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 birth weight (BW) 5.6; weaning weight (WW) 64; yearling weight (YW) 109; milk (MM) 19; milk & growth (M&G) 51; rib fat (FAT) -0.001; ribeye area (REA) 0.68; and marbling (MARB) -0.01.

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 BW 4.7, WW 63, YW 91, MM 25, M&G 56, FAT -0.046, REA 0.56 and MARB -0.08.

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.