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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