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Junior Angus Winners Named at 2025 Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show

Junior Angus exhibitors led 104 entries at the 2025 Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show’s Junior Angus Heifer Show, Jan. 26 in Fort Worth, Texas.

By Lea Ann Maudlin, Photo Coordinator

February 25, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

For more information contact:

Holly Martin, director of communications

816-383-5143

hmartin@angus.org

Junior Angus exhibitors led 104 entries at the 2025 Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show’s Junior Angus Heifer Show, Jan. 26 in Fort Worth, Texas. Katy Wunderlich, Hempstead, Texas, evaluated the females before naming champions.

Maddax McCollum, Bellevue, Texas, led the grand champion female. PVF Proven Queen 3056 is a March 2023 daughter of PVF DLX King Pin 0058 and first won junior champion.

HR Star Sandy 2306 was named reserve grand champion female after first winning intermediate champion. Hadley Howe, Lyons, Texas, owns the June 2023 daughter of Silveiras Forbes 8088.

A complete list of winners follows:

2025 SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSITION AND LIVESTOCK SHOW’S JUNIOR ANGUS HEIFER SHOW

Fort Worth, Texas

Total number shown: 104
Judge: Katy Wunderlich, Hempstead, Texas

Heifers shown: 104

Summer Heifer Calf Champion:  Bar S Pride 4519
Exhibitor:  Haiden Lee, Millsap, Texas

Reserve Summer Heifer Calf Champion:  Silveiras Saras Dream 2439
Exhibitor:  Madilynn Mallard, Denton, Texas

Junior Heifer Calf Champion:  Kenn Dixie Erica 434
Exhibitor:  Kadynce Kennedy, Breckenridge, Texas

Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion:  Wilks Princess M181 
Exhibitor:  Tate Massey, Maypearl, Texas

Senior Heifer Calf Champion:  QW Sandy 310
Exhibitor:  Wyatt DeBerry, Olton, Texas

Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion:  Colburn VA Sandy 3350
Exhibitor:  Cathryn Koenig, De Leon, Texas

Intermediate Champion Heifer:  HR Star Sandy 2306
Exhibitor:  Hadley Howe, Lyons, Texas

Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer:  UDE Forever Lady 3037
Exhibitor:  KayLee Langford, Breckenridge, Texas

Junior Champion Heifer:  PVF Proven Queen 3056 
Exhibitor:  Maddax McCollum, Bellevue, Texas

Reserve Junior Champion Heifer:  Curtin Sherry 22L ET
Exhibitor:  Bodie Shipman, Grandview, Texas

Grand Champion Female:  PVF Proven Queen 3056 
Exhibitor:  Maddax McCollum, Bellevue, Texas

Reserve Grand Champion:  HR Star Sandy 2306
Exhibitor:  Hadley Howe, Lyons, Texas 

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