The Springside 4-H Beef Club held their 2021 Achievement Day on July 5, at the Yorkton Exhibition Grounds, Horse Arena.
Our show was a little different this year, as were many events this year.
During the planning phase, the Judging and Grooming classes were put on hold for this year.
Questionnaires were completed by the members during the morning.
Our show began around 2pm. We started with the Heifer class, at which point it decided to rain quite heavily for 15 minutes, soaking the members, judges, and ring men. Kudos to them for continuing through the rain to complete the class.
Grand Champion Heifer went to Grace Woytas, with her heifer “Sassy” an Angus/Charolais cross with a birth date of March 24, 2020.
Grand Champion Heifer Award is sponsored by “In Memory of Dick Thompson”, Shirley Thompson.
Reserve Champion Heifer went to Brooke Quinton with her heifer “Chunky Monkey”, a Simmental/Angus cross with a birth date of March 30, 2020.
Reserve Champion Heifer award is sponsored by The Trost Family (Larry & Cheryl Trost, and their four girls Brittany & Brett McGregor, Christine & Brett Strang, April & Eddy Dreger, Desiree Trost & fiancé Colton Pohorelic).
From there we moved onto the Market Steer classes – we had three splits this year.
Split 1 was weight ranges 835 lbs to 1100 lbs, 5 steers in the class. Placing 1st in this split was Trey Walsh with “Wrangles” an Angus/Hereford cross with a weight of 1080 lbs, placing second was Lily Ward with “Gent” a Simmental cross with a weight of 1100 lbs.
Split 2 was weight ranges of 1135 lbs to 1225 lbs, nine steers in the class. Placing 1st was Hannah Breitkreuz with “Marty” a Simmental/Angus cross with a weight of 1205 lbs, placing 2nd was Annelies Valstar with “Milo” an Angus/Charolais cross with a weight of 1225 lbs. Split 3 was weight ranges of 1235 lbs to 1365 lbs, 6 steers in the class. Placing 1st was Payton Breitkreuz with “Guppie” an Angus/Simmental cross with a weight of 1235 lbs, placing 2nd was Broden Bilokreli with “Ricky” a Simmental/Angus cross with a weight of 1365 lbs.
Grand Champion Steer went to Hannah Breitkreuz with “Marty” a Simmental/Angus cross with a weight of 1205 lbs.
The Grand Champion Steer Award is sponsored by Legacy Co-op Association.
Reserve Champion Steer went to Annelies Valstar with “Milo” an Angus/Charolais cross with a weight of 1225 lbs.
The Reserve Champion Steer Award is sponsored by Sliding Hills Charolais.
The Grand Champion Heifer, Reserve Champion Heifer, Grand Champion Steer and Reserve Champion Steer awards this year were: A banner made by Cliffehanger Signs & Designs (Carievale, Sask) and Backpacks from Crystal Clear Imprints (Embroidered with the sponsors’ logo, year, category and 4-H emblem)
We then proceeded with Clover Bud showmanship. All the Clover Buds placed 1st! Bo Walsh, Trey Walsh, Rosalie Dreger, Brooke Quinton, and James Ward. Awards sponsored by Darla & Taylor Lang.
The rest of the showmanship classes were sponsored by Darla and Taylor Lang: 1st place wins a keeper plaque.
Senior Showmanship – 1st place was Broden Bilokreli, 2nd place was Hannah Breitkreuz and 3rd was Annelies Valstar
Intermediate Showmanship – 1st place was Kade Bilokreli, 2nd place was Grace Woytas, and 3rd was Kristyn Prybylski
Junior Showmanship – 1st place was Sara Quinton, 2nd place was Brooklynn Prybylski, and 3rd was Lily Ward.
The Record Book Awards were sponsored by: bakertilly SK LLP (1st place plaques for each age category) Hnidey Farms (cash award 1st, 2nd &3rd ) for Clover Bud and Junior age categories; and Vale Country Ranch (cash award 1st, 2nd, & 3rd ) for Intermediate and Senior age categories.
The Record Books are completed throughout the year by the members and are judged prior to Achievement Day. Clover Bud Judge: Karlie Hnidey. Junior Judge: Jenay Werle. Intermediate Judge: Sarah Hordos. Senior Judge: James Hordos.
Clover Bud – 1st place was James Ward, 2nd was Rosalie Dreger, 3rd place was Brooke Quinton.
Junior – 1st place was Cole Foster, 2nd place was Mackena Kriger, 3rd place was Lily Ward.
Intermediate – 1st place was Cole Marcinkoski, 2nd place was Kristyn Prybylski, 3rd place was Alyssa Breitkreuz.
Senior – 1st place was Hannah Breitkreuz, 2nd place was Annelies Valstar, 3rd place was Broden Bilokreli.
Questionnaire Awards are sponsored by Cornerstone Credit Union (cash awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place)
Clover Buds: 1st place was a 3 way tie – James Ward, Bo Walsh, & Brooke Quinton, 2nd place was Trey Walsh, and 3rd place was Rosalie Dreger.
Junior – 1st place was Cole Foster, 2nd place was Sara Quinton, 3rd place was Lily Ward.
Intermediate – 1st place was Kristyn Prybylski, 2nd place was a tie – Cole Marcinkoski & Grace Woytas, 3rd place was Kade Bilokreli.
Senior – 1st place was Broden Bilokreli, 2nd place was Annelies Valstar, 3rd place was Hannah Breitkreuz.
Highest Gaining Steer Award is a cash prize presented to the 1st and 2nd highest gaining steer, sponsored by Valstar Farms and Sliding Hills Charolais. Also, Yorkton Animal Health Centre sponsors a Bernie Brown Print, that is presented to the 1st place winner. There is also a keeper plaque and a large trophy with yearly winners on it. To determine this, the club hosts a weigh day. Our weigh day occurred December 6th & 13th,2020 - out at Vale Country Ranch (The Bilokreli’s). We then weigh our steers at Achievement Day, and figure out the rate of gain for each participating member. 1st place was Broden Bilokreli, with 3.46lbs/day. 2nd place was Kade Bilokreli with 2.95lbs/day.
Member of the Year Award went to Annelies Valstar for her leadership during the year and the few events we were allowed to have, her willingness to help others and continual positivity. This is a cash award sponsored by Whitesand Veterinary.
The Grand Aggregate Award is sponsored by The Berrns Family. There is a large trophy with yearly winners, dating back to the 1970’s, as well as a keeper plaque. The award is a point based system – points are collected throughout the year, based on meetings attended, being on the club executive, public speaking, club events, and achievement day placings (record books, questionnaires, showmanship). Grand Aggregate winner for 2021 was Hannah Breitkreuz.
This year the club partnered with Yorkton Auction Centre to sell our steers via timed auction. The sale was open July 6th, 2021 and closed July 9th, 2021. Yorkton Auction Centre graciously sponsored the costs of the sale.
The Springside 4-H Beef Club would like to thank all our Sponsors and Buyers, every parent and volunteer for their support and commitment to continuing the 4-H program. It was so great to get back out there after last year’s cancellations. There were lots of smiles under the masks.
