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BOERNE, Texas (Oct. 26, 2022) – Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) is proud to announce that Laurel Kelley of Yoakum, Texas was recently hired to serve as our Youth Programs Coordinator. Her duties include managing all programs and events related to the Junior Beefmaster Breeders Association (JBBA) program.

“I am passionate about the cattle industry, and I am excited to work with the outstanding junior members within the Beefmaster family,” said Kelley.

Kelley is originally from Yoakum, Texas, and grew up showing cattle. Kelley graduated from Blinn college with an Associate Degree in Animal Science. During her time at Blinn College she was a member of the livestock judging team. She went on to attend Texas A&M University (TAMU) and obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science, graduating in May 2022. While attending school at TAMU, Kelley was a member of the livestock judging team and a TALL program scholar. She also completed internships with the Texas Pork Producers and several livestock shows throughout the nation, including the San Antonio Livestock Show and Sioux Empire Livestock Show.

Before coming to BBU and JBBA, Kelley served as Programs Coordinator at the Texas Beef Council in Austin, Texas.

“Laurel has significant knowledge of the cattle industry, and she knows what it takes to be a manager of large events and programs,” says BBU Executive Vice President Joe W. Mask, PhD. “She will bring great energy to the youth program and serve as a great role model for our junior members. Laurel is dedicated to our Beefmaster breeders in every capacity. We are thrilled to have Laurel as part of the Beefmaster family.”

Kelley can be contacted at (210) 732-3132 or by email at lkelley@beefmasters.org.

For more information or to contact the BBU staff members call the office at 210-732-3132 or visit www.beefmasters.org. Stay connected to BBU through Facebook, follow us on Instagram, view our videos on YouTube, and follow us on Twitter. Receive our news updates through joining our mailing list.

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Beefmaster Breeders United is a not-for-profit breed registration organization that provides programs and services for its members. Beefmaster, Beefmaster Advancer and E6 cattle are selected on the “Six Essentials” of disposition, fertility, weight, conformation, milk production and hardiness.

BOERNE, Texas (Oct. 24, 2022) – The 61st Annual Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) Convention was hosted in Oklahoma City, Okla., at the Omni Oklahoma City Hotel on October 21 and 22, 2022. During the convention several member awards were presented to outstanding Beefmaster breeders who have excelled over the past year and decades before.

The BBU New Member of the Year award is awarded to a BBU member who has been involved in the breed for less than eight years, and to a member who has shown, dedication, progressivism, and growth within their program and the breed. This member must also be a part of at least one BBU satellite or marketing group. The 2022 new member of the year was awarded to Bill and Sheila Wilson of WW Beefmasters in Edinburg, Texas. They have been BBU members since 2015.

The BBU Member of the Year award recognizes a member that makes significant efforts to promote Beefmaster cattle and Beefmaster Breeders United. Melvin and Marilyn Scherer of V7 Beefmasters in Fannin, Texas were announced as the 2022 member of the year. The Scherers have been BBU members since 1976 and they have served each of those years in numerous leadership roles within BBU and the Live Oak Beefmaster Breeders Association. For decades this family has been dedicated to the promotion, marketing, and improvement of the Beefmaster breed.

The BBU Performance Breeder of the Year award was created to recognize members who are whole herd reporting (WHR) breeders, collect performance and ultrasound data, as well as have superb management practices within their breeding program. Lorenzo Lasater of L Bar Beefmasters in San Angelo, Texas was announced as the 2022 performance breeder of the year. Lasater has been a BBU member since 1995 and is the grandson of the founder of the Beefmaster breed, and a fifth-generation rancher, so he has spent his entire life around Beefmasters. He is the President of Isa Beefmasters, LLC and the company holds a 140 head bull sale each October, sells 50 private treaty bulls each spring, offers females for sale private treaty, and sells semen and embryos both domestically and internationally.

The BBU Environmental Conservation Award was created to recognize Beefmaster breeders who are stewards of the land and provides an opportunity for the Beefmaster breed to showcase the stewardship, conservation and business practices that work together on farms and ranches. The 2022 environmental award was awarded to Tim Chapman of H.T. Chapman Beefmasters in Rockport, Texas. His current method to improve grazing and grazing management includes having 610 acres as part of a 10,000-acre cattle operation that is divided into two parts, which they currently rotate for maximum grazing management.

