September 1, 2023
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Angus Champions Named at 2023 Missouri State Fair
Exhibitors led 154 entries at the 2023 Missouri State Fair Angus Show, August 11 in Sedalia, Mo. Mark Core, Pleasantville, Iowa, evaluated the 123 females, 27 bulls and four cow-calf pairs before selecting champions.
BNWZ Executive Decision 2219 claimed grand champion and junior champion bull honors. Hunter Angus, Fair Grove, Mo., and Kayden Nowatzke, Michigan City, Ind., own the February 2022 son of PVF Insight 0129.
Circle M, Rockwall, Texas, owns the reserve grand champion bull. CMFM Cash K05 is a March 2022 son of Silveiras Forbes 8088. He earlier won reserve junior champion.
DRI ROSE Annie Lu K237 captured grand champion female for Blake Freeman, Koshkonong, Mo. The April 2022 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153 first won late junior champion.
Olivia Gerloff, Bland, Mo., showed the reserve grand champion female. Hillard Pride Ever 2041 is a February 2022 daughter of Colburn Primo 5153 and first won early junior champion.
Wallace Frontier Gal 184 was named grand champion cow-calf pair. Addison Ward, Oak Grove, Mo., owns the March 2021 daughter of Conley Express 7211. A May 2023 heifer calf sired by Stevenson Turning Point completes the winning pair.
Ashlyn Richardson, Lincoln, Mo., owns the reserve grand champion cow-calf pair. Richardson Jewel 0619 is a November 2020 daughter of PVF Insight 0129. A June 2023 heifer calf sired by Richardson TurningPoint 068 completes the winning pair.
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A complete list of winners follows:
2023 MISSOURI STATE FAIR ANGUS SHOW
SEDALIA, MISSOURI
Total number shown: 154
Judge: Mark Core, Pleasantville, Iowa.
HEIFERS 123 Shown
Junior Heifer Calf Champion: Meyer LK Forever Lady 3106
Exhibitor: Alexis Koelling, Bowling Green, Mo.
Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion: Birks Lady Lola 3110
Exhibitor: Paige Birk, Jackson, Mo.
Late Senior Heifer Calf Champion: Gerloff Pride Ever k077
Exhibitor: Olivia Gerloff, Bland, Mo.
Reserve Late Senior Heifer Calf Champion: Clearwater Elsa 2321
Exhibitor: Jace Pipkin, Republic, Mo.
Early Senior Heifer Calf Champion: Dameron Primrose 2139
Exhibitor: Juliette Mead, Barnett, Mo.
Reserve Early Senior Heifer Calf Champion: LLW Cardinal Lucy 287K
Exhibitor: Alexis Koelling, Bowling Green, Mo.
Intermediate Champion Heifer: FairOaks Susan 210
Exhibitor: Samuel Jordan, Savannah, Mo.
Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer: Checkerhill Viola 219
Exhibitor: Addison Ward, Oak Grove, Mo.
Late Junior Champion Heifer: DRI ROSE Annie Lu K237
Exhibitor: Blake Freeman, Koshkonong, Mo.
Reserve Late Junior Champion Heifer: Moffitt Elisha 2206
Exhibitor: Ella Jordan, Savannah, Mo.
Early Junior Champion Heifer: Hillard Pride Ever 2041
Exhibitor: Olivia Gerloff, Bland, Mo.
Reserve Early Junior Champion Heifer: UDE Forever Lady 20190
Exhibitor: Cooper Beaver, Neosho, Mo.
Senior Champion Female: Checkerhill Viola 182
Exhibitor: Kassidie Eagleburger, Elkland, Mo.
Reserve Senior Champion Female: Bryant’s Blackcap Pamela
Exhibitor: Adrienne Bryant, Columbia, Mo.
Grand Champion Female: DRI ROSE Annie Lu K237
Exhibitor: Blake Freeman, Koshkonong, Mo.
Reserve Grand Champion Female: Hillard Pride Ever 2041
Exhibitor: Olivia Gerloff, Bland, Mo.
BULLS 27 Shown
Junior Bull Calf Champion: GGF Decency
Exhibitor: Nick Harris, Saint Charles, Mo.
Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion: Our Place Exclusive 32
Exhibitor: Zoe Gurley, Sarcoxie, Mo.
Senior Bull Calf Champion: Wheeler Hunters Ted Lasso
Exhibitor: Rance Wheeler, Paris, Mo.
Reserve Senior Bull Calf Champion: JM Marvel 8011-M274
Exhibitor: Eliza Patchin, Mitchellville, Iowa
Junior Champion Bull: BNWZ Executive Decision 2219
Exhibitor: Hunter Angus, Fair Grove, Mo., Kayden Nowatzke, Michigan City, Ind.
Reserve Junior Champion Bull: CMFM Cash K05
Exhibitor: Circle M, Rockwall, Texas
Senior Champion Bull: Mead Revival V3107
Exhibitor: Annaliese Mead, Barnett, Mo.
Reserve Senior Champion Bull: Strate’s Guru S505
Exhibitor: Cutler Epperson, Laredo, Mo.
Grand Champion Bull: BNWZ Executive Decision 2219
Exhibitor: Hunter Angus, Fair Grove, Mo., Kayden Nowatzke, Michigan City, Ind.
Reserve Grand Champion Bull: CMFM Cash K05
Exhibitor: Circle M, Rockwall, Texas
COW-CALF PAIRS 4 Shown
Grand Champion Cow-Calf: Wallace Froniter Gal 184
Exhibitor: Addison Ward, Oak Grove, Mo.
Reserve Grand Champion Cow-Calf: Richardson Jewel 0619
Exhibitor: Ashlyn Richardson, Lincoln, Mo.
