KANSAS CITY, Mo. –  Grand champion Hereford cattle were selected on the green chips in Louisville, Ky., at the 2024 North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) on Nov. 19.

Judge Will Coor, Greenfield, Ohio, sorted through 152 head of Hereford cattle to find his champions.

“This has been absolutely incredible,” Coor said before selecting the grand champion female. “I hope you guys have enjoyed it as much as I have, because this is an opportunity and some cattle that I will forever remember.”

In the female show, Hadley, Wyatt and Blayne Dunklau, Wayne, Neb., won the grand champion banner with HAWK RC Macy 307 ET, an April 24, 2023, daughter of KLD RW Marksman D87 ET from the spring yearling division. Riley Rhodes, Carlinville, Ill., captured reserve grand champion female honors with RGR Purple Lilibet 34M ET. The champion spring heifer calf is a March 4, 2024, daughter of FTZS Dignified 104J.

Purple Proud Boy 50M ET, shown by Purple Reign Cattle Co., Toulon, Ill., was named the grand champion bull. Sired by FTZS Dignified 104J and born March 17, 2024, the winning entry was also selected champion spring bull calf. The reserve grand champion bull title went to Jason Farmer, Brownstown, Ind., and CFCC Maserati 253M ET, an April 20, 2024, son of KLD RW Marksman D87 ET from the spring bull calf division.

Haleigh Ferguson, Windsor, Mo., showed the champion cow-calf pair, WBS Advantage Wilma 006, a March 12, 2020, daughter of C&L Advantage M326 22S ET with a June bull calf by HNS STK Big League Hitter 011 at side. DF 300W Oz 1210 02D, shown by Durst Farms, Tipp City, Ohio, was named the reserve champion cow-calf pair. The female, an August 8, 2016, daughter of STAR TCF Lock-n-Load 300W ET, was exhibited with an August bull calf by TNM 9122 Vintage 122 at side.

At the conclusion of the show, Purple Reign Cattle Co. was named premier exhibitor and breeder.

For full results from the NAILE national Hereford show, visit Hereford.org.

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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.