DENVER, Colo. – Two more Canadian bulls grabbed grand championship titles at Denver’s National Western Stock Show.
Dory Gerrard of Innisfail, Alta., and his bull, Gerrard Montezuma, captured the Charolais show top honours Jan. 18.
As well, STF Dominance grabbed two championship titles, winning the overall Simmental grand championship and the senior grand title Jan. 19. The three-year-old bull is owned by Remington Land and Cattle from Del Bonita, Alta.
This makes three champion bulls for Alberta purebred breeders at the National Western, held Jan. 9–24. Howard Schneider of Ardrossan, Alta., saw his Red Northline Trueblood bull named Red Angus grand champion Jan. 12.
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Curt Rincker of Shelbyville, Illinois, who judged the Simmental show, said Dominance was one of the most powerful bulls he has seen in his 30 years of judging cattle.
“Dominance was a balanced bull that had the structure style and symmetry to be very competitive anywhere,” he said. “He came out of the toughest class of the day. There were five bulls in that (senior) class and they were just tremendous. He’s one of the most amazing bulls I’ve ever seen.”
Rincker, who chairs the agriculture department at Lake Land College in Mattoon, Ill., said he prefers cattle that combine correctness and style with maturity.
“So often times younger cattle may look the part, but as they get older they start to separate themselves in terms of quality,” he said.
“I prefer cattle that maintain that quality and shape and eye appeal even at an older age.”
This was the first time Remington Land and Cattle brought animals to the National Western, said Bryon Wolters, Remington’s marketing and customer service manager.
It is also Remington’s first championship win at a major U.S. livestock show.
“We were quite excited (about Dominance’s win), but I guess what was even more encouraging was that three of his sons won the pen of three show,” said Wolters, who brought 21 head to Denver for show and display.
The pen of three was shown by Greg Hale from Perryton, Texas.
Wolters said Denver is a great way to promote cattle, not only to potential U.S. buyers but also to the large number of foreign visitors that are attracted to a show like the National Western.
“We sold a lot of semen on the bull that won,” he said. “But I guess more importantly we sold some semen on our other bull and drummed up some interest in our bull sale coming up on March 2.”
Rincker said he wasn’t aware of the Canadian win-loss record at Denver, but added Canadian cattle are durable and stout.
“They have got cattle that really do a nice job because they have to have the form to function in a range environment,” he said. “They have to have the agility and soundness to get around and be competitive.”
On the Hereford side, Grant Hirsche of Adams-Hirsche Herefords at High River, Alta., took home three reserve grand champion titles: horned yearling bull, horned junior yearling heifer and polled spring bull calf. Ian Harvie of Harvie Ranching at Olds, Alta., won reserve champion polled senior Hereford bull.
