River Falls youth wins Grand Champion at Northwest Junior Livestock Show
16 year old Dave McCormick from River Falls and his 1 097 pound Limousin Chianina crossbred steer Sambo earned Grand Champion in the steer division after a long day of competition at the Eau Claire fairgrounds. Dave’s family runs a 60 acre beef operation and sources most stock from their home herd. Cathy, 12, also shows cattle and a champion from their herd did well at Clark County Fair. Dave has seven years of showing experience and Sambo was his first champion steer after earlier success at Spring Preview in Portage where he won class and show titles.
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Dave McCormick
Rt. 4
River Falls
Sambo
McCormick
Cathy
Dave
Country Today
Portage
Pigeon Falls boy tops hog show with blue ribbons
Eleven year old Danny Guse of Pigeon Falls dominates the swine circuit earning blue ribbons at Trempealeau County Fair and Northwest show. His 252 pound Duroc earned top price $2 per pound at a sales event with WAXX Radio purchasing the hog. Danny, his father Roger and sister Donna operate a 275 head Duroc farm and raise Hereford steers.
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Danny Guse
Pigeon Falls
Danny
Northwest
Danny’s Duroc
Waxx Radio
Greenhorn
Roger
Donna
Carol Guse
Roger Guse
4-H
Northwest Junior Livestock Sale tops $56 thousand despite lower top prices
At the 42nd Northwest Junior Livestock Show 98 buyers paid for 156 steers lambs and barrows. Grand champion steer from River Falls sold at 95 cents a pound, reserve at 87. Prices varied by class with steers averaging 66.3 cents and lambs 85.2 cents. Several champions from Pierce, Barron, Trempealeau and Chippewa counties set historical benchmarks at Green Bay and Eau Claire shows. Jeff Rumpel, 8th grade exhibitor, posted the top gain steer of 4.14 pounds per day and refused to reveal its feed, citing competition.
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Northwest
FFA
Dave McCormick
River Falls
Jeff Pickerion
Menomonie
Kerm’s Foods
Eau Claire
FS Supply Co-op
Green Bay
Banner year for Steve Arnevik in sheep show reign
Steve Arnevik of Rice Lake driven by a big 1982 season. He won grand champion wether at the 42nd Northwest Junior Livestock Show in Eau Claire, with a 120 pound Suffolk graded choice and a .62 daily gain. His lamb sold for 1.65 per pound. Corrine and Mary Arnevik also excelled, with Corrine winning crossbred and Cheviot honors, and Mary capturing showmanship awards. Steve’s total placements earned him overall championship at Barron County Fair, plus strong runs at Wisconsin State Fair. He plans to stay in agriculture as a career.
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Steve Arnevik
Rice Lake
Rusty Gilles
Cadott
J.C. Fish
Granton
Federal Land Bank of
Loyal and
Chippewa Falls
Barron County
Kevin Rahn
Bev Howard
Grant
Ben Sheri Welke
Fall Creek
Suffolk
Eric Lebbaken
Trempeleau
Sharoes
Sheri Welke
Chris Lebakken
Galesville
Corrine Arnevik
Wether Cross
Wether
Mike Lebakken
Denise Deaton
Hampshire
Dianne Deaton
Debbie Deaton
Sheri Erickson
Ike Lebakken
Mary Arnevik
Tricia Radcliffe
Mindoro
Angus John Kowitz
Norwalk
Angus Kim Stork
New Richmond
Hereford
Lester Langness
Simmental
Brenda Perry
Osseo
Kelly Jensen
Menomonie
Jean Smith
Rita Smith
Chianina
Dave McCormick
River Falls
Jeff Pickerign
Kari Pickerign
Bill Cody
Kim Stork
Dan Guse
Steve
Eau Claire County Fairground
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Judy McCormick
McCormicks
Clark County
Barrow
Trempealeau County Fair
Jerry Ardahl
Waxx-Weau
Kim Lindow
Chili
Gunderson
Locker
Mondovi
Lamb
Richard Hansen
Leland Paulson
Clear Lake
Robert Haile
Knapp
Pierce County
Sharon Guiser
Spring Valley
JR Ranch
Hudson
Whitehall
Trempealeau County
Bennett Everson
Ettrick
Doughboy Feeds
Jeff Rumpel
Rt. 1
Fountain City
Buffalo County
Jeff
Don Rumpel
Monroe County
Deb Welke
Telegram
Cheryl Garbisch
Nancy Whelan
Milwaukee Stockyard
Rt. 3
R.G. Arnevik
Corrine
Owe
Mary
Milwaukee
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