DENVER – The 2021 North American Junior Red Angus Event, held in Lebanon, Tennessee, June 21-26, was the largest-ever National Junior Red Angus Show. Nearly 250 junior Red Angus exhibitors displayed nearly 350 animals for the judges and the impact of such an event was felt by all in attendance.

“What a wonderful week we had in Tennessee at NAJRAE! More than 225 junior Red Angus members participated in satellite contests and we had tremendously successful cattle show as well. We want to thank all of the parents and juniors that made the haul and look forward to seeing them down the road!” said Chessie Mitchell, RAAA show program coordinator.

A complete list of winners follows:

2021 National Junior Red Angus Show

Grand Champion Owned Female
HEH SHELLY 113H – Hadley Hartman, Tecumseh, Nebraska

Reserve Grand Champion Owned Female
KJHT FCF SALSARITA 9080 – Hannah Taylor, Tennyson, Illinois

Grand Champion Bred and Owned Female
TC ELLIE H33 – Tucker Bayer, Ringle, Wisconsin

Reserve Grand Champion Bred and Owned Female
3ACES BC LUANNA 4180 – Andrew Meier, Clinton, Tennessee

Grand Champion Bred and Owned Bull:
WLTR OLE RED 11H – Kollin Walter, Elk City, Oklahoma

Reserve Grand Champion Bred and Owned Bull:
TLC MANN HANITY 017H – Hans Lind, Rushford, Minnesota

Grand Champion Percentage Female
TGSC JACQUE 010H – Morgan Jackson, Kaufman, Texas

Reserve Grand Champion Percentage Female
CHIX ANGELS ENVY 244H – Callie Hicks, Midway, Kentucky

Grand Champion Percentage Steer
BJF FLAME 0139H – Lee Bjorkland, Henning, Minnesota

Reserve Grand Champion Percentage Steer
TLBT TORCHY 715H – Danielle Brooks, Wilson, Oklahoma

Grand Champion Purebred Steer
H/H Dominion 0011 – Emily Paden, Saint Clairsville, Ohio

Reserve Grand Champion Purebred Steer
H/H ICE MAN 0105 – Ross Gilbert, LeRoy, Kansas

Junior Showmanship Winner
Tucker Bayer, Ringle, Wisconsin

Intermediate Showmanship Winner
Andrew Meier, Clinton, Tennessee

Senior Showmanship Winner
Paige Van Dyke, Louisville, Illinois

For questions about Red Angus shows, contact Chessie Mitchell at chessie@redangus.org or Jeananne Drouhard at jeananne@redangus.org.

The Red Angus Association of America serves the beef industry by enhancing and promoting the measurable advantages of Red Angus and Red Angus-influenced cattle. The RAAA provides commercial producers with objectively described cattle by implementing new technologies and utilizing scientifically sound principles that quantify traits of economic importance to beef producers in all segments of the beef industry. For more information, visit www.RedAngus.org.

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