Junior Cattlemen Host Fall Classic

from Cow Country News - November 2022

by The Kentucky Cattlemen's Association

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Bradon Burks Director of Education, Kentucky Beef Council

As another fall season has arrived, the Kentucky Junior Cattlemen’s Association held the annual “KJCA Fall Classic” September 23rd-25th. Over 140 kids and 180 head of cattle came to participate in a variety of contests. The weekend was filled with lots of kids riding bikes, lassoing plastic steers, and laughs among Kentucky’s brightest youth cattle enthusiasts. On Friday, exhibitors first participated in the Beef Skillathon Contest. The Beef Skillathon is designed to test exhibitor’s knowledge of the beef industry and its numerous components. It encompasses six beef industry content areas; carcass breakdown, retail meat cut identification, breeding and genetics, livestock feeding, cattle handling and care, and cattle handling equipment. After the Skillathon, the Judging Contest was held where exhibitors had to evaluate 3 classes of cattle, and answer questions on them. We would like to thank Wayward Hill Farm and HB Farm for providing cattle for the contest! People's Bank of Kentucky provided a pizza party, while Forcht Bank provided ice cream, rounding out our night; thank you to them for supporting our event! Saturday morning came early with Showmanship/Prospect Market Show and Sales Talk going on. Showmanship gives participants the opportunity to be evaluated on how well they are able to present their animal, while the Prospect Market Show is based on the animal’s market readiness. We would like to thank Mr. Terry Burks for judging our Showmanship and Prospect Market Show, and officiating the judging contest on Friday night. In Sales Talk, exhibitors give an actual sales pitch to two judges who are acting as the buyers for the scenario. Participants were given an item to sell/ scenario for what the buyer was looking for. Thank you to Erica Baeir, Warren Beeler, Martin Williams, and Conner Richardson for judging the sales contest. Saturday evening, the fun kept going for the exhibitors! The Team Fitting Contest gives participants the chance to fully fit an animal from start to finish, and they are then evaluated on use of equipment, skill level, and general knowledge. Reese Johnson and Nathan Hicks judged the contest; thank you to them! We had a meal Saturday night, made possible by Legacy Angus, Limestone Genetics, Green Cattle Co, B&L Cattle, Rocking C Cattle, Burks Cattle Co, & Fairfield Farms. Later that night, parents and kids both showed off their best dance moves at the Barnyard Dance! KJCA Board of Director Emma Ballinger and KJCA Secretary Caleb Kernodle led our Church Devotion in the show ring before our breeding show began. Mr. Cary Aubrey and Sarah Beth Aubrey of Monrovia, Indiana sorted our show. Exhibitors definitely brought their “A Game” when it came to the show on Sunday! We appreciate the Aubrey’s for coming down to evaluate the cattle. Afterwards, we had our awards banquet and auction, where Jessamine County Cattlemen’s Association was kind enough to sponsor our meal on Sunday. We could not have put on this event without the many sponsors, volunteers, and supporters of the KJCA, especially our main sponsors: KNS Inc., Farm Credit Mid America, Shelby County Cattlemen’s Association, Heritage Farms, KY Farm Bureau Federation, Merit Livestock & Trucking Inc., S&B Cattle Company, Chris Wojo, Champion Show Supply, Lubrisyn, Tarter Industries, and Kalmbach Feeds.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

PRESENTING: PLATINUM:

• Farm Credit Mid America • Shelby County Cattlemen’s Association • Heritage Farms • Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation • Merit Livestock & Trucking Inc. • S&B Cattle Company • Chris Wojo • Champion Show Supply • Lubrisyn • Tarter Industries • Kalmbach Feeds- Formula of Champions

GOLD:

• JET Mechanical, INC. • Central Kentucky Ag Credit • Hinton Mills • Benchmark Graphic • ABS/David McGlothin • Select Sires/Dan Johnson • Green River Embryo Transfer • Wayward Hill Farm • Trans Ova Genetics • Jessamine County Cattlemen’s Association • Kentucky Simmental Association

SILVER:

• Animal Clinic of Glasgow • Fayette County Cattlemen's Association • Night Shift Farm • Webster County Cattlemen's Association • Warren County Cattlemen's Association • Grayson County Cattlemen's Association • Marion County Cattlemen's Association • Nelson County Beef Cattle Association • Cowboy Fire • Molly’s Custom Silver • Show N Stitch • Jenkins Cattle Ranch

BRONZE: BK Technology • Burkmann Feeds of Glasgow • Barren County Cattlemen's Association • Jackson Marketing Solutions LLC • Jeff and Angel Carman • Laura Rhodes • Wishlist Weddings and Events • Matt London, Barren Co Farm Bureau • The Cecilian Bank • First Financial Bank • Riverhill Designs • Allen Farms • Jeremy Armstrong • Brad Norsworthy- Farm Bureau Insurance • Dan Powers GM • Legacy Angus • Limestone Genetics • Green Cattle Company B&L Cattle • Rocking C Cattle • Burks Cattle Company • Fairfield Farms • GENEX/Jason Crowe

