KANSAS CITY, Mo. – National Junior Hereford Association members exhibited females at the 125th annual American Royal on Oct. 26 in Kansas City, Mo. When the dust settled in Hale Arena, Kinnick Paulsen, Preston, Iowa, and Adalynn Blankenship, West Burlington, N.Y., were named champions.

Judge Cory Thomsen, Mitchell, S.D., evaluated the 80-head show to find the champion females. Paulsen and HAWK Markle 9L ET were named the grand champion female. Paulsen’s champion junior yearling female is a Feb. 5, 2023, daughter of KLD RW Marksman D87 ET.

Taking home the reserve grand champion female title was Blankenship, with KJ TWJ 907E Cherry 374L ET. A Nov. 2, 2023, entry from the senior heifer calf division, Blankenship’s female was also sired by KLD RW Marksman D87 ET.

“This has been absolutely fabulous, I have entirely enjoyed these past few hours of my life,” Thomsen said before selecting the champions. “This is deep, deep water out here in terms of red and white cattle, as far as I see it.”

To view complete results of the 2024 American Royal 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.

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