PASO ROBLES (CA) – The 2017 Carcass Class Dinner and Awards were held Thursday, September 7th at the Paso Robles Event Center. All market steers entered into the 2017 Fair were eligible for competition, with carcasses being graded at harvest facilities by USDA graders. To be eligible for carcass awards, all carcasses must have graded USDA Select+ or higher.
Here are the Top 10 award recipients:
Mallory Seifert - Templeton FFA - 1st Place / C of M - $750 - Todd Fair (Denair, CA)
Harrison Orradre - King City Rural 4-H - 2nd Place / C of M - $725 - Taylor Shorthorns (Vici, OK)
Sarahi Beltran - Morro Bay FFA - 3rd Place / C of M - $675 - Toby Wheeler (Paso Robles, CA)
Hayden Taylor - Pozo 4-H - 4th Place / C of M - $625 - Rocking RS (Robinson, IL)
Leo Kemp - Creston 4-H - 5th Place / Gold Seal - $575 - Silva Cattle Co. (Kingsburg, CA)
Casey Nauta - Atascadero 4-H - 6th Place / C of M - $520 - Nauta Family (Atascadero, CA)
Mattie Lindsey - Templeton 4-H - 7th Place / C of M - $470 - Rebecca VanderHorst (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Tabitha VanderHorst - Edna 4-H - 8th Place - $420 - Rebecca VanderHorst (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Tyler Cassara - Santa Lucia 4-H - 9th Place / C of M - $370 - Toby Wheeler (Paso Robles, CA)
Elizabeth Loewen - Paso Robles FFA - 10th Place - $320 - Hyder Cattle Co. (Springville, CA)
Thank you to this year’s Carcass sponsors: Atascadero Trail Riders, Mark Clement, Ray and Jody Dauth, Farm Supply, H&H Plumbing, Hugh Pitts, JB Dewar, Jr. Livestock Support Club, Lube and Go, Mark Switzer Excavation, San Miguel Flouring Mill, Jim & Debbie Saunders, Simonin Livestock, San Luis Obispo Cattlemen’s Association, San Luis Obispo CattleWomen, Visalia Livestock, and Western Janitor Supply.
The 2018 California Mid-State Fair runs July 18-29. This year’s theme is “Ole, It’s Fiesta Time!”
