LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Libby and Peyton Pérez, Nara Visa, N.M., climbed the charts and won the cow-calf pair show at the 2025 VitaFerm^® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), “Live from Louisville,” July 16 in Louisville, Ky. 

The Pérez twins claimed the top honor with their champion bred-and-owned cow-calf pair, PCC New Mexico Lady 1107 ET, a March 20, 2021, daughter of JDH AH Standout 16G ET. She was shown alongside a November bull calf, by KSU Land Grant 153 ET.

“This is our cow’s second time to Louisville (she showed at the 2022 JNHE as a heifer), and it’s just amazing that she’s made it this far,” Peyton said. “So, we’re really proud of her.”

The reserve grand champion cow-calf pair and champion owned cow-calf pair titles went to Hayden Hoffman, Thedford, Neb., with H BL Lady Bird 3102 ET, a May 12, 2023, daughter of H WMS Thomas County 1443 ET. Her March heifer calf was sired by Stellpflug Great Plan ET.

Kendall and Kade Boatman, Rockford, Ill., showed the reserve champion owned cow-calf pair, MKS 73G 3J Yankee Girl 9L. The pair shown by the Boatman twins is led off by a Jan. 27, 2023, daughter of 77 Pinstripe 76D 73G, with a February heifer calf, by NJW EH 130H 254G Ridge 195K.

In the bred-and-owned cow-calf pair show, Ella Weldon, Piedmont, Okla., showed the reserve champion. A March 8, 2023, daughter of UPS Sensation 2296 ET, Ella Jungle Queen 3010, showed alongside a March bull calf, by RST Final Print 0016.

Charlie and Blake Boyd, Mays Lick, Ky., sorted 27 cow-calf pairs to name their champions. Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, sponsored the cow-calf pair show.

“I think it’s evident, with what we’ve seen throughout these classes, why Hereford cattle and the Hereford breed are designated and perceived in the commercial industry as a maternal breed,” Charlie said before the selection of the champion cow-calf pair.

For full results from the 2025 JNHE, visit Hereford.org.

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The 2025 VitaFerm^®  Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), “Live from Louisville,” is sponsored in part by BioZyme^® Inc., St. Joseph, Mo., and their brands VitaFerm^® and Sure Champ^®. The JNHE provides educational and leadership opportunities for junior members and their cattle projects, along with events for the entire family. The National Junior Hereford Association is one of the most active junior programs in the country with more than 4,200 members. For more information about the JNHE, visit Hereford.org/youth.

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