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Charolais Success

from Fall 2021 Charolais Connection

by Charolais Banner

from Fall 2021 Charolais Connection, page 68

Article from: Fall 2021 Charolais Connection

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Char Cross Steers Sweep Prince Albert 4-H Regional Show Jacob Feige, Wild Rose 4-H Beef Club won Grand Champion Steer at the Prince Albert Regional 4-H Beef Show and Sale. The 55 head steer show was judged by Toby Noble. Jacob’s steer weighed 1,319lb and sold for $7.00/lb to Thunder Ridge Farms, Leask. Charolais Heifer wins Prince Albert 4-H Regional Show Rylan MacGillivray’s bred heifer was selected Grand Champion Female by judge Toby Noble at the Prince Albert Regional 4-H Beef Show and Sale. Snowball is a purbred female, CAY’S Shanelle 14H, sired by TR PZC Mr Turton 0794 ET. Rylan is a member of the Weldon 4-H Beef Club. Hailey Njaa, Weldon 4-H Beef Club won Reserve Grand Champion Steer with a 1,271lb steer selling for $4.00/lb to NAPA Traction, Prince Albert.

Prince Albert Regional Charity Steer 2021 Prince Albert Regional Charity Steer raised nearly $150,000 in funds to donate to the Saskatoon Cancer Center. The Steer was sold via live Dutch Auction raising $49,930 in auction dollars. Malcom Jenkins, owner of Prince Albert Canadian Tire matched the donation bringing the total to $98,780. JGL Livestock donated the steer and also donated $50,000 to the initiative. Charcross Reserve Grand at Neepawa Regional 4-H Madisyn Robertson, Neepawa & Area 4-H Beef Club, had the Reserve Grand Champion Steer at the 2021 Neepawa & Area Virtual Interclub Show. This 34 steer show was judged by Chad Haaland, Hanley, SK. The Charolais X homegrown steer weighed 1,630 lb and sold for $3.57/lb to Mazergroup, Neepawa, MB.

Charolais Female Wins Coronation and District 4-H Show Danna Bouchard’s Cow/Calf Pair, McKearys Jessicah Glitz 78F (SOS Chuckwagon daughter) with bull calf McKeary General 1J, won Supreme Female at the Coronation and District 4-H Beef Show judged by Rob Smith. The pair was also selected Grand Champion Female by judge Larry Toner at the Altario 4-H Beef Club Achievement Day. Charcross Steer Wins Coronation and District 4-H Show Navada Murray won Grand Champion Steer at the Coronation and District 4-H Beef Show. The 52 head steer show was judged by Rob Smith. Navada’s steer weighed 1,641lb and sold for $6.25/lb to Hillside Excavating Inc., Bassano. Her tan steer was also the Consort 4-H Club Grand Champion and the District Rate of Gain Champion with a 4.78/lb a day gain.

Charcross Steer Wins Carstairs District Show Jolee Shand of the Cremona 4-H Beef Club had Grand Champion Steer at the May 23rd Carstairs and District 4-H Show. Harley weighed 1,503 lb and sold for $2.83/lb to Westview Co-op. The 36 steer show was judged by Rod Morrison and Cole Giles. Charcross Steer wins Vulcan and District 4H Show Anna Lundgren of Vulcan won Grand Champion Steer at the May 26th-27th Vulcan and District 4-H show. The Charcross steer weighed 1,588lb and sold for $3.00/lb to Midstream Equipment, High River. Judges for the 41 steer show were Kevin and Kaitlyn Bolduc.

Charcross Reserve Grand at Rivers 4-H Chase Airey, Rivers, MB had Reserve Grand Champion Steer at the Rivers & District 4-H Beef Show, July 6th, judged by Levi Rimke. His steer Fridge (he’s packed full of delicious meat!) weighed 1,470 lb and sold for $2.45/lb to Redfern Farm Services, Rivers, MB.

Charolais Win Melfort Regional 4H Anna Wielgosz, from the Meskanaw-Ethelton 4H Beef Club, exhibited the Supreme Grand Champion Female and Grand Champion three year old cow/calf pair with SKW Edison 141F, and heifer calf SKW Lily 160J at side. The Melfort Regional Beef 4-H Show was held on July 4th, with Claude Wasden judging the show. Teslyn Kajner, also from the Meskanaw-Ethelton 4-H Beef Club, won Grand Champion Steer at the Melfort Regional Beef 4H Show. The July 5th show of 70 steers was judged by Claude Wasden. Teslyn’s home raised steer weighed 1,288 lb and sold for $4.25/lb to Gateway Vet Clinic, Melfort.

Charolais Steers Sweep Saskatoon Leah Libke from the Monarch 4-H club exhibited the Grand Champion steer at the Prairieland Junior Ag Showcase on July 5, 2021. Her 1,419lb steer sold to Double K Excavation, Dundurn/Tuxford for $5.50/lb. This 38 head show was judged by Mike Fleury.

Allyson Tetzlaff from Viscount 4-H Beef club exhibited the 1,268lb Reserve Grand Champion Steer. Alameda Regional Champion Steer Kamryn Gilliland won Grand Champion Steer at at the Alameda Regional 4-H show and sale, June 12th. Her 1,325lb steer was selected by judge Brennon Archdekin. There were 74 steers in the show. Kamryn’s steer was sold privately to Larry and Lori Day.

Reserve Overall Female Weyburn 4H Callie Buckler, Pangman-Ogema 4-H Beef Club, had Reserve Overall Grand Champion Female at the Weyburn and District Regional 4-H Beef Show, July 5th. The show was judged by Lance Leachman.

Emma Lees, of the Arcola-Kisbey 4-H Beef Club, had top overall Charolais influenced steer at the Weyburn and District Regional 4-H Beef Show. Her 1,244 lb steer was presold to Percyview Stock Farm, Kisbey.