For the second year, the top animals in the Beef Division were exhibited by Koyt Tucek and Taylee Ehlert when the annual Donley County Junior Livestock Show was held last Saturday, January 9, at the Donley County Activity Center.
Repeating their performances from 2019, Tucek showed the Grand Champion Steer, and Ehlert had the Grand Champion Heifer.
Other top winners were Braden Bond and his Grand Champion Sheep; Kaitin Ehlert again with the Grand Champion Goat; Jaxon Robertson, Grand Champion Gilt; and Calder Havens with the Grand Champion Barrow.
Reserve Champion honors went to Tyler Harper, steers; Laney Gates, heifers; Eric Weatherread, sheep; Kaitin Ehlert, goats; Danika Middleton, gilt; and Koyt Tucek, barrow.
A total of 51 kids from the Donley County 4-H Club and local FFA chapters exhibited 84 animals during the show. Last year 39 young people showed 71 animals.
The livestock auction following the show generated an estimated $28,500 as of Tuesday morning, and that number will increase as donations continue to be received. The 2020 premium sale totaled about $41,400 at this point last year.
Showmanship awards this year went to Tyler Harper – Senior Beef, Grant Haynes – Junior Beef, Mya Edwards – Senior Sheep, Madison Moore – Junior Sheep, Laney Gates – Senior Goat, Katin Ehlert – Junior Goat, Calder Havens – Senior Swine, and Maloree Wann – Junior Swine. The Pee Wee Showmanship winners were Slade Pittman – goats/sheep and Hunter Wann – swine.
Complete results of the show are as follows:
Steers – British – Levi Gates, Breed Champion.
American – Madison Smith, Breed Champion; Presley Smith, Reserve Breed; and Laney Gates, third.
Cross – Light Weight – Grant Haynes, first; and Levi Gates, second.
Medium Weight – Koyt Tucek, Grand Champion; Tyler Harper, Reserve Champion; Parker Haynes, third; and Hudson Howard, fourth.
Heavy Weight – Class 1 – Tyler Harper, first; Grant Haynes, second; and Laney Gates, third.
Class 2 – Harrison Howard, first, and Koyt Tucek, second.
Heifers – Class 1 – Taylee Ehlert, Grand Champion; Tyler Harper, second; Lane Hinton, third; and Kutter O’Keefe, fourth.
Class 2 – Laney Gates, Reserve Champion; Levi Gates, second; and Taylee Ehlert, third.
Barrows – BOPB – Tyler Harper, Breed Champion; Jayton Moore, Reserve Breed; Kynna Phillips, third; and Colton Henson, fourth.
Chester – Calder Havens, Grand Champion; Addison Havens, Reserve Breed; and Emma Lambert, third.
Duroc – Tyler Harper, Breed Champion; Maloree Wann, Reserve Breed; and Jodee Pigg, third.
Hamp – Maloree Wann, Breed Champion; Harrison Howard, Reserve Breed; and Hudson Howard, third.
York – Koyt Tucek, Breed Champion, and Trigg Harper, Reserve Breed.
Cross – Light Weight – Jaxon Robertson, first; Addison Havens, second; Hudson Howard, third; Jodee Pigg, fourth; and Trigg Harper, fifth.
Heavy Weight – Koyt Tucek, Reserve Champion; Harrison Howard, second; Jaxon Robertson, third; and Calder Havens, fourth.
Gilts – Jaxon Robertson, Grand Champion; Danika Middleton, Reserve Champion; Iziak Weatherread, third; and Colton Henson, fourth.
Sheep – South Down – Darcy Grahn, Breed Champion; and Mya Edwards, Reserve Breed.
Medium Wool – Braden Bond, Grand Champion; Erik Weatherread, Reserve Champion; Darcy Grahn, third; Madison Moore, fourth; Mya Edwards, fifth; and Brandon Moore, sixth.
Goats – Class 1 – Emma Lambert, first; Laney Gates, second; Flint Pittman, third; Kelby Brownlee, fourth; and Cara Lambert, fifth.
Class 2 – Kaitin Ehlert, Reserve Champion; Emily McCurdy, second; Flint Pittman, third; Isabella Martinez; fourth; Emberly Gonzalez, fifth; and Fayde Turner, sixth.
Class 3 – Kaitin Ehlert, Grand Champion; Grace McCurdy, second; Kyler Bell, third; Brance Bell, fourth; Javier Valles, fifth; and Joshua Booth, sixth.
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