The supreme champion heifer and cow selection of the Junior shows at the North American International Livestock Exhibition was held just before the famed Jersey Jug in Louisville, KY.
The judges who evaluated the shows were charged with selecting the best of the best. These judges were (L to R) Dean Dohle (Brown Swiss and Jersey Associate) Mike Rider (Ayrshire) Ted DeMent (Jersey) Chip Savage (Holsteins and Red and Whites) Herby Lutz (Guernsey) Mark Erdman (Milking Shorthorn).
The winner of the Supreme Champion heifer was the red and white, Vande Debonair Yahtzee-RED, first fall yearling, Shawon Vande Zande, Waupau, WI.
The winner of the Supreme Champion Cow was the Jersey,
Claessic Fields Vindicat Genie, first four year old, exhibited by Ben Sauder, Tremont, IL.
The contenders were:
Junior Champion
ToppView Bendig WannaPlay, first winter calf, exhibited by Kinley Topp, Botkins, OH
Grand Champion
Briarwoods Harmony Midnite, first four year old, exhibited by Walton, Judy, Porter, Parmley Thornburg, Greencastle, IN
Junior Champion
AR-line Galaxy Lady A-ET, first winter calf exhibited by Ranae Holthaus, Bangor, WI
Grand Champion
ShenVal BC Cameron, first four year old, exhibited by Skyler DeGroft, Cave City, KY
Junior Champion
Ms Prancers Dundee Paige-ET, first winter calf, exhibited by Bradley & Elizabeth Hill, Bristol, VT
Grand Champion
Krull Dundee Ellory-ET first five year old, exhibited by Cassy Krull, Lake Mills, WI
Junior Champion
Sunset Canyon Governor FP Belle-ET (Summer Yearling) exhibited by Valery Silva, Beaver, OR
Grand Champion
Claessic Fields Vindicat Genie, first four year old, exhibited by Ben Sauder, Tremont, IL
Guernsey
Junior Champion
Hartdale Archie Kite, first winter calf, exhibited by Lauren Robinson, Mulberry Grove, IL
Grand Champion
Adams Creek Divid Mary Kate-ET, first Junior Three, Alyssa Nuttleman, Bangor, WI
Red and White
Junior Champion
Vande Debonair Yahtzee-RED, first fall yearling, Shawon Vande Zande, Waupau, WI
Ainger Advent Jessa-Red, first four year old, Britney Hill Bristol, VT
Junior Champion
Andrew Rice B-D-F Lothario Kiwi Kempton, IL
Grand Champion
Halpins IH, first Junior Three, exhibited by Samantha Ropp, Kempton, IL