The Gelbvieh and Balancer Pen Show was held recently at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. A total of 16 pens were exhibited at this year’s show and Eldon Krebs, Gordon, Nebraska, was the judge.
Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kansas, exhibited the grand champion pen of three Gelbvieh bulls that consisted of two January 2017 bulls and one February 2017 bull. This pen had an average weight of 1,239 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.6 pounds. All pen bulls are ultrasound scanned at the time of check-in. This pen’s ultrasound scan data averaged a ribeye area of 14.84 square inches, 3.67% IMF and 0.28 inches of back fat.
The reserve champion pen of three Gelbvieh bulls was exhibited by Prairie Hills Gelbvieh, Gladstone, North Dakota. This pen consisted of one February 2017, two March 2017 bulls and had an average weight of 1,159 pounds with an average weight per day of age of 3.7 pounds. This set of bulls had average ultrasound scan data of 14.09 square inches for ribeye, 3.34% IMF and 0.26 inches of back fat.
Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kansas, also exhibited the grand champion pen of five Gelbvieh bulls. This pen consisted of three January-born bulls and two February-born bulls. The pen had an average weight of 1,115 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.2 pounds. This set of bulls had average ultrasound scan data of 14.08 square inches of ribeye, 3.77% IMF and 0.24 inches of back fat.
In the Balancer pen show, Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kansas, struck again and exhibited the grand champion pen of three Balancer bulls. This pen consisted of two January 2017 bulls and one February 2017 bull that averaged 1,288 pounds with an average weight per day of age of 3.8 pounds. The pen’s average ultrasound scan data is as follows: ribeye area of 15.25 square inches, 3.79% IMF and 0.26 inches of back fat.
The reserve champion pen of three Balancer bulls was exhibited by Warner Beef Genetics, Arapahoe, Nebraska. Their pen of February 2017 born bulls averaged a weight of 1,123 pounds and 3.4 pound weight per day of age. This pen averaged 13.85 square inches for ribeye area, 3.9% IMF and 0.21 inches of back fat with their ultrasound scan data.
Eagle Pass Ranch, Highmore, South Dakota, exhibited the grand champion pen of five Balancer bulls. This pen included one January 2017 and four February 2017 bulls. This champion pen had an average weight of 1,199 pounds and an average weight per day of age of 3.6 pounds. The pen’s average ultrasound scan data was 15.43 square inches for ribeye area, 3.76% IMF and 0.35 inches of back fat.
Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kansas, exhibited the reserve champion pen of five Balancer bulls. This pen included three January 2017 and two February 2017 bulls. This pen averaged a weight of 1,146 pounds and had an average weight per day of age of 3.6 pounds. This set of bulls had average ultrasound scan data of 14.41 square inches for ribeye area, 3.72% IMF and .28 inches of back fat.
The American Gelbvieh Association is a progressive beef cattle breed association representing 1,100 members and approximately 40,000 cows assessed annually in a performance-oriented total herd reporting system.