By: Nate Bope
The Logan County Junior Fair Dairy Feeder and Dairy Steer show took place Wednesday morning and afternoon.
Judging both shows was Emily Griffiths of Kendallville, Indiana. Griffiths is the co-owner and co-operator of 3G Ranch, a purebred seedstock operation consisting of 200 head of Limousin, Gelbvieh, and Angus cattle. The ranch has bred and exhibited National Champions in five breeds.
The primary income of the operation comes from the sale of purebred bulls and females to commercial cattlemen. They extensively use the show ring as a marketing tool.
The operation also markets a number of premium, age and source verified feeder cattle, reaching over 100,000 annually.
Griffiths has judged in 26 states and three Canadian Provinces.
Below are the results from the dairy feeder portion of the event:
Class 1
1st – Austin Cooksey
2nd – Ezra Winner
3rd – Micah Winner
4th – Kora Fulkerson
5th – Moriah Winner
Class 2
1st – Silas Krabill
2nd – Austin Cooksey
3rd – Moriah Winner
4th – McKinley Ervin
5th – James Luthman
Class 3
1st – Emersyn Gordon
2nd – Savannah Yoder
3rd – Orville Winner
4th – Brooke Black
5th – Isabella Spencer
Class 4
1st – Hadley Robison
2nd – Grant Krabill
3rd – Brooke Black
4th – Anthony Luthman
5th – Carter Crumm
Class 5
1st – Alivia Kinney
2nd – Caleb Altstaetter
3rd – Evelyn Lentz
4th – April Tryloff
5th – Hayes Robison
Class 6
1st – Carson Spencer
2nd – Micah Ackley
3rd – Courtney Altstaetter
4th – Avery Davidson
5th – Brooke Henry
Class 7
1st – Caleb Altstaetter
2nd – Lincoln Roell
3rd – Alexandra Kinney
4th – Landon Poppe
5th – Scarlett Lentz
Class 8
1st – Alivia Kinney
2nd – Wyatt Gordon
3rd – Micah Ackley
4th – Brooke Henry
5th – Evelyn Lentz
Class 9
1st – Wyatt Gordon
2nd – Alexandra Kinney
3rd – Emersyn Gordon
4th – McKinley Roell
5th – Reagan Roell
Wyatt Gordon, the top finisher in Class Nine, was crowned Grand Champion of the event.
Gordon spoke on the moment and the relationship between him and his calf, Sitka:
Carson Spencer and his calf Jimmy, winners of Class Six, were named the Reserve Champion.
Spencer talked about what it takes to raise a champion feeder:
The full top five finishers are listed below:
Grand Champion: Wyatt Gordon (Class Nine winner)
Reserve Champion: Carson Spencer (Class Six winner)
3rd place: Alivia Kinney (Class Eight winner)
4th place: Wyatt Gordon (Class Eight runner-up)
5th place: Ezra Winner (Class Two winner)
Next are the winners of the showmanship competition:
Intermediate: Hayes Robison
Junior: Grant Krabill
Senior: Wyatt Gordon
The show continued with the dairy steer classes. Results from the competition are as follows:
Class 1
1st – Louis Luthman
2nd – Moriah Winner
3rd – Micah Winner
4th – Orville Winner
Class 2
1st – Alice Luthman
2nd – Emersyn Gordon
3rd – Brooke Black
4th – Savannah Yoder
5th – Ezra Winner
Class 3
1st – Micah Ackley
2nd – Caleb Altstaetter
3rd – Micah Ackley
4th – Brooke Black
5th – Adam Luthman
Class 4
1st – Micah Ackley
2nd – Wyatt Gordon
3rd – Emersyn Gordon
4th – Caleb Altstaetter
5th – Seth Jaunzemis
Micah Ackley was named as both the Grand Champion and the Reserve Champion.
In his final year showing off his calves, an emotional Ackley described his feelings in the moment:
Showmanship awards were also presented to the following exhibitors in the dairy steer category:
Junior: Micah Winner
Senior: Caleb Altstaetter
Stay tuned all week for more updates from the Logan County Fair.
