Keokuk County Beef

2022 Queen Brookelyn Hemsley and 2022 Little Mr. Lane Cason presented the 2022 Top Ten Individual Beef Carcass awards. Izzi Chalupa, Keota FFA, won Champion Individual Beef Rate of Gain; Kearney Greiner, Lafayette Feeders 4-H, Reserve Champion Beef Rate of Gain; Cole Millikin; Jace Chalupa; Cotter Dietrich (not pictured); Jack Clarahan; Madison Mikesell; Tierney Greiner (2 calves); and Hunter Sieren. Photo submitted

2022 Expo Queen Brookelyn Hemslley stands with Johnathan Jacobs, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, who won Reserve Rate of Gain for his Beef Pen of 3 and a blue; and Collyns O'Rourke, Stick-to-It 4-H, who won Junior Champion Beef Pen of 3 at the 2022 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2022 Keokuk County Expo Fair. Photo submitted

Cole Millikin, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Reserve Champion No-Fit Market Steer at the 2022 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2022 Keokuk County Expo Fair. Photo submitted

Cole Millikin, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Reserve Champion Market Beef Heifer at the 2022 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2022 Keokuk County Expo Fair. Photo submitted

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The 2022 4-H/FFA Market Pen of 3 awards were given by 2022 Queen Brookelyn Hemsley at the 2022 Keokuk County Expo Fair. Receiving top awards were Michelle Jacobs, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, Intermediate Champion Pen of 3, Champion Beef Pen of 3 Carcass, Champion Beef Pen of Three Rate of Gain and Overall Reserve Grand Champion Beef Pen of 3; Collyns O'Rourke, Stick-to-It 4-H, Junior Champion Beef Pen of 3; Taylor Mikesell, Liberty Leaders 4-H, Grand Champion Beef Pen of 3 and Reserve Champion Pen of 3 Carcass; Isaac Striegel, Keota FFA, Senior Champion Beef Pen of 3. Exhibitors receiving blue were Carson O'Rourke, Bryson Grove, Jax Weber, Cael O'Rourke, Myles Grove, Cael Grove, and Johnathan Jacobs. Photo submitted

Kendyl Noel, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Champion Commercial Breeding Heifer and fourth place Overall Breeding Beef at the 2022 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2022 Keokuk County Expo Fair. Photo submitted

2022 Expo Queen Brookelyn Hemsley presented the 2022 Beef Showmanship awards to Kylee Reed, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, Senior Beef Showmanship; Amelia Phillips, Stick-to-It 4-H, Intermediate Beef Showmanship; and Kearney Greiner, Lafayette Feeders 4-H, Junior Beef Showmanship at the 2022 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2022 Keokuk County Expo Fair. Photo submitted

Kylee Reed, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Reserve Champion Supreme Breeding Beef, Champion Purebred Angus Breeding Beef, and third Overall Breeding Beef with her second Angus Heifer at the 2022 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2022 Keokuk County Expo Fair. Photo submitted

Kylee Reed, Patriotic Panthers 4-H, won Overall Reserve Grand Champion Market Beef, and Champion Market Heifer at the 2022 4-H/FFA Beef Show at the 2022 Keokuk County Expo Fair. Photo submitted