The first Cattlemen’s Congress Junior Speech contest attracted entries from 13 states and the youth competed in five categories in three age divisions. The categories included Salesmanship, General Ag, Ag Policy, Animal Science and an Extemporaneous category just for the senior division. The top winners took home plagues shaped like steers and a gift card for the Cattlemen’s Congress merchandise.
Top Winners included:
Salesmanship
Junior
Raegan Long, Vinita, Ok
Intermediate
Bridger Ethridge, Nacogdoches, Tx
Senior
Kinley Jo Tolle, Goodwell, Ok
Animal Science
Junior
Reed Howell, Newcastle, Ok
Intermediate
Grace Myers, Omega, Ok
Senior
Kaleigh Davis, Spiro, Ok
General Agriculture
Junior
Layton Strate, Fairmont, Ok
Intermediate
Bridger Ethridge, Nacogdoches, Tx
Senior
Hadley Ott, Lomega, Ok
Ag Policy
Junior
Brystol Humpert, Windhorst, Tx
Senior
Jordan Slocum, Catoosa, Ok
Extemporaneous
Senior
Annie Schneider, Seiling, Ok
Reserve- Kaisyn Coats, Hinton, Ok
There will be a second day of for the Cattlemen’s Speech Contest here in 2026- on Monday, January 12th- again at the OG&E Coliseum at 10:00 AM.
