Cattle - Simmental

September 06, 2023

Banners Awarded in Iowa State Fair Simmental Cattle Show

Reck Brothers of Blakesburg took home the Grand Champion Purebred Bull and Champion Iowa Bull in the Simmental Cattle show judged at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

Speas Farm of Elkhart won the Reserve Grand Champion Purebred Bull.

Brady Edge of West Branch won Grand Champion Purebred Female, and Shelby Greiman claimed Reserve Grand Champion Purebred Female.

Complete results below (name, hometown):

SIMMENTAL

Percentage Spring Bull Calf -- March 1, 2023 & After

1) CNN Cattle Company, Roland

2) J8 Family Farms, Saint Charles

Percentage Spring Bull Calf -- March 1, 2023 & After

1) Dalton Lukavsky, Russell

2) Collin Greve, Carroll

3) Upah Cattle Company, Clutier

4) Kaldenberg Family Farms, Albia

5) Upah Cattle Company, Clutier

Percentage Winter Bull Calf -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2023

1) Elmore Farms, Fairfield

2) Moody Farms, Maxwell

3) Hunter Cattle Co, Batavia

4) Mathes Farms, Unionville, Mo.

5) Kaldenberg Family Farms, Albia

Percentage Winter Bull Calf -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2023

1) Reck Brothers, Blakesburg

2) Brownlee Cattle Company, Van Wert

3) Kelly & Daniel Collins, What Cheer

4) Sampson Family Simmental, Nevada

Percentage Fall Bull Calf -- Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

1) Thill Cattle Company, Pleasantville

2) Sampson Family Simmental, Nevada

Percentage Fall Bull Calf -- Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

1) Gerdes Show Cattle, West Point

Percentage Junior Bull -- Jan. 1 -Aug. 31, 2022

1) Netolicky Cattle, Fairfax

Percentage Junior Bull -- Jan. 1 -Aug. 31, 2022

1) BARS Cattle Co, Pierce, Neb.

2) Maas Cattle Company, Adair

3) Sanny Farms, Bondurant

Percentage Junior Bull -- Jan. 1 -Aug. 31, 2022

1) Heartland Simmentals, New Hampton

Percentage Senior Bull -- Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2021

1) Brownlee Cattle Company, Van Wert

Percentage Senior Bull -- Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2021

1) Lone Tree Simmentals, Lone Tree

Purebred Spring Bull Calf -- March 1, 2023 & After

1) Bunker Hill Simmentals, Platteville, Wis.

2) Upah Cattle Company, Clutier

Purebred Spring Bull Calf -- March 1, 2023 & After

1) Moody Farms, Maxwell

2) Moody Farms, Maxwell

3) Shy 5 Simmentals, Villisca

Purebred Winter Bull Calf -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2023

1) Moody Farms, Maxwell

2) J&c Simmentals, Arlington, Neb.

3) Hunter Cattle Co, Batavia

4) CNN Cattle Company, Roland

5) Prairie Creek Cattle, Vinton

6) J&c Simmentals, Arlington, Neb.

Purebred Winter Bull Calf -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2023

1) Jarr Cattle, Bloomfield

2) Skyler Murty, Gladbrook

3) BARS Cattle Co, Pierce, Neb.

4) Herold Cattle, Slater

5) Sampson Family Simmental, Nevada

Purebred Winter Bull Calf -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2023

1) Reck Brothers, Blakesburg

2) K&a Farm, Blakesburg

3) CNN Cattle Company, Roland

4) J&c Simmentals, Arlington, Neb.

5) Double W Ranch, Ames

Purebred Fall Bull Calf -- Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

1) KAISAND CATTLE, Bussey

Purebred Junior Bull -- Jan. 1 - Aug. 31, 2022

1) Kitzerow Cattle Company, Saint Charles

2) Maas Cattle Company, Adair

Purebred Junior Bull -- Jan. 1 - Aug. 31, 2022

1) Rockin Rafter G, Chelsea

Purebred Senior Bull -- Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2021

1) Springer Simmentals, Cresco

Purebred Senior Bull -- Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2021

1) Speas Farms, Elkhart

2) BARS Cattle Co, Pierce, Neb.

