Grand champion market steer at the 2017 Inter-State Fair in Coffeyville was won by Kailey Hall.
The Welch, Okla. girl won it with her 1,355 lb. steer, a Charolais named Spook.
Spook was a family favorite for the Halls, including her older sister, Paige Hall, and her parents, Billy and Kim Hall. “He’s a family steer,” Kailey said. “We’ve worked our butts off on him as a family. Not just me and my dad, but all of us.” When Kailey wasn’t home, Paige fed and watered him. Mom Kim walked behind him, taking him to the wash rack, and dad was always on deck to help as well.
This is the fourth year the twelve-year-old girl has shown cattle in Coffeyville; this year, she also showed a heifer, named Hazel. The heifer is a Red Angus, which is the breed Kailey prefers, with heifers. With steers, it’s whatever animal works best.
Kailey will be a seventh grade student in Welch this fall, where she loves math class. She plays softball, basketball, runs track, is a cheerleader, and has a 4.0 grade point average.
When she grows up, she’d like to be an optometrist, “and I’ll have cows, for sure.”
She loves showing cattle. “I like cattle because it’s hands-on, and I like steers better than heifers, because it’s way more competitive and a steer is more of a family project,” Kailey said.
She also loves coming to the fair. “I hang out with friends, and I scoop poop,” she joked. “I wash my cattle and I think that’s fun. I like washing cattle.”
Tomorrow is the premium sale, and she and Spook will part ways. It won’t be easy. “It’s going to be sad to see him go,” she said. “I’ll probably cry. I’ve cried every year.” She gets close to her animals. “It’s not like they’re a cow. They’re part of the family. They get treated like it, too.”
But there’s a sure cure for the tears: next year’s steer, and her 2018 market steer is already at the Hall farm, and he’s named. Sister Paige named him Forrest, after the character in the movie “Forrest Gump.”
Reserve grand champion market steer went to Caitlyn Carnahan, Mound Valley, Kansas.
Today’s market steer show was sponsored by Rockin’ D Ranch, Coffeyville, Kan., and Deer Creek Simmental. The heifer show was sponsored by Coffeyville Livestock Market and Ranch Supply. The judge of the shows was Scott Schaake, West Moreland, Kansas. .
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Cutline: Grand champion market steer was shown by Kailey Hall, who poses with her Charolais steer named Spook. Photo by Ruth Nicolaus.
Cutline: Grand champion market steer at the 2017 Inter-State Fair was shown by Kailey Hall, Welch, Okla. From left to right, Billy Hall, Paige Hall, Ryan Menies, Kailey Hall, and Jacob Tusa. Photo by Ruth Nicolaus.
Market Steer Show Results
Grand Champion: Kailey Hall, Welch, Okla.
Reserve Grand Champion: Caitlyn Carnahan, Mound Valley, Kan.
Underweight
Champion: Caitlyn Carnahan, Mound Valley, Kan.
Reserve Champion: Colby Williams, Dewey, Okla.
Angus
Champion: Amber Ross, Bartlett, Kan.
Reserve Champion: Hadleigh O’Brien, South Coffeyville, Okla.
Charolais
Champion: Kailey Hall, Welch, Okla.
Reserve: Clint Harrington, Nowata, Okla.
Maine
Champion: Tyler Sale, Cherryvale, Kan.
Reserve Champion: Lane Kabrey, Chetopa, Kan.
Simmental
Champion: McKenna Little, Coffeyville, Kan.
Reserve Champion: Justin Herlan, Bluejacket, Okla.
AOB
Champion: Brayden Adcock, Bartlesville, Okla.
Reserve Champion: William Imhoff, Wann, Okla.
Cross
Champion: Caitlyn Carnahan, Mound Valley, Kan.
Reserve Champion: McKenna Little, Coffeyville, Kan.
Breeding Beef Results
Grand Champion Female: Jaden Linthicum, Welch, Okla.
Reserve Grand Champion Female: Linden Linthicum, Welch, Okla.
Angus
Champion Female: Brenley Grigsby, Welch, Okla.
Reserve Champion Female: Darcy Hilburn, Welch, Okla.
Charolais
Champion Female: Lane Enyart, Vinita, Okla.
Reserve Champion Female: Trycen King, Bluejacket, Okla.
Chi
Champion Female: Hunter Perrier, Bartlesville, Okla.
Reserve Champion Female: Kelsey Wall, Bluejacket, Okla.
Hereford
Champion Bull: Ron Scott, Lamar, Mo.
Reserve Champion Bull: Ron Scott, Lamar, Mo.
Champion Female: Julie Barron, Lenapah, Okla.
Reserve Champion Female: Clint Harrington, Nowata, Oka.
Limousin
Champion Bull: Ani Rexwinkle, Coffeyville, Kan.
Reserve Champion Bull: Jaden Linthicum, Welch, Okla.
Champion Female: Jaden Linthicum, Welch, Okla.
Reserve Champion Female: Linden Linthicum, Welch, Okla.
Maine-Anjou
Champion Bull: Larahmy Blakley, Oologah, Okla.
Reserve Champion Bull: Justin Herlan, Bluejacket, Okla.
Champion Female: Larahmy Blakley, Oologah, Okla.
Reserve Champion Female: Ryan Beeson, Parsons, Kan.
Red Angus
Champion Bull: Landry Layton, Welch, Okla.
Champion Female: Clint Harrington, Nowata, Okla.
Reserve Champion Female: Kailey Hall, Welch, Okla.
Shorthorn
Champion Female: Darla Fesmire, Bartlett, Kan.
Reserve Champion Female: Larahmy Blakley, Oologah, Okla.
Simmental
Champion Bull: Jesse Muller, Liberty, Kan.
Reserve Champion Bull: Pumpkin Creek, Coffeyville, Kan.
Champion Female: Abby Emberson, Blanchard, Okla.
Reserve Champion Female: Brody Grigsby, Welch, Okla.
AOB
Champion Female: Ried Kile, Nowata, Okla.
Reserve Champion Female: Weston Kuehn, Coffeyville, Kan.
Commercial
Champion Female: Paige Atkinson, Nowata, Okla.
Reserve Champion Female: Addison Dick, Nowata, Okla.
Grand Champion Bull: Ani Rexwinkle, Coffeyville, Kan.
Reserve Grand Champion Bull: Ron Scott, Lamar, Mo.
Showmanship
Junior – Braden Wilson, Nowata, Okla.
Intermediate – Julia Barron, Lenapah, Okla.
Senior – Cheyenne Higbie, Coffeyville, Kan.
