Entry Information
Entry Deadline: Sept. 10, 2026
Junior Ownership Deadline: Sept. 10, 2026
The American Royal Livestock Show, held annually in Kansas City, Mo., has been a cornerstone event in the livestock industry since 1899, drawing thousands of exhibitors each year. The American Hereford Association hosts its annual meeting and educational forum in conjunction with the show, alongside hallmark events such as the Ladies of the Royal Sale and the crowning of the National Hereford Queen.
Entry Deadline: Sept. 10, 2026
Junior Ownership Deadline: Sept. 10, 2026
The American Royal will take place Oct. 22 – 25, 2026.
200 W 12th St.
Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: 816-421-6800
Reservation cut-off: September 29, 2026 by 5 p.m. (Room block availability is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that securing a room within the block is not guaranteed.)
The hotel garage has a clearance of 6’6”. The spaces in the Marriott garage do not accommodate dual rear wheeled trucks.
A new chapter for the American Royal begins this fall as exhibitors gather at the organization’s new home in Kansas City, Kan., for the first time. The Ladies of the Royal Sale, Junior Hereford Show and National Hereford Show will all take place at the new facility. For those staying in downtown Kansas City, shuttle service will be available from the Kansas City Marriott Downtown beginning Friday afternoon, Oct. 23, through Sunday, Oct. 25, making it easy to experience a new home for a longstanding Hereford tradition.
1899 American Royal Way
Kansas City, KS 66109
Title: Grand Champion Female
DOB: 11/17/2024
Sire: UPS SENSATION 2296 ET
Registration: 44656849
Bred By: Landry Allan, Nocona, TX
Owned By: Landry Allan, Nocona, TX
Title: Reserve Grand Champion Female
DOB: 2/24/2024
Sire: H THE PROFIT 8426 ET
Registration: 44597535
Bred By: Hawk Livestock, Earlville, Ill.
Owned By: Ty Pezanoski, Peru, Ill.
Title: Grand Champion Bull
DOB: 2/17/2023
Sire: H THE PROFIT 8426 ET
Registration: 44453721
Bred By: Buck Cattle Company, Madill, Okla.
Owned By: Hawes Cattle, Athens, TX; Jeff Paulsen, Preston, IA; and Garrett Post, Shabbona, Ill.
Title: Reserve Grand Champion Bull
DOB: 4/7/2023
Sire: CRR 719 CATAPULT 109
Registration: 44519051
Bred By: Hollis Fawcett, Ree Heights, S.D.
Owned By: Hollis Fawcett, Ree Heights, S.D.
Title: Grand Champion Junior Female
DOB: 11/17/2024
Sire: UPS SENSATION 2296 ET
Registration: 44656849
Bred By: Landry Allan, Nocona, TX
Owned By: Landry Allan, Nocona, TX
Title: Reserve Grand Champion Junior Female
DOB: 2/24/2024
Sire: H THE PROFIT 8426 ET
Registration: 44597535
Bred By: Hawk Livestock, Earlville, Ill.
Owned By: Ty Pezanoski, Peru, Ill.
Title: Grand Champion Female
DOB: 3/18/2023
Sire: HL STIMULUS 2108 ET
Registration: 44491576
Bred By: Begalka Livestock, Castlewood, S.D.
Owned By: Maddie Jenkins, Athens, Texas
Title: Reserve Champion Female
DOB: 2/5/2023
Sire: KLD RW MARKSMAN D87 ET
Registration: 44493599
Bred By: Hawk Livestock, Earlville, Ill.
Owned By: Kinnick Paulsen, Preston, Iowa
Title: Grand Champion Bull
DOB: 2/3/2023
Sire: JDH AH BENTON 8G ET
Registration: 44460921
Bred By: Upstream Ranch, Taylor, Neb.
Owned By: McGuffee Polled Herefords, Mendenhall, Miss.
Title: Grand Champion Junior Female
DOB: 2/5/2023
Sire: KLD RW MARKSMAN D87 ET
Registration: 44493599
Bred By: Hawk Livestock, Earlville, Ill.
Owned By: Kinnick Paulsen, Preston, Iowa
Title: Reserve Champion Junior Female
DOB: 11/2/2023
Sire: KLD RW MARKSMAN D87 ET
Registration: 44517077
Bred By: Ben Jensen, Courtland, Kan.
