CHAMPIONS AWARDED IN SEVENTH ANNUAL AMERICAN GELBVIEH FOUNDATION SCALE AND RAIL CONTEST AND STEER CHALLENGE

BY MEGAN UNDERWOOD, M.S.

The results are in, and champions have been awarded in the 2022 American Gelbvieh Foundation (AGF) Scale and Rail Contest and Steer Challenge. The contest harvested 90 head from 15 participants, awarding $3,625 total in cash prizes and 21 banners sponsored by the AGF.

The steers had an excellent overall performance with an average daily gain of 4.12 pounds per head per day and a dry matter feed conversion of 6.19:1. The AGF extends a special thank you to Kinsley Feeders of Kinsley, Kansas, and Derek Martin, for hosting and supporting the contest.

The steers were harvested at National Beef in Dodge City, Kansas, and sold on the USPB grid. Thank you to Stuart Jarvis for donating the USPB delivery rights. The steers had an average hot carcass weight of 973 pounds with 92% having a yield grade of 1, 2, or 3, 79% grading USDA Prime or USDA Choice, and an overall average marbling score of 479.

The AGF continues to help advance the Gelbvieh breed through its support of research and development. For this reason, the AGF continues its Scale and Rail Contest and Steer Challenge. These two projects provide the information and funds necessary to generate data sets to advance Gelbvieh carcass merit. Together, these projects will solidify carcass merit within the Gelbvieh breed and place the cattle in a more competitive position in the beef industry through providing supplementary carcass data on Gelbvieh-influenced genetics. In addition to the data collected and knowledge gained from these projects, money raised will help to further develop more accurate tools for ranchers when selecting Gelbvieh and Balancer® genetics.

The Scale and Rail Contest awarded $1,625 in cash prizes and 15 banners to outstanding participants in both the Gelbvieh and Balancer divisions.

SCALE & RAIL CONTEST

Results

Champion Average Daily Gain

Gelbvieh Steer

Tag: 218J1

Average Daily Gain: 4.78 pounds

Quality Grade: USDA Choice

Yield Grade: 2

Owned By: Post Rock Cattle Co.

Sired By: RNBG 32F9

Champion Average Daily Gain

Balancer Steer

Tag: 718

Average Daily Gain: 5.04 pounds

Quality Grade: USDA Choice

Yield Grade: 3

Owned By: Boehler Gelbvieh

Sired By: SB Shootout 725