Chris Effling returned to Hale Arena this afternoon to sort the Open Charolais Show. Unlike most of his trips to the American Royal, which included standing sideline to watch his daughters show, this time, he was front and center in the ring.

Effling is from Highmore, South Dakota, where him and his family raise Simmental, Charolais and Hereford cattle.

The Junior Charolais Show was evaluated by Dustin Frank of Nebraska who also made his first trip to Kansas City as a Judge this year.

Results from the Junior and Open Charolais Show are listed below:

 

2017 Charolais Junior Heifer Show

Division I:
CHAMPION –Braxton Filippo – OK
RESERVE – Sydney Zehnder –  MN

Division II:
CHAMPION – Sydney Johnson – OK
RESERVE – Charley Johnson – OK

Division III:
CHAMPION – Kelton Arthur – OK
RESERVE – Paige Netzke– MN

Division IV:
CHAMPION – Kennedy Core – IA
RESERVE – Spencer Goettemoeller – IN

OVERALL JUNIOR FEMALE:
CHAMPION – Kelton Arthur – OK
RESERVE – Kennedy Core– IA

2017 Charolais Open Heifer Show

Division I:
CHAMPION –Abbi Pfeifer – IA
RESERVE – Kevin Doonan – SD

Division II:
CHAMPION – Stiles Patin– TX
RESERVE – Cody Runft – MO

Division III:
CHAMPION – Sydney Johnson – OK
RESERVE – Isom Marston – KS

Division IV:
CHAMPION – Kelton Arthur – OK
RESERVE – Breeze A Bunker – WI

Division V:
CHAMPION – Carter Hoge – IL
RESERVE – Kennedy Core – IA

Division IV:
CHAMPION – Sara Sullivan – IA
RESERVE – Jaid Runft – KS

Division VII:
CHAMPION – Emma Hankins – MO

OVERALL OPEN FEMALE:
CHAMPION – Kelton Arthur – OK
RESERVE – Sara Sullivan – IA

2017 Charolais Open Bull Show

Division I:
CHAMPION – Kassi Bauman – CO
RESERVE – Cody Cattle Co./Wright Charolais – MO

Division II:
CHAMPION – High Prairie Farms/Shaffer Cattle Co. – MO
RESERVE – Odden Charolais Ranch – SD

Division III:
CHAMPION – Katelyn Shaffer – MO
RESERVE – Breeze A. Bunker – WI

Division IV:
CHAMPION – Taylor Gearlds – KY
RESERVE – Dylan Bonaker – MO

Division V:
CHAMPION – Boyert Show Cattle – OH and Midwest Genetics – IL
RESERVE – Bar L Simms – TX and Katelyn Shaffer – MO

Division VI:
CHAMPION – Bar J Charolais – TX
RESERVE – JVS Cattle Co. – LA

OVERALL OPEN BULL:
CHAMPION – Boyert Show Cattle – OH and Midwest Genetics – IL
RESERVE – Katelyn Shaffer – MO

 

 

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