At the 2024 OYE Grand Drive, the champion and reserve champion market steers from each breed lined up as a grand champion, reserve champion and bronze winner was chosen.
Ruby Bell of the Bristow FFA Chapter won Grand Champion with her crossbred market steer. This is not Bell’s first time as an OYE champion, as she was awarded Bronze at the 2023 OYE show with her Chianina market steer.
Reserve Champion market steer was awarded to Kelton Arthur of the Ripley FFA Chapter.It was the Reserve Crossbred.
Bronze market steer was awarded to Landry Fuss of the Cushing FFA Chapter, with his Charolais market steer.
Here are the Champions and Reserve Champions in the Market Steer Show:
Angus
Breed Champion- Claire Collins, Tillman County 4-H
Reserve- Jackson Zorger, Duke FFA
Charolais
Breed Champion- Landry Fuss, Cushing FFA
Reserve- Madison Shout, Piedmont FFA
Chianina
Breed Champion- Tripp Lewis, Davis 4-H
Reserve- Cara Cummings, Hollis FFA
Hereford
Breed Champion- Taos Heck, Latta 4-H
Reserve- Jolee Prentice, Tishomingo FFA
Limousin
Champion- Hadlie Bell, Bristow FFA
Reserve- Tenley Mefford, Frederick FFA
Maine- Anjou
Breed Champion- Sadie Wynn, Newcastle 4-H
Reserve- Matt Parker, Hollis FFA
Shorthorn
Breed Champion- Katlin Adams, Amber-Pocasset 4-H
Reserve- Connor Sneary, Alva FFA
Simmental
Breed Champion- Aubrie McEndoo, Stillwater FFA
Reserve- Pacey Mcintyre, Forgan 4-H
AOB
Breed Champion- Creed Fuss, Pawnee County Clovers 4-H
Reserve- Delanie Troyer, Adair FFA
Crossbred
Champion- Ruby Bell, Bristow FFA
Reserve- Kelton Arthur, Ripley FFA
All of these Champions and Reserve Champions will be a part of Friday’s Sale of Champions at the Norick Arena at the OKC Fairgrounds- starting at 4 PM.
Click here for the results from the Market Steer Show for the 2024 OYE.
Click here for the full schedule for the 2024 OYE. The Oklahoma Farm Report team will be snapping pictures from start to finish- and you can see them as we add them to our Flickr album for 2024- available here. If you want to look back to the 2023 OYE- click here for our pictures from last year’s event.
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