Hereford exhibitors played their cards right in Reno, Nev., for the Western States National Hereford Show Dec. 6-7, 2024. Brumley Farms, Orovada, Nev., and Hadley and Hannah Harrison, Montague, Calif., claimed the grand champion titles in the polled show. GKB Cattle, Desdemona, Texas, and Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, and Fallon and Gunnar Gohr, Madras, Ore., took home top honors in the horned show. Judge Mark Johnson, Ph.D., Orlando, Okla., sorted 151 head of Hereford cattle throughout the two-day show to name the champions.

Bull show winners

For the second consecutive year, the grand champion polled bull title went to Brumley Farms and Stellpflug Gunsmoke 222 ET, a Feb. 11, 2022, son of JDH AH Benton 8G ET from the senior division. Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, claimed the reserve grand champion polled bull and champion junior bull calf honors with C Sherman 4189, a Jan. 2, 2024, son of Churchill W4 Sherman 2157K ET.

C GKB Cimmaron 3125 ET, a Jan. 10, 2023, son of ECR 628 Advance 9490 ET, shown by GKB Cattle and Colyer Herefords, was named the grand champion horned bull. He also won the yearling bull division. Cruz Colyer also showed the reserve grand champion horned bull, C D83 Arlo 4230 ET, a Jan. 10, 2024, son of C Arlo 2135 ET from the junior bull calf division.

Female show winners

Hadley and Hannah Harrison and their champion spring heifer calf, HL Skyfall 2419 ET, grabbed the grand champion polled female banner. Their winning entry is an April 20, 2024, daughter of T/R BPF AmericanClassic 561CET. KJ 746D Coco Carmel 321L ET, a Sept. 4, 2023, daughter of KLD RW Marksman D87 ET, shown by Paige Lemenager, Hudson, Ill., captured reserve grand champion polled female honors. Lemenager’s female also won the senior heifer calf division.

In the horned female show, Fallon and Gunnar Gohr claimed the grand champion title with their entry from the senior heifer calf division, CMCC Landrie 3075L, a Sept. 9, 2023, daughter of KJ TWJ 907E Liberty 159H ET. C 88X Sancho Lass 3022, shown by Cruz Colyer, won reserve grand champion horned female. The Jan. 2, 2023, daughter of ECR 628 Advance 9490 ET was first named champion junior yearling female. 

In the polled cow-calf pair, champion went to TCW Sweet Dreams 009H 211K and Weimer Cattle Co., Spangle, Wash., a May 10, 2022, daughter of TCW Paladin 2296 009H. She showed with a May heifer calf by NJW 139C 103C Ridge 254G at side. WF Ms Reuben James 604 907 was named the reserve champion polled cow-calf pair, shown by Wilcox and Family Cattle Co., Spangle, Wash. The Jan. 27, 2019, daughter of Purple Reuben James 40A ET, showed with a May bull calf, by 74LC 7207 Endure 0226, at side.

Emily Haugen, Los Molinos, Calif., and Purple Sandra 43K, a March 20, 2022, daughter of Purple RGR Moonshine 104E, were named the champion horned cow-calf pair. She showed with a July heifer calf, by Boyd Power Surge 9024, at side.

Pen show winners

Judges Mike Henslee, Hagerman, Idaho, and Chris Beck, Minden, Nev., evaluated the 15-head pen bull show on Dec. 6. Sticks & Stones, Cheyenne, Wyo., showed the grand champion pen-of-three bulls with a group sired by Churchill W4 Sherman 2157K ET and Churchill Big Jake 0265H ET. Reserve grand champion pen-of-three bulls went to Morrell Ranches, Willows, Calif., with a group sired by BR GKB Winchester 1314.

Other show awards

The late Larry Kirk, Reno, Nev., was the 2024 Western States National Hereford Show honoree. Salmon Falls Land and Livestock, Hagerman, Idaho, was the 2024 Western States commercial producer honoree. 

After the conclusion of the show, Gene and Cindy Stillahn, Cheyenne, Wyo., won polled premier exhibitor, premier breeder and were the best six head winner. Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, was named horned premier exhibitor. He was also named horned premier breeder, alongside Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho. Morrell Ranches, Willows, Calif., was the get of sire winner with a group sired by BR GKB Winchester 1314.

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