LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Landry Allan, Nocona, Texas, showed the grand champion bred-and-owned female and was the winner of a custom trailer during the VitaFerm^® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), “Live from Louisville,” July 16.

The bred-and-owned female show, a cornerstone of the JNHE, along with the top five overall, are presented by the GKB Cattle Youth Endowment. The grand and reserve champion bred-and-owned female exhibitors take home custom trailers, while third through fifth overall win semen tanks. 

Allan’s winning entry, BACC 241 Haley 472, a Nov. 17, 2024, daughter of UPS Sensation 2296 ET, was also named the division II bred-and-owned female champion. 

“It’s amazing,” Allan said. “My brother won (this show) in 2022 in Louisville so that’s pretty special.”

NCC Saylor 3019 ET, exhibited by Saylor Norvell, Tuttle, Okla., received the reserve grand champion banner. Norvell’s female was a Dec. 4, 2023, daughter of CH High Roller 756 ET, from division X. 

Third-overall honors went to Maddie Jenkins, Athens, Texas, with a Feb. 8, 2024, daughter of T/R BPF AmericanClassic 561C ET. HAW BACC Tiana 407M ET was also named champion division VIII bred-and-owned female.

Hoffman Debbie 4730 ET was named the fourth-overall bred-and-owned and champion division VII female. A March 17, 2024, daughter of Bar JZ On Demand, she was shown by Haxton Hoffman, Thedford, Neb.

Rounding out the top five was Nora Werk, Manhattan, Kan., and Werk Rachael 4100 ET. Werk’s female, a Sept. 8. 2024, daughter of KSU Land Grant 153 ET, also won division III.

Charlie Boyd Jr. and Blake Boyd, Mays Lick, Ky., evaluated the 300-head bred-and-owned female show. 

“I think the greatest asset of this breed is the people. I don’t think there’s any doubt this is one of the most friendly, welcoming and genuine groups of people in the beef business and that is so awesome,” Blake said before the selection of the champion bred-and-owned female. “On top of that, the other thing I really admire about this breed is how we’ve kept the cattle real-world … in the last five years, I don’t think there’s a breed that can touch the Hereford breed in the progress that it’s made in terms of both phenotype and genotype.”

For full results from the 2025 JNHE, visit Hereford.org.

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The 2025 VitaFerm^® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), “Live from Louisville,” is sponsored in part by BioZyme^® Inc., St. Joseph, Mo., and their brands VitaFerm^® and Sure Champ^®. The JNHE provides educational and leadership opportunities for junior members and their cattle projects, along with events for the entire family. The National Junior Hereford Association is one of the most active junior programs in the country with more than 4,200 members. For more information about the JNHE, visit Hereford.org/youth.

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