The BBU Breeder of the Year award was created to recognize the efforts and contributions made by members to promote BBU and Beefmaster cattle, while also evaluating the type, size, and management practices of the member’s breeding program. The 2022 breeder of the year was awarded to Lyssy Beefmasters of Stockdale, Texas. The Lyssy family has been involved in Beefmaster cattle since 1972, when they first became BBU members. Lyssy Beefmasters has always operated under the belief that “you can’t manage what you don’t measure”. By selectively breeding for animals that maintain their phenotypical integrity while also enhancing their carcass performance, Lyssy Beefmasters has been able to get their herd to the point they are at today.

Beefmaster Breeders Cattlewoman (BBC) of the year was awarded to Marilyn Scherer of Fannin, Texas. Scherer has been an active and integral part of the cattlewomen group for many years and a BBU member since 1976. She works tirelessly to coordinate events and to raise money to support the JBBA scholarship fund. Not only is she dedicated to BBC, but she has served in various leadership roles and on numerous BBU committees.

Click here to download photos of the 2022 Award Winners.

For more information about Beefmaster Breeders United and its membership awards please contact the BBU office at 210-732-3132 or visit www.beefmasters.org. Stay connected to BBU through Facebook, follow us on Instagram, view our videos on YouTube, and follow us on Twitter. Receive our news updates through joining our mailing list.

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Beefmaster Breeders United (www.beefmasters.org), located in Boerne, Texas, is a not-for-profit breed registration organization that provides programs and services for its members. Beefmaster, Beefmaster Advancer and E6 cattle are selected on the “Six Essentials” of disposition, fertility, weight, conformation, milk production and hardiness.

Laurie and Lorenzo Lasater with the buyer of the high-selling bull, Danny Major of Chino Valley, AZ.

Isa Beefmasters, LLC’s 61st Beefmaster bull sale was held October 1st in San Angelo, Texas. It was an excellent sale; with 33 buyers from 6 states and Mexico taking home 100 Beefmaster bulls at an average of $5840. Isa’s President, Lorenzo Lasater, stated the sale was their highest average to date, with excellent demand for good Beefmaster genetics. Auctioneer Joe Goggins of Billings, MT sold the 100 bulls in the blistering time of 1 hours, 45 minutes.

The high-selling bull, L Bar 0501, sold to Danny Major of Chino Valley, AZ for $18,000. This awesome young herd sire prospect is the son of Schneider 0481 and L Bar 8440 and was one of the overall top performers in the offering.

The second high-selling bull, L Bar 0548, sold to San Pedro Ranch of Carrizo Springs, TX for $16,000. This excellent bull was another top performer and sired by L Bar 6105.

It is worth noting that both high sellers are sons and grandsons of the great L Bar En Fuego, who sold in this sale in 2011. He has sired many high sellers since, and now his descendants are doing it. A truly remarkable genetic line.

Volume buyers included: Rafter T Ranch, FL – 12, A. Duda and Sons, FL -10, Ray Corona, FL – 10 and LE Ranch, NM – 9.

Current Isa president, Lorenzo Lasater, represents the 4th generation of the family dedicated to breeding performance Beefmaster  genetics. The breed was founded by Lorenzo’s grandfather, Tom Lasater, in 1937. This year marks the 85th anniversary of the breed. It is also the 130th anniversary of the L Bar brand, first used by Ed Lasater in 1892 in South Texas. It has been used continuously since by four generations of the family in Texas and Mexico.

According to Lorenzo, “This set of bulls represents over 80 years of consistent, balanced selection for economically viable cattle. These bulls will produce excellent feeder calves and replacement heifers in any environment, but especially the tougher ones. With more pounds at weaning, lower input costs, more longevity and the best mother-cow on the planet, Beefmasters can’t be beat.”

The Lasater family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to everyone in attendance, especially the many repeat customers, including several second-generation buyers. We are already working hard to bring you our 62nd set of Beefmaster bulls on October 7th, 2023.

Luling, TX – 10/1/2022

Congratulations to the 2022 SEBBA award winners

• 1st place Miss Beefmaster America: Jason Hearn and Clark Jones
• Reserve Miss Beefmaster: Ed Faye
• Breeder of the Year: Jason & Kim Hearn
• Performance Breeder of the Year: Jerry & Tammy Thomas
• New Member of the year: Anthony Grayson
• Member of the Year: Jared Stricklin & Josh Morrison

Starting January 2023, the Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) office will have a new home in College Station, Texas. Here’s the scoop on why the office is making to 188 mile move northeast to Brazos County.

