NJSS Shorthorn Steer Show

National Junior Shorthorn Steer Show

35 Head – Judge: Chase Ratliff

by Lily Gisclair

Champion Shorthorn Prospect Steer was awarded to Jelly, exhibited by Jansen Gerstner, Frankfort, Kan.

Champion Shorthorn Market Steer was awarded to DRAG Perfection’s Pride exhibited by Celina Eldridge, Stanton, Mich. Reserve Champion Shorthorn Prospect Steer, 3L Ken, exhibited by Merideth Behrens, Colbert, Okla.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Market Steer, JKS Buschy exhibited by Julia Schimd, Teutopolis, Ill.

Thirty-Five Purebred Shorthorn Steers, both Owned and Bred and Owned were evaluated by Chase Ratliff at this year’s National Junior Shorthorn Steer Show in Kansas City, Mo.

The Grand Champion Shorthorn Prospect Steer was Jelly, the son of GRST Mr Daisey. Jelly was exhibited by Jansen Gerstner of Frankfort, Kan.

Merideth Behrens of Colbert, Okla, exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Shorthorn Prospect Steer, 3L Ken. 3L Ken is a September son of PVF Master 103C.

The Grand Champion Shorthorn Market Steer went to DRAG Perfections Pride, a son of FSF Perfection 812, exhibited by Celina Eldridge of Stanton, Mich.

The Reserve Grand Champion Shorthorn Market Steer went to JKS Buschy, and was exhibited by Julia Schmid of Teutopolis, Ill. JKS Buschy is a son of DRAG Redemption.

Ratliff selected TKA Rip 10J as the

Grand Champion Bred and Owned

Shorthorn Steer. TKA Rip 10J is a son of DRAG Redemption and exhibited by Bailey Abney of South Wayne, Wis.

To round out the steer show, the Reserve Grand Champion Bred and Owned Shorthorn Steer was Johnson’s Kyle 119J ET, a son of FSF Perfection

Champion Bred & Owned Shorthorn Steer was awarded to TKA Rip 10J exhibited by Bailey Abney of South Wayne, Wis. Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Shorthorn, Johnson’s Kyle 119J ET, exhibited by Jack Johnson, Prole, Iowa.

812, exhibited by Jack Johnson of Prole, Iowa.

Shorthorn Steer Class Placings:

Class 1: Prospect Steers (525-

720 Wt.) - (4 Entries): 1) Jelly, Jansen Gertsner, Frankfort, Kan.; 2) SLL Perfection’s Stallion, Luke Schroeder, Defiance, Ohio; 3) Cactus Jack, Aidan Mills, Wayne, Okla.

Class 2: Prospect Seers (800 – 870

Wt.) – (4 Entries): 1) 3L Ken, Merideth Behrens, Colbert, Okla.; 2) 5J Enos 41J, Parker Dowell, Whitesboro, Texas; 3) Frankenstein, Kynlie Rader, Stillwater, Okla.

Class 1: Market Steers (990 – 1045

Wt.) – (4 Entries): 1) CAS Bud 502J, Hailey Thomson, Suring Wis.; 2) TRNR Percy 251 ET, Laine McKenna, Newark, Ohio; 3) TRNR Oakley 351, Dylan Searson, Kenton, Ohio.

Class 2: Market Steers (1110 – 1145

Wt.) – (3 Entries): 1) WGR Ruby’s Loki PR 212J Brooklyn Lacher, Owatonna, Minn.; 2) LEE Birds Simba, Aliyah Beach, Palmyra, Neb.; 3) HP Payback, Peyton Davis, Emmitsburg, Md.

Class 3: Market Steers (1160 – 1195

Wt.) – (6 Entries): 1) JKS Buschy, Julia Schmid, Teutopolis, Ill.; 2) RFL Tweeder, Reagan Ray Ferris, Whiteland, Ind.; 3) GOET 18J ET, Gage Farrar, Oak Hill, Ohio.

Class 4: Market Steers (1215 – 1230

Wt.) – (4 Entries): 1) JA Ms. D’s Jet ET, Eli Walther, Centerville, Ind.; 2) Paradise DJ 2106 ET, Joshua Blakeman, Oak Hill, Ohio; 3) BOW JVT Waylon, Clay Lynn, Guntersville, Ala.

Class 5: Market Steers (1245 – 1280

Wt.) – (4 Entries): 1) TKA Rip 10J, Bailey Abney, South Wayne, Wis.; 2) 4S Maximum Sensation 2101, Ty Scott, Seminole, Okla.; 3) TRNR Joe Cool 271, Kylie Searson, Kenton, Ohio.

Class 6: Market Steers (1300 – 1395

Wt.) – (5 Entries): 1) DRAG Perfection’s Pride, Celina Eldridge, Stanton Mich.; 2) Boomer, Jade McPeak, Checotah, Okla.; 3) B/R Outsider O 103J, Keegan =McGrew, Gettysburg, Pa.