At $5 per pound, Colton Frenzel of the Del Bonita 4-H Beef Club was likely happy with the sale price of his grand champion steer June 13 in Lethbridge.
The 1,362 lb. steer topped the Lethbridge and District 4-H show and sale, held June 12-13, which involved six beef clubs.
Taylor Bellew of the Milk River 4-H Beef Club showed and sold the reserve grand champion, a 1,548 lb. steer that sold for $3.50 per lb.
Bronwynn Frenzel of the Del Bonita Beef won the overall showmanship award with Alley Handsaeme of the Lethbridge-Coaldale club placing second.
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Other results are as follows:
Top pen of four: Readymade Beef, first; Del Bonita Beef, second
Best rate of gain: Tycee Nelsen, Raymond Beef, 4.06 lb. per day
Individual club results
Del Bonita Beef:
Champion: Colton Frenzel
Reserve: Kayley Helgeson
Readymade Beef:
Champion: Sean Tersteeg
Reserve: Bailey Wauters
Raymond Beef:
Champion: Shawn Maynes
Reserve: Brett Hirsche
Milk River Beef:
Champion: Taylor Bellew
Reserve: Griffin McCulloch
Lethbridge-Coaldale Beef:
Champion: Kiarra Clark
Reserve: Alley Handsaeme
Warner Beef:
Champion: Courtney Taylor
Reserve: Kyza Taylor
Supreme champion cow-calf: Bailey Wauters, Readymade
Reserve supreme: Bailey Wauters
Champion yearling heifer: Taylor Bellew, Milk River
Reserve: Cody Scheurlinck, Del Bonita
Champion two-year-old: Bailey Wauters
Reserve: Courtney Taylor, Warner
Champion three-year-old: Bailey Wauters
Reserve: Colton Frenzel
Champion breeders herd: Bailey Wauters
Reserve: Ethan Campbell, Raymond
Overall showmanship in breeding show: first, Katrina Taylor, Warner; second, Colton Frenzel, Del Bonita.