Owned By: Adalynn Grace Blankenship, West Burlington, N.Y.
Title: Grand Champion Female
DOB: April 28, 2022
Sire: T/R BPF AmericanClassic 561CET
Registration: 44409412
Bred By: Maddie Jenkins, Athens, Texas
Owned By: Maddie Jenkins, Athens, Texas
Title: Reserve Grand Champion Female
DOB: August 29, 2022
Sire: PUGH SULL Sooner PE12 ET
Registration: 44454505
Bred By: Lindsey Pugh, Champaign, Ill.
Owned By: Landry Allan, Nocona, Texas
Title: Grand Champion Bull
DOB: March 7, 2022
Sire: TFR KU Roll the Dice 1326
Registration: 44409066
Bred By: Dustin Ogburn, Sanders, Ky.
Owned By: Dustin Ogburn, Sanders, Ky., and Payton Farmer, Brownstown, Ind.
Title: Reserve Grand Champion Bull
DOB: March 15, 2022
Sire: KLD RW Marksman D87 ET
Registration: 44438774
Bred By: McInnis Cattle Co., May, Texas
Owned By: McInnis Cattle Co., May, Texas
Title: Grand Champion Cow-Calf Pair
DOB: April 4, 2021
Sire: CH High Roller 756 ET
Registration: 44286681
Bred By: Hanson’s Polled Herefords, Conde, S.D.
Owned By: Lauren, Brady and Nicholas Jones, Darlington, Wis.
Title: Reserve Champion Cow-Calf Pair
DOB: April 18, 2020
Sire: CHAC Mason 2214
Registration: 44379095
Bred By: Brown Polled Herefords, Grand Rapids, Mi.
Owned By: Brown Polled Herefords, Grand Rapids, Mi.
Title: Grand Champion Junior Female
DOB: March 24, 2022
Sire: CH High Roller 756 ET
Registration: 44405269
Bred By: Jenna Tlach, Prole, Iowa
Owned By: Lauren and Hunter Anderson, Algona, Iowa
Title: Reserve Champion Junior Female
DOB: April 25, 2022
Sire: KLD RW Marksman D87 ET
Registration: 44405745
Bred By: Alexis Griswold, Stillwater, Okla.
Owned By: Ella Weldon, Piedmont, Okla.
Title: Champion Female
DOB: May 21, 2021
Sire: KLD RW Marksman D87 ET
Registration: 44298393
Bred By: Hawk Livestock, Earlville, Ill.
Owned By: Paige Lemenager, Hudson, Ill.
Title: Reserve Champion Female
DOB: Feb. 19, 2021
Sire: KLD RW Marksman D87 ET
Registration: 44282001
Bred By: Landry Allan, Nocona, Texas
Owned By: Maddie Jenkins, Athens, Texas
Title: Champion Bull
DOB: Feb. 6, 2021
Sire: H The Profit 8426 ET
Registration: 44257483
Bred By: Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, Neb.
Owned By: 4 J Farms, Cabot, Ark.
Title: Reserve Champion Bull
DOB: April 16, 2021
Sire: UPS Sensation 2296 ET
Registration: 44290168
Bred By: Carlee Meeks, Taylor, Neb.
Owned By: Dry Creek Farm, Pell City, Ala.; Walker Polled Hereford Farm, Morrison, Tenn.; Landgren Ranch, Barlett, Neb.; Dirt Road Farms, Franklin, Tenn.
Title: Champion Cow-Calf Pair
DOB: April 18, 2020
Sire: CHAC Mason 2214
Registration: 44379095
Bred By:
Owned By: Brown Polled Herefords, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Title: Reserve Champion Cow-Calf Pair
DOB: Feb. 26, 2015
Sire: ABRA 26U Bravo 24Z ET
Registration: 43584300
Bred By: Railey Parnell, Flippin, Ark.
Owned By: Railey Parnell, Flippin, Ark.
Title: Grand Champion Junior Female
DOB: May 21, 2021
Sire: KLD RW Marksman D87 ET
Registration: 44298393
Bred By: Hawk Livestock, Earlville, Ill.
Owned By: Paige Lemenager, Hudson, Ill.
