The Yorkton 4-H Regional Show & Sale – held in Melville -- was just one of many regional shows held across the province over the last couple weeks.
For the 2021 show & sale four local clubs and 40 members attended bringing with them 23 market steers, 25 heifers, seven cow/calf pairs and nine cloverbuds.
The show was held over two days July 6 and 7 starting with the female show on the first day and the steer show and sale on the second day.
It was the first outdoor show in a very long time and while it did look like rain for a bit it passed by and the show continued with a fantastic time had by all the members who attended, noted Charlene Fox.
“We had a tremendous showing of cattle making the job of our show judge Clint Oxtoby extra difficult,” she said.
Show Results:
Show Class Exhibitor 4-H Club
Grand Champion Exotic Heifer Cassidy Beres Goodeve
Reserve Champion Exotic Heifer Trinitie Beres Goodeve
Grand Champion British Heifer Kaden Michelson Goodeve
Reserve Champion British Heifer Ava Loveridge Goodeve
Overall Grand Champion Heifer Cassidy Beres Goodeve
Overall Reserve Champion Heifer Kaden Michelson Goodeve
Grand Champ. 2-Year-Old Cow/Calf Pair Caitlin Filipowich Goodspirit
Reserve Grand Champ. 2-Year-Old Cow/Calf Pair Cody Tataryn Goodeve
Grand Champ. 3-Year-Old Cow/Calf Pair Trinitie Beres Goodeve
John Simpson Memorial for Overall Grand Champion Female Trinitie Beres Goodeve
Grand Champ. Market Steer Cassidy Beres Goodeve
Reserve Champ. Market Steer Trinitie Beres Goodeve
Overall Grand Champ. Showmanship Codee Kopelchuk Goodspirit
Overall Reserve Champ. Showmanship Carleen Slingerland Goodeve
Yorkton 4-H Regional/East Central Feeder Assoc. Scholarship Grady Wolkowski Goodspirit
Brennan Werner Memorial Grady Wolkowski Goodspirit
“The annual market steer sale was strong and Paul Moore of the Yorkton Auction Center always goes above and beyond for our 4-H members when auctioning steers,” said Fox. “Even though the sale took didn’t occur in 2020 the buyers still took the time to join us at our sale this year.
“We added a new component to our sale this year through DV Auction enabling buyers to bid online during the live auction.
“Whitewood Livestock stepped up as buyer of Overall Grand Champion Steer with Yorkton Auction Center purchasing Reserve Grand Champion Steer.
“Our thanks to these two as well as all the buyers at our sale.”
Fox added many people made the event a success.
“A show like this is never possible without the countless hours put in by our board of directors planning and the many volunteers that show up when needed,” she said. “The continued support of our sponsors and steer buyers is humbling without a doubt.
“A huge shout out to our show judge Clint Oxtoby. The members definitely enjoyed having a little one on one with him as he passed on his experience to this up and coming group of cattlemen.
“Our show announcer Fred Loveridge did an amazing job keeping us all in stitches with his sense of humor.
“Former 4-H member Kailee Lundago and current senior members Cort Simpson of the Good Spirit 4-H Club and Cody Tataryn of the Goodeve 4-H Club did a fantastic job as ringmen keeping our members flowing through the ring with ease.
“It was such a joy to see the 4-H members back in the showring doing what they love and we are all looking forward to seeing everyone again in 2022.”
