattle, Traer

4) Amos Hereford Farm, Indianola

5) Espenscheid Cattle, Traer

6) Keller Cattle Company, St. Paul, Neb.

7) Keller Cattle Company, St. Paul, Neb.

8) Keller Cattle Company, St. Paul, Neb.

Polled Junior Heifer Calf -- Jan. 2023

1) Emily Bernard, Grand Ridge, Ill.

2) Tom Heidt, Lockridge

3) Morgan Styndl, Claremont, Minn.

4) Sayre Hereford Farm, Arenzville, Ill.

5) Petersen Herefords, De Witt

6) Tom Heidt, Lockridge

7) Ts Cattle Company, Centerville, Wis.

8) Gary Doss, Smithville, Mo.

9) Stickley And Sons, Parkersburg

10) BJK Farms, Vinton

Polled Senior Heifer Calf -- Nov. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

1) LANDT HEREFORDS, Union

2) 2AM Cattle, Grimes

Polled Senior Heifer Calf -- Aug. 2022

1) Fleisher Farms, Knoxville, Ill.

2) Circle S Ranch, Stewartville, Minn.

3) Tom Heidt, Lockridge

4) TS Cattle Company, Centerville, Wis.

Polled Senior Heifer Calf -- Oct. 2022

1) Macy Macke, Lake City

2) Richardson Farms, Capron, Ill.

3) PAW Livestock, LLC, Pleasantville

4) TS Cattle Company, Centerville, Wis.

Polled Late Summer Yrlg Heifer -- June 1 - July 31, 2022

1) Triple H Show Stock, Gilman

2) Lind Polled Herefords, Rushford, Minn.

3) Espenscheid Cattle, Traer

4) BAR R Cattle Co LLC, Tiffin

Polled Early Summer Yrlg Heifer -- May 1 - May 31, 2022

1) Carlee Schanbacher, Newhall

2) Tyler Davisson, Calamus

3) Gylfe Farms, Beresford, S.D.

Polled Spring Yearling Heifer -April, 2022

1) Young Cattle Company, Lexington, Ill.

2) Macy Macke, Lake City

3) Longnecker Cattle Company, Ames

4) PUTZ CATTLE & WORKING AUSSIES, Otley

5) Lind Polled Herefords, Rushford, Minn.

Polled Spring Yearling Heifer -- March, 2022

1) PAW Livestock, LLC, Pleasantville

2) Morgan Rogers, Solon

3) Gylfe Farms, Beresford, S.D.

4) Chase Jackson, Tipton

Polled Spring Yearling Heifer -April, 2022

1) Cole Schanbacher, Newhall

2) Wagner Farms, Hampton

3) Brincks Farm, Fredericksburg

4) Tom Heidt, Lockridge

5) Chase Jackson, Tipton

6) KDAM Cattle Co., Bryant

7) Grant Wilson, Donahue

Polled Junior Yearling Heifer -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2022

1) Emmett Lovrien, Clarksville

2) Addie Koenig, Pleasantville

3) Coledon Vroegh, Knoxville

4) Espenscheid Cattle, Traer

5) Butler Cattle Co, State Center

Polled Senior Yearling Heifer -- Aug. 1 - Dec. 31, 2021

1) Liberty Suchan, Gowrie

2) Sara Harfst, Sheridan, Wyo.

3) Black Cattle Co., Batavia

Spring Bull Calf -- March 1 - June 30, 2023

1) PAW Livestock, LLC, Pleasantville

2) Brincks Farm, Fredericksburg

3) Carter Atkinson, Belle Plaine

4) Levi Mohr, Tipton

5) Gylfe Farms, Beresford, S.D.

6) Carter Atkinson, Belle Plaine

Junior Bull Calf -- Jan. 2023

1) Behrends Farms, Mason City, Ill.

2) Tom Heidt, Lockridge

3) Tom Heidt, Lockridge

Junior Bull Calf -- Feb. 2023

1) Stickley And Sons, Parkersburg

2) BJK Farms, Vinton

3) BJK Farms, Vinton

4) BJK Farms, Vinton

Senior Bull Calf -- Nov. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

1) E2 Show Cattle, Marshalltown

2) 2AM Cattle, Grimes

Senior Bull Calf -- Aug. 1 - Oct. 31, 2022

1) Tjardes Farms, Foosland, Ill.

