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2019 MINNESOTA 4-H BEEF CHAMPIONSHIP 

SHOW 
St. Paul, MN (8/23/19)​ - There was a total of 605 beef cattle shown at the 2019
Minnesota 4-H Beef Show. The 4-H Beef show was held on the first and second day of the
Minnesota State Fair, Aug. 22-23. The beef show judge was Kyle Conley of Sulpher,
Oklahoma. The dairy steer judge was Lindsey Noll of Fort Wayne, IN.

The Supreme Champion Market Beef was shown by ​Ben Freking​ of ​Jackson County
and was the Champion Division III Crossbred Steer. ​Teagan Young ​of ​Winona County​ took
overall Champion with his Division II Crossbred Steer. ​Elizabeth Wasmoen​ of ​Freeborn
County ​took third overall market beef​ ​with her Reserve Champion Division III Crossbred
Steer. Fourth overall market beef was shown by ​Sawyer Otto ​of ​Redwood County ​with his
Reserve Champion Division II Steer. The fifth overall market beef was shown by ​Ethan
Varilek ​ of ​Jackson County​ with his Champion Maine-Anjou Steer.

The Grand Champion Dairy Steer was shown by ​Landon Mattson ​of ​Freeborn
County​, the steer was the champion from Division IV. The Reserve Champion was the
champion steer from Division III and was shown by ​Madison Mattson ​of ​Freeborn County​.

The Supreme Champion Breeding Heifer was exhibited by ​Jake Jackson​ of

Cottonwood County​ and was a Simmental Heifer. ​Dawson Johnson​ of ​Pipestone County
took overall Reserve Champion with his Angus Heifer. The third overall breeding heifer was
shown by ​Ryan Hegland​ of ​Dakota County ​with a Charolais Heifer. ​Haley Schwecke​ of
Sibley County​ took fourth overall with her Charolais Heifer. The fifth overall breeding heifer
was shown by ​Meta Tewes​ of ​Jackson County​ with an Angus Heifer.

The Supreme Champion Cow/Calf was shown by ​Lydia Coonrod​ of ​Dakota County
and with an Angus Cow/Calf Pair.​ Justin Mente​ of ​Rock County​ took overall Reserve
Champion with his All Other Breeds Cow/Calf Pair. Third Overall was shown by ​Paige Boesl
from ​Douglas County​ who showed a Commercial Cow/Calf pair.

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The Grand Champion Prospect Calf was shown by ​Dylan Boesl​ of ​Douglas County
with his Prospect Heifer Calf. ​Charlie Johnston​ of ​Douglas County​ took overall Reserve
Champion with his Prospect Heifer Calf.

In addition to a quality animal, 4-H youth must demonstrate their knowledge about the beef
industry. 4-H’ers learn important development and leadership skills throughout their
involvement with their projects and communities. Use the “Locate Entries and Results” links for
specific results information on 4-H youth. Searches can be done by exhibitor name, county, or
division/show for specific story needs.​ ​http://www.4-H.umn.edu/fair-results

The 4-H program is funded through a partnership of federal, state, county and private resources and is
part of the University of Minnesota Extension. Additional 4-H information can be found at
www.4-h.umn.edu/fair-results