BBU, along with other American breeds, was approached by Texas A&M University (TAMU) in the spring of 2021 and also during the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) meetings in early summer 2021. TAMU had a vision to move all of the American beef cattle breed association offices to College Station, Texas to help promote Bos indicus influenced breeds, knowing that their maternal traits are important to the beef industry. BBU President Larry Meacham presented the idea to the BBU Board of Directors not long after that BIF discussion. With TAMU being one of Beefmaster’s biggest allies and having one of the most prestigious agricultural programs in the United States, the BBU Board of Directors decided in February 2022 that BBU should make this happen. Clearly, there are many steps that must be taken to turn this opportunity into a reality.

With Board approval, BBU put the current office in Boerne, Texas up for sale in June 2022 and since then the office has sold with a lease-back contract agreement through the end of 2022. This gives BBU ample time to plan for the move. The plan is to lease space in College Station, Texas for the short term, and to build on the TAMU campus in the long term.

TAMU’s vision is to be an American breeds campus. TAMU is a leading agricultural university and having this relationship with academia will give the Beefmaster breed another opportunity to market Beefmaster cattle to a vast variety of people.

TAMU has offered BBU a long-term lease (35 to 40 years) on property they own that is adjacent to the Beef Center. The vision is to build an office with a conference and educational facility, along with a cattle barn to showcase our cattle during structured events, such as Beef Cattle Short Course and beef industry conferences that take place throughout the year. The conference facility could be used for BBU and Junior Beefmaster Breeders Association meetings.

TAMU wants to make this transition and move as seamless as possible. They have offered to help assist in acquiring office space or conference space during this transition. They think the move will also help them in growing their agriculture department in the future.

Realizing that change is always hard, but looking at the upside, it brings more potential to Beefmaster Breeders United than most of us can see.

“I truly feel that Beefmaster cows have the best maternal traits of any cow that’s out there. But if you don’t make yourself relevant, you end up losing all of that,” says Meacham.

With TAMU support, it is the long-term vision of the Beefmaster breed to become the premiere American breed and the number one source for proven high-quality beef cattle genetics.

“How do you keep from becoming complacent? You’ve got to always keep your finger at the forefront. We have to remember that we are seedstock producers breeding cattle for commercial cattlemen. Acceptance of our genetics by the commercial cattlemen is essential and I believe Texas A&M is one of our biggest allies in catapulting us forward,” expressed Meacham.

With our magnificent maternal traits, Meacham believes that the Beefmaster breed will have a strong foothold in the market into the future and having this connection with academia will help our breed become and stay a vital portion of the beef cattle industry.

Obviously, there are other components that also come into play when you make such a move. The biggest component of which is staff. As you all know, we have a great set of individuals who have done an incredible job managing our association.

“The biggest concern for our board has been regarding staff because they’ve been so loyal to us. We made sure they know they have a job with us through the end of 2022,” said Meacham.

Beefmaster Breeders United’s new Executive Vice President Dr. Joe Mask officially started his role on September 6, 2022. He has a tremendous skill set and should make the new path forward seamless for the Beefmaster family. He recently transitioned from his Executive Vice President position for the American Brahman Breeders Association. Dr. Mask lives in the College Station area and has been involved with Bos indicus influenced cattle for most of his life. He has worked in the world of academia and Texas AgriLife for many years and will bring a lot of valuable insight to our association.

We sincerely thank Collin Osbourn for his many years of dedicated service to BBU. Collin will transition out of his role as EVP throughout the remainder of 2022. Collin will work closely with Dr. Mask during this time to ensure a successful changeover of leadership.

“We’re visiting with other staff members about continuing with BBU, whether in the College Station office or remotely,” says Meacham.

During the transition time, Meacham envisions having two offices, one in Boerne and one in College Station until we complete the move at the end of 2022. Dr. Mask will spend several days a week in Boerne to help make the transition as seamless as possible.

We hope to minimize disruption with the rest of the staff by either facilitating their move to College Station, Texas if they so choose, or implementing work-from-home policies where appropriate. We are truly thankful for their dedicated service to BBU and hope to make this as seamless as possible for all.

