Cattle Breeds: Reno Showcases Hereford Champions

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - C Notice Me Nitro 9161 ET and NJW 78P 63N Ladysport 51W ET topped the female shows at the Western Nugget National Hereford Show Dec. 3 in Reno, Nevada, while CL 1 Domino 955W and C New Era ET won the bull shows on Dec. 4. Also during the show, Willard and Patty Wolf, Spokane, Wash., were honored with the 2010 Lifetime Cattlemen Award.

UPS TCC Nitro 1ET not only sired the champion horned female, reserve champion polled female and champion polled bull but also eight division winners in the open show.

Todd Herman, Skiatook, Okla., judged the 200-head show, and complimented breeders and exhibitors on the tremendous set of cattle shown, “The quality shown the last two days has been unbelievable.”

Jason Hoffman, Thedford, Neb.; Churchill Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont.; and W4 Ranch, Morgan, Texas, exhibited champion horned bull CL 1 Domino 955W first to the yearling division title. He is a January 2009 son of CL 1 Domino 637S 1ET. Reserve champion horned bull was also reserve in the yearling division: GKB EJE B627 Full Tank B927 ET owned by Gary & Kathy Buchholz, Waxahachie, Texas; Mallorie Phelps, Grandview, Texas; and Jacqueline Rosson, Milford, Texas. He is by GKB Downtown B627 ET.

In the polled bull show, yearling bull division winner C New Era ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1 ET was slapped champion. He is owned by Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho, and Albin Farms, Newman, Ill. Reserve champion polled bull KF Got Class 809U by DR World Class 517 10H first won the senior bull division. He is owned by Joseph Barry, Portland, Ore., and High Desert Cattle Co., Canyon City, Ore.

C Notice Me Nitro 9161 ET was chosen champion horned female after winning the junior yearling division. She is owned by Amelia Stallings, Eugene, Ore., and is by UPS TCC Nitro 1ET. Reserve champion horned female was H GH Belvakay 9014 ET owned by Rope Stewart, Sterling City, Texas. She is a March 2009 daughter of GO Excel L18.

In the polled show, NJW 78P 63N Ladysport 51W ET came out on top. She is owned by junior Bailey Buck, Madill, Okla., and is a February 2009 daughter of TH JWR SOP 16G 57G Tundra 63N. She first won the junior yearling division.

Reserve in the polled female show and junior heifer calf champion was C Ms Nitro 0182 ET, owned by Allyson Spears, Brentwood, Calif. She is a February 2010 daughter UPS TCC Nitro 1ET.

At the conclusion of the show, Colyer Herefords was named premier horned breeder and exhibitor and premier polled breeder. The polled premier exhibitor banner went to Weimer Cattle Co., Susanville, Calif.

Cody Helms, New Enterprise, Pa., judged the 129-entry junior show Dec. 2. James and Lane Downing, Terrebonne, Ore., won champion bred-and-owned female with DCC Sweet Dreams 921 by GO 3196 Advance S109. Reserve champion bred-and-owned female went to Courtney Tribble, Puyallup, Wash., with TTF Stanns Bright Future 120W by TTF Stanns Top Gun 223T. Champion owned heifer was H GH Belvakay 9014 ET by GO Excel L18 owned by Rope Stewart, Sterling City, Texas. Amelia Stallings won reserve champion heifer with C Ms Bailout 0235 ET by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET.

In the bull show, Amelia Stallings added to her list of accomplishments with SPH Kaboom 912W ET by SB 122L Git-R-Done 19R ET claiming champion. Reserve was Kallie Goss, Vinton, Calif., with KK New Invention 980 by TCW Full Throttle 8E 204N.

To view complete results of the 2010 Western Nugget National Hereford Show. www.hereford.org. Champion and division winner photos may be downloaded at www.herefordphotoshop.com/media. Enter “Hereford10” when prompted for a password.

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