Kansas City, Mo. – Friday, Jan. 18, 2018 marked the start of the second group of steers for the National Junior Hereford Association’s Fed Steer Shootout. Steers arrived at Gregory Feedlots, Tabor, Iowa, where they were sorted, worked and ultrasounded.

In the second contest for 2017 calves, 24 National Junior Hereford Association members will participate bringing a total of 91 steers from eight states.

The program, in its second year, focuses on youth education and industry experience through commercial cattle feeding, industry technology and performance measures such as feedlot and carcass merit.

Participants can enter steers into two different categories – purebred Hereford or commercial (must meet CHB live specifications). There is an individual division or a pen of three division. For each group, the steers must be born in the contest year and enter the contest between 600 and 750 lb.

The Fed Steer Shootout was designed to provide junior members with real-world experience and education. Educational events such as webinars and open house field days are hosted throughout the contest.

Winners of the contest will be announced at the 2018 AHA Annual Meeting and Conference Hereford Honorees Reception.

The contest would not be possible without the following sponsors: Gregory Feedlots, Inc., BioZyme Incorporated, GeneSeek, Allflex, UltraInsights Processing Lab Inc., Greater Omaha Packing Co. Inc., Zoetis, Hereford Research Foundation and IMMVAC Superior Sciences.

“Numbers are up for group two,” says Trey Befort, AHA director of commercial programs. “We are excited to start this second group and give even more of our NJHA members an opportunity to compete as well as gain industry knowledge and experience.”

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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), provide programs and services for its members and their customers, while promoting the Hereford breed and supporting education, youth and research. For more information about the Association, visit Hereford.org.

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