Miniature Hereford Farms Earn Top Honors at Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (09/06/2024) (readMedia)-- Makena Hovden of Decorah took home Grand Champion Steer in the Miniature Hereford show at the 2024 Iowa State Fair. Reserve Grand Champion Steer went to Keaton Kabela of West Branch.

Schaa Cattle Company of Kamrar won Grand Champion Heifer. Blakely Murphy of Melrose received Reserve Champion Heifer and Champion Iowa Female.

Marie Pagenkopf of Elk Mound, Wisc. took home Grand Champion Bull. ?Ronnie Klimesh of Lawler received Reserve Champion Bull and Champion Iowa Bull.

Complete results follow:

Miniature Hereford

001 - Junior Heifer Calf -- Jan. 1, 2024 & After

1 Karly Biddle Walcott

2 Taylor Miniature Herefords Bloomfield

3 Ronnie Klimesh Lawler

001.1 - Junior Heifer Calf -- Jan. 1, 2024 & After

1 Emily Hanson Garrison

2 Ava Henderson Bloomfield

3 Taylor Miniature Herefords Bloomfield

4 Karly Biddle Walcott

5 Christenson Cattle Company Linden

6 Christenson Cattle Company Linden

7 Tyler Wilkinson Elkhart

8 Emily Hanson Garrison

001.2 - Junior Heifer Calf -- Jan. 1, 2024 & After

1 Samantha Godwin Fairfield

001.3 - Junior Heifer Calf -- Jan. 1, 2024 & After

1 2 Rivers Farm Sigourney

2 Ava Henderson Bloomfield

3 Ryan Muff Ventura

4 22 Cattle Company Orange City

5 Marie Pagenkopf Elk Mound WI

6 Maren Hoban Detroit Lakes MN

7 22 Cattle Company Orange City

001.9 - Champion & Reserve Junior Heifer Calf

1 2 Rivers Farm Sigourney

2 Karly Biddle Walcott

002 - Fall & Winter Senior Heifer Calf -- Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2023

