Cattle Breeds: Shock & Awe Named Supreme Hereford

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Hereford excitement abounded from the Yards to the Hill at the National Western Stock Show Jan. 12-15 in Denver. A total of 645 Herefords were exhibited throughout the three-day event. There were 339 head in the open show, 94 in the junior show, 31 pens of bulls, 13 heifer pens and eight carloads.

The Hereford activities got underway with Wes Hudson, Harrison, Ark., evaluating the open bull competition Jan. 13. Shellie Collins, Frederick, Okla., served as judge for the junior show later that day. The pen and carload shows followed in the Yards Jan. 14, for which Greg Shaw, Caldwell, Idaho; Mark Aiken, Iberia, Mo.; and Cody Lowderman, Macomb, Ill., served as judges. Herefords once again filled the Stadium Arena on the Hill with the open female show Jan. 15, once again evaluated by Hudson.

Judge Hudson said he was impressed with the quality of the cattle on the Hill – especially during the championship drives. “The lineups have been phenomenal,” he said. “These are the kind of cattle that will make you money.”

STAR TCF Shock & Awe 158W ET, owned by Star Lake Cattle Ranch, Skiatook, Okla.; Buffalo Bend Farm, Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; TCF & Co., Petoskey, Mich.; and Tennessee River Music Inc., Ft. Payne, Ala., captured the coveted supreme champion trophy for the second year in a row, after winning the grand champion polled bull title. The supreme award is sponsored by Four L Hereford Farm, Atwood, Tenn., and is awarded in memory of Tom Lane Sr.

The Feb. 5, 2009, son of STAR Bright Future 533P ET posted an impressive set of expected progeny differences (EPDs) on show day including birth weight (BW) 4.1; weaning weight (WW) 55; yearling weight (YW) 88; milk (MM) 23; and milk and growth (M&G) 50. Shock & Awe weighed 2,270 lb. and has a calculated weight per day of age (WDA) of 3.21 lb

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