September 9, 2022

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Angus Champions Named at 2022 Missouri State Fair

            Exhibitors led 170 entries at the 2022 Missouri State Fair Angus Show, August 12 in Sedalia, Mo. Harlan Yocham, Sapulpa, Okla., evaluated the 141 females, 26 bulls and three cow-calf pairs before selecting champions.

            Hillard/Gerloff Pitbull 102 claimed grand champion and junior champion bull honors. Olivia Gerloff, Bland, Mo., owns the March 2021 son of Silveiras Style 930.

            Valley Oaks Angus, Oak Grove, Mo.; Ward Brother’s Livestock, Plattsburg, Mo.; and Premier Genetics LLC, Warsaw, Mo., own the reserve grand champion bull. WB Prince 130 is an October 2021 son of Mill Brae Identified 4031. He earlier won senior calf champion.

            Ferree Fitz Elisha 2141 captured grand champion female for Jace Pipkin, Republic, Mo.; and Mercedes Ferree, Sullivan, Ind. The April 2021 daughter of PVF Blacklist 7077 first won late junior champion.

            Cealy Bedwell, Holt, Mo., showed the reserve grand champion female. CB Princess Val 101 is a February 2021 daughter of Stevenson Turning Point and first won early junior champion.

            Mead Emma T002 was named grand champion cow-calf pair. Annaliese Mead, Barnett, Mo., owns the December 2018 daughter of PVF Surveillance 4129. A January 2022 heifer calf sired by Colburn Primo 5153 completes the winning pair.

            AM Livestock, Richmond, Kan., owns the reserve grand champion cow-calf pair. Wallace Elsiemere 6129 is a November 2016 daughter of GCC Business Elite. A February 2022 heifer calf sired by PVF Insight 0129 completes the winning pair.

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A complete list of winners follows:

2022 MISSOURI STATE FAIR ANGUS SHOW

SEDALIA, MISSOURI

Total number shown:  170

Judge:  Harlan Yocham, Sapulpa, Okla.

HEIFERS   141   Shown

       Junior Heifer Calf Champion:  Mead Emma X494

       Exhibitor:  Annaliese Mead, Barnett, Mo.

       Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion:  BEF Blackbird 2658

       Exhibitor:  Kassidie Eagleburger, Elkland, Mo.

       Late Senior Heifer Calf Champion:  Checkerhill Viola 182

       Exhibitor:  Kassidie Eagleburger, Elkland, Mo.

       Reserve Late Senior Heifer Calf Champion:  Bryant’s Blackcap Pamela

       Exhibitor:  Adrienne Bryant, Columbia, Mo. 

       Early Senior Heifer Calf Champion:  Hunters Evergreen 152

       Exhibitor:  Melaina Thiltgen, Republic, Mo.

       Reserve Early Senior Heifer Calf Champion:  EXAR Forever Gal 1789

       Exhibitor:  Alexis Koelling, Bowling Green, Mo.

       Intermediate Champion Heifer:  Hillard HH Frontier Gal 109

       Exhibitor:  Olivia Gerloff, Bland, Mo.

       Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer:  WB Princess 122

       Exhibitor:  Burton Hulse, Hannibal, Mo.

       Late Junior Champion Heifer:  Ferree Fitz Elisha 2141

       Exhibitor:  Jace Pipkin, Republic, Mo.; and Mercedes Ferree, Sullivan, Ind.

       Reserve Late Junior Champion Heifer:  BBR Proven Quen 255J

       Exhibitor:  Cealy Bedwell, Holt, Mo.

       Early Junior Champion Heifer:  CB Princess Val 101

       Exhibitor:  Cealy Bedwell, Holt, Mo.

       Reserve Early Junior Champion Heifer:  EXAR Forever Lady 5121

       Exhibitor:  Alexis Koelling, Bowling Green, Mo.

       Senior Champion Female:  Hunters Blackbird 043 PBCC

       Exhibitor:  Rance Wheeler, Paris, Mo.

       Reserve Senior Champion Female:  BEF Blackbird 0295

       Exhibitor:  Kassidie Eagleburger, Elkland, Mo.

       Grand Champion Female:  Ferree Fitz Elisha 2141

       Exhibitor:  Jace Pipkin, Republic, Mo.; and Mercedes Ferree, Sullivan, Ind.

       Reserve Grand Champion Female:  CB Princess Val 101

       Exhibitor:  Cealy Bedwell, Holt, Mo.

BULLS   26   Shown

       Junior Bull Calf Champion:  Litton Synergy 201

       Exhibitor:  Chase Litton, Pilot Grove, Mo.

       Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion:  Our Place Charm 225 25 ZKG

       Exhibitor:  Zoe Gurley, Sarcoxie, Mo.

       Senior Bull Calf Champion:  WB Prince 130

       Exhibitor:  Valley Oaks Angus, Oak Grove, Mo.; Ward Brother’s Livestock, Plattsburg, Mo.;

                and Premier Genetics LLC, Warsaw, Mo.

       Reserve Senior Bull Calf Champion:  Mead Revival V3107

       Exhibitor:  Annaliese Mead, Barnett, Mo.

       Intermediate Champion Bull:  Birks Heartland 131

       Exhibitor:  Paige Birk, Jackson, Mo.

       Reserve Intermediate Champion Bull:  BARA’s General 1204

       Exhibitor:  Alexis Borgstadt, Concordia, Mo.

       Junior Champion Bull:  Hillard/Gerloff Pitbull 102

       Exhibitor:  Olivia Gerloff, Bland, Mo.

       Reserve Junior Champion Bull:  HS Rip 327 12

       Exhibitor:  Dereck Washam, Pierce City, Mo.

       Senior Champion Bull:  AML Point Taken 020

       Exhibitor:  Brent Bryce Farms, Marshfield, Mo.; AM Livestock, Richmond, Kan.; and

               Jackson Dill, Marshfield, Mo.

       Reserve Senior Champion Bull:  S L F Montgomery 120

       Exhibitor:  Isaac Rhode, Stewartsville, Mo.

       Grand Champion Bull:  Hillard/Gerloff Pitbull 102

       Exhibitor:  Olivia Gerloff, Bland, Mo.

       Reserve Grand Champion Bull:  WB Prince 130

       Exhibitor:  Valley Oaks Angus, Oak Grove, Mo.; Ward Brother’s Livestock, Plattsburg, Mo.;

                and Premier Genetics LLC, Warsaw, Mo.

COW-CALF PAIRS   3   Shown

      Grand Champion Cow-Calf:  Mead Emma T002

      Exhibitor:  Annaliese Mead, Barnett, Mo.

      Reserve Grand Champion Cow-Calf:  Wallace Elsiemere 6129

      Exhibitor:  Olivia Gerloff, Bland, Mo.