3) Heartland Simmentals, New Hampton

Foundation Cow/Calf

1) Brownlee Cattle Company, Van Wert

2) Rockin Rafter G, Chelsea

3) Hannah Peck, Birmingham

4) J8 FAMILY FARMS, Saint Charles

Foundation Cow/Calf

1) Clayton Walker, Chillicothe, Mo.

2) Echard Farms, Farmersburg

Foundation Cow/Calf

1) Mathes Farms, Unionville, Mo.

Purebred Cow/Calf

1) Grandview Cattle Company, Ackley

2) LCB Farms, Washington

3) Upah Cattle Company, Clutier

Purebred Cow/Calf

1) Heartland Simmentals, New Hampton

Foundation Spring Heifer Calf -- March 1, 2023 & After

1) Herold Cattle, Slater

Foundation Spring Heifer Calf -- March 1, 2023 & After

1) Micayla Christopher, Decorah

2) Gold Standard Cattle Company, Winterset

3) H&M Show Cattle, Blakesburg

Foundation Spring Heifer Calf -- March 1, 2023 & After

1) JS Simmentals, Prairie City

2) Gerdes Show Cattle, West Point

3) Elmore Farms, Fairfield

4) Edwin Warren, New Sharon

5) Smitty Family Farms, Schaller

Foundation Winter Heifer Calf - -Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2023

1) JS Simmentals, Prairie City

2) Drake Cattle Co, Centerville

3) Brownlee Cattle Company, Van Wert

4) Casons Pride And Joy Simmentals, Albia

5) Sampson Family Simmental, Nevada

Foundation Winter Heifer Calf - -Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2023

1) Reck Brothers, Blakesburg

2) Zach Greiman, Garner

3) R9 Cattle Co., Searsboro

4) Hannah Peck, Birmingham

Foundation Winter Heifer Calf - -Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2023

1) Reck Brothers, Blakesburg

Foundation Fall Heifer Calf -- Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

1) Thill Cattle Company, Pleasantville

2) Netolicky Cattle, Fairfax

Foundation Fall Heifer Calf -- Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

1) Creed Ruby, Murray

2) Thill Cattle Company, Pleasantville

3) Stremsterfer Farms, Fairfield

4) Lutz Show Cattle, West Point

Foundation Fall Heifer Calf -- Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

1) McLane Warren, New Sharon

2) Kyle Smith, Runnells

3) Ruble Ranch, Corydon

4) Lutz Show Cattle, West Point

5) Moeller Livestock, Wellsburg

6) Smitty Family Farms, Schaller

Foundation Junior Female -- March 1 - Aug. 31, 2022

1) Drake Cattle Co, Centerville

2) Grandview Cattle Company, Ackley

3) J Zika, Adel

4) Brynn Kintzle, Epworth

5) Klopfenstein Simmentals, Winfield

6) Moeller Livestock, Wellsburg

Foundation Junior Female -- March 1 - Aug. 31, 2022

1) Brock Henderson, Wiota

2) Clarahan Cattle Company, Harper

3) Kolbey Bailey, Creston

4) Collin Greve, Carroll

5) Clarahan Cattle Company, Harper

6) Edler Simmentals, Gladbrook

Foundation Junior Female -- March 1 - Aug. 31, 2022

1) JS Simmentals, Prairie City

2) Carson Rieck, Creston

3) Jacob Greiman, Goodell

4) Clarahan Cattle Company, Harper

5) Black Ridge Family Cattle, Ottumwa

Foundation Senior Female -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2022

1) Brueggeman Farms LLC, Lake Park, Ia

2) Brownlee Cattle Company, Van Wert

3) Klaire Blackford, Weldon

4) Elmore Farms, Fairfield

5) Clarahan Cattle Company, Harper

6) J8 Family Farms, Saint Charles

Foundation Senior Female -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2022

