Gelbveih Breeders Awarded Honors in State Fair Show

DES MOINES, IA (09/02/2011)(readMedia)-- Emily Griffiths of Kendallville, Ind. earned Grand Champion Female and Reserve Champion Bull honors in the Gelbvieh Cattle Show August 19 at the 2011 Iowa State Fair.

Grand Champion Bull honors were awarded to Circle S Ranch of Canton, Kan.

DTK Cattle Co. of Janesville took the Reserve Grand Champion Female and Iowa Champion Female banners. Iowa Champion Bull honors went to L & L Fitting of Hartley. The Iowa Champion banners are given to the highest placing Iowa bred and owned entries in the show.

The Iowa State Fair Gelbvieh Show has two divisions of classes for the Gelbvieh breed. The Gelbvieh classes are for high percentage and purebred females and bulls. The Balancer classes are for cattle that have at least 50 percent documented Gelbvieh pedigree.

Additional results follow:

Late spring heifer calves -- May 1, 2011 and after

1) Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

Late junior heifer calves -- March 1-31, 2011

1) Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.

2) Judd Martin, Bridgewater

3) Prairie Grove Gelbvieh, Danville

4) Kyle Herink, Clutier

5) Minnehan Family Farms, Churdan

Early junior heifer calves -- Feb. 1-28, 2011

1) Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.

2) Prairie Grove Gelbvieh, Danville

3) Jason Sauer, Winona, Minn.

4) Judd Martin, Bridgewater

5) Linquist Farms, Fonda

6) Mattison Family Farm, Lamberton, Minn.

7) Mattison Family Farm, Lamberton, Minn.

Early junior heifer calves -- Jan. 1-31, 2011

1) Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.

2) Mattison Family Farm, Lamberton, Minn.

3) TNT Farms, Butler, Ill.

4) L & L Fitting - Lynn & Jodie, Hartley

Senior heifer calves -- Nov. 1 - Dec. 31, 2010

1) Cib's Gelbvieh, Clutier

Senior heifer calves -- Sep. 1 - Oct. 31, 2020

1) Mattison Family Farm, Lamberton, Minn.

2) Mattison Family Farm, Lamberton, Minn.

3) Linquist Farms, Fonda

Late summer heifer yearlings -- July 1 - Aug. 31, 2010

1) TNT Farms, Butler, Ill.

Spring heifer yearlings -- March 1-31, 2010

1) DTK Cattle Co., Janesville

2) Williamson Gelbvieh, Ankeny

3) Cibs Gelbvieh, Clutier

Early spring heifer yearlings -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2010

1) DTK Cattle Co., Janesville

2) L & L Fitting - Lynn & Jodie, Hartley

3) Cib's Gelbvieh, Clutier

4) Mattison Family Farm, Lamberton, Minn.

5) Minnehan Family Farms, Churdan

6) Mccreary And Mccreary, Mount Ayr

7) Mccreary And Mccreary, Mount Ayr

8) Linquist Farms, Fonda

Early spring heifer yearlings -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2010

1) Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

2) DTK Cattle Co., Janesville

3) Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.

4) Beenken Farms, Buckingham

5) Abcs Gelbvieh, Winthrop

6) Mccreary And Mccreary, Mount Ayr

Senior heifers -- Sep. 1 - Dec. 31, 2009

1) Frank Hayek, Toledo

2) Minnehan Family Farms, Churdan

Cow/Calf

1) Fowler Farms, Unionville, Mo.

2) Minnehan Family Farms, Churdan

Early spring junior bull calves -- Mar. 1-31, 2011

1) Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.

2) Minnehan Family Farms, Churdan

Early spring junior bull calves -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2011

1) Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.

2) Beenken Farms, Buckingham

3) TNT Farms, Butler, Ill.

4) Mattison Family Farm, Lamberton, Minn.

5) Mattison Family Farm, Lamberton, Minn.