Title: Reserve Champion Junior Female
DOB: Feb. 19, 2021
Sire: KLD RW Marksman D87 ET
Registration: 44282001
Bred By: Landry Allan, Nocona, Texas
Owned By: Maddie Jenkins, Athens, Texas
Title: Champion Cow-Calf Pair
DOB: March 22, 2015
Sire: BR Currency 8144 ET
Registration: 43610410
Bred By: Ye Ole McDonald’s Farm, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Owned By: Lauren, Brady and Nicholas Jones, Darlington, Wis.
Title: Reserve Champion Cow-Calf Pair
DOB: September 4, 2016
Sire: NJW 78P TWENTYTWELVE 190Z ET
Registration: 43745079
Bred By: Triple H Acres, Miller, Mo.
Owned By: Triple H Acres, Miller, Mo.
Title: Champion Female
DOB:
Sire: UPS Sensation 2296 ET
Registration: 44172482
Bred By: Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas
Owned By: Bryden Barber, Channing, Texas
Title: Reserve Champion Female
DOB: September 4, 2020
Sire: CRR 719 Catapult 109
Registration: 44246025
Bred By: Saylor Douglas, Merit, Texas
Owned By: Saylor Douglas, Merit, Texas
Title: Grand Champion Bull
DOB: September 2, 2020
Sire: KJ BJ 309C Leader 182F
Registration: 44222757
Bred By: Ben Jensen, Courtland, Kan.
Owned By: Ben Jensen, Courtland, Kan., Bar A Cattle Company, Nocona, Texas, and TWJ Farm, Carroll, Neb.
Title: Reserve Champion Bull
DOB: November 2, 2020
Sire: HAPP BK Valor 37C ET
Registration: 44228554
Bred By: Purple Reign Cattle Company, Toulon, Ill.
Owned By: Purple Reign Cattle Company, Toulon, Ill.
Title: Grand Champion Junior Female
DOB: January 2, 2020
Sire: ECR Who Maker 210 ET
Registration: 44184078
Bred By: Simon Thoreson, Knoxville, Iowa.
Owned By: Paige Lemenager, Hudson, Ill.
Title: Reserve Champion Junior Female
DOB: February 4, 2020
Sire: H Deberard 7454 ET
Registration: 44159817
Bred By: Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, Neb.
Owned By: Vada and Hans Vickland, Longmont, Colo.
Title: Champion Cow-Calf Pair
DOB: March 22, 2015
Sire: BR Currency 8144 ET
Registration: 43610410
Bred By: Ye Ole McDonald’s Farm, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Owned By: Lauren, Brady and Nicholas Jones, Darlington, Wis.
Title: Reserve Champion Cow-Calf Pair
DOB: March 18, 2018
Sire: C Miles Mckee 2103 ET
Registration: 43945445
Bred By: Sullivan Farms, Dunlap, Iowa
Owned By: Cassie and Krista Allscheid, Waterloo, Ill.
Title: Champion Female
DOB: May 7, 2019
Sire: UPS Sensation 2296 ET
Registration: 44064756
Bred By: Purple Reign Cattle Company, Toulon, Ill.
Owned By: Lauren May, Mineral Point, Wis.
Title: Reserve Champion Female
DOB: April 19, 2019
Sire: TFR KU Roll The Dice 1326
Registration: 44072170
Bred By: Madeline Braman, Refugio, Texas
Owned By: Kai Thomsen, Madison, N.D.
Title: Champion Bull
DOB: May 18, 2019
Sire: CRR 109 On Point 559 ET
Registration: 44070735
Bred By: Brayson Mayo, Scott City, Kan.
Owned By: Mayo Ridge Ranch, Scott City, Kan., KS Cattle Co., New Windsor, Md., Coyote Ridge Ranch, La Salle, Colo. and Foggy Bottom Farm, Keymar, Md.
Title: Reserve Champion Bull
DOB: October 19, 2018
Sire: H FHF Advance 628 ET
Registration: 43997995
Bred By: Trent J and Delores Fogleman, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Owned By: Walker Polled Hereford Farm, Morrison, Tenn., Dry Creek Farm, Pell City, Ala. and Jernigan Farm, Columbia, Tenn.
Title: Grand Champion Junior Female
DOB: January 23, 2019
Sire: H Montgomery 7437 ET
Registration: 44017751
Bred By: Hoffman Herefords, Thedford, Neb.
