4-H Steer Show

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DUNKIRK, NY (July 17, 2018) - - The Warren K. Brown Show arena was busy again Tuesday as Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s 4-H Beef Project participants gave it their all at the 4-H Market Steer and Beef Breeding Show, judged by Chris Dermody from Linwood, NY.The 4-H Beef Program offers a market steer tract and a beef breeding tract. 4-H members can be part of one or both of these programs. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s 4-H youth in the Beef Project have been gaining knowledge and raising animals since October in preparation for this year’s County Fair. Animals can be unpredictable, and steers in particular are over 10 times the weight of their handlers.

The 4-H Beef barn is filled with beautifully finished livestock that all did very well in today’s competition. Michael Kibbe received the high honors of Grand Champion Steer Showman. Bryanna Warner did just as well following right behind with Reserve Champion Steer Showman. Corinne Covert also won Supreme Champion Female, and Holly Crandall Reserve Champion Female with their heifers. Other winners were found among the prize winning livestock.Grand Champion Heifer Showman went to Corinne Covert followed by Holly Crandall as Reserve Champion Heifer Showman.Among the market classes, awards were given not just to Grand Champion Kayla Schauman and Reserve Champion Michael Kibbe. Hope Catanese’s steer received a Highly Commended Market Steer award. That was followed by Kayla Schauman with a Commended Market Steer. Congratulations to today’s 4-H Beef show participants.

Like the 4-H market hog participants, 4-H market steer winners earned more than ribbons and trophies today.Today’s titles help 4-H members earn a sale position in the Meat Animal Sale scheduled for Friday, July 20, 2018, at 12:00 noon. Grand and Reserve Market Animals earn the first and second slots in the Beef portion of the Meat Animal Sale. Other 4-H members that have multiple animals in the Market Steer project are required to sell only their top placing animal.4-H Beef Project members work many hours preparing their livestock for show and sale. The average cost of raising a steer to sell is about $2,500 which includes the cost of the amount of the feed and expenses.

Experience gained through these types of projects lasts a life time and benefit the youth in many areas of character development.

The 4-H Youth Development Program is one of many programs offered by Cornell Cooperative

Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE-Chautauqua).CCE-Chautauqua is a community based

educational organization, affiliated with Cornell University, Chautauqua County Government, the

NYS SUNY system, and the federal government through the United States Department of

Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. For more information, call 716-664-9502

or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/chautauqua. Cornell University Cooperative Extension

provides equal program and employment opportunities.

4-H Steer Show

Photo Caption: 4-H’ers participated in the 4-H Beef and Heifer Show on Tuesday at the Chautauqua County Fair.

Last updated July 26, 2019