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July
27, 2005
For More Information Contact:
Shelby Axtell at (816) 383-5153 or printern@angus.org
Angus Youth Win Big at the National Junior
Angus Show Carcass Contest
The
carcass steer contest at the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) allows Angus
youth the opportunity to learn about the beef industry outside of the show
ring. More than 25 contestants
entered 34 entries at the 2005 NJAS, July 17-23 in Denver, Colo.
The
contest was started in 1985 in an effort to increase awareness of the role
that Angus cattle play in the beef industry. After being discontinued in 1991, the
contest was reinstated in 1993.
Prize
money is awarded to first through tenth places. First place receives $1,000, second
$750, third $500, fourth $400, fifth $350, sixth $300, seventh $250, eighth
$200, ninth $150, and tenth $100.
All cattle meeting the Certified Angus Beef â(CAB)
carcass requirements receive an additional $50. Champion state group receives $100 and
reserve champion receives $75.
Glen
Mommsen, DeWitt,
Iowa,
entered the grand champion carcass steer, which was sired by Bon View New
Design 1407. The steer weighed
1,262 pounds and had a carcass weight of 755 pounds. With a dressing percentage of 60, the
carcass had a ribeye area of 15.3 square
inches. The carcass graded with a
yield of 1.27 and had a low prime quality grade, qualifying for a CAB
program.
“The
steer was initially selected to be a show calf, but we later decided because
of his ultrasound numbers he would make a better carcass steer,”
Mommsen said.
Mommsen
said this was his first year to enter the carcass contest and he plans to use
his prize money to attend LEAD (Leader’s Engaged in Angus Development)
Conference in Boise,
Idaho.
Flinton McCabe, Elk City, Kan., owned the reserve grand
champion carcass steer. The calf
had a live weight of 1,133 pounds and a carcass weight of 691 pounds. The carcass had a ribeye
area of 13.7 square inches and a 61 dressing percentage. The carcass also qualified for a CAB
program with a yield grade of 2.04 and a quality grade of low prime.
The
McCabe’s continued their winning tradition by winning the state
group. Group members included
siblings Flinton, Ethan, Hannah, and Esther.
Reserve
champion state group was awarded to James and John Pfeiffer of Mulhall,
Okla.
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