There are a lot of moving parts and potential issues, but we’ll work through them and do what’s best for the association. None of us like a lot of change, but our breed is in a position to grow at a greater stride than how we’ve been because of how well our cattle are received in the industry. Meacham believes this move to College Station will help us continue to be relevant as a breed and ultimately prosper.

Change is always difficult, but to continue to be relevant as a breed, the BBU Board of Directors felt that our outstanding breed of cattle must look to the future and welcome changes that will ultimately help us grow.

BOERNE, Texas (Sep. 10, 2022) – We are pleased to announce that Joe W. Mask, Ph.D., joined Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) as the new Executive Vice President on September 6, 2022. Mask leads one of the global beef industry’s purebred beef associations, represents progressive and committed Beefmaster breeders on a worldwide level, manages a professional team, represents the association at worldwide beef events, and guides the organization as demand for Beefmaster cattle genetics continue to rise. It is his goal to make Beefmaster a common name when talking about the beef industry.

Most recently Dr. Mask served as Executive Vice President for the American Brahman Breeders Association. Prior to his role with the Brahman association, he served as an Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist Youth Veterinary Science with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases. In this role, Mask was instrumental in implementing the Veterinary Science Certificate Program in all 50 states and four countries. Before this, he served as an Agriculture Science Teacher or County Extension Agent for 16 years.

Dr. Mask received his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science from Texas A&M University, Master of Science in Agriculture Education from Tarleton State University and Doctorate in Extension Education from Texas A&M University under the guidance of Dr. Chris Boleman.

Dr. Mask has judged cattle for the past 24 years at local, county, state, national and international shows. His greatest joy is watching his daughter Jennifer show and advocate for the beef cattle industry. Dr. Mask lives in Franklin, Texas with his wife Julie and daughter Jennifer, where they raise Brahman, Simbrah, and Simmental cattle.

Mask can be contacted at (979) 559-2000 or by email at jwmask@beefmasters.org.

For more information or to contact the BBU staff members call the office at 210-732-3132 or visit www.beefmasters.org. Stay connected to BBU through Facebook, follow us on Instagram, view our videos on YouTube, and follow us on Twitter. Receive our news updates through joining our mailing list.

Click here to download a photo of Joe W. Mask, PhD.

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Beefmaster Breeders United is a not-for-profit breed registration organization that provides programs and services for its members. Beefmaster, Beefmaster Advancer and E6 cattle are selected on the “Six Essentials” of disposition, fertility, weight, conformation, milk production and hardiness.

Bryan, TX – 8/20/2022

• 3 Bulls: Gross = $56,000.00   Avg = $18,666.67
• 8 Pairs: Gross = $85,000.00   Avg = $10,625.00
• 22 Breds: Gross = $211,500.00   Avg =$9,613.64
• 4 Open Heifers: Gross = $41,500.00   Avg = $11,333.33
• 1  Pick: Gross = $18,000.00   Avg = $18,000.00
• 1  Semen Lot: Gross = $50,125.00   Avg = $50,125.00
• 39  Total Lots: Gross = $462,125.00    Avg = $11,849.36

Bred Heifers

• Lot 37 – EMS Bet on Pistol – EMS Bet on Bubba x EMS Pistol Annie Bred to VFF Elvis – $44,000 – Consigned by: Emmons Ranch – Purchased by: Bobby Bryan, TX
• Lot 34 – EMS Dream Forever – Bonfire x Catchin A Dream Bred to VFF Elvis – $18,000 – Consigned by: Emmons Ranch – Purchased by: Vicente Garza, TX.
• Lot 33a – EMS Holy Smoke – Bonfire x Catchin A Dream Bred to VFF Elvis  – $12,000 – Consigned by: Emmons Ranch – Purchased by: Brian Stephens, TX.

Pairs

• Lot 8 – Lyssy’s Siri Ryder – VFF Rydin Dirty x Siiri with Hiefer calf by EMS Bet on Bubba and Bred to EMS/VFF Amazing Britches – $27,000 – Consigned by: Emmons Ranch – Purchased by: Bobby Bryan, TX
• Lot 5 – EMS Amazing Pearl – Cavalier x EMS Amazing Ace with Hiefer calf by EMS Bet on Bubba and Exposed to EMS/Vff Amazing Britches – $13,000 – Consigned by: Emmons Ranch – Purchased by: Shane McCasland, TX.
• Lot 6 – Lady Bear – Cf Sugar Bear x EMS Lady Liberty with Heifer calf by  EMS Bet on Bubba and Exposed to EMS/VFF Amazing Britches – $10,000 – Consigned by: Emmons Ranch – Purchased by: Bobby Bryan, TX

