JWCC Announces Winners of Livestock Judging Contest
John Wood Community College recently held its 18th annual Ag Alumni Association Livestock Judging Invitational at the JWCC Agricultural Education Center, sponsored by ADM Animal Nutrition and Moorman’s ShowTec and hosted by JWCC Agriculture Alumni Association and Livestock Evaluation Club. Two-hundred and sixty students from 20 Illinois and Missouri high schools, FFA and 4-H clubs participated on event day September 17, 2021.
Schools participating included: Brown County, Carrollton, Farmington, Franklin, Griggsville-Perry, Illini West, Liberty, Payson-Seymour, Pittsfield, Pleasant Plains, Pleasant Hills, Quincy High, Quincy Jr. High, Taylorville/Christian County 4-H Club, Triopia, Troy FFA, Unity-Mendon, Warsaw, West Prairie and Winchester.
Livestock judging competitions help students learn to make decisions, strengthen and improve power of observation and apply scientific principles of animal growth and development. Evaluations included various species of cattle, pigs and sheep.
Winners in the Varsity Division:
Overall Teams
1st Troy, MO. Varsity A – Tyler Bruns, Aiden Hoyt, Bailey Shields, Jordan Shields
2nd Christian County 4-H A – Lizzie Schafer, Cole Paulek, Emma Pistorious, Drew Mickey
3rd West Prairie Varsity A – Brayden DeCounter, Owen Torrance, Graycyn Welsh, Grant Rauch
Individual Overall Winners
1st Laila Beck, Triopia
2nd Jordan Shields, Troy, MO
3rd Laura Stevens, Farmington
Beef Team
1st Christian County 4-H Varsity A – Lizzie Schafer, Cole Paulek, Emma Pistorious, Drew Mickey
2nd Troy Varsity A – Tyler Bruns, Aiden Hoyt, Bailey Shields, Jordan Shields
3rd Unity Varsity A – Ryle Duke, Andrea Schaffnit, Beau Shaffer, Bryson Muegge
Swine Team
1st Brown County Varsity A – Kennedy Gallaher, Marcus Perry, Marshall Gallaher, Max Perry
2nd Franklin Varsity B – Thad Bergschneider, Aubrie Schumacher, Trevor Colwell, Alaina Ford
3rd Liberty Varsity A – Travis Duke, Cody Ligget, Jacob Davis, Jordan Tjaden
Goat/Sheep Team
1st West Prairie Varsity A – Brayden DeCounter, Owen Torrance, Graycyn Welsh, Grant Rauch
2nd Troy H. S Varsity A – Tyler Bruns, Aiden Hoyt, Bailey Shields, Jordan Shields
3rd Troy H. S. Varsity B – Amanda Orth, Kyle Bruns, Parker Zerrer, Cole Zerrer
Beef Individual
1st Beau Shaffer, Unity
2nd Jordan Shields, Troy, MO
3rd Cole Paulek, Christian County 4-H
Swine Individual
1st Kennedy Gallaher, Brown County
2nd Aubrie Schumacher, Franklin
3rd Parker Zerrer, Troy, MO
Goat/Sheep Individual
1st Laila Beck, Triopia
2nd Braydon DeCounter, West Prairie
3rd Owen Torrance, West Prairie
Livestock Providers:
Shaffer Triple S Cattle Co. and 10H Farms for bringing steers.
Twin T Cattle Company and Boer Goats for providing cattle and goats.
DeHann Livestock and Tori Woods with Woods Wools for providing ewes.
Rob and Grayson Tedrow for providing gilts and DeOrnellas Premium Pork provided market hogs.
