jbh
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I snagged this post because I found one part of it extremely PUZZLING! and troubling.....the part about where the buyer of the Grand Steer tells the press that the steaks aren't very tasty because the steer"s NOT CORN FED?!!!.....WHAT?!......how in the world could she have possibly got that in her head? Did she think they just pulled the calf in off the pasture and hauled it to the show? That statement doesn't help to attract future buyers, especially when they're going to assume the steaks from their $50-100,000 purchase aren't going to be edible.....Am I missing something here?
Economy means lower bids at junior auction
By Mike McPhee
The Denver Post
The economy put a big hit on the Junior Livestock Auction Friday night at the National Western Stock Show.
This year's champions brought only 50-70 percent of the prices paid last year. The biggest disappointment was the Grand Champion Steer, where auctioneers coaxed and coaxed the well-heeled crowd but could pull a winning bid of only $50,000. That came from Karen Kuchar-Krause, who's owned Emil-Lene's Sirloin House for 14 years. She was joined by Dick Ames, owner of Ames Construction Co., which built a portion of DIA.
After the sale, she admitted the steers don't make very good steaks.
"They're not corn-fed, so the fat content isn't that high," she said.
This was the fourth grand champion she's purchased, along with two
reserve champions. Asked why she would spend so much on a steer she couldn't serve on a plate, she said, "To help the kids with their scholarships."
Damian Jenkins, manager of the downtown Elway's, and Jeff Papp, director of sales for the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, watched anxiously from the bleachers as Emil—Lene's topped the bidding.
"We'll be back next year," Papp said.
Last year's champion steer brought $110,000, which Jim Basey, a veteran buyer and organizer for 15 years, said it was "an exceedingly good price. We expected the prices to be lower this year. This is a great way for the community to support agriculture and that way of life."
Ky Stierwalt, the 18-year-old from Leedey, Okla., who raised the steer, "Chavez", wasn't complaining.
"This is the big one for me," he said with a shy smile, while holding the nose ring of the 1,295-pound, year-and-a-half old steer.
"The economy is down so it's OK. We'll do it all again."
He hopes to go to Oklahoma State University with the money he earned.
His 15-year-old sister, Kyra Stierwalt, raised the Grand Champion Lamb, "Maverick", which she sold to Joe Blake and the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce for $25,000. She plans to attend Stillwater College in Oklahoma. Last year's grand champion lamb brought in $51,000.
Pat Grant, president of the NWS, bought his family the Grand Champion Hog for $16,000. The Grand Champion Goat went to the Rocky Mountain Gamma Knife Center from $7,500. Basey, his wife Pamela, daughter Angela and son-in-law, John Dellasalle, bought the Reserve Champion Goat for $10,000.
The eight reserve and champion livestock animals represented the cream of all the animals shown at the stock show by junior exhibitors younger than 19.
Collette Ratcliffe, who's worked on the auctions for 19 years, said nearly 100 animals were auctioned Friday night with all of the winnings, save 10 percent for the NWS, going to exhibitors as scholarship money. The NWS' share goes into its Scholarship Program, she said.
Last year, more than $400,000 in scholarship money was brought in.
But it's competitive, Ratcliffe said, estimating that upwards of 500 hogs entered the competition. Only 30 were auctioned Friday night.
Mike McPhee: 303-954-1409 or [email protected]
By the numbers
Grand Champion Steer: $50,000
Exhibited by Ky Stierwalt, Leedey, Okla.
Purchased by Emil-Lene's Sirloin House
Reserve Grand Champion Steer: $32,000
Exhibited by Stetson Copus, Burkburnett, Texas
Purchased by Transwest Trucks, Inc.
Grand Champion Lamb: $25,000
Exhibited by Kyra Stierwalt, Leedey, Okla.
Purchased by Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
Reserve Grand Champion Lamb: $14,000
Exhibited by Charlcey Vinyard, Altus, Okla.
Purchased by Colorado Business Bank
Grand Champion Hog: $16,000
Exhibited by Chris Hofschulte, Wyandotte, Okla.
Purchased by the Grant Family
Reserve Grand Champion Hog: $11,000
Exhibited by Logan Colbert, Dolores, Colo.