1) McKenna DeCap, Dixon

2) R9 Cattle Co., Sully

3) Agnes Hogan, Monticello

Foundation Senior Yearling Heifer -- Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2021

1) Gerdes Show Cattle, West Point

2) Dalton Lukavsky, Russell

Foundation Senior Yearling Heifer -- Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2021

1) McLane Warren, New Sharon

Purebred Spring Heifer Calf -- March 1, 2023 & After

1) Heartland Simmentals, New Hampton

2) Shy 5 Simmentals, Villisca

Purebred Spring Heifer Calf -- March 1, 2023 & After

1) Denny Drake, Centerville

2) Bunker Hill Simmentals, Platteville, Wis.

3) Shy 5 Simmentals, Villisca

4) Speas Farms, Elkhart

5) Speas Farms, Elkhart

6) Smitty Family Farms, Schaller

Purebred Spring Heifer Calf -- March 1, 2023 & After

1) CNN Cattle Company, Roland

2) Gerdes Show Cattle, West Point

3) Upah Cattle Company, Clutier

4) Specht Family Simmentals, Guttenberg

Purebred Spring Heifer Calf -- March 1, 2023 & After

1) Lone Tree Simmentals, Lone Tree

2) JS Simmentals, Prairie City

3) Micayla Christopher, Decorah

4) Shy 5 Simmentals, Villisca

5) BARS Cattle Co, Pierce, Neb.

Purebred Spring Heifer Calf -- March 1, 2023 & After

1) Brandon & Casey Anderson, Eldora

2) Casons Pride And Joy Simmentals, Albia

3) Specht Family Simmentals, Guttenberg

4) Brownlee Cattle Company, Van Wert

5) Zach Greiman, Garner

Purebred Spring Heifer Calf -- March 1, 2023 & After

1) Reck Brothers, Blakesburg

2) JS Simmentals, Prairie City

3) Bunker Hill Simmentals, Platteville, Wis.

4) BARS Cattle Co, Pierce, Neb.

5) Kaldenberg Family Farms, Albia

Purebred Winter Heifer Calf -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2023

1) Brandon & Casey Anderson, Eldora

2) Zach Greiman, Garner

3) Moody Farms, Maxwell

4) Finesse Livestock Enterprises, Sheffield

5) Shy 5 Simmentals, Villisca

Purebred Winter Heifer Calf -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2023

1) JS Simmentals, Prairie City

2) Gerdes Show Cattle, West Point

3) Lone Tree Simmentals, Lone Tree

4) Hunter Cattle Co, Batavia

5) Clayton Walker, Chillicothe, Mo.

Purebred Winter Heifer Calf -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2023

1) JS Simmentals, Prairie City

2) Cason's Pride And Joy Simmentals, Albia

3) CNN Cattle Company, Roland

4) CNN Cattle Company, Roland

5) Echard Farms, Farmersburg

6) Sampson Family Simmental, Nevada

Purebred Winter Heifer Calf -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2023

1) Cason's Pride And Joy Simmentals, Albia

2) CNN Cattle Company, Roland

3) Specht Family Simmentals, Guttenberg

4) KAISAND CATTLE, Bussey

5) Specht Family Simmentals, Guttenberg

6) Sampson Family Simmental, Nevada

Purebred Fall Heifer Calf -- Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

1) BARS Cattle Co, Pierce, Neb.

2) Scottland, Oskaloosa

3) C & K Simmentals, Hooper, Neb.

Purebred Fall Heifer Calf -- Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

1) Colin DeCap, Dixon

2) Carley Kintzle, Epworth

3) C & K Simmentals, Hooper, Neb.