Bulls

• Lot 3 – EMS Bubba Made – EMS Bet on Bubba x EMS Bonfire’s Barbie – $35,000 – Emmons Ranch – Purchased by: Terry Family Farms, TX.
• Lot 2 – VFF Elvis – CJ’s Motown x 815Y – $12,000 – Emmons Ranch – Purchased by: Bobby Bryan, TX

Open Heifers

• Lot 42a – EMS Dreamy Britches – EMS Captain Britches x EMS Queen of Dreams – $9,000 – Consigned by: Emmons Ranch – Purchased by: Clark Jones, TN.
• Lot 40b – EMS Magic Velvet- EMS King George x EMS Magic Me -$9,000 – Consigned by: Emmons Ranch – Purchased by: John Williamson, TX.

Semen

• Lot 44a – EMS Bet on Bubba –  Heifer Semen – EMS Headliner x EMS Bet on Buff 8062 – $800 per unit – Consigned by: Emmons Ranch – Purchased by: Bobby Bryan, TX
• Lot 45d – EMS Johnny Cash  – Ace in the Hole x EMS Miss Buff – $300 per unit – Consigned by: Emmons Ranch – Purchased by: Bobby Bryan, TX

Volume Buyers – Bobby Bryan, TX; Terry Family Farms, TX; John Williamson, TX; Shane McCasland; Vicente Garza, TX.; Brian Stephens, TX; Rene Velancio, TX; Joe Nuche, TX; Jon Bowman, TX; Jeremy Dueitt, TX; Clark Jones, TN.

Auctioneer – Anthony Mihalski

Sale Consultant – 3 G Sales & Service

Sale Manager – Robbins Cattle Consulting & Marketing, Bruce Robbins

Lexington, TN.

8/7/22

• 21 Bred Heifers: Gross= $175,500.00 Avg= $8,357.14
• 19 Open Heifers: Gross= $165,500.00 Avg= $8,710.53
• 5 Bulls: Gross= $28,000.00 Avg= $5,600.00
• 2 Frozen Embryos: Gross= $19,500.00 Avg= $9,750.00
• 1 Semen Lot: Gross= $6,575.00 Avg= $6,575.00
• 48 Total Lots: Gross= $395,075.00 Avg= $8,230.73

Bred Heifers

• Lot 20 – JT 203 – Infinity x JT First Lady – Bred to CJ’s Game Day – $25,000 – J & T Farm – Rocking RB, TX.
• Lot 34 – JT 2220 – JT The Rock x JT 2118 – Bred to EMS Bet on Brady – $19,000 – J & T Farm – Slash Creek, GA.
• Lot 37 – JT 720  – JT The Rock x JT 2817 – Bred to EMS Bet on Brady  $13,000 – J & T Farm – Emmons Ranch, TX
• Lot 25 – JT 3720 – JT The Rock x JT 525 Danica – Bred to CJ’s Game Day – $12,000 – J & T Farm – Clark Jones, TN
• Lot 24 – JT 3920 – Big Tex x Vera Cruz 612 – Bred to CJ’s Game Day – $11,000 – J & T Farm – Ebony Elite’s, TX.
• Lot 13 – JT 219 – L2 Captain Jack x JT Wicked Witch Clone – Bred to Cf Sugar Bear – $10,000 – J & T Farm – Braulio Rios, TX.

Open Heifers

• Lot 16 – JT 209 – JT The Rock x CF 348/7  – $19,000 – J & T Farm – Vicente Garza, TX.
• Lot 18 – JT 206 – JT The Rock x CF 348/7  – $15,000 – J & T Farm – Randy Mason, IL.
• Lot 14 – JT 218 – L2 Captain Sugar x JT 525 Danica – $15,000 – J & T Farm – Jim Colvin, TX.
•  Lot 21 – JT 202 – Infinity x JT First Lady – $15,000 – J & T Farm – Jim Woolman, TX.
• Lot 12 – JT 201 – Infinity x JT First Lady – $12,000 – J & T Farm – Arrow T, AL.
• Lot 19 – JT204 – Infinity x JT First Lady – $11,000 – J & T Farm – Barry Hamilton, AL.
• Lot 4 – JT 2321 – JT The Rock x JT 4418 – $11,000 – J & T Farm – Sittapog Kritchpakorn, Thialand

Bulls

• Lot 42 – TT 2320 – Big Tex x JT 2812 – $9,000  – TT Farm – Brian Landeros, CA.