6) Linquist Farms, Fonda

Early winter senior bull calves -- Sep. 1 - Oct. 31, 2010

1) Linquist Farms, Fonda

Late junior yearling bulls -- Mar. 1 - April 30, 2010

1) Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

2) Williamson Gelbvieh, Ankeny

Early junior yearling bulls -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2010

1) L & L Fitting - Lynn & Jodie, Hartley

Balancer - Junior heifer calves -- Jan. 1, 2011 & after

1) Cib's Gelbvieh, Clutier

2) Jason Sauer, Winona, Minn.

3) Rolling Hills Gelbvieh, Bloomfield

4) Jason Sauer, Winona, Minn.

5) Jason Sauer, Winona, Minn.

6) Rolling Hills Gelbvieh, Bloomfield

7) Judd Martin, Bridgewater

8) Prairie Grove Gelbvieh, Danville

Balancer - Junior females -- Jan. 1 - April 30, 2010

1) Blackhawk Cattle Co., Oregon, Ill.

2) Blackhawk Cattle Co., Oregon, Ill.

3) Beenken Farms, Buckingham

4) Jason Sauer, Winona, Minn.

5) Kyle Herink, Clutier

6) Beenken Farms, Buckingham

Balancer - Junior females -- Jan. 1 - April 30, 2010

1) Blackhawk Cattle Co., Oregon, Ill.

2) Prairie Grove Gelbvieh, Danville

3) Prairie Grove Gelbvieh, Danville

4) Fowler Farms, Unionville, Mo.

5) Frank Hayek, Toledo

6) Abcs Gelbvieh, Winthrop

Balancer - Cow/Calf

1) Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

2) Beenken Farms, Buckingham

Balancer - Junior bull calves -- Jan. 1 - Feb. 28, 2011

1) Fowler Farms, Unionville, Mo.

2) Jason Sauer, Winona, Minn.

3) TNT Farms, Butler, Ill.

4) Jason Sauer, Winona, Minn.

Balancer - Senior bulls --Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2009

1) Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

Pair of Calves

1) Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.

2) Jason Sauer, Winona, Minn.

3) Cib's Gelbvieh, Clutier

4) Rolling Hills Gelbvieh, Bloomfield

5) TNT Farms, Butler, Ill.

6) Jason Sauer, Winona, Minn.

7) Mattison Family Farm, Lamberton, Minn.

8) Linquist Farms, Fonda

Produce of Dam

1) Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.

Junior Get of Sire

1) Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.

2) TNT Farms, Butler, Ill.

Get of Sire

1) Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.

Best Four Head

1) Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

2) Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.

3) Jason Sauer, Winona, Minn.

4) Mattison Family Farm, Lamberton, Minn.

5) Linquist Farms, Fonda

Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.

Champion Senior Heifer Calf: Mattison Family Farm, Lamberton, Minn.

Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf: Mattison Family Farm, Lamberton, Minn.

Champion Intermediate Female: TNT Farms, Butler, Ill.

Champion Junior Female: Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

Reserve Champion Junior Female: DTK Cattle Co., Janesville

Champion Senior Female: Frank Hayek, Toledo

Reserve Champion Senior Female: Minnehan Family Farms, Churdan

Champion Cow/Calf: Fowler Farms, Unionville, Mo.

Reserve Champion Cow/Calf: Minnehan Family Farms, Churdan

Champion Bull Calf: Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.

Reserve Champion Bull Calf: Minnehan Family Farms, Churdan

Champion Junior Bull Calf: Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.

Reserve Champion Junior Bull Calf: Beenken Farms, Buckingham

Champion Intermediate Bull Calf: Linquist Farms, Fonda

Champion Junior Bull: Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

Reserve Champion Junior Bull: L & L Fitting, Hartley

Champion Balancer Female: Blackhawk Cattle Co., Oregon, Ill.

Reserve Champion Balancer Female: Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

Champion Balancer Bull: Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.

Reserve Champion Balancer Bull: Fowler Farms, Unionville

The 2011 Iowa State Fair "Nothing Compares" ended August 21. The 2012 Iowa State Fair is set August 9-19. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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