Junior Angus Winners Named at 2026 Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show
Junior Angus exhibitors led 125 entries at the 2026 Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show’s Junior Angus Heifer Show.
February 12, 2026
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Junior Angus exhibitors led 125 entries at the 2026 Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show’s Junior Angus Heifer Show, Jan. 25 in Fort Worth, Texas. Marty Ropp, Normal, Ill., evaluated the females before naming champions.
Brooklyn Barnes, Desdemona, Texas, led the grand champion female. EXAR Frontier Gal 4927 is a September 2024 daughter of BNWZ Dignity 8017 and first won senior calf champion.
JBC Princess 4040 was named reserve grand champion female after first winning junior champion. Lily Cameron, Mount Pleasant, Texas, owns the April 2024 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153.
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A complete list of winners follows:
2026 SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSITION AND LIVESTOCK SHOW’S JUNIOR ANGUS HEIFER SHOW
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Total number shown: 125
Judge: Marty Ropp, Normal, Ill.
HEIFERS: 125 Shown
Summer Heifer Calf Champion: LHB Emma 2505
Exhibitor: Kassidy Bozeman, Lubbock, Texas
Reserve Summer Heifer Calf Champion: B GR&R Proven Queen VH4
Exhibitor: Charley Duncan, Palmer, Texas
Junior Heifer Calf Champion: Wilks Phyllis N436
Exhibitor: Olivia Wortham, Forney, Texas
Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion: Lemenager Proven Queen N18
Exhibitor: Abigail Koenig, De Leon, Texas
Senior Heifer Calf Champion: EXAR Frontier Gal 4967
Exhibitor: Brooklyn Barnes, Desdemona, Texas
Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion: Johnson Nellie 467
Exhibitor: Langston Grounds, Barry, Texas
Intermediate Champion Heifer: Silveiras Saras Dream 2439
Exhibitor: Morgan Mallard, Denton, Texas
Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer: PLAS Frontier Gal 525
Exhibitor: Daisy Plaschke, Hallsville, Texas
Junior Champion Heifer: JBC Princess 4040
Exhibitor: Lily Cameron, Mount Pleasant, Texas
Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: Kenn Dixie Erica 434
Exhibitor: Kadynce Kennedy, Breckenridge, Texas
Grand Champion Female: EXAR Frontier Gal 4967
Exhibitor: Brooklyn Barnes, Desdemona, Texas
Reserve Grand Champion: JBC Princess 4040
Exhibitor: Lily Cameron, Mount Pleasant, Texas
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