Frozen Embryo

• Lot 43b – Cf Sugar Britches x JT 5628 – $1,150 ea.  – TT Farm – Rosebend Beefmasrter, LA.
• Lot 43a – VFF Enforcer x JT 194 – $900 ea. – J & T Farm – Lyssy Beefmaster, TX.

Volume Buyers: Gurley Farms, MS.; Braulio Rios, TX.; Cameron Cox, TX.; Barry Hamilton, AL.; Jim Woolman, TX.; Vicente Garza, TX.;             Slash Creek, GA.

Auctioneer – Anthony Mihalski

Sale Consultant – 3G Sales & Service

Sale Manager – Robbins Cattle Consulting & Marketing, Bruce Robbins

BOERNE, TEXAS – Approximately 220 Junior Beefmaster Breeders Association (JBBA) members and approximately 450 head of cattle from all over Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mississippi gathered the week of July 16-22, 2022 at the Bell County Exposition Center in Belton, Texas for a fun-filled week at the 2022 JBBA National Show and Convention. This year’s theme was Boomin’ for Beefmasters.

In addition to the cattle shows, the event also included contests and competitions, a leadership conference, silent and live auctions, a meet and greet social and awards banquet were part of this annual event.

During the convention JBBA members elected the following individuals to represent them as the 2022-2023 JBBA Board of Directors and Officers.

• President: Bennett Janssen of Victoria, Texas
• President Elect: Mackenzie Lee of Sealy, Texas
• Secretary: Weston Brooks of China, Texas
• Treasurer: Braylee Cowan of Dodd City, Texas
• Reporter: Kolton Brady of Carrizo Springs, Texas
• Directors: Maggie DeLaCerda of Denton, Texas, Sarah Mendietta of Kingsville, Texas, Kaylee Beason of Rockdale, Texas, Emme Dallmeyer of Ledbetter, Texas, Vicente Garza III of Edinburg, Texas, Kaylee Hensley of La Grange, Texas, Travis Glaser of Rogers, Texas, Sarah Wells of Grapevine, Texas, and Hannah Pace of Mount Enterprise, Texas.
• Ambassadors: Sofia Garza of Edinburg, Texas, Rheagan Karisch of Ellinger, Texas, Santiago Garza of Edinburg, Texas, Layne Seal of Perrin, Texas, Nate Stoesser of Raywood, Texas, and Isabelle Suits of Wills Point, Texas.

The annual event consisted of several competitions including public speaking, photography, video, livestock judging, team sales, individual sales, professional development, marketing design, Beefmaster quiz bowl and Beefmaster Skillathon.

The winners of the public speaking contest are as follows:

• Novice 1^st place: Colt Scherer of Brenham, Texas
• Junior 1st place: Bridger Ethridge of Nacogdoches, Texas
• Intermediate 1st place: Kyndal Goodwin of Lake Charles, Louisiana
• Senior 1st place: Mackenzie Lee of Sealy, Texas

The winners of the photography contest are as follows:

• Novice 1^st place: Adley McCuistion of Sanger, Texas
• Junior 1st place: Lane Hendricks of Flynn, Texas
• Intermediate 1st place: Karleigh Murphy of Kilgore, Texas
• Senior 1st place: Taya Webb of Sanger, Texas

The winners of the video contest are as follows:

• Novice 1^st place: Lex Hendricks of Flynn, Texas
• Junior 1st place: Bridger Ethridge of Nacogdoches, Texas
• Intermediate 1st place: Levi Heifrin of Bryan, Texas
• Senior 1st place: Mackenzie Lee of Sealy, Texas

The winners of the livestock judging contest are as follows:

• Novice 1^st place: Kyndall Schnell of Ledbetter, Texas
• Junior 1st place: Hailey Rudloff of Burton, Texas
• Intermediate 1st place: Audrey Potter of Columbus, Texas
• Senior 1st place: Cooper Sutton of Gatesville, Texas
• Team 1st Place: The Desperados – Ruston Hendrickson, Kace Murphy, Zachary Riggs, Cooper Sutton
• Team 2nd Place: The Hot Shots – Rhaina Emmons, Vance Aaron, Dusti Ozment, Jennifer Mask