4) Sanny Farms, Bondurant

5) Stremsterfer Farms, Fairfield

Purebred Fall Heifer Calf -- Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

1) J Zika, Adel

2) Jarr Cattle, Bloomfield

3) Moeller Livestock, Wellsburg

4) Sanny Farms, Bondurant

Purebred Fall Heifer Calf -- Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

1) Shelby Greiman, Goodell

2) Casons Pride And Joy Simmentals, Albia

3) Ruble Ranch, Corydon

4) Springer Simmentals, Cresco

5) KAISAND CATTLE, Bussey

Purebred Junior Female -- March 1 - Aug. 31, 2022

1) Greyson Belcher, Blakesburg

2) Regan McClure, Burlington

3) Denny Drake, Centerville

4) Kitzerow Cattle Company, Saint Charles

5) H&M Show Cattle, Blakesburg

6) Aurora Schlichte, Melbourne

7) Lone Tree Simmentals, Lone Tree

8) Scottland, Oskaloosa

Purebred Junior Female -- March 1 - Aug. 31, 2022

1) TJ Goecke, State Center

2) Brock Henderson, Wiota

3) Anna Dirksen, Hampton

4) R9 Cattle Co., Sully

5) Nathan Greiner, Keota

6) Jeff Hosbond, Colfax

7) Kaylynn Murty, Tama

8) Kadley Bailey, Creston

9) Brayden Dawson, Anita

Purebred Junior Female -- March 1 - Aug. 31, 2022

1) Elmore Farms, Fairfield

2) Speas Farms, Elkhart

3) Double W Ranch, Ames

4) Lutz Show Cattle, West Point

5) Bunker Hill Simmentals, Platteville, Wis.

6) Rockin Rafter G, Chelsea

Purebred Junior Female -- March 1 - Aug. 31, 2022

1) RL2 Livestock, Audubon

2) Larz Smith, Iowa City

3) Ellizabeth Blackford, Weldon

4) Lutz Show Cattle, West Point

5) Echard Farms, Farmersburg

6) Rhianna Murty, Gladbrook

Purebred Junior Female -- March 1 - Aug. 31, 2022

1) Rolling Hills Cattle, Blakesburg

2) Kline Simmentals, Grinnell

3) Brayden Dawson, Anita

4) Rylie Smith, Grinnell

5) Edler Simmentals, Gladbrook

Purebred Senior Female -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2022

1) Shelby Greiman, Goodell

2) Follon Cattle Company, Everly

3) Jarr Cattle, Bloomfield

4) Creed Ruby, Murray

5) Wade Lawler, Union

Purebred Senior Female -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2022

1) Kitzerow Cattle Company, Saint Charles

2) Elmore Farms, Fairfield

3) CNN Cattle Company, Roland

4) Brownlee Cattle Company, Van Wert

5) J8 FAMILY FARMS, Saint Charles

Purebred Senior Female -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2022

1) Clayton Walker, Chillicothe, Mo.

2) Jarr Cattle, Bloomfield

3) Keegan Bailey, Creston

4) CNN Cattle Company, Roland

Purebred Senior Female -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2022

1) Brady Edge, West Branch

2) Lone Tree Simmentals, Lone Tree

3) Golden Acres Simmental, Laurens

4) Top Line Simmentals, Mount Ayr

5) Ryley DeJong, Bussey

6) KAISAND CATTLE, Bussey

Purebred Senior Yearling Heifer -- Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2021

1) Gretchen McLain, Stockport

Junior Get of Sire

1) CNN Cattle Company, Roland

Best Five Head

1) CNN Cattle Company, Roland

Champion & Reserve Percentage Spring Bull Calf

Champion) Dalton Lukavsky, Russell

Reserve) CNN Cattle Company, Roland

Champion & Reserve Percentage Winter Bull Calf

Champion) Reck Brothers, Blakesburg

Reserve) Elmore Farms, Fairfield

Champion & Reserve Percentage Fall Bull Calf

Champion) Gerdes Show Cattle, West Point

Reserve) Thill Cattle Company, Pleasantville

Champion & Reserve Percentage Junior Bull

Champion) BARS Cattle Co, Pierce, Neb.