Owned By: Vada and Hans Vickland, Longmont, Colo.
Title: Reserve Champion Junior Female
DOB: April 19, 2019
Sire: TFR KU Roll The Dice 1326
Registration: 44072170
Bred By: Madeline Braman, Refugio, Texas
Owned By: Kai Thomsen, Madison, S.D.
Title: Grand Champion Junior Female
DOB: February 10, 2018
Sire: UPS Sensation 2296 ET
Registration: 43944226
Bred By: Rockin W Polled Herefords, Schulenburg, Texas
Owned By: Macy Curry, Okemah, Okla. and Cooper Curry, Okemah, Okla.
Title: Grand Champion Hereford Female
DOB: February 14, 2018
Sire: UPS Sensation 2296 ET
Registration: 43951712
Bred By: Kirbie Day Sims, Waxahachie, Texas
Owned By: Emily Jenkins, Crandall, Texas
Title: Grand Champion Junior Female
DOB: February 10, 2018
Sire: UPS Sensation 2296 ET
Registration: 43944226
Bred By: Rockin W Polled Herefords, Schulenburg, Texas
Owned By: Macy Curry, Okemah, Okla. and Cooper Curry, Okemah, Okla.
Title: Grand Champion Hereford Female
DOB: February 14, 2018
Sire: UPS Sensation 2296 ET
Registration: 43951712
Bred By: Kirbie Day Sims, Waxahachie, Texas
Owned By: Emily Jenkins, Crandall, Texas
Title: Grand Champion Female
DOB: January 29, 2017
Sire: CRR 719 Catapult 109
Registration: 43836721
Bred By: Travis Steven Pierce, Baraboo, Wis.
Owned By: Tucker, Miles and Jace Stagemeyer, Page, Neb.
Title: Reserve Grand Champion Female
DOB: February 15, 2018
Sire: H/TSR/CHEZ/FULL Throttle ET
Registration: 43823945
Bred By: Brinn Begalka, Castlewood, S.D.
Owned By: Claire, Cricket and Cierra Collins, Chattanooga, Okla.
Title: Grand Champion Bull
DOB: April 27, 2017
Sire: BAR S LHF 028 240
Registration: 43846630
Bred By: Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas
Owned By: Ground Zero Farms, Watts, Okla.
Title: Reserve Grand Champion Bull
DOB: January 3, 2018
Sire: RJ GKB Integrity 5004 ET
Registration: 43828793
Bred By: Gary and Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas
Owned By: Gary and Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas; Stone Cold Cattle Company, Stanton, Texas
Title: Champion Cow-Calf Pair
DOB: February 12, 2016
Sire: NJW 73S 980 Hutton 109Z ET
Registration: 43718825
Bred By: Kyle Perez, Nara Visa, N.M.
Owned By: David Smith, Boulder, Colo.; Kyle Perez, Nara Visa, N.M.
Title: Reserve Champion Cow-Calf Pair
DOB: April 6, 2016
Sire: CHAC Mason 2214
Registration: 43723641
Bred By: Lauren Jones, Darlington, Wis.
Owned By: Brett, Lauren and Bailey Jones, Darlington, Wis.
Title: Best Six Head
Owned By: Perez Cattle Company, Nara Visa, N.M.
Title: Grand Champion Junior Female
DOB: February 15, 2017
Sire: H/TSR/CHEZ/FULL Throttle ET
Registration: 43823945
Bred By: Brinn Begalka, Castlewood, S.D.
Owned By: Claire, Cricket and Cierra Collins, Chattanooga, Okla.
Title: Reserve Grand Champion Junior Female
DOB: March 23, 2017
Sire: ECR Who Maker 210 ET
Registration: 43835695
Bred By: Sullivan Farms, Dunlap, Iowa
Owned By: Lauren May, Mineral Point, Wis.
Title: Champion Female
DOB: 1/28/2016
Sire: CRR About Time 743
Registration: 43697437
Bred By: Parker Robinson, Stillwater, Okla.
Owned By: Abby Bell, Bristow, Okla.
Title: Champion Bull
DOB: 3/15/2015
Sire: NJW 33TB 100W Trust 163Z
Registration: 43589760
Bred By: Kevin Ernst, Greeley, Colo.
