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Vol. 22, No. 5
Published by: Hereford America, Inc. • 13823 Beaver Creek Place • Reva, SD 57651
Editorial Comments... Jill Bayers Hotchkiss It’s been a crazy start to winter. Erratic weather, fluctuating cattle prices and many people getting ready for bull sales has made Jill Hotchkiss for a busy few months for us here. I took a quick trip to Denver for the National Western Stock Show. It’s an amazing place with lots of moving parts, literally. This was the 113th National Western Stock Show. I especially wanted to go this year because after this year’s show is over, they will begin a $1 billion renovation of the Yards and facilities in the stock show complex. When it is completed in about four years, it will be an incredible facility. I inquired about the materials from the old Yards and was told they would be incorporated into some of the new design. In a way it is sad to see some of the historical facilities go by the wayside but the history is still there. The new buildings and pens will be far more efficient and comfortable. It will be interesting to see the finished facility. I was impressed with the quality of cattle in Denver this year, especially the bull show. There was an incredible line-up in both the horned and polled shows with large crowds in attendance. The championship drives were very impressive as the top animals from each division paraded through the ring. The bull championships are especially that way when you get a ring full of the best bulls in the breed. It certainly makes one proud to be a Hereford (continued on page 8)
Serving Commercial Cattlemen & Registered Hereford Breeders
February 2019
National Western Stock Show Champion Hereford Bulls January 17, 2019 • Denver, CO • Judges: Charlie and Blake Boyd
Grand and Supreme Champion Horned Hereford Bull was BR Belle Air 6011, a Feb. 3, 2016 son of Bar S LHF 028 240 and out of BR Belle 4082 ET, a Golden Oak Outcross dam. He is owned by Barber Ranch of Channing, TX; Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, ID; Bill King, Moriarty, NM; and Rylee Barber, Channing, TX.
Grand Champion Polled Hereford Bull was H DeBerard 7454 ET a March 14, 2017 son of UPS Sensation 2296ET and out of RST GAT NST Y79D LADY 54B ET, a daughter of WORR OWEN Tanqueray Y79D. He is owned by Hoffman Ranch of Thedford, NE; Express Ranches, Yukon, OK; Ward Ranch, Edmond, OK; and Williams Hilltop Farms, Rushford, MN.
Reserve Champion Horned Hereford Bull was EXR Bankroll 8130 ET a Jan. 18, 2018 son of BR Belle Air 6011 and out of EXR Lexus 4208 ET, a daughter of LSW WCC About Time X06. He is owned by Express Ranches, Yukon, OK.
Reserve Champion Polled Hereford Bull was KJ BJ Landmark 210F ET sired by KJ BJ 319X Laramie 619D ET and out of KJ 618N Timewise 236X. He was bred by Brady Jensen and exhibited by Jensen Bros. of Courtland, KS.
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