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Champions Selected at Missouri Angus Preview Show

Angus enthusiasts exhibited 124 entries at the 2025 Missouri Angus Association Preview Show.

By Amber Wahlgren, Communications Assistant

August 7, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

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Angus enthusiasts exhibited 124 entries at the 2025 Missouri Angus Association Preview Show, June 15 in Sedalia, Mo. Jenna Craft, Anadarko, Okla., evaluated 92 females, 10 bulls, seven steers and one cow-calf pair and Shane Werk, Manhattan, Kan., evaluated 14 Phenotype and Genotype females and Jackpot heifers and steers before naming the winners.

CMFM Forever Lady M015 won the honors of grand champion female after being named late junior champion. Jace Pipkin, Republic, Mo., owns the March 2024 daughter of SCC SCH 24 Karat 838.

CB WB Princess 431 claimed reserve grand champion female honors after claiming intermediate champion for Cealy Bedwell, Holt, Mo. She is the June 2024 daughter of PVF DLX King Pin 0058. 

WB Thumbs Up 327 won the title of grand champion bull. Thummel Angus, Sheridan, Mo., owns the September 2023 son of PVF Blacklist 7077. He first claimed senior champion.

MSF King Pin 3056 was awarded reserve grand champion bull after claiming reserve senior champion. Eden Uhing, Ava, Mo., owns the September 2023 son of PVF DLX King Pin 0058.

Burton Hulse, Hannibal, Mo., owns the grand champion cow-calf pair. WB Princess 321 is an April 2023 daughter of SCC SCH 24 Karat 838. A March 2025 daughter of Stevenson Turning Point completes the winning pair.

LF TL Blue Chip M302 won grand champion steer. Tyne Lehenbauer, Palmyra, Mo., owns the April 2024 son of EXAR Blue Chip 1877B.

Kye Lehenbauer, Palmyra, Mo., showed the reserve grand champion steer. FairOaks Dignity 405 is the March 2024 son of BNWZ Dignity 8017.

Kipton Thummel, Ravenwood, Mo., showed the grand champion female in phenotype and genotype portion of the show. TA Lass 36 is the September 2023 daughter of Linz Exemplify 71124.

Kipton Thummel also led the reserve grand champion female in the phenotype and genotype portion of the show. WB Adelaide 437 is the October 2024 daughter of E&B Plus One. 

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A complete list of winners follows:
2025 MISSOURI ANGUS ASSOCIATION PREVIEW SHOW
SEDALIA, MISSOURI

 

Total number shown:  124
Judge: Jenna Craft, Anadarko, Okla., females, bulls, steers and cow-calf pair. Shane Werk, Manhattan, Kan., phenotype and genotype females and jackpot heifers and steers.

HEIFERS:  92   Shown

Junior Heifer Calf Champion:  HFF Princess 503
Exhibitor:  Burton Hulse, Hannibal, Mo.

Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion:  NONE

Late Senior Heifer Calf Champion:  FairOaks Princess 418
Exhibitor:  Samuel Jordan, Savannah, Mo.

Reserve Late Senior Heifer Calf Champion:  SLA BSL Chloe 435
Exhibitor:  Bailey Schuering, Thompson, Mo.

Early Senior Heifer Calf Champion:  EXAR Princess 4815
Exhibitor:  Ellie Dill, Marshfield, Mo.

Reserve Early Senior Heifer Calf Champion:  EXAR Frontier Gal 4874
Exhibitor:  Alexis Koelling, Bowling Green, Mo.

Intermediate Champion Heifer:  CB WB Princess 431
Exhibitor:  Cealy Bedwell, Holt, Mo.

Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer:  SLA BSL Blackbird 412
Exhibitor:  Bailey Schuering, Thompson, Mo.

Late Junior Champion Heifer:  CMFM Forever Lady M015
Exhibitor:  Jace Pipkin, Republic, Mo.

Reserve Late Junior Champion Heifer:  FCF Phyllis 416 
Exhibitor:  Kassidie Eagleburger, Elkland, Mo.

Early Junior Champion Heifer:  FCF Phyllis 411
Exhibitor:  Madi Coulter, Wentzville, Mo.

Reserve Early Junior Champion Heifer:  WB Lucy 4002
Exhibitor:  Hudson Nitsche, Holt, Mo.

Senior Champion Female:  T Bar S BW Lucy 5050L
Exhibitor:  Jace Pipkin, Republic, Mo.

Reserve Senior Champion Female:  WB Winnie 3017
Exhibitor:  Samuel Jordan, Savannah, Mo.

Grand Champion Female:  CMFM Forever Lady M015
Exhibitor:  Jace Pipkin, Republic, Mo.

Reserve Grand Champion Female:  CB WB Princess 431
Exhibitor:  Cealy Bedwell, Holt, Mo.

BULLS:  10   Shown

Senior Bull Calf Champion:  PBA G T Gambler 2914
Exhibitor:  Kaitlyn Burns, Bosworth, Mo.

Reserve Senior Calf Champion:  Mead Good Times 43102
Exhibitor:  Annaliese Mead, Barnett, Mo.

Intermediate Champion Bull:  Viebrock Margin Call 4052
Exhibitor:  Leigha Viebrock, Cole Camp, Mo.

Reserve Intermediate Champion Bull:  S L F Shilo 24
Exhibitor:  Gavin Rhode, Stewartsville, Mo.

Junior Champion Bull:  Meyer Commerce 4008
Exhibitor:  Alexis Koelling, Bowling Green, Mo.

Reserve Junior Champion Bull:  NONE

Senior Champion Bull:  WB Thumbs Up 327
Exhibitor:  Thummel Angus, Sheridan, Mo.

Reserve Senior Champion Bull:  MSF King Pin 3056
Exhibitor:  Eden Uhing, Ava, Mo.

Grand Champion Bull:  WB Thumbs Up 327
Exhibitor:  Thummel Angus, Sheridan, Mo.

Reserve Champion Bull:  MSF King Pin 3056
Exhibitor:  Eden Uhing, Ava, Mo.

COW-CALF PAIRS:  1   Shown

Grand Champion Cow-Calf:  WB Princess 321
Exhibitor:  Burton Hulse, Hannibal, Mo.

Reserve Grand Champion Cow-Calf:  NONE

STEERS:  7   Shown

Grand Champion Steer:  LF TL Blue Chip M302
Exhibitor: Tyne Lehenbauer, Palmyra, Mo.

Reserve Grand Champion Steer:  FairOaks Dignity 405
Exhibitor:  Kye Lehenbauer, Palmyra, Mo.

PHENOTYPE AND GENOTYPE FEMALES:  14   Shown

Grand Champion Female:  TA Lass 36
Exhibitor:  Kipton Thummel, Ravenwood, Mo.

Reserve Grand Champion Female:  WB Adelaide 437
Exhibitor:  Kipton Thummel, Ravenwood, Mo.

JACKPOT HEIFERS & JACKPOT STEERS:  22   Shown

Champion Jackpot Female:  WB Princess 405
Exhibitor:  Sache Dowling, Fair Grove, Mo.

Reserve Champion Jackpot Female:  WB Adelaide 437
Exhibitor:  Kipton Thummel, Ravenwood, Mo.

Champion Jackpot Steer:  FairOaks Dignity 405
Exhibitor:  Kye Lehenbauer, Palmyra, Mo.

Reserve Champion Jackpot Steer:  Wallace Dignity
Exhibitor: Frank Hazelrigg, Fulton, Mo.


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