PHOTOGRAPHY TOP 5: 1. Harper Ray • 2. Andrew Ray • 3. Sadie Jackson • 4. Lane McCall • 5. Clark Smith

JUDGING TOP 5: 1. Lane McCall • 2. Halle Washer • 3. Sadie Jackson 4. Sawyer Klaire Thompson • 5. Mattie Ruth Sturgeon

SALES TALK TOP 5: 1. Sadie Jackson • 2. Lane McCall • 3. Katie Whaley • 4. Kelsey Whaley • 5. Clark Smith

1ST PLACE TEAM FITTING: Sadie Jackson, Reid Graves, Andrew Ray, Harper Ray AD DESIGN TOP 5: 1. Sadie Jackson • 2. Andrew Ray • 3. Harper Ray 4. Lane McCall • 5. Owen Adams

SKILLATHON TOP 5: 1. Reid Graves • 2. Owen Adams • 3. Sadie Jackson • 4. Warren Smith • 5. Boone Bishop

SHOWMANSHIP TOP 5: 1. Sadie Jackson • 2. Andrew Ray 3. Brooklyn Thomas • 4. Owen Adams • 5. Katie Whaley

2ND PLACE TEAM FITTING: Kelsey Whaley, Katie Whaley, Ann Lawrence Allen, Addison Allen

PHOTOGRAPHY TOP 5: 1. Quinton Ray • 2. Hallie Highes • 3. JJ Jackson • 4. Ella Graves • 5. Quentin Ethington

JUDGING TOP 5: 1. Clara Bishop • 2. Sophia Smith • 3. JJ Jackson 4. Jake Bishop • 5. Colton Coffman

SALES TALK TOP 5: 1. JJ Jackson • 2. Clara Bishop • 3. Tucker Metzger • 4. Emily Jeffries • 5. Sophia Smith SHOWMANSHIP TOP 5: 1. Levi Womack • 2. Wyatt Phillips • 3. JJ Jackson • 4. Emily Jeffries • 5. Josie Hopper

AD DESIGN TOP 5: 1. Quintin Ethington • 2. JJ Jackson • 3. Katy Cooper • 4. Wyatt Phillips • 5. Ella Graves

SKILLATHON TOP 5: 1. Wyatt Brown • 2. Samantha Brown 3. Sophia Smith • 4. Clara Bishop • 5. Clayton Brown

1ST PLACE TEAM FITTING: Tucker Metzger, Wyatt Phillips, JJ Jackson, Madison Metzger 2ND PLACE TEAM FITTING: Colton Coffman, Hadley Campbell, Kaitlyn Cole, Elenor Marksbury

PHOTOGRAPHY TOP 5: 1. Josie Phillips • 2. Laura Ann Petttit 3. McKenna Jackson • 4. Lily Jeffries • 5. Eli Thompson

JUDGING TOP 5: 1. Nicholas Jackson • 2. Laura Ann Pettit 3. Maddie Ethington • 4. Lily Jeffries • 5. Grayson Ruber

SALES TALK TOP 5: 1. Samantha Pecco • 2. Harlee Watson 3. Riley Martin • 4. Josie Phillips • 5. Laura Ann Pettit AD DESIGN TOP 5: 1. Harlee Watson • 2. Josie Phillips • 3. Maddie Ethington • 4. Bryanna Smith • 5. Colby Cooper

SKILLATHON TOP 5: 1. Harlee Watson • 2. Jacob Marksbury 3. Creighton Smith • 4. Riley Martin • 5. Lily Jeffries

SHOWMANSHIP TOP 5: 1. Danielle Taylor • 2. Lily Jeffries • 3. Josie Phillips • 4. Jacob Marksbury • 5. Makayla Massey

1ST PLACE TEAM FITTING: Emily Jeffries, Levi Womack, Blaine Smith, Gage Campbell 2ND PLACE TEAM FITTING: Josie Phillips, Claire Peterson, Samantha Pecco, Colby Cooper

PHOTOGRAPHY TOP 5: 1. Caroline Hayden 2. Davi Thompson 3. Carsen Thompson • 4. JW Cox • 5. Caleb Kernodle

JUDGING TOP 5: 1. Emily Caffee • 2. Caleb Kernodle • 3. Haley Polley 4. Emily Tabor • 5. JW Cox AD DESIGN TOP 5: 1. Caleb Kernodle • 2. Caroline Hayden 3. Haley Polley • 4. JW Cox • 5. Emily Tabor

SKILLATHON TOP 5: 1. Emma Ballinger • 2. JW Cox • 3. Caleb Kernodle • 4. Haley Polley • 5. Caroline Hayden

SALES TALK TOP 5: 1. JW Cox • 2. Haley Polley • 3. Jacob Kernodle 4. Taylor Jeffries • 5. Emily Tabor SHOWMANSHIP TOP 5: 1. JW Cox • 2. Haley Polley 3. Staton Bowman • 4. Mackinziann Conway • 5. Taylor Jeffries