Kyle Heck of Delia raised this year’s Grand Champion winner at the Drumheller & District 4-H Beef Show and Sale Monday night at the Delia Arena.
Heck’s Angus Limousin, weighing in at 1546 pounds, sold to Armand Tessier of Drumheller Chrysler for 4.40 per pound.
The 1339 pound Reserve Champion Simmental was raised by Lowell Nelson of Rumsey-Rowley and sold to Star West Trucking Ltd. out of Hanna for 3.55 per pound.
The Reserve Champion raised by Lowell Nelson, left, was sold to Star West Trucking Ltd. of Hanna. From
Star West are, left to right, Nolan Kaye with son John, Ben Vandervies, and John Vandervies.
Nelson also won First Senior Grooming, First Senior Showmanship, and First Senior Judging.
The average price per pound for the evening over the 37 animals auctioned off was 2.91 per pound.
Rumsey-Rowley’s Joel Howard 1451 pound Angus was the best rate of gain at 3.82 pounds per day, and sold for 2.40/lb to Superior Feeds & Supply from Rockyford.
Corbyn Stoneman of Rumsey won for Grand Champion female, as well as First Junior Grooming, Second Junior Showmanship.
McKenzie Paget of Hesketh won Reserve Champion female, First Intermediate Grooming, and Second Intermediate Showmanship.
Jace Paget won Second Junior Grooming and First Junior Showmanship.
Garrett Holowath won Second Senior Grooming, Saige Hall won First Intermediate Showmanship, and Breanna Heck won Second Senior Showmanship.
Second Senior Judging was Mickey Johnson, Second Intermediate Judging and Second Intermediate Grooming was Rachel Robinson, and First Intermediate Judging was Darcee Hall.
First Junior Judging was Amanda Holowath and Second Junior Judging was Kane Hall.
Lowell Nelson, Matthew Howard, and Rachel Robinson won for Rumsey for The Pen of Three, sponsored by T Reed Agencies Ltd.
Kyle Heck, Emily Alderdice, and Connor McDougald won for Delia, and McKenzie Paget, Jace Paget, and Kealy Roes won for Hesketh.
The stall competition sponsored by ATB Financial was won by Rumsey-Rowley.
Raine McDougald is the 2014 recipient of the Carlie Bell Memorial Scholarship, to recognize 4-H members whose efforts and enthusiasm encourages 4-H activities and member participation.
The award is presented in Carlie’s memory by friends and family and fellow 4-H members.
