COLUMBUS, Ohio — Several area kids from the Scioto Valley won awards at this month’s Ohio Beef Expo.
The 34th Ohio Beef Expo was held March 17 through 20 at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus. The Expo, hosted by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA), is a premier event for Ohio’s beef industry covering many facets of the beef world with seedstock shows and sales, a trade show, a competitive junior show, and much more all in one place.
For the first time in the history of the Expo, the Junior Show activities were held in the coliseum. The Junior Show set a record this year with over 950 entries. Showmanship was held Friday followed by the Market Animal show on Saturday and the Heifer show on Sunday. Junior Showmanship was judged by Garrett and Gretchen Lampe, IL, Market Animals were evaluated by Tim Fitzgerald, IN, and the Heifer show judge was Glen Martin, TX.
Locally, top winners were:
- Reserve Purebred Simmental – Hudson Drake, Ross County
- Reserve Angus – Macie Riley, Fayette County
- 3rd Overall – Brayden Cummings, Highland County – Reserve Crossbred Heifer
- Reserve Charolais – Ellis Davis, Highland County
Showmanship Top 10 Beginner:
- Champion – D’lelah Laber, Highland County
- 4th – Blake Osborn, Highland County
- 5th – Brayden Cummings, Highland County
Top Ten Intermediate Division:
- 4th – Carly Sanders, Highland County
- 5th – Sydney Sanders, Highland County
- 7th – Emma Yochum, Highland County
Top Ten Senior Division:
- 7th – Macie Riley, Fayette County