January 12, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Angus Champions named at the Cattlemen’s Congress Junior Show
Junior Angus members led 241 entries at the 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress Show’s Junior Angus Show, Thursday, Jan. 5 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Jason Hoffman, Thedford, Neb., evaluated the females.
Dakota Allen, Ottawa, Kan., owns the grand champion female. MLA Proven Queen 2156 is a May 2021 daughter of BNWZ Dignity 8017 and first won intermediate champion.
Braylen Schaeffer, Hagerstown, Ind., claimed reserve grand champion female. Core Annie Lu 24K 230K is a January 2022 daughter of SCC SCH 24 Karat 838 and first won junior calf champion – division 5.
McCoy Blackbird 9961-5523 won grand champion cow-calf pair. Taylor Olson, La Grande, Ore., owns the September 2019 daughter of Leachman Saugahatchee 3000C. A September 2022 heifer calf sired by Gateway Follow Me F163 completes the winning pair.
CFC Jody 018 won reserve grand champion cow-calf pair. Lauren Crosthwait, Stillwater, Okla., owns the May 2020 daughter of PVF Surveillance 4129. An October 2022 heifer calf sired by SAC Conversation completes the winning pair.
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A complete list of winners follows:
2023 CATTLEMEN’S CONGRESS SHOW’S JUNIOR ANGUS SHOW
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
Total number shown: 241
Judge: Jason Hoffman, Thedford, Neb.
HEIFERS: 239 Shown
Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 1: 3ACES Georgina 5012
Exhibitor: Alyssa Meier, Clinton, Tenn.
Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 1: Dameron C-5 Lucy 2242
Exhibitor: Anne Dameron, Towanda, Ill.
Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 2: BF BCII Birdie 1822
Exhibitor: Josie Phillips, Maysville, Ky.
Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 2: EXAR Envious Blackbird 2731
Exhibitor: Kathryn Coleman, Modesto, Calif.
Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 3: WHM FCF Phyllis 218
Exhibitor: Lauren Wolter, Aviston, Ill.
Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 3: FCF Musgrave Proven Queen228
Exhibitor: Alexia Stevens, Allendale, Ill.
Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 4: SULL Lucy 2101K
Exhibitor: Josie Phillips, Maysville, Ky.
Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 4: Seldom Rest Sandy 2030
Exhibitor: Jack Dameron, Towanda, Ill.
Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 5: Core Annie Lu 24K 230K
Exhibitor: Braylen Schaeffer, Hagerstown, Ind.
Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 5: UDE Queen Ruth 2003
Exhibitor: Sara Sullivan, Dunlap, Iowa
Senior Heifer Calf Champion – division 1: Checkerhill Saras Dream 180
Exhibitor: Cohen Navinsky, Easton, Kan.
Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion – division 1: EXAR Princess 1890
Exhibitor: Madilyn Norvell, Tuttle, Okla.
Senior Heifer Calf Champion – division 2: Conley DT Georgina 1076
Exhibitor: Ty Collum, Perkins, Okla.
Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion – division 2: EXAR Envious Blackbird 1837
Exhibitor: Meah Allison, Yukon, Okla.
Intermediate Champion Heifer: MLA Proven Queen 2156
Exhibitor: Dakota Allen, Ottawa, Kan.
Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer: EXAR Frontier Gal 1739
Exhibitor: Jake Allison, Yukon, Okla.
Junior Champion Heifer – division 1: Ellies Southern Belle 2112
Exhibitor: Carlee Clark, Muldrow, Okla.
Reserve Junior Champion Heifer –division 1: BCR Phyllis 092J
Exhibitor: Josie Phillips, Maysville, Ky.
Junior Champion Heifer – division 2: Dameron C-5 Enchantress 2110
Exhibitor: Houston Ferree, Sullivan, Ind.
Reserve Junior Champion Heifer – division 2: Dieckmann Lady 1117
Exhibitor: Finley Yocham, Sapulpa, Okla.
Senior Champion Female: Hunters Blackbird 043 PBCC
Exhibitor: Rance Wheeler, Paris, Mo.
Reserve Senior Champion Female: McCoy Blackbird 0220-5523
Exhibitor: Taylor Olson, La Grande, Ore.
Grand Champion Female: MLA Proven Queen 2156
Exhibitor: Dakota Allen, Ottawa, Kan.
Reserve Grand Champion Female: Core Annie Lu 24K 230K
Exhibitor: Braylen Schaeffer, Hagerstown, Ind.
COW-CALF PAIRS: 2 Shown
Grand Champion Cow-Calf Pair: McCoy Blackbird 9961-5523
Exhibitor: Taylor Olson, La Grande, Ore.
Reserve Grand Champion Cow-Calf Pair: CFC Jody 018
Exhibitor: Lauren Crosthwait, Stillwater, Okla.