2) Tom Heidt, Lockridge

3) Doss Hereford Farms, Smithville, Mo.

4) R&R Cattle Company, Wilton

Early Summer Yearling Bull -- May 1 - May 31, 2022

1) Butler Cattle Co, State Center

2) Circle S Ranch, Stewartville, Minn.

Spring Yearling Bull -- March 1 - April 30, 2022

1) Tjardes Farms, Foosland, Ill.

2) R&R Cattle Company, Wilton

3) Grant Wilson, Donahue

4) Circle S Ranch, Stewartville, Minn.

Junior Yearling Bull -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2022

1) PUTZ CATTLE & WORKING AUSSIES, Otley

2) Behrends Farms, Mason City, Ill.

3) Young Cattle Company, Lexington, Ill.

Best Six Head

1) Tom Heidt, Lockridge

Champion & Reserve Cow/Calf

Champion) PAW Livestock, Llc, Pleasantville

Reserve) Sayre Hereford Farm, Arenzville, Ill.

Champion & Reserve Horned Junior Heifer Calf

Champion) Weeping Fox Ranch, Hartley

Reserve) Molly Biggs, Dixon, Ill.

Champion & Reserve Horned Senior Heifer Calf

Champion) PAW Livestock, Llc, Pleasantville

Reserve) 2AM Cattle, Grimes

Champion & Reserve Horned Intermediate Yearling Heifer

Champion) Baja Cattle, Truro

Reserve) Putz Cattle & Working Aussies, Otley

Champion & Reserve Horned Spring Yearling Heifer

Champion) Spencer Suchan, Gowrie

Reserve) Black Cattle Co., Batavia

Champion & Reserve Horned Junior Yearling Heifer

Champion) Fleisher Farms, Knoxville, Ill.

Reserve) H&M Show Cattle, Blakesburg

Champion & Reserve Horned Senior Yearling Heifer

Champion) Molly Biggs, Dixon, Ill.

Grand Champion & Reserve Horned Female

Grand) Fleisher Farms, Knoxville, Ill.

Res. Grand) Spencer Suchan, Gowrie

Champion Iowa Horned Female

Champion) Black Cattle Co., Batavia

Champion & Reserve Polled Junior Heifer Calf

Champion) Molly Biggs, Dixon, Ill.

Reserve) Emily Bernard, Grand Ridge, Ill.

Champion & Reserve Polled Senior Heifer Calf

Champion) Macy Macke, Lake City

Reserve) Fleisher Farms, Knoxville, Ill.

Champion & Reserve Polled Intermediate Yearling Heifer

Champion) Carlee Schanbacher, Newhall

Reserve) Triple H Show Stock, Gilman

Champion & Reserve Polled Spring Yearling Heifer

Champion) Young Cattle Company, Lexington, Ill.

Reserve) Cole Schanbacher, Newhall

Champion & Reserve Polled Junior Yearling Heifer

Champion) Emmett Lovrien, Clarksville

Reserve) Addie Koenig, Pleasantville

Champion & Reserve Polled Senior Yearling Heifer

Champion) Liberty Suchan, Gowrie

Reserve) Sara Harfst, Sheridan, Wyo.

Grand Champion & Reserve Polled Female

Grand) Carlee Schanbacher, Newhall

Res. Grand) Macy Macke, Lake City

Champion Iowa Polled Female

Champion) Carlee Schanbacher, Newhall

Champion & Reserve Junior Bull Calf

Champion) Behrends Farms, Mason City, Ill.

Reserve) PAW Livestock, Llc, Pleasantville

Champion & Reserve Senior Bull Calf

Champion) Tjardes Farms, Foosland, Ill.

Reserve) E2 Show Cattle, Marshalltown

Champion & Reserve Intermediate Bull

Champion) Butler Cattle Co, State Center

Reserve) Circle S Ranch, Stewartville, Minn.

Champion & Reserve Yearling Bull

Champion) Tjardes Farms, Foosland, Ill.

Reserve) Putz Cattle & Working Aussies, Otley

Grand Champion & Reserve Bull

Grand) Tjardes Farms, Foosland, Ill.

Res. Grand) Putz Cattle & Working Aussies, Otley

Champion Iowa Bull

Champion) Putz Cattle & Working Aussies, Otley

Premier Exhibitor

1) Tom Heidt, Lockridge