KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Herefords made the Mile High City their own at the National Western Stock Show, Jan. 11-13. Judges Terri Barber, Corralles, N.M., and Mary Barber, Channing, Texas, sorted the 34-head of bulls and 87-head of heifers in the open show, Saturday, Jan. 13. A total of 331 Hereford cattle were exhibited throughout the three-day event. 

Bull show 

Grand champion polled bull and champion yearling bull division honors went to Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, with C Arlo 2135 ET. He is a Jan. 16, 2022, son of Loewen Genesis G16 ET. Winning reserve champion polled bull and the junior bull calf division was Kevin Jensen, Courtland, Kansas, with KJ 7603 Element 019L ET. He is a Feb. 13, 2023, son of KJ TWJ 907E Liberty 159H ET. 

The grand champion horned bull and champion yearling bull title went to K Kapone 209 ET, owned by Sage, Kashlyn and Kynsleigh Krebs, Gordon, Neb. He is a Feb. 17, 2022, son of Churchill High Noon 8339F ET. Reserve champion horned bull, CCD Kingsman 3K ET, was also named reserve yearling bull. Owned by Chesney Doubet, Belgrade, Mont., the entry is a Jan. 2, 2022, son of SR Dominate 308F ET. 

Female show 

Kennedy, Haxton and Hayden Hoffman, Thedford, Neb., exhibited the grand champion horned female, H JPV Miss Pixie 22 ET. The April 8, 2022, daughter of SR Dominate 308F ET first claimed spring yearling division honors. Ireland McAreavey, Crooks, S.D., won the reserve champion horned female and champion junior yearling female banner with ECR FCC Lady Sensation 216 ET. She is a Feb. 28, 2022, daughter of BR CSF Copper ET. 

Grand champion polled female and champion intermediate yearling division honors went to Finley and Hudson Myers, Edmond, Okla., with HJM Scarlet K04 ET. She is a May 16, 2022, daughter of KLD RW Marksman D87 ET. Hayden Hoffman, Thedford, Neb., claimed the reserve champion polled female and reserve intermediate yearling female titles with SCHAF 11L Fergie 209K. She is a June 15, 2022, daughter of UPS Sensation 2296 ET.

Other awards 

At the conclusion of the show, Gustafson Herefords, Junction City, Kan., was named horned premier exhibitor. Samantha Campbell, Eaton, Colo., was named polled premier exhibitor. Colyer Herefords was named polled premier breeder and Ben Jensen, Courtland, Kan., was named horned premier breeder. Double L Cattle, Caldwell, Texas, showed the best six head.

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The American Hereford Association, with headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., is one of the largest U.S. beef breed associations. The not-for-profit organization along with its subsidiaries — Certified Hereford Beef (CHB) LLC, Hereford Publications Inc. (HPI) and American Beef Records Association (ABRA) — provides programs and services for its members and their customers, while promoting the Hereford breed and supporting education, youth and research. For press releases and photos, visit Hereford.org/media.