Purchased by John E. Cavey Company Inc. and ServiceStar Development Company
Grand Champion Goat: $7,500
Exhibited by Stormy Teichelman, Childress, Texas
Purchased by Rocky Mountain Gamma Knife Center
Reserve Grand Champion Goat: $10,000
Exhibited by Sierra Jade Martin, Mason, Texas
Purchased by the Basey Family and Tennison Group
Economy means lower bids at junior auction
By Mike McPhee
The Denver Post
The economy put a big hit on the Junior Livestock Auction Friday night at the National Western Stock Show.
This year's champions brought only 50-70 percent of the prices paid last year. The biggest disappointment was the Grand Champion Steer, where auctioneers coaxed and coaxed the well-heeled crowd but could pull a winning bid of only $50,000. That came from Karen Kuchar-Krause, who's owned Emil-Lene's Sirloin House for 14 years. She was joined by Dick Ames, owner of Ames Construction Co., which built a portion of DIA.
After the sale, she admitted the steers don't make very good steaks.
"They're not corn-fed, so the fat content isn't that high," she said.
This was the fourth grand champion she's purchased, along with two
reserve champions. Asked why she would spend so much on a steer she couldn't serve on a plate, she said, "To help the kids with their scholarships."
Damian Jenkins, manager of the downtown Elway's, and Jeff Papp, director of sales for the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, watched anxiously from the bleachers as Emil—Lene's topped the bidding.
"We'll be back next year," Papp said.
Last year's champion steer brought $110,000, which Jim Basey, a veteran buyer and organizer for 15 years, said it was "an exceedingly good price. We expected the prices to be lower this year. This is a great way for the community to support agriculture and that way of life."
Ky Stierwalt, the 18-year-old from Leedey, Okla., who raised the steer, "Chavez", wasn't complaining.
"This is the big one for me," he said with a shy smile, while holding the nose ring of the 1,295-pound, year-and-a-half old steer.
"The economy is down so it's OK. We'll do it all again."
He hopes to go to Oklahoma State University with the money he earned.
His 15-year-old sister, Kyra Stierwalt, raised the Grand Champion Lamb, "Maverick", which she sold to Joe Blake and the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce for $25,000. She plans to attend Stillwater College in Oklahoma. Last year's grand champion lamb brought in $51,000.
Pat Grant, president of the NWS, bought his family the Grand Champion Hog for $16,000. The Grand Champion Goat went to the Rocky Mountain Gamma Knife Center from $7,500. Basey, his wife Pamela, daughter Angela and son-in-law, John Dellasalle, bought the Reserve Champion Goat for $10,000.
The eight reserve and champion livestock animals represented the cream of all the animals shown at the stock show by junior exhibitors younger than 19.
Collette Ratcliffe, who's worked on the auctions for 19 years, said nearly 100 animals were auctioned Friday night with all of the winnings, save 10 percent for the NWS, going to exhibitors as scholarship money. The NWS' share goes into its Scholarship Program, she said.
Last year, more than $400,000 in scholarship money was brought in.
But it's competitive, Ratcliffe said, estimating that upwards of 500 hogs entered the competition. Only 30 were auctioned Friday night.
Mike McPhee: 303-954-1409 or [email protected]
By the numbers
Grand Champion Steer: $50,000
Exhibited by Ky Stierwalt, Leedey, Okla.
Purchased by Emil-Lene's Sirloin House
Reserve Grand Champion Steer: $32,000
Exhibited by Stetson Copus, Burkburnett, Texas
Purchased by Transwest Trucks, Inc.
Grand Champion Lamb: $25,000
Exhibited by Kyra Stierwalt, Leedey, Okla.
Purchased by Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
Reserve Grand Champion Lamb: $14,000
Exhibited by Charlcey Vinyard, Altus, Okla.
Purchased by Colorado Business Bank
Grand Champion Hog: $16,000
Exhibited by Chris Hofschulte, Wyandotte, Okla.
Purchased by the Grant Family
Reserve Grand Champion Hog: $11,000
Exhibited by Logan Colbert, Dolores, Colo.
Purchased by John E. Cavey Company Inc. and ServiceStar Development Company
Grand Champion Goat: $7,500
Exhibited by Stormy Teichelman, Childress, Texas
Purchased by Rocky Mountain Gamma Knife Center
Reserve Grand Champion Goat: $10,000
Exhibited by Sierra Jade Martin, Mason, Texas
Purchased by the Basey Family and Tennison Group