1 Rolling Hills Cattle Blakesburg

2 Marie Pagenkopf Elk Mound WI

002.1 - Fall & Winter Senior Heifer Calf -- Sept. 1 – December 31, 2023

1 Taylor Miniature Herefords Bloomfield

2 Samantha Godwin Fairfield

002.2 - Fall & Winter Senior Heifer Calf -- Sept. 1 – December 31, 2023

1 Hudson Walter Farragut

2 Jordyn Wilgenbusch Glenwood

002.3 - Fall & Winter Senior Heifer Calf -- Sept. 1 – December 31, 2023

1 Blakely Murphy Melrose

2 Caitlyn Rozenboom Bussey

3 Christenson Cattle Company Linden

4 Maren Hoban Detroit Lakes MN

002.9 - Champion & Reserve Fall & Winter Senior Heifer Calf

1 Blakely Murphy Melrose

2 Taylor Miniature Herefords Bloomfield

003 - Summer Senior Heifer -- May 1 - Aug. 31, 2023

1 Scarlett Rose Utecht Madrid

2 Wyatt Utecht Madrid

003.1 - Summer Senior Heifer -- May 1 - Aug. 31, 2023

1 Brooklyn Utecht Madrid

2 Marie Pagenkopf Elk Mound WI

3 Bernadine Rozenboom Bussey

4 Kerry Nissen Coggon

003.2 - Summer Senior Heifer -- May 1 - Aug. 31, 2023

1 Brystol Hay Webster City

2 Brady Streeter New Virginia

3 2 Rivers Farm Sigourney

4 Maren Hoban Detroit Lakes MN

5 Bristol Bellcock Sac City

003.3 - Summer Senior Heifer -- May 1 - Aug. 31, 2023

1 Schaa Cattle Company Kamrar

2 22 Cattle Company Orange City

3 Lauren Hansen Avoca

004 - Spring Senior Heifer -- Jan. 1 - April 30, 2023

1 Brenna Thorson Rudolph WI

2 Brady Streeter New Virginia

3 Matilda Roycraft Cadott WI

4 Makenzie Weyhrich Boone

5 Luellen Farms Minburn

6 Marie Pagenkopf Elk Mound WI

7 Samantha Godwin Fairfield

8 Keslee Sprague Altoona

004.1 - Spring Senior Heifer -- Jan. 1 - April 30, 2023

1 Taylor Miniature Herefords Bloomfield

2 Marie Pagenkopf Elk Mound WI

004.2 - Spring Senior Heifer -- Jan. 1 - April 30, 2023

1 Makenzie Weyhrich Boone

2 Ava Henderson Bloomfield

004.3 - Spring Senior Heifer -- Jan. 1 - April 30, 2023

1 Rolling Hills Cattle Blakesburg

2 Junis Cattle [team/company] Agency

004.9 - Champion & Reserve Spring Senior Heifer

1 Brenna Thorson Rudolph WI

2 Taylor Miniature Herefords Bloomfield

005 - Senior Heifer -- Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022

1 2 Rivers Farm Sigourney

2 Walter Family Stock Farm Farragut

005.7 - Champion & Reserve Senior Heifer

1 2 Rivers Farm Sigourney

2 Walter Family Stock Farm Farragut

005.8 - Grand Champion & Reserve Heifer

1 Schaa Cattle Company Kamrar

2 Blakely Murphy Melrose

005.9 - Champion Iowa Female

1 Blakely Murphy Melrose

006 - Cow/Calf Pair

1 Ava Henderson Bloomfield

2 Tyler Wilkinson Elkhart

3 Kerry Nissen Coggon

4 Taylor Miniature Herefords Bloomfield

006.9 - Champion & Reserve Cow/Calf

1 Ava Henderson Bloomfield

2 Tyler Wilkinson Elkhart

007 - Junior Bull Calf -- Jan. 1, 2024 & After

1 Taylor Miniature Herefords Bloomfield

007.1 - Junior Bull Calf -- Jan. 1, 2024 & After

1 Emily Hanson Garrison

2 Boden Bellcock Sac City

3 Breckyn Bellcock Sac City

007.2 - Junior Bull Calf -- Jan. 1, 2024 & After

1 Karly Biddle Walcott

2 2 Rivers Farm Sigourney

007.3 - Junior Bull Calf -- Jan. 1, 2024 & After

1 Kerry Nissen Coggon

007.9 - Champion & Reserve Junior Bull Calf

1 Karly Biddle Walcott

2 Kerry Nissen Coggon

008 - Late Senior Bull -- July 1 - Dec. 31, 2023

1 22 Cattle Company Orange City

2 Maren Hoban Detroit Lakes MN

3 Hudson Walter Farragut

008.1 - Late Senior Bull -- July 1 - Dec. 31, 2023

1 Junis Cattle [team/company] Agency

2 Ronnie Klimesh Lawler

008.2 - Late Senior Bull -- July 1 - Dec. 31, 2023

1 Ronnie Klimesh Lawler

2 22 Cattle Company Orange City

008.3 - Late Senior Bull -- July 1 - Dec. 31, 2023

1 Maren Hoban Detroit Lakes MN

008.4 - Late Senior Bull -- July 1 - Dec. 31, 2023

1 Brenna Thorson Rudolph WI

008.9 - Champion & Reserve Late Senior Bull

1 Ronnie Klimesh Lawler

2 Brenna Thorson Rudolph WI

009 - Early Senior Bull -- Jan. 1 - June 30, 2023

1 Maren Hoban Detroit Lakes MN

009.1 - Early Senior Bull -- Jan. 1 - June 30, 2023

1 Marie Pagenkopf Elk Mound WI

2 Hannah Peck Fairfield

009.2 - Early Senior Bull -- Jan. 1 - June 30, 2023

1 Rolling Hills Cattle Blakesburg

009.9 - Champion & Reserve Early Senior Bull

1 Marie Pagenkopf Elk Mound WI

2 Rolling Hills Cattle Blakesburg

010.8 - Grand Champion & Reserve Bull

1 Marie Pagenkopf Elk Mound WI

2 Ronnie Klimesh Lawler

010.9 - Champion Iowa Bull

1 Ronnie Klimesh Lawler

011 - Prospect Steer -- Aug. 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024

1 Karly Biddle Walcott

2 2 Rivers Farm Sigourney

3 2 Rivers Farm Sigourney

011.1 - Prospect Steer -- Aug. 1, 2023 - July 1, 2024

1 Jack Murphy Melrose

2 Maren Hoban Detroit Lakes MN

012 - Steer -- Aug. 1, 2022 - July 31, 2023

1 Breanna Schlieman Madrid

012.1 - Steer -- Aug. 1, 2022 - July 31, 2023

1 Makena Hovden Decorah

2 Jace Murphy Melrose

3 Christenson Cattle Company Linden

4 Brenna Thorson Rudolph WI

5 Jadyn Wilgenbusch Glenwood

6 Kerry Nissen Coggon

7 Maren Hoban Detroit Lakes MN

012.2 - Steer -- Aug. 1, 2022 - July 31, 2023

1 Keaton Kabela West Branch

2 Ellie Henson Martensdale

3 Emery Schleicher Fairfield

012.9 - Grand Champion & Reserve Steer

1 Makena Hovden Decorah

2 Keaton Kabela West Branch

013 - Two Females

1 Taylor Miniature Herefords Bloomfield

2 2 Rivers Farm Sigourney

3 22 Cattle Company Orange City

4 Taylor Miniature Herefords Bloomfield

5 Christenson Cattle Company Linden

6 Marie Pagenkopf Elk Mound WI

014 - Two Bulls

1 Ronnie Klimesh Lawler

2 Maren Hoban Detroit Lakes MN

3 22 Cattle Company Orange City

4 Boden Bellcock Sac City

015 - Get of Sire

1 2 Rivers Farm Sigourney

2 Christenson Cattle Company Linden

3 Hudson Walter Farragut

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