Iowa State Fair 4-H Market Show-Complete Results

Close to 300 Market Animals were sorted today by Matt Lewis...beautiful weather and a great show.....but what can you expect-It IS Iowa!!!!!

Grand-Tyler Faber Division II Cross Champ
Reserve-Madisyn Jorgensen Division II Cross Reserve
3rd- Nic Lauterbach-Division I Cross Champ
4th-Gracie Russel-Chi Champ
5th-Jake Tanner-Chi Reserve

Grand Market Heifer-Jessica Marty
Reserve Market Heifer-James Mc Cain
3rd Market Heifer-Austin Wooster


Here are all the breed and division results....
Angus-Champ Reed McCormick/Reserve Sarah Kinrade
AOB-Champ Zach Lindsey/ReserveJustin Gillette
Charlolais-Champ Jordan Burco/Reserve Dana Hornig
Chianina-Champ Gracie Russell/Reserve Jake Tanner
Hereford-Champ Chance Deppe/Reserve Austin Deppe
Maine-Champ Max Forsythe/Reserve  was Jacob Ihns this calf did not make weigh back and was dq'ed so Reserve became Nic Jones
Shorthorn-Champ Tanner Stutsman/Reserve Jacob Donohoe
Shorthorn Plus-Champ AJ Walker/Reserve Kaden Wilson
Simmental-Champ Danielle DeLange/Reserve Robert Cumming
Cross Div I-Champ Nic Lauterbach/Reserve Madisyn Jorgensen
Cross Div II-Champ Tyler Faber/Reserve Madisyn Jorgenson
Cross Div III-Champ Rebecca Freeman/Reserve Braden Quist


So there are the results-discuss what you thought....

I REALLY like the Freeman calf...thought it was full of power.  The Russell calf moved like a cat....great structure.

Congratulations. How was the judge?

thought the simmy was flat awsome

Judge did a terrific job, line up was tremendous... on both days.

All the animals in the final line up for breeding and market were Fantastic!!
I liked the crossbeeds, charolais and simmy steer alot! but they were all great! what did you guys think of them steers? Congratulations to all exhibitors!  (clapping)

what did you think of the hughes steer  i thought he looked awsome

showpro said:

what did you think of the hughes steer  i thought he looked awsome

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Thanks!! I did too. We raised that steer. He has a powerful sister this year that we are going to keep in our herd.
We also have two ET calves due from this mating in Feb 2011.
I am a little prejudiced tho
Lautners still  have embryos available of this mating. Monopoly X Ms. Rogers.

The Hughes Steer and the Freeman steer were my favorite 2 of the show! 

iowabeef said:

The Hughes Steer and the Freeman steer were my favorite 2 of the show! 

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Loved  Freeman's and Jorgensen's steer too. The Simmy was very powerful as well.
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i know i have said this before about the Iowa State Fair, but the most impressive part of the day was the market heifer division.  10 deep in 5 classes and the final drive was incredible.  Congrats to all the exhibitors and their families. 

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i know i have said this before about the Iowa State Fair, but the most impressive part of the day was the market heifer division.  10 deep in 5 classes and the final drive was incredible.   Congrats to all the exhibitors and their families.  

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Market heifers were very impressive.

Each year the market heifer classes get more and more impressive. Doesn't seem to have caught on in the rest of the country like it has here..

There's a reason the quality and similarity run so deep in these classes.  In Class 3 the top two were both Monopoly calves, Class 4 both were Heat Waves, and Class 5 both were Heat Waves.    From the questions I asked exhibitors, I'd bet 90% of the top ten in each class were sired by one of these two bulls and as such would be very closely related.    Throw in two or three of the most popular maternal lines and the genetics would be amazingly similar.

i am pretty sure that the faber steer did not come from lautner in the beginning. im pretty sure he came out of nebraska. im also pretty positive that the champ division II steer was not in Lemars, it was his brother not this one.

Scottie, u have got your facts screwed up on the steer at Le Mars.  The steer they showed at Le Mars was one that Faber raised and sold to Caldwell/Vickland. He ended up back in Iowa cuz they couldn't get him broke in Ill/Col.  The steer that won the state fair is a clone to the steer that won the state fair in 2008 also shown by Faber. He was not shown in Le Mars.  fyi

Scottie said:

The Champion Steer Division II cross is a $57,000.00 steer from Lautner Farms sired by heatwave or clone but my cousin beat him with a $25,000 Market Heifer from Miller Cattle Company at the Plymouth County Classic Open Show and my cousin didnt take his heifer to state bcuz she would have had to get butchered so just to tell you all that his heifer wasn't cheap but sometimes the most expensive cattle arent the best!

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LOL-This whole post is silly.  To use a $25,000 animal as an example of a less expensive calf is absurd.  Granted it is less than 57,000 but anything over 10,000 is crazy.  The only thing that you said that was credible is that you don't have to spend a lot to win...you have to feed them, raise them and coax them along the right way.  I have seen many high dollar animals turn out like crap because of poor care.  And btw, your cousin's heifer would only have to get butchered at state if it was grand or reserve...odds are against that being the case.

Does Trans-Ova perform the cloning process at their facilities?

Simmy4, I agree with you.  Using a $25k calf as an illustration of affordable is outrageous.  Likewise, the illustration of a $25k calf beating a $57k calf is also outrageous.  However, if you show me a $2.5k calf to beat a $57k calf, then I'll be impressed.

Here are my thoughts regarding cloned steers via a few illustrations:

Let's assume that, today, it costs $20k to clone a steer and that a cloned steer is exactly like the original in every way.  At this price point, cloned steers are reserved for the rich.  Still, $20k clones should have an effect on the industry.  To illustrate, those who really want to win, and have the money, may pay $20k for a proven clone, especially if the original steer was a winner as a calf and as a fat steer.  However, those folks would probably not pay $50k for a regular and unproven calf, even if extremely good.  In fact, they might not pay $25k or even $20k.  The proven clone at $20k seems to be a good option. 

In ten years though, let's assume that it costs $5k to clone a steer.  At that price point, more people would purchase a clone.  So, major shows, like the Iowa State Fair, might have 50 clones, rather than just a couple.  Further, the amount of money those people would be willing to pay for a regular steer, even if extremely good, would probably be close to $5k. 

Finally, in 20 years, let's assume that it costs just $1k to clone a steer.  At this price, we could all show cloned steers.  I think that the playing field in the show steer game could be leveled.  The winners in this illustration won't necessarily be the ones with the most money, but the ones with the most knowledge and elbow grease.

Any thoughts?     

Last year there were at least 2 cattle in the final 5 of the Iowa State Fair under $4000.  Now I remember there was quite a bit of disention about the judging however, he was the judge and made his decisions based on his view so that was an example of relatively "inexpensive" steers beating the big boys.