Reserve) Netolicky Cattle, Fairfax

Champion & Reserve Percentage Senior Bull

Champion) Lone Tree Simmentals, Lone Tree

Reserve) Brownlee Cattle Company, Van Wert

Grand Champion & Reserve Percentage Bull

Grand) Lone Tree Simmentals, Lone Tree

Reserve) Gerdes Show Cattle, West Point

Champion & Reserve Purebred Spring Bull Calf

Champion) Moody Farms, Maxwell

Reserve) Moody Farms, Maxwell

Champion & Reserve Purebred Winter Bull Calf

Champion) Reck Brothers, Blakesburg

Reserve) Moody Farms, Maxwell

Champion & Reserve Purebred Fall Bull Calf

Champion) Kaisand Cattle, Bussey

Champion & Reserve Purebred Junior Bull

Champion) Kitzerow Cattle Company, Saint Charles

Reserve) Maas Cattle Company, Adair

Champion & Reserve Purebred Senior Bull

Champion) Speas Farms, Elkhart

Reserve) BARS Cattle Co, Pierce, Neb.

Grand Champion & Reserve Purebred Bull

Grand) Reck Brothers, Blakesburg

Reserve) Speas Farms, Elkhart

Champion Iowa Bull

Champion) Reck Brothers, Blakesburg

Champion & Reserve Foundation Cow/Calf

Champion) Mathes Farms, Unionville, Mo.

Reserve) Clayton Walker, Chillicothe, Mo.

Champion & Reserve Purebred Cow/Calf

Champion) Grandview Cattle Company, Ackley

Reserve) Heartland Simmentals, New Hampton

Champion & Reserve Foundation Spring Heifer Calf

Champion) Micayla Christopher, Decorah

Reserve) JS Simmentals, Prairie City

Champion & Reserve Foundation Winter Heifer Calf

Champion) JS Simmentals, Prairie City

Reserve) Reck Brothers, Blakesburg

Champion & Reserve Foundation Fall Heifer Calf

Champion) Thill Cattle Company, Pleasantville

Reserve) Netolicky Cattle, Fairfax

Champion & Reserve Foundation Junior Female

Champion) JS Simmentals, Prairie City

Reserve) Carson Rieck, Creston

Champion & Reserve Foundation Senior Female

Champion) Brueggeman Farms Llc, Lake Park, Ia

Reserve) McKenna Decap, Dixon

Champion & Reserve Champion Foundation Senior Yrlg Heifer

Champion) Gerdes Show Cattle, West Point

Reserve) Dalton Lukavsky, Russell

Grand Champion & Reserve Foundation Female

Grand) Brueggeman Farms Llc, Lake Park, Ia

Reserve) McKenna Decap, Dixon

Champion & Reserve Purebred Spring Heifer Calf

Champion) Denny Drake, Centerville

Reserve) Lone Tree Simmentals, Lone Tree

Champion & Reserve Purebred Winter Heifer Calf

Champion) JS Simmentals, Prairie City

Reserve) Brandon & Casey Anderson, Eldora

Champion & Reserve Purebred Fall Heifer Calf

Champion) Shelby Greiman, Goodell

Reserve) Colin Decap, Dixon

Champion & Reserve Purebred Junior Female

Champion) Greyson Belcher, Blakesburg

Reserve) Tj Goecke, State Center

Champion & Reserve Champion Purebred Senior Female

Champion) Brady Edge, West Branch

Reserve) Clayton Walker, Chillicothe, Mo.

Champion & Reserve Champion Purebred Senior Yearling Heifer

Champion) Gretchen Mclain, Stockport

Grand Champion & Reserve Purebred Female

Grand) Brady Edge, West Branch

Reserve) Shelby Greiman, Goodell

Champion Iowa Female

Champion) Brady Edge, West Branch

Premier Exhibitor - Small Group

1) Brock Henderson, Wiota

Premier Exhibitor - Large Group

1) JS Simmentals, Prairie City