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National Barrow Show
Austin, Minn. • Sept. 8-12

Hampshire Sale
Auctioneer: Kevin Wendt, Ohio
15 Boars • Average $2,410
20 Gilts • Average $1,378
Hampshire Sale Total = $63,700

Premier Sire
HH0 HOME BOY 100-3Owned by Hi Point, Chrisman, Ill., and Heimer Hampshires, Taylor, Mo.

Reserve Premier SireJSE0 HUGGY BEAR 63-1Owned by Ron Warrick & Family, Gowrie, Iowa

Devin Goehring of Lowell, Wis., drove the high-selling Hampshire Boar. His RASM8 GREETER 81-2 son sold to Shaffer’s Gold Rush in Albany, Ind. They also purchased his littermate for $3,250.

The Keppy Family of of Durant, Iowa, brought the Champion Gilt and pair of high-selling gilts to Austin. They both sold to Dick & Zack Howell & Dean Stevens of Maroa, Ill., for $4,250 each.

National Barrow Show
Austin, Minn. • Sept. 8-12
Judge: Mike McCoy, Ohio

Champion Crossbred Boar & Class 3 Winner
Tyler Bezdicek & Family, Jackson, Minn.
BIG STICK x FATAL ATTRACTION

Reserve Champion Crossbred Boar & Class 2 Winner
Nelson Brothers, Wakonda, S.D.
POWDER KEG x RUNNING BEAR

Crossbred Boar Class 1 Winner
Heimer Hampshires, Taylor, Mo.
MAGIC TOUCH x TOXIC 134-3

National Barrow Show
Austin, Minn. • Sept. 8-12
Judge: Mike McCoy, Ohio

Champion Yorkshire Boar & Class 3 Winner
Nelson Brothers, Wakonda, S.D.
RWG0 TURN TABLE 234-1 x DPF8 OCEAN LINER 10-4

Champion Yorkshire Gilt & Class 4 Winner
Jack Rodibaugh & Sons, Rensselaer, Ind.
HOL1 EVERYDAY 11-7 x JGR9 DADDY MACK 36-4

Reserve Champion Yorkshire Boar & Class 2 Winner
Western Illinois University, Macomb, Ill. 
TBRO0 WOW 53-4 x ARK6 HALLMARK 32-11

Reserve Champion Yorkshire Gilt & 2nd Class 4
Gunderson Farms, Raymond, Minn.
CRSH1 HEAVY METAL 13-3 x HSO9 FULL POWER 234-3

Yorkshire Boar Class 1 Winner
Thompson Brothers Genetics,  Pleasantville, Ohio
CDO1 SPIKE 59-10 x TBRO0 TURN ON 30-1

Yorkshire Gilt Class 1 Winner
Torpedo Farms Swine Genetics, Pueblo, Colo.
HFYF0 TRANSMISSION 89-2 x CK9 TORPEDO COMMON SENSE

Yorkshire Gilt Class 2 Winner
McGrew Showpigs, Good Hope, Ill.
RWG0 NET WORTH 233-1 x WGW9 THE GRIZZ 38-8

Yorkshire Gilt Class 3 Winner
Cedar Ridge Show Herd, Red Bud, Ill.
CRSH0 HEAVY METAL 19-2 x CDO9 PERFECT STORM 258-5

Yorkshire [ … ]

National Barrow Show
Austin, Minn. • Sept. 8-12
Judge: Steve Schmeichel, S.D.

Champion Landrace Boar & Class 2 Winner
Nathanial Klinefelter, Cherry Valley, Ill.
NKLI1 FLASH 1-10 x CR5 SUPREME 8-2

Champion Landrace Gilt & Class 1 Winner
Lance & Mitchell Westcamp, Groveport, Ohio
DOVS1 QUICK CHANGE 1-2 x JMG0 FALKEN 4-7

Reserve Champion Boar & Class 2 Winner
McGrew Showpigs, Good Hope, Ill.
JMG0 FALKEN 4-7 x JMG8 PSSS ZEUS 40-8

Reserve Champion Gilt & Class 2 Winner
Lance & Mitchell Westcamp, Groveport, Ohio
DOVS1 QUICK CHANGE 1-2 x JMG8 PSSS ZEUS 40-8

National Barrow Show
Austin, Minn. • Sept. 8-12
Judge: Ron Nelson, S.D.

