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TCFA Fed Beef Challenge History

2010 – April 21, 2010
Pen of Steers:  1st – Hansford County Feeders; 2nd – Cactus Feedyard; 3rd – Carrizo Feeders, Ltd
Pen of Heifers:  1st – Southwest Feedyard; 2nd – Hansford County Feeders; 3rd – Cargill Cattle Feeders - Bovina
Grand Champion Carcass: Carrizo Feeders, Lts
Livestock Evaluation Contest:
            Feedyard Managers Judge Your Own: Robby Kirkland, Kirkland Feedyard
            Feedyard Personnel Evaluation Contest: Brent Koller, Cactus Feedyard
Public Evaluation Contest: 1st – Colton Long, Amarillo; 2nd – Johnny Treichel of Clarendon; 3rd – Ben Fort of Happy
            Collegiate Evaluation Contest: 1st – Layne Foster, Clarendon College; 2nd – Robert Berry,
Clarendon College RFO; 3rd – Cade Luckett, Clarendon College

2009 – April 15, 2009
Pen of Steers:  1st – Cactus Feedyard; 2nd – Heritage Feeders, Happy; 3rd – Hansford County Feeders
Pen of Heifers:  1st – Hansford County Feeders; 2nd – Tri State Feeders; 3rd – Kirkland Feedyard
Grand Champion Carcass: Hartley Feeders
Livestock Evaluation Contest:
            Feedyard Managers Judge Your Own: Robby Kirkland, Kirkland Feedyard
            Feedyard Personnel Evaluation Contest: Leo Vermedahl, Carrizo Feeders, Ltd
Public Evaluation Contest: 1st – Laban Tubbs, Clarendon; 2nd – Ty Lawrence, Canyon; 3rd – Daren Stephens, Goodwell
            Collegiate Evaluation Contest: 1st – Corey Smith, Clarendon College; 2nd – Darren Koller,
Clarendon College; 3rd – Lance Waugh, Oklahoma Panhandle State University

2008 – April 9, 2008
Pen of Steers:  1st – Stratford Feedyard; 2nd – Carrizo Feeders, Ltd; 3rd – Flint Rock Feeders
Pen of Heifers:  1st – Flint Rock Feeders; 2nd – Kirkland Feedyard; 3rd – Hale Center Feedyard
Grand Champion Carcass: Flint Rock Feeders
Livestock Evaluation Contest:
            Feedyard Managers Judge Your Own: Leo Vermedahl, Carrizo Feeders, Ltd.
            Feedyard Personnel Evaluation Contest: Bill Hicks, Cactus Feedyard
Public Evaluation Contest: 1st – Frank Rabe, Loveland, CO; 2nd – Laban Tubbs, Clarendon; 3rd – Corey Fischbacher, Wildorado
            Collegiate Evaluation Contest: 1st – Judd Gardner, Texas Tech University; 2nd – Troy Walker,
Texas Tech University; 3rd – Nathan May, West Texas A&M University

2007 – April 12, 2007
Pen of Steers:  1st – Quality Beef Producers; 2nd – Tejas Feeders; 3rd – Carrizo Feeders, Ltd
Pen of Heifers:  1st – Flintrock Feeders; 2nd – Cactus Feedyard; 3rd – Kirkland Feedyard
Grand Champion Carcass: Flintrock Feeders
Livestock Evaluation Contest:
            Feedyard Managers Judge Your Own: Russell Goble, Carrizo Feeders, Ltd
            Feedyard Personnel Evaluation Contest: Luke Unruh, Cactus Feedyard
Public Evaluation Contest: 1st – Brad Zollinger, Canyon, TX; 2nd – Johnny Treichel, Clarendon; 3rd – Michael Jenkins, Amarillo
            Collegiate Evaluation Contest: 1st – Jared Session, Clarendon College; 2nd – Tyler Lewis,
            Clarendon College; 3rd – Corey Fischbacher, Clarendon College

2006 – April 20, 2006
Pen of Steers:  1st – Tri State Feeders, Inc.; 2nd – Texzona - Friona; 3rd – Mc 6 Cattle Feeders
Pen of Heifers:  1st –Kirkland Feedyard; 2nd – Cactus Feedyard; 3rd – Flintrock Feeders
Grand Champion Carcass: Kirkland Feedyard
Livestock Evaluation Contest:
            Feedyard Managers Judge Your Own: Chip Bowers, Cimarron Feeders
            Feedyard Personnel Evaluation Contest: Robby Kirkland, Kirkland Feedyard
Public Evaluation Contest: 1st – Daren Stephens, Goodwill, OK; 2nd – Johnny Treichel, Clarendon; 3rd – Michael Jenkins, Amarillo
            Collegiate Evaluation Contest: 1st – Andrew Hokanson, Clarendon College; 2nd – Tyler Dunn,
Clarendon College; 3rd – Judd Gardner, Clarendon College

2005 – April 7, 2005
Pen of Steers:  1st – Carrizo Feeders, Ltd.; 2nd – Kirkland Feedyard; 3rd – Carrizo Feeders, Ltd.
Pen of Heifers:  1st – Cactus Feedyard; 2nd – Kirkland Feedyard; 3rd – Beef Tech Cattle Feeders
Grand Champion Carcass: Cactus Feedyard
Livestock Evaluation Contest:
            Feedyard Managers Judge Your Own: Frank Winters, Flintrock Feeders, Ltd.
            Feedyard Personnel Evaluation Contest: Luke Unruh, Wrangler Feedyard
            Public Evaluation Contest: 1st - Bryan Smith, Amarillo; 2nd – Johnny Wyant, Clarendon;
               3rd – Tyla Yauk, Goodwill, OK