The winners of the team sales contest are as follows:

• Grand Champion Team: Lex Hendricks, Gracie Bouchard, Roel Garza, Bridger Ethridge
• Reserve Champion Team: Hailey Rudloff, Kellen Murphy, Kace Bronikowsky, Travis Glaser

The winners of the individual sales contest are as follows:

• Novice 1^st place: Colt Scherer of Brenham, Texas
• Junior 1st place: Bridger Ethridge of Nacogdoches, Texas
• Intermediate 1st place: Jennifer Mask of Franklin, Texas
• Senior 1st place: Travis Glaser of Rogers, Texas

The winners of the professional development contest are as follows:

• 1st place: Bennett Janssen of Victoria, Texas
• 2nd place: Maggie DeLaCerda of Denton, Texas

The winners of the marketing design contest are as follows:

• Novice 1^st place: Lex Hendricks of Flynn, Texas
• Junior 1st place: Santiago Garza of Edinburg, Texas
• Intermediate 1st place: Vicente Garza III of Edinburg, Texas
• Senior 1st place: Maggie DeLaCerda of Denton, Texas

The winners of the Beefmaster quiz bowl contest are as follows:

• Grand Champion Team: Cooper Sutton, Weston Brooks, Ruby Redden, Lex Hendricks
• Reserve Champion Team: Olivia King, Lane Hendricks, Vicente Garza III, Travis Glaser

The winners of the Beefmaster Skillathon contest are as follows:

• Novice 1^st place: Olivia King of Bryan, Texas
• Junior 1st place: Lane Hagan of Yoakum, Texas
• Intermediate 1st place: Weston Brooks of China, Texas
• Senior 1st place: Caeden Scherer of Brenham, Texas

JBBA members exhibited their cattle in seven different shows over the week, including an ultrasound carcass contest, showmanship competition, a bred and owned heifer show, a bred and owned bull show, a Beefmaster E6/Advancer Heifer Show, the JBBA National Cow-Calf Pair Show and the JBBA National Heifer Show.

The winners of the ultrasound carcass contest are as follows:

• Champion E6/Advancer Carcass: Makenzie Low of Alto, Texas
• Reserve Champion E6/Advancer Carcass: Wylie Butler of Cameron, Texas
• Champion Bull Carcass: Kensi Willis of Zephyr, Texas
• Reserve Champion Bull Carcass: Bennett Janssen of Victoria, Texas
• Champion Junior Female Carcass: Troy Glaser of Rogers, Texas
• Reserve Champion Junior Female Carcass: Travis Glaser of Rogers, Texas
• Champion Senior Female Carcass: Kaycee Conner of Bowie, Texas
• Reserve Champion Senior Female Carcass: Wylie Butler of Cameron, Texas

The winners of the showmanship competition are as follows:

• Novice Champion Showman: Charlotte Dore of Iota, Louisiana
• Novice Reserve Champion Showman: Lexi Ballard of Bryan, Texas
• Junior Champion Showman: Brylee McKee of Pitkin, Louisiana.
• Junior Reserve Champion Showman: Elliot Dore of Iota, Louisiana
• Intermediate Champion Showman: Rhaina Emmons of Streetman, Texas
• Intermediate Reserve Champion Showman: Kasen Ramirez of Combine, Texas
• Senior Champion Showman: Lilly Kaspar of New Ulm, Texas.
• Senior Reserve Champion Showman: Kolton Brady of Carrizo Springs, Texas
• Pevine Hicks Memorial Champion Showman: Rhaina Emmons of Streetman, Texas

The winners of the Bred and Owned Heifer Show are as follows:

• Grand Champion Bred and Owned Heifer: DORE1 Jolene owned by Elliot Dore of Iota, Louisiana
• Reserve Grand Champion Bred and Owned Heifer: AEP 30J owned by Addison Poe of Stephenville, Texas

The winners of the Bred and Owned Bull Show are as follows:

• Grand Champion Bred and Owned Bull: BJL Shot Glass owned by Bennett Janssen of Victoria, Texas
• Reserve Grand Champion Bred and Owned Bull: KTCC Bubba’s Black Beast owned by Kayl Tassin of Sandy Hook, Mississippi.

