CALGARY – Sixteen beef breeds were represented at this year’s Calgary Stampede. The Piedmontese is the newest group to parade through the showring.
In the supreme beef champion show, the winner in the bull class was a Charolais named Sharphills Maximizer 102B from Target Cattle Company, of Calgary and Sharp Hills Charolais, of Sedalia, Alta. The supreme champion female was a Limousin named Highland Ballerina CMA 61B from Highland Stock Farms, of Calgary.
The show results were:
ANGUS-Gr. ch. bull Hamilton Farms and Reid’s Angus Ranch, of Calgary and Peak Dot Angus, of Wood Mountain, Sask.; res. ch. George Buttimer, of Edberg, Alta.; gr. ch. female Hamilton Farms; res. ch. Remington Cattle Co., of Cardston, Alta.; premier breeder and exhibitor Remington Cattle Co.
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BLONDE D’AQUITAINE-Gr. ch. bull Van Alta Blondes, of Carstairs, Alta.; res. ch. Van Alta Blondes; gr. ch. female Van Alta Blondes; res. ch. Double L Farms, Fox Valley, Sask.; premier breeder and exhibitor Van Alta Blondes.
CHAROLAIS-Gr. ch. bull Target Cattle Company, of Calgary and Sharp Hills Charolais, of Sedalia, Alta.; res. ch. Richard Carlson, of Ponteix, Sask. and Prairie Cove Farms, of Coronation, Alta.; gr. ch. female 5-D Charolais, of Falun, Alta.; Tona Charolais, of Rimbey, Alta.; premier breeder and exhibitor Prairie Cove Farm.
GELBVIEH-Gr. ch. bull Davidson Gelbvieh, of Ponteix, Sask. and RP Gelbvieh and R. Sullivan; res. ch. Calberta Farms, of Kathyrn, Alta.; gr. ch. female Con and Gail Winder, of Camrose; res. ch. Severtson Land and Cattle Co., of Innisfail, Alta.; premier breeder and exhibitor Con and Gail Winder.
HEREFORD-Gr. ch. bull Cutler Herefords, of Lacombe, Alta.; res. ch. Davis Herefords, of Westaskiwin, Alta.; gr. ch. female Cutler Herefords; res. ch. Hirsche Herefords, of High River, Alta.; premier breeder and exhibitor Brad Dallas, of Bowden, Alta.
LIMOUSIN-Gr. ch. bull Express Limousin Ranches and Yackley-CMC, of Yukon, Okla.; res. ch. Magness Land & Cattle, of Platteville, Colo.; gr. ch. female Highland Stock Farms, of Calgary; res. ch. Bodell Limousin, Sherwood Park, Alta.; premier breeder and exhibitor High Stock Farms.
MAINE ANJOU-Gr. ch. bull Calberta Farms; res. ch. Russell Taylor, of Cochrane, Alta.; gr. ch. female Calberta Farms; res. ch. Debbie McKay, of Kathyrn, Alta.; premier exhibitor Lyle Taylor, of Cochrane, Alta. and premier exhibitor Russell Taylor.
MURRAY GREY-Gr. ch. bull: Tim and Julia Neilson, of Halkirk, Alta.; res. ch. Tim and Julia Neilson; gr. ch. female Kay Cattle Co., of Botha, Alta.; res. ch.: Willow Creek Murray Greys, of Calmar; premier breeder and exhibitor Tim and Julia Neilson.
PIEDMONTESE-Gr. ch. bull, res. ch., premier breeder and exhibitor Adrian and Debra Driessen, of Barrhead, Alta.; res. ch. MacDonald Farms, of MacGregor, Man.; gr. ch. female MacDonald Farms.
PINZGAUER-Gr. ch. bull Chinook Country Cattle Co., of Nanton, Alta.; res. ch. Diamond T Pinzgauers, of Olds, Alta.; gr. ch. female Chinook Country Cattle Co.; res. ch. Diamond T Pinzgauers; premier breeder Diamond T Pinzgauers and premier exhibitor Chinook Country Cattle Co.
RED POLL-Gr. ch. bull Willow Cattle Centre of Ponoka, Alta.; res. ch. William Jubinville, of Edmonton; gr. ch. female Double L Farms, of Fox Valley, Sask.; res. ch. Willow Cattle Centre; premier breeder and exhibitor Willow Cattle Centre.
SALERS-Gr. ch. bull Dicks Salers and Leah Dick, of Westlock, Alta.; res. ch. J. Dick, L. Dick and P. Lang, of Westlock, Alta.; gr. ch. female Future Power Salers Ltd., of Crossfield, Alta.; res. ch. EPS Cattle Company, of Carstairs, Alta.
SHORTHORN-Gr. ch. bull John and David Ragsdale, of Prospect, Ky.; res. ch. Dan J. Stephenson, of Okotoks, Alta.; gr. ch. female Jay-Cie Cattle Company, of Ardrossan, Alta.; res. ch. Leonard and Dorothy Greenwood, of Sangudo, Alta.; premier breeder and exhibitor Jay-Cie Cattle Company.
SIMMENTAL-Gr. ch. bull Nu Horizon Simmentals, of Delburne, Alta.; res. ch. Bobbie-Gayle Hosegood, of Didsbury, Alta.; gr. ch. female Masterloc Simmentals, of Tiger Lily, Alta.; res. ch. Bobbie-Gayle Hosegood.
TARENTAISE-Gr. ch. bull, res. ch., gr. ch. female, res. ch., premier breeder and exhibitor Bryce Burnett, of Swift Current, Sask.
TEXAS LONGHORN-Gr. ch. bull Lazy J Bar Longhorns, of Borden, Sask.; res. ch. Bar P Bar Stock Farms, of Dauphin, Man.; gr. ch. female Flying J Longhorns, of Red Deer, Alta.; res. ch. Crooked Creek Longhorns; premier breeder and exhibitor Flying J Longhorns.
JUNIOR BEEF SHOW, SHOWMANSHIP-Overall champion showman Scott Swanek, of Lethbridge, Alta.; overall res. ch. Clinton Morasch, of Bassano, Alta.
ALBERTA FED BEEF EXPO-Gr. ch. pen of steers W.A. Simpson, of Claresholm, Alta.; res. ch., gr. ch. pen of heifers Terry Giles,of Airdrie, Alta.; res. ch. Bruce Wilcox, of Vernon, B.C.
STEER CLASSIC- Gr. ch. Maine Anjou steer Hall’s Cattle Co., of Craven, Sask.; res. ch. Maine Anjou, Kevin McKague, of Ogema, Sask. (More show results next week.)
