FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kendra Davis
kdavis@hereford.org

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Renee Lock, Avon, Ill., exhibited the grand champion bred-and-owned bull and Kati Theresa Fehlman, Junction City, Kan., showed the reserve grand champion July 5, at the 19th annual VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo in Grand Island, Neb. The bred-and-owned bull show was sponsored by GeneSource and Bar A Cattle Co., Schulenburg, Texas.

Ryan Rathmann, Lubbock, Texas, sorted 95 bulls to name the champions.

Lock’s bull, RL LCC Rolltide 27E ET, won grand and division IV champion. He was a April 16, 2017, son of TFR KU Roll The Dice 1326 that showed with expected progeny differences (EPDs) of calving ease (CE) -8.4; birth weight (BW) 5.6; weaning weight (WW) 64; yearling weight (YW) 109; dry matter intake (DMI) 0.4; scrotal circumference (SC) 1.0; sustained cow fertility (SCF) 11.0; maternal milk (MM) 19; maternal calving ease (MCE) -4.3; mature cow weight (MCW) 115; udder suspension (UDDR) 1.15; teat size (TEAT) 1.05; carcass weight (CW) 89; rib fat (FAT) -0.001; ribeye area (REA) 0.68; marbling (MARB) -0.01; baldy maternal index (BMI$) 21; brahman influence index (BII$) 18; and certified Hereford beef  (CHB$) 39.

The reserve champion bull, KT’S Hawk 605, was first named division V champion. He is an Sept. 24, 2016, son of GKB 88X Laramie B293 and showed with EPDs of CE -7.4; BW 4.7; WW 63; YW 91; DMI 0.5; SC 0.6; SCF 16.0; MM 25; MCE -1.7; MCW 112; UDDR 1.20; TEAT 1.20; CW 66; FAT -0.046; REA 0.54; MARB -0.07; BMI$ 24; BII$ 21; and CHB$ 27.

Additional results

Division I champion: Lauren, Brady, Brett and Bailey Jones, Darlington, Wis., with Wildcat Dr. Strange 817 by Wildcat OC Avant-Garde 138 ET.
Division I reserve champion: Molly Elizabeth Biggs, Dixon, Ill., with Biggs 340 Magno by SULL TCC Mr Custom Made 340 ET.


Division II champion: Savannah West, Channing, Texas, with 3W BR BN County Line 7003 ET by CRR 719 Catapult 109.
Division II reserve champion: Savannah West, Channing, Texas, with 3W BR BN Neiman 7005 ET by CRR 719 Catapult 109.


Division III champion: Megan Luann Marion, West Terra Haute, Ind., with CCH D41 Bouncer 509E by KLD RW Bouncer D41 ET.
Division III reserve champion: Caleb, Faith, and Noah Benedict, Dewey, Ill., with BH 02A Empire 08E by JDH Wyarno 95ET.


Division IV reserve champion: Nick Deppe, Maquoketa, Iowa, with DEP Gold Member 171 ET by CRR 719 Catapult 109.


Division V reserve champion: Taylor Miller, Lebanon, Mo., with MH Apostle 6008 ET by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET.

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The 2018 VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo was sponsored in part by Biozyme Inc., St. Joseph, Mo. The NJHA is one of the most active junior programs in the country with approximately 3,000 members. The NJHA’s mission is to create and promote enthusiasm for the breed while providing opportunities through leadership, education and teamwork. For more information about the NJHA, visit jrhereford.org.

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