Here are the winners in the Open Beef Breeding show held on Saturday (7/22) at the 2023 Meade County Fair.
Angus:
Junior Bull Calf:
1st Place: Luke Marcum
Winter Bull Calf:
1st Place: Clayton Bell
Grand Champion Bull: Angus – Clayton Bell, Irvington, KY
Reserve Champion Bull: Angus – Luke Marcum, Campbellsville, KY
Junior Heifer Calf:
1st Place: Gracie Harris
Winter Heifer Calf:
1st Place: Lawson Eastridge
Early Yearling Heifer:
1st Place: Clayton Bell
Spring Yearling Heifer:
1st Place: Sawyer Eastridge
Junior Yearling Heifer:
1st Place: Gracie Harris
Senior Yearling Heifer:
1st Place: Clayton Bell
2nd Place: Isaac Eastridge
3rd Place: Luke Marcum
Grand Champion Angus Heifer: Clayton Bell, Irvington, KY
Reserve Champion Angus Heifer: Sawyer Eastridge, Taswell, IN
Hereford:
Junior Heifer Calf:
1st Place: Kaitlyn Keith
Senior Heifer Calf:
1st Place: Molly Reece
2nd Place: Luke Grisso
3rd Place: Benton Wise
4th Place: Jordan Hall
Winter Heifer Calf:
1st Place: Swifty Family Farm
Late Summer Yearling Heifer:
1st Place: Jordan Hall
Early Summer Yearling Heifer:
1st Place: Benton Wise
2nd Place: Luke Hayse
Spring Yearling Heifer:
1st Place: Ryan Underwood
Junior Yearling Heifer:
1st Place: Molly Reece
2nd Place: Scarlett Ward
3rd Place: Swifts Family Farm
Senior Yearling Heifer:
1st Place: Devan Keith
2nd Place: Jordan Hall
Grand Champion Hereford Heifer – Molly Reece, Fountain Run, KY
Reserve Grand Champion Hereford Heifer – Kaitlyn Keith, Campbellsville, KY
Junior Bull Calf:
1st Place: Kaitlyn Keith
Senior Bull Calf:
1st Place: Jordan Hall
Spring Yearling Bull:
1st Place: Ryan Underwood
Champion Hereford Bull – Ryan Underwood, Campbellsville, KY
Reserve Champion Hereford Bull – Kaitlyn Keith, Campbellsville, KY
Grand Champion Hereford Cow Calf – Kaitlyn Keith, Campbellsville, KY
AOB:
Junior Heifer Calf:
1st Place: Abby Bratcher
Winter Heifer Calf:
1st Place: Brooklyn Thomas
Senior Heifer Calf:
1st Place: Abby Bratcher
Early Summer Yearling:
1st Place: Luke Hayse
Spring Yearling Heifer:
1st Place: Brooklyn Thomas
2nd Place: Olivia Leasor
Junior Yearling Heifer:
1st Place: Jacob Eastridge
Champion AOB Heifer – Abby Bratcher, Elizabeth, IN
Reserve Champion AOB Heifer – Brooklyn Thomas, Brandenburg, KY
Grand Champion AOB Bull Calf – Sawyer Eastridge, Taswel, IN
Grand Champion AOB Cow Calf – Sawyer Eastridge, Taswell, IN
Commercial Winter Heifer Calf:
Grand Champion – Marcus Eastridge, Taswell, IN
Novice Showmanship:
Blue: Ryett Leasor, Bryne Turner, Garcie Harris
Youth Showmanship:
1st Place: Clayton Bell, Benton Wise
2nd Place: Brooklyn Thomas, Jacob Eastridge
Champion Youth Showmanship – Clayton Bell, Irvington, KY
Reserve Champion Youth Showmanship – Brooklyn Thomas, Brandenburg, KY
Intermediate Showmanship:
Champion – Sawyer Eastridge, Taswell, IN
Reserve Champion – Isaac Eastridge, Taswell, IN
Adult Showmanship:
Champion – Abby Bratcher, Elizabeth, IN
Reserve Champion – Devan Keith, Campbellsville, KY
Grand Champion Heifer: Abby Bratcher, Elizabeth, IN
Reserve Champion Heifer: Clayton Bell, Irvington,KY