Abby Ann Geye, Rising Star, Texas, won the grand champion cow-calf pair at the 19th annual VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo in Grand Island, Neb., July 5. The cow-calf show was sponsored by Harfst Ranch, Jacksonville, Ore.

Judge Chris Mullinix, Manhattan, Kan., selected Geye as grand champion and champion standard cow-calf pair with KLD RW Mindy 88X D86, a May 2016 cow sired by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET. She showed with a May heifer calf at side by AAG Kaboom 502D and with expected progeny differences (EPDs) of birth weight(BW) 4.1; weaning weight (WW) 57; yearling weight (YW) 90; milk (MM) 27; milk & growth (M&G) 55; rib fat (FAT) -0.026; ribeye area (REA) 0.48; and marbling (MARB) 0.03.

The reserve grand champion and reserve champion standard cow-calf pair were exhibited by Courtney Eudy, Harrisburg, N.C. Eudy’s cow, ADE 14U Jazzy 379A is a January 2013 daughter of Purple MB Womanizer with a November heifer calf at side by Purple Joe Dirt 58A ET. She showed with EPDs of BW 3.8, WW 61, YW 96, MM 24; M&G 54, FAT 0.004, REA 0.59 and MARB -0.11.

Dustin and Wesley Denton, Blue Rapids, Kan., showed the grand champion bred-and-owned cow-calf pair, SH WD Cuttie D656. Sired by C ETF Wildcat 4248 ET, she is a February 2016 cow with a January heifer calf at side by UPS Sensation 2504 ET. The calf showed with EPDs of BW 2.8, WW 57, YW 94, MM 35, M&G 64, FAT -0.026, REA 0.75 and MARB 0.08.

Bailey, Brett and Lauren Jones, Darlington, Wis., showed the reserve champion bred-and-owned cow-calf pair. Wildcat Mystery 6062 is an April 2016 daughter of CHAC Mason 2214 and showed with an April bull calf at side by Wildcat OC Avant-Garde 138 ET. The calf has EPDs of BW 3.8, WW 51, YW 82, MM 22, M&G 48, FAT 0.014, REA 0.47 and MARB 0.04.