Grand Champion Purebred Barrow
Champion Duroc Barrow
2018 The Exposition
Shown by Hunter Logue
Bred by Weisinger - Sire: Last Drop

This season I didn’t have a lot of reds in my December sale I think we only offered three Jurassic pigs and two Last Drops. It was pretty awesome to see that every one of them made it to The Exposition and all placed top of their classes and had a very good show season. 

The Champion Duroc Barrow was out of Last Drop at Crossroads Genetics. When (Mark) Hoge and I went on our boar tour last year, we said he was one of our favorite red boars, and we had to use him. The sow was a Backroads that I bought from Hoge a year ago. As little hogs, I offered this one barrow and kept a boar that is now at Upperhand. They call that littermate boar Special Delivery.

Reserve Grand Purbred Barrow
Champion Chester Barrow
2018 The Exposition
Shown by Bryce Bedeker
Bred by Yantis  - Sire: Made to Order

The Reserve Grand shown by Bryce Bedeker was a Made To Order on a first-litter sow – Jack In The Box x Made To Order’s sister.

3rd Overall Purbred Barrow
Champion Yorkshire Barrow
2018 The Exposition
Shown by Kelsey Klitzman
Bred by Stohlquist  - Sire: Dominator

First and foremost, these big wins cannot be established by our firm, unless we have families like the Klitzmans. Their loyalty and hard work is what it takes to make our genetics surface. A win for their family was well-deserved! Kelsey’s barrow was a Dominator out of a Capital Gain daughter that our son Ethan showed, and we retained back into the herd. That litter generated Kelsey’s 3rd 2019 Overall Barrow, Ethan’s 2019 5th Overall Division 2 Yorkshire Gilt, and a boar we are going to put into our stud. Again, we feel privileged to be involved in such a great industry and work with the very best families.  

4th Overall Purbred Barrow
Reserve Duroc Barrow
2018 The Exposition
Shown by Logan Rinderer
Bred by Beyers  - Sire: Above All

Logan’s barrow is a Above All x Lesson Plan. His sire was purchased by Premium Blend Sires last summer off-the-farm. Above All is a Stand Tall x Hell On Wheels. His dam was the Grand Overall Gilt at the 2017 NJSS from us that was shown by Khyleigh North. The mother of Logan’s barrow is a Lesson Plan x He’s The One. She is a littermate to the Reserve Grand Overall Gilt at the 2018 NJSS from us that was shown by Castin Rash. The He’s The One sow is a littermate to the Reserve Grand Overall Purebred Barrow at the 2017 WPX from us that was shown by Lane Rinderer.

5th Overall Purbred Barrow
Reserve Chester Barrow
2018 The Exposition
Shown by Alex Klemme
Bred by Yantis  - Sire: Backdoor

The 5th Overall barrow shown by Alex Klemme is sired by Backdoor. Backdoor is a mate to the Reserve Grand Overall Barrow in 2018 at the Expo shown by Bryce Bedeker. The Mother of the Klemme Barrow is another first-litter gilt sired by Made To Order. She is actually a full sib to the Grand Overall Barrow at Expo in 2017 shown by Paige Miller.

Grand Champion Cross Barrow
Champion Division 2 Cross Barrow
2018 The Exposition
Shown by Mikala Grady
Bred by Moyer - Sire: Aftermath

This barrow is sired by the $100,000 Aftermath (Lock It Up) Boar we bought at the Perfect Timing Pig Sale with Bobell and Rockin’ G. He was bred by and is housed at Wintex Farms in Texas. His dam is sired by $31,000 Hot Head (Hot Route). This is another boar that we purchased from Wintex at the Perfect Timing Pig Sale a few years ago. Both these boars were purchased as the Pick of The Barn at Perfect Timing. We bought those sires at showpig size.

Reserve Grand Cross Barrow
Champion Division 1 Cross Barrow
2018 The Exposition
Shown by Payton Hines
Bred by Moyer  - Sire: Dirty Move

This barrow was bought online from us this spring. He is sired by Dirty Move (Dirty Secret). He’s the $55,000 Heimer Boar we purchased last July in his Chosen Ones Sale. Unfortunately, we lost Dirty Move, this spring. His dam is sired by the Dollar Dance (Best Man) boar we bought from Team Sloan few years ago.

Grand Champion Barrow
Champion Hampshire Barrow
2018 NJSS
Shown by Olivia Caldwell
Bred by Korb - Sire: World Class

Oliva’s barrow’s pedigree is Hampshire royalty at Korb Farms as you can find KORB dominating hamp boars on both sides. World Class (bred by Cook Family, housed at Shaffers) was sired by KORB All Eyes and the Dam of Olivia’s barrows is a KORB The Sheriff. Also, this barrow’s granddam is a littermate to David’s 2011 Champion Hampshire Barrow (Augusta x Black Jack) at the Ohio State Fair. Which David said “It was the biggest thing I won in my show career”. This barrow was beat only once in the hamp barrow ring his whole show career.

Reserve Grand Champion Barrow
Champion Duroc Barrow
2018 NJSS
Shown by Ella Bobell
Bred by Beyers  - Sire: Stand Tall

This barrow comes from the heart of the Beyers’ program. The dam is Castin Rash’s 2016 Overall Champion Gilt at Illinois State Fair, and she is a littermate to Lane Rinderer’s Champion Land of Lincoln barrow and Carson Osborn’s Champion Purebred Gilt at Oklahoma State Fair. Those three littermate’s pedigree read: Honeymoon x Lifetime. You may recall Beyers offering a Lifetime sow at The Exchange at expo this year. That was the Dam of those three littermates and Granddam to Ella’s barrow. She sold for $16,000 to Adam Beