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April 2009
Ohio’s Country Journal
LivEstOck
2009 Ohio Beef Expo boasts record attendance
The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association OCA also received support for its mem-
(OCA) hosted the 22nd Annual Ohio Beef bership drive from Ohio Corn Growers
Expo March 20-22 at the Ohio Exposition Association, who sponsored the OCA
Center in Columbus. Despite tough eco- County Recruitment Contest for 2009.
nomic times, this year’s Expo boasted the County Affiliates were entered into the
largest attendance to date with more than drawing as they completed their member-
30,000 people from 20 states and Canada. ship goals for the year. Licking County
The Ohio Beef Expo is the eighth largest Cattlemen’s Association won a new 5-foot
event held in central Ohio and is an annual stainless steel grill at the conclusion of the
opportunity for those involved with the trade show on March 22.
beef industry to learn and enhance their
businesses and operations through exhibi-
Breed cattle shows
A showmanship demonstration on Friday featured Dave
Judge Tom Turner selected this 2-year-old cow, WA
tion and sales.
Friday, March 20 featured five breed
Guyer of West York, Ill., a well known show cattle ambas-
Princess, exhibited by Delon Shetler of Whistling Acres,
The event kicked off Friday morning
shows as well as displays or parades from sador who used to sell 500 club calves a year. Exhibiting
Holmesville, as the overall grand champion female of
with the opening of the sold out trade
five other breeds. Show results were:
animals for the program were Madison Clark, left, Miami
the Full Blood Piedmontese Show at Ohio Beef Expo.
show that featured 103 exhibitors from 15
Hereford — Champion bull, Oak Ledge
County, and Sarah Klehm, Stark County.
Turner said the cow was “extremely stout featured”
states. Umbarger Feeds, represented by
Farms, Belmont, N.H.; reserve bull,
with a wide base.
age price of $2,369 and a gross of $769,050.
Tom Bosse and Eric King, was selected as
Morrison Stock Farm, Lexington; champion
The Angus sale grossed $104,000, with Greene; Reserve MaineTainer, Derek Miller,
the premier small booth exhibitor, while
female, Morrison Stock Farm, Lexington;
an average lot price of $2,261; the Hereford Williams; Champion Shorthorn, Hannah
Purina Feeds, represented by Steve Davis
reserve female, Oakridge Polled
sale grossed $76,675, with an average lot Winegardner, Allen; Reserve Shorthorn,
and John Reed, was honored as the large
Herefords, Valley City; champion
price of $1,720; the Limousin sale grossed Jesse Hoobler, Coshocton; Champion
premier booth exhibitor.
cow/calf pair, Oak Ledge Farms,
$59,575, with an average price of $2,953; ShorthornPlus, Ryan McIntosh, Brown;
The popular Genetic Pathway was
Belmont, N.H.; reserve cow/calf pair,
the Maine-Anjou sale grossed $232,300, Reserve ShorthornPlus, Abbie Collins,
available for visitors beginning on Friday
Lane View Farm, Lisbon.
with an average of $2,941; the Shorthorn Montgomery; Champion Purebred
in the main hallway of the Voinovich
Limousin — Champion bull, Small &
sale grossed $166,300, with an average of Simmental, Leah Schmerge, Shelby;
Livestock and Trade Center. There were
Son, Crown City; reserve bull, Williams &
$2,220; and the Simmental sale grossed Reserve Purebred Simmental, Zach
30 of the industry’s most popular sires
Son, Coolville; champion female, Fawley
$130,950, with an average of $2,146. Henthorn, Washington; Champion
and donor prospects on display through-
Farms, Lynchburg; reserve female, Van
out the weekend.
Horn Limousin, Malta. Junior show
Percentage Simmental, Kaitlyn Thompson,
Miami; Reserve Percentage Simmental,
Honored for their dedication and sup-
Murray Grey — Champion bull,
The OCA Junior Show was held
Jordan Gilbert, Darke; Champion AOB,
port to the Expo were the 2009 Friends of
Sullinger Farm, Ridgeway; reserve bull,
Sunday, March 22 and spotlighted 11
Jesse Hoobler, Coshocton; Reserve AOB,
the Ohio Beef Expo. This special award
Monarch Oak Farm, Marietta; champion
breeds and a total of 635 steers and heifers.
Meredith Ogelsby, Highland; Champion
was given to Keith Moore of Brown
female, Monarch Oak Farm, Marietta;
Dan Shike, Urbana, Ill., evaluated the
Crossbred, Laina Wireman, Auglaize;
County and Tom Wilcox of Hardin County.
reserve female, Limestone Ridge Farm,
breeding heifers, while Brandon Callis,
Reserve Crossbred, Megan Hunt, Darke.
Moore has served as the Shorthorn sale
Bedford, Ind.
College Station, Texas, assessed the market
Market animals — Grand Champion,
representative to the Expo committee all 22
Shorthorn — Champion bull,
animals. The champions of the event were:
Brandon DeFrank (Crossbred), Jefferson;
years, while Wilcox has served as the
Wernacres, Lena, Ill.; reserve bull, Boyert
Breeding heifers — Grand Champion,
Reserve Champion, Kaitlyn Thompson
Maine-Anjou representative.
Show Cattle, Seville; champion female,
Jesse Hoobler (AOB), Coshocton; Reserve
(Crossbred), Miami; Third Overall, Haley
Throughout the weekend, OCA signed
Schaffer Show Cattle, Hagerstown, Ind.;
Champion, Megan Hunt (Chianina),
Bowman (Shorthorn), Darke; Fourth
up or renewed close to 200 memberships,
reserve female, SGK Shorthorns,
Darke; Third Overall, Hannah
Overall, McKinze Shuey (Crossbred),
including more than 75 new National
Meservy, Iowa; champion Shorthorn Plus
Winegardner (Shorthorn), Allen; Fourth
Clark; Fifth Overall, Kylie Barclay
Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA)
female, Jill & Jay Blake, Brookston, Ind.;
Overall, Kayla Campbell (MaineTainer),
(Simmental), Clark.
memberships.
reserve Shorthorn Plus female, Clark
Greene; Fifth Overall, Cameron Alexander
Champion Angus, Jacob McCormick,
Any current or new OCA member who
Show Cattle, Troy.
(High % Maine), Clinton.
Gallia; Reserve Angus, Brooke Roberts,
stopped by the OCA membership booth
Piedmontese — Champion bull,
Champion Angus, Bailey Harsh,
Morrow; Champion Chianina, Austin
during the Ohio Beef Expo was eligible to
Jonathan Miller, Cottage Grove, Tenn.;
Delaware; Reserve Angus, Bailey Harsh,
Trueblood, Highland; Reserve Chianina,
sign up for a prize drawing, held at the
reserve bull, Reflections Farm, Wooster;
Delaware; Champion Chianina, Megan
Sara Klehm, Stark; Champion Hereford,
conclusion of the Trade Show. Jon Kennedy
champion female, Whistling Acres,
Hunt, Darke; Reserve Chianina, Hannah
Jillian Adams, Clark; Reserve Hereford,
and family of Seaman won a $300 fencing
Holmesville; reserve female, Whistling
Winegardner, Allen; Champion Hereford,
Samantha Norman, Fulton; Champion
gift certificate donated by Gallagher Fence,
Acres, Holmesville.
Caitlin Decker, Washington; Reserve
Maine Anjou, Logan Trbovich, Carroll;
represented by Rick Sessions. Ed Porginski,
Sale results
Hereford, Hannah Winegardner, Allen;
Reserve Maine Anjou, Michaela Palmer,
Morrow, was the second name drawn, Champion High % Maine, Cameron
Clark; Champion Shorthorn, Haley
which won him a $100 J&J Steakbarn gift
The major attraction on Saturday,
Alexander, Clinton; Reserve High %
Bowman, Darke; Reserve Shorthorn, Dylan
certificate compliments of J&J Steakbarn,
March 21 was six purebred sales. A total of
Maine, Lorraine Walton, Wyandot;
Newman, Shelby;
represented by Jim and Jackie Murray.
more than 325 lots were sold with an aver-
Champion MaineTainer, Kayla Campbell, continued on page 28
Sisters Kyndall (left) and Erin Williams, Mt. Gilead, lead
Ohio State University Animal Scientist Francis Fluharty
two calves to Cooper Arena for the Buckeye Hereford
Ringman Chuck Grove of Forest, Va., calls out a bid for
gives a presentation on “Managing Cattle for All
Association Show. The calves were exhibited by Peak
Paradise New Look 817, a bull born Jan. 14, 2008, and Ohio Cattlemen’s Association president Mike Carper,
Natural Markets,” which was one of numerous educa-
and Williams. The one on the left showed in Class 1
consigned to the Ohio Angus Super Star Sale by Delaware, exhibits CFS Rosie Roan, a heifer born in
tional seminars offered at Ohio Beef Expo this year.
and was born Oct. 7, 2008, and the one on the right
Paradise Cattle Company, Ashville. The bull eventually May 2008, during the Expo Shorthorn Show. The Carper
was born March 8, 2008, and showed in Class 8.
sold for $2,400. Family Shorthorns heifer finished third in its class.
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