The winners of the Beefmaster E6/Advancer Heifer Show are as follows:

• Grand Champion E6/Advancer Heifer: B2 125/20 owned by Jennifer Mask of Franklin, Texas
• Reserve Grand Champion E6/Advancer Heifer: SMM Tibitha owned by Kyndal Goodwin of Lake Charles, Louisiana

The winners of the National Cow-Calf Pair Show are as follows:

• Grand Champion Cow-Calf Pair: EMS Dancin with Fire owned by Raymie Emmons of Streetman, Texas
• Reserve Grand Champion Cow-Calf Pair: EMS Dreamin Bout Diamonds owned by Raymie Emmons of Streetman, Texas

The winners of the JBBA National Heifer Show are as follows:

• Grand Champion Heifer: Ellis Jazz exhibited by Lane Hagan of Yoakum, Texas
• Reserve Grand Champion Heifer: Ellis Martina exhibited by Addison Poe of Stephenville, Texas

To wrap up the event, JBBA members and their families attended the annual awards banquet. Contest and event winners from throughout the week were announced and received awards. All-Around Champions were awarded in each age division, determined from points earned throughout the week. The top ten in each age division were recognized.

The All-Around Champion Awards were presented to the following JBBA members:

• All-Around Novice: Addison Poe of Stephenville, Texas
• All-Around Junior: Bridger Ethridge of Nacogdoches, Texas
• All-Around Intermediate: Kaylee Beason of Rockdale, Texas
• All-Around Senior: Braylee Cowan of Dodd City, Texas

In addition to contest awards, several scholarships were awarded to the following senior JBBA members:

• Brian L. Murphy Memorial Scholarship: Travis Glaser of Rogers, Texas.
• JBBA Scholarships: Troy Glaser, Nikki Brady, Mackenzie Lee, Bennett Janssen, Maggie DeLaCerda, Kaitlin Flisowski, Caycen Ratliff, Cooper Sutton, Paola Castro, Braylee Cowan, and Kace Murphy
• Beefmaster Educational Endowment Foundation (B.E.E.F.) PRIME Scholarship: Maggie DeLaCerda of Denton, Texas.
• Beefmaster Educational Endowment Foundation (B.E.E.F.) Scholarship: Kace Murphy of Kilgore, Texas, Cooper Sutton of Gatesville, Texas, and Mackenzie Lee of Sealy, Texas.
• Beefmaster Breeders Cattlewoman Scholarship: Mackenzie Lee of Sealy Texas, Bennett Janssen of Victoria, Texas, Cooper Sutton of Gatesville, Texas, Travis Glaser of Rogers, Texas, and Maggie DeLaCerda of Denton, Texas.
• Kenneth Lewis and Robert Miles Memorial JBBA Scholarship: Paola Castro of Brownsville and Mckenna Clay of Dekalb, Mississippi.
• East Texas/Louisiana Marketing Group Scholarship: Troy Glaser of Rogers, Texas, Travis Glaser of Rogers, Texas, and Mackenzie Lee of Sealy, Texas.
• David Wagner Memorial Scholarship: Troy Glaser of Rogers, Texas, Travis Glaser of Rogers, Texas, Caeden Scherer of Brenham, Texas, Addie Brown of Beeville, Texas and Mackenzie Lee of Sealy, Texas.
• Bill O’Connor Pink Coveralls Scholarship: Mackenzie Lee of Sealy, Texas.

This year the WorkHorse Award was presented to Travis Glaser of Rogers, Texas. The WorkHorse Award honors an individual that demonstrates a great work ethic, who willingly goes above and beyond what their responsibilities call for during the JBBA National Show and Convention.

Champion Herdsman was awarded to Vicente, Sofia, and Santiago Garza of Edinburg, Texas and

Reserve Champion Herdsman was awarded to Nikki and Kolton Brady of Carrizo Springs, Texas.

In recognition of outstanding JBBA volunteers’ service, dedication, time, and support to the JBBA program, the JBBA Helping Hand Award was presented to Russell and Trisha Mackie of Lott, Texas.

The BBU Staff and JBBA Board of Directors would like to thank everyone that made this year’s event possible and congratulate all the participants. Join JBBA next year at the 39th Annual JBBA National Convention and Show to be held in the same location in Belton, Texas.

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For more information about BBU and JBBA please contact the office at 210-732-3132 or visit www.beefmasters.org/juniors.