Champion Duroc Boar & Class 3 Winner
Huinker Durocs Ltd, Decorah, Iowa
HD9 FULL BORE 68-4 x DTF8 BUCKSHOT 2-2

Champion Duroc Gilt & Class 4 Winner
Miles Maas, Wentworth, S.D.
JLM0 RIB CRIB 26-8 x NBD0 PREMONITION 28-2

Reserve Champion Duroc Boar & Class 2 Winner
Mappes Durocs, Moore, Okla.
BMFI0 GRUS BIG BUCK 15-1 x MMDS0 TRIPLE ROCK 2-6

Reserve Champion Duroc Gilt & Class 1 Winner
Nilson Durocs, Osage, Minn.
PWA0 RED DIRT 1-9 x CNS9 TUBS 1-1

Duroc Boar Class 1 Winner
Cedar Ridge Farms, Red Bud, Ill.
CR0 SMOOTH STROKE 36-3 x RWG8 IMAX 145-2

Duroc Boar Class 4 Winner
Steve & Derek Earnhart, Albion, Ind.
JSE1 OMG WTF 31-3 x RWG8 PSSS NO PROBLEM 197

Duroc Gilt Class 2 Winner
Austin Hyett, Aledo, Ill.
DCM1 I DUN IT 1-9 x DPK9 BISCUIT 17-1

Duroc Gilt Class 3 Winner
Kelly Sheets, Nevada, Iowa
RWG0 RIO BRAVO 264-3 x KJWN7 PSSS CANT DENY IT

National Barrow Show
Austin, Minn. • Sept. 8-12
Judge: Steve Schmeichel, S.D.

Champion Hampshire Boar & Class 2 Winner
Rasmussen Swine Farm, Hurley, S.D.
SLLY0 FREIGHT TRAIN x WTX7 MOMENTUM 96-2

Champion Hampshire Gilt & Class 3 Winner
Jake & Kaylee Keppy, Durant, Iowa
SJSF0 TULSA 5-5 x RSY9 PACKAGE 1-6

Reserve Champion Hampshire Boar & Class 1 Winner
Dotson Hampshires, Cameron, Mo.
CPMW1 KNOCKOUT 5-7 x BOLN9 4 REAL 2-2

Reserve Champion Hampshire Gilt & Class 2 Winner
Kenneth Lane, Spragueville, Iowa
HH0 HOME BOY 100-3 x DPK6 VAPOR 6-5

Hampshire Boar Class 3 Winner
Dean Wetzel & Cedar Ridge, Lacrosse, Wis.
CRSH0 THE REAL DEAL 25-1 x BOX9 CHUCK NORRIS 4-2

Hampshire Gilt Class 1 Winner
Dotson Hampshires, Cameron, Mo.
CPMW1 KNOCKOUT 5-7 x BOLN9 4 REAL 2-2

Hampshire Gilt Class 4 Winner
Reid Wildung, Marietta, Minn.
MLBR1 JUDGMATIC 15-3 x BOLN8 HOME GROWN 99-3

There was standing room only as a large crowd watched the first annual Hog College Home Run Drive. All Hog College boars and gilts were paraded together in one ring to vie for honors and showcase some of the most elite swine genetics.A three-member panel consisting of Wayne Huinker of Iowa, Grant Norman of Illinois and Merrill Smith of Indiana, chose the individuals they felt best represented its breed and the industry for the “Chairman’s Choice” award.Collegiate judging team also chose a “College Choice.” The team closest to the panel’s placing will receive a $100 cash prize and subscriptions to Seedstock EDGE and Breeder’s Digest.

Bert  Byrd & Brett Rosser drove their Berkshire gilt  that garnered both “Chairman’s Choice” and “College Choice” gilt honors. For more information on this female visit the American Berkshire Association’s website.

Darryl Mappes of Mappes Durocs drove his Crown Royal son to both “Chairman’s Choice” and “College Choice” boar [ … ]

National Barrow Show
Austin, Minn. • Sept. 8-12

Grand Champion Truckload Overall & Champion Crossbred TruckloadIowa State University, Ames, Iowa

Reserve Grand Champion Truckload Overall & Champion Purebred TruckloadWestern Illinois University, Macomb, Ill. 

Reserve Champion Purebred Truckload The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Reserve Champion Crossbred Truckload OverallIowa State University, Ames, Iowa

National Barrow Show
Austin, Minn. • Sept. 8-12
Judge: Tanner Winter, Okla

Grand Champion Barrow Overall & Champion Yorkshire
Adam Gradert, Geneseo, Ill.
RWG0 NET WORTH 233-1 x WGW9 THE GRIZZ 38-8

Reserve Grand Champion Barrow Overall & Champion Crossbred
Kayla Hieston, Jamestown, Ind.

National Barrow Show
Austin, Minn. • Sept. 8-12
Judge: Tanner Winter, Okla.

Champion Crossbred Barrow & Class 5 Winner
Kayla Hieston, Jamestown, Ind.

Reserve Champion Crossbred Barrow & Class 9 Winner
Austin Rodenbeck, Churubusco, Ind.

Crossbred Barrow Class 1 Winner
Creigh Rourke, Iowa City, Iowa

Crossbred Barrow Class 2 Winner
Sylvia Harris, Kirklin, Ind.

Crossbred Barrow Class 3 Winner
Adam Gradert, Geneseo, Ill.

Crossbred Barrow Class 4 Winner
Tyler Leahy, Darlington, Wis.

Crossbred Barrow Class 6 Winner
Miranda Malone, Victoria, Ill.

Crossbred Barrow Class 7 Winner
Blake Logan, Atlanta, Ind.

Crossbred Barrow Class 8 Winner
Sylvia Harris, Kirklin, Ind.