Blake Airey won Grand Champion steer at Rivers & District 4-H Beef Club Achievement on July 2nd. Her steer, Pumba, weighed 1575 lbs and was purchased by Redline Transport Ltd, Rivers, MB.
She also won Champion Continuation Pair with HTA Purity 450M, sired by LT Governor 1560 PLD with her calf HTA CYCLONE 617P, sired by HVA River 873L at side and then went on to win Grand Champion Female.
Payton Caldwell, Weyburn, SK was re-elected President of the 2026-2027 Canadian Charolais Youth Association Board of Directors. Out going members from the board are Abigail Tilleman and Darren McCord. Pictured l-r Logan Saunders, Markdale, ON; Braden Scott, Olds, AB; Madisyn Robertson, Neepawa, MB, Secretary; Payton Caldwell, Weyburn, SK, President; Indy Fowler, Bashaw, AB, Social Media; Ashley Ernewein, Chepston, ON, Treasurer; Fischer Cavers, La Riviere, MB; Missing Morgan Debenham, Kennedy, SK, Vice-President.
Paige Nesbitt, Nestleton won the Junior Grand Aggregate at the CCYA Conference and Show, July 15th-18th in Carp, ON. Reserve Junior winner was Sophie Taylor, Dunsford.
Anna Nesbitt, Nestleton won Intermediate Grand Aggregate with Brooklyn Cramp, Hillsdale winning Reserve Grand Aggregate.
Payton Caldwell, Weyburn, SK was Senior Grand Aggregate Champion with Aleah Steacy, Lansdowne winning Reserve Grand.
Over the past few months Westin Fahey, Big Valley, AB has had more Junior Show Success with is Steer “Ferrari”, winning Champion Charolais Steer at the CRY Jr Steer & Heifer Show April 18th in Stettler, AB and he also won Grand Champion Steer at the Perdue, SK Jr Steer & Heifer Show and the July 7th Boarder City Showdown Steer & Heifer Show, Lloydminster, SK. He won Reserve Champion Over All Steer at the Cody Sibbald Legacy Classic, Beechy, SK the May 23rd Josephburg Jr Steer Show and the Mayerthorpe (AB) Jr Steer & Heifer Show and finished 3rd overall at the Calgary Stampede.
July 20, 2026 DLMS Timed Online
29 Lots Grossed $26,710
High Selling Lots
Lot 2, $2,500 Miss Prairie Cove Charolais Female Credit, donated by Prairie Cove Charolais, Bashaw, AB. Sold for $2,400 to Cedarlea Farms, Hodgeville, SK.
Lot 1, $2,500 Steppler Farms Sale Credit donated by Steppler Farms, Miami, MB. Sold for $2,100 to Valley Charolais, Shawville, QC.
BRCHE MCC Rumplemintz 4501 and her SVY Stillwater 312L bull calf, Southland Junior Mint 64P were named Supreme Champion Female at the Perdue Cattle Show. They are now qualified for the CN Beef Supreme at Canadian Western Agribition.
Steppler Farms exhibited the Supreme Champion Female at the Harding Fair in Harding, MB. Sparrows Mirabella 385M, an LT Rushmore 8060 PLD daughter, with calf at side Steppler Louis Varland 71P, a Sparrows Costanza 440M son, is now qualified for the CN Beef Supreme at Canadian Western Agribition.
Dallas Coughlin (ON) had Champion Bull Calf at the 2026 Canadian Charolais Youth Association Conference and Show, July 18th in Carp, ON with Cornerview Pilot 13P by RBM Keystone H41. Open Gate Pops 41P, sired by Trezegoal exhibited by Lily Bouffard (QC) was selected as the Reserve Champion Bull Calf. 
Judge Aaron Grant, Olds (AB) then chose MISS Prairie Cove 568N by WC Milestone 5223 P exhibited by Emily Honey (ON) as his Grand Champion Female. CRG Got It Goin’On 27N by PCC Bourban 118J exhibited by Samantha Hamilton (ON) won Reserve Grand Champion honours. 
Roy McLean won Grand Champion Market Steer at the Gladys, AB 4H Beef Show and sale May 27th at the High River Ag Society. Roy’s Charolais cross steer Jose weighed 1635 lbs with an average rate of gain of 3.75 lbs a day. Jose was purchased by Ward Tire, High River, AB.
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