Owned By: Sage Krebs, Gordon, Neb., and Ernst Herefords, Windsor, Colo.
Title: Champion Cow-Calf Pair
DOB: 3/8/2014
Sire: GO 3196 Advance S109
Registration: 43518365
Bred By: Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Independence, Iowa
Owned By: Brett Lauren, Bailey and Riley Jones, Darlington, Wis.
Title: Reserve Champion Female
DOB: 5/2/16
Sire: ATLAS 66T Mr. Helton 150Y ET
Registration: 43724782
Bred By: Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas
Owned By: Rylee Schacher, Dumas, Texas
Title: Reserve Champion Bull
DOB: 5/9/2015
Sire: WLB Global 72M 50S
Registration: 43707709
Bred By: Edy Brainard, Canadian, Texas
Owned By: Kirbie Day, Waxahachie, Texas, and Edy Brainard, Canadian, Texas
Title: Reserve Champion Cow-Calf Pair
DOB: 4/25/2015
Sire: H/TSR/CHEZ/FULL Throttle ET
Registration: 43629115
Bred By: Haley Bickelhaupt, Mount Carroll, Ill.
Owned By: Aubrey Cattle Co., Monrovia, Ind. and Ty, Haley and Trevor Bickelhaupt, Mount Carroll, Ill.
Title: Champion Female
DOB: 1/28/16
Sire: CRR About Time 743
Registration: 43697437
Bred By: Parker Robinson, Stillwater, Okla.
Owned By: Abby Bell, Bristow, Okla.
Title: Reserve Champion Female
DOB: 4/11/16
Sire: DKF RO Cash Flow 0245 ET
Registration: 43726954
Bred By: Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch, Ree Heights, S.D.
Owned By: Chesney and Kenidy Effling, Highmore, S.D.
Title: CHAMPION FEMALE
DOB: 1/2/2015
Sire: CHAC MASON 2214
Registration: 43595429
Bred By: RHETT LOWDERMAN, MACOMB, IL
Owned By: NIGEL AND ALEESHA HOWE, WAGONTOWN, PA
Title: CHAMPION BULL
DOB: 3/3/2015
Sire: RST TIMES A WASTIN 0124
Registration: 43595435
Bred By: RHETT LOWDERMAN, MACOMB, IL
Owned By: CURTIS & JACKIE CASTLE, CRAWFORD, OK AND LOWDERMAN CATTLE COMPANY, MACOMB, IL
Title: CHAMPION COW-CALF PAIR
DOB: 2/1/2014
Sire: MSU TCF REVOLUTION 4R
Registration: MSU TCF REVOLUTION 4R
Bred By: TODD, KIM & KASEY HERMAN, LIMA, OH
Owned By: KEYSTO AND MIRANDA STOTZ, SKIATOOK, OK
Title: RESERVE CHAMPION COW-CALF PAIR
DOB: 4/27/2014
Sire: H EXCEL 8051 ET
Registration: 43521350
Bred By: AUBREY CATTLE CO, MONROVIA, IN
Owned By: AUBREY CATTLE CO, MONROVIA, IN
Title: RESERVE CHAMPION FEMALE
DOB: 1/17/2015
Sire: CRR 719 CATAPULT 109
Registration: 43628185
Bred By: DOUGLAS POLLED HEREFORD, MERIT, TX
Owned By: BRYCE MCCUTCHEN, CONROE, TX
Title: RESERVE CHAMPION BULL
DOB: 7/16/2014
Sire: NJW 73S W18 HOMETOWN 10Y ET
Registration: 43568498
Bred By: KARI BRUMLEY, OROVADA, NV
Owned By: BRUMLEY FARMS, OROVADA, NV AND BAR ONE RANCH, EUGENE, OR
Title: CHAMPION FEMALE
DOB: 5/1/2015
Sire: PURPLE MB WOMANIZER 14U ET
Registration: 43624941
Bred By: DELHAWK CATTLE, EARLVILLE, IL
Owned By: PAIGE LEMENAGER, HUDSON, IL
Title: RESERVE CHAMPION FEMALE
DOB: 1/17/2015
Sire: CRR 719 CATAPULT 109
Registration: 43628185
Bred By: DOUGLAS POLLED HEREFORD, MERIT, TX
Owned By: BRYCE MCCUTCHEN, CONROE, TX
