Harper, Howard win beef division at 2022 stock show

The 2022 Donley County Junior Livestock Show was held last Saturday, January 8, at the Donley County Activity Center with Tyler Harper and Emma Howard winning the beef division.

Harper showed the Grand Champion Steer, and Howard exhibited the Grand Champion Heifer.

Other top winners were Mya Edwards and her Grand Champion Sheep, Kaitin Ehlert and her Grand Champion Goat, and Calder Havens twice with the Grand Champion Gilt and the Grand Champion Barrow.

Reserve Champion honors went to Harrison Howard, steer and barrow; Taylee Ehlert, heifer; Mya Edwards, sheep; Madison Moore, goat; and Kaitin Ehlert, gilt.

(Editor’s Note: For pictures of all Grand and Reserve Champion winners from this year’s stock show, pick up this week’s print edition or get the full digital edition of The Enterprise here.)

Thirty-nine youth from the Donley County 4-H and Clarendon and Hedley chapters of the FFA exhibited 76 last weekend. That’s down from 51 kids showing 71 animals in 2021 but similar to 2020 when 39 kids showed 71 animals.

The livestock auction following the show generated an estimated $40,750 as of Tuesday morning, and that number will increase as donations continue to be received. Last year’s show brought in $28,500 by this point, but the 2020 premium sale totaled $41,400 the Tuesday after the show.

Showmanship awards this year went to Harrison Howard – Senior Beef, Emma Howard – Junior Beef, Mya Edwards – Senior Sheep, Eli Ritchie – Junior Sheep, Laney Gates – Senior Goat, Brandon Moore – Junior Goat, Calder Havens – Senior Swine, and Hunter Wann – Junior Swine. The Pee Wee Showmanship winners were Slade Pittman for goats and Mack Wann – swine.

Complete results of the show are as follows:

Steers

• English Light Weight – Laney Gates, Breed Champion; Brock Hatley, second; and Hudson Howard, third.
• English Heavy Weight – Trigg Harper, Reserve Breed; Brock Hatley, second; and Harrison Howard, third.
• American – Presley Smith, Breed Champion; Tyler Harper, Reserve Breed; Hayden Moore, third; and Hunter Wann, fourth.
• Cross Light Weight – Grant Haynes, first; Maloree Wann, second; Koyt Tucek, third; and Taylee Ehlert fourth.
• Cross Light Medium Weight – Koyt Tucek, first; Parker Haynes, second; and Grant Haynes, third.
• Cross Medium Weight – Harrison Howard, Reserve Champion; Parker Haynes, second; and Madison Smith, third.
• Cross Heavy Weight – Tyler Harper, Grand Champion; and Levi Gates, second and third.

Heifers

• Class 1 – Emma Howard, Grand Champion; Taylee Ehlert, Reserve Champion; and Levi Gates, third.

Barrows

• BOPB – Addison Havens, Breed Champion; Trigg Harper, Reserve Breed; and Isabella Martinez, third.
• Duroc – Heston Seay, Breed Champion; Trigg Harper, Reserve Breed; and Tyler Harper, third.
• WOPB – Calder Havens, Breed Champion.
• York – Koyt Tucek, Breed Champion.
• Hamp – Jodee Pigg, Breed Champion; Harrison Howard, Reserve Champion; Hudson Howard, third; and Addison Havens, fourth.
• Cross Light Weight – Maloree Wann, first; Hudson Howard, second; and Jodee Pigg, third.
• Cross Medium Weight – Harrison Howard, Breed Champion; and Hunter Wann, second.
• Cross Heavy Weight – Calder Havens, Grand Champion; Megan Weatherread, second, Maloree Wann, third; and Koyt Tucek, fourth.

Gilts

• Calder Havens, Grand Champion; Kaitin Ehlert, Reserve Grand; Hunter Wann, third; and Danika Middleton, fourth.

Sheep

• Class 1 – Mya Edwards, Grand Champion; Eli Ritchie, second; and Megan Weatherread, third.
• Class 2 – Mya Edwards, Reserve Grand.

Goats

• Class 1 – Flint Pittman, first and second; and Sabrina Smith, third.
• Class 2 – Javier Valles, first; Brandon Moore, second; and Fayde Turner, third.
• Class 3 – Kaitin Ehlert, Grand Champion; Laney Gates, second; Astin McAllister, third; and Kelby Brownlee, fourth.
• Class 4 – Madison Moore, Reserve Grand; Kaitin Ehlert, second; Laney Gates, third; Emily McCurdy, fourth; and Kelby Brownlee, fifth.