2004 – May 6, 2004
Pen of Steers:  1st – Cactus Feedyard; 2nd – Cattle Town Feeders, Ltd.; 3rd – Farwell Feedyard
Pen of Heifers:  1st – Tri State Feeders, Inc.; 2nd – Hale Center Feedyard; 3rd – Southwest Feedyard
Grand Champion Carcass: Southwest Feedyard
Livestock Evaluation Contest:
            Feedyard Managers Judge Your Own – Monty Wheeler
            Feedyard Personnel Evaluation Contest – Robby Kirkland
            Public Evaluation Contest – Kenny Thies

2003 – July 30, 2003
Pen of Steers:  1st – Carrizo Feeders, Ltd.; 2nd – C Bar Feedyard; 3rd – Cimarron Feeders
Pen of Heifers:  1st – Mc 6 Cattle Feeders; 2nd – XIT Feeders; 3rd – Cattle Town Feeders, Ltd.
Grand Champion Carcass: Cattle Town Feeders, Ltd.
Livestock Evaluation Contest:
            Feedyard Managers Judge Your Own – Ben Fort
            Feedyard Personnel Evaluation Contest – Shane Barnett
            Public Evaluation Contest – Tres Tuttle

2002  - July 31, 2002
Pen of Steers:  1st – C Bar Feedyard; 2nd – Hale Center Feedyard; 3rd – Stratford Feedyard
Pen of Heifers:  1st – Circle Three Feedyard; 2nd – Bartlett II; 3rd – Coronado Feeders
Grand Champion Individual Carcass:  Caprock #6 at Lockney
Livestock Evaluation Contest:
            Feedyard Managers Judge Your Own – Dick Chumley
            Feedyard Personnel Evaluation Contest – Leo Vermedahl
            Public Evaluation Contest – Brian Smith

2001 – April 4, 2001
Pen of Steers:  1st – Cactus; 2nd – Tri State Feeders Inc.; 3rd – Cactus Feeders
Pen of Heifers:  1st – Carrizo Feeders; 2nd – Coyote Lake Feedyard; 3rd – Hartley Feeders
Grand Champion Individual Carcass:  Cactus Feeders
Livestock evaluation contest
Feedyard Managers Judge Your Own – Robert Unterkircher
Feedyard Personnel Evaluation Contest –Bill Hicks
Public Evaluation Contest – Jeremy Seay

2000 – May 10, 2000  
Pen of Steers:   1st – Mc6 Cattle Feeders; 2nd – Tri State Feeders; 3rd – Caprock #6
Pen of Heifers:  1st – PACO Feedyard; 2nd – Caprock #4; 3rd – Champion Feeders
Grand Champion Individual Carcass:  Caprock #4
Livestock evaluation contest: 
Feedyard Managers Judge Your Own – Les McNeil
Feedyard Personnel Evaluation Contest – Denny Pounds
Public Evaluation Contest – Michael Jenkins

1999 – September 29, 1999
Pen of Steers:  1st – Wrangler Feedyard; 2nd – Caprock #6; 3rd – Carrizo Feeders
Pen of Heifers:  1st – Caprock #6; 2nd – C-Bar Feedyard; 3rd – Southwest Feedyard
Grand Champion Individual Carcass:  Wrangler Feedyard
Livestock evaluation contest:
            Feedyard Managers Judge Your Own – Leo Vermedahl
            Feedyard Personnel Evaluation Contest – Ryan Davis
Public Evaluation Contest – Laban Tubbs

1998 – September 9, 1998
Pen of Steers:  1st – Wolf Creek Feedyard; 2nd – McCloy Feedlot; 3rd – Frontier Feedyard
Pen of Heifers:  1st – Stratford Feedyard; 2nd – XIT Feeders; 3rd – Cattle Town
Grand Champion Individual Carcass:  Walter Lasley and Sons
Livestock evaluation contest:
Brent Koller – Cactus Feeders – Trophy Saddle
            Leo Vermedahl – Carrizo Feeders – Sculpture
            ? – Public Evaluation

1997 --
Pen of Steers:  1st – C-Bar Feedyard; 2nd – Carson Co. Feeders; 3rd – Keeling Cattle Feeders
Pen of Heifers:  1st – C-Bar Feedyard; 2nd – West Tex Feedyard; 3rd – XIT Feeders
Grand Champion Individual Carcass:  Vance Morris & Son Stock Farm
Livestock evaluation contest:
Monty Koller – Cactus Feeders– Trophy Saddle
            Patrick Kircher – XIT Feeders– Sculpture
            ? – Public Evaluation

1996 -- September 25, 1996
Pen of Steers:  1st – West Tex Feedyard;2nd – C - Bar Feedyard; Hartley Feeders
Pen of Heifers:  1st –PACO Feedyard; 2nd –Bar H 79 Cattle Feeders; 3rd – Mc6 Cattle Feeders
Grand Champion Individual Carcass:  Bartlett II
Livestock evaluation contest:
Mike Heard – ? – Trophy Saddle
            Leo Vermedahl – Carrizo Feeders – Sculpture
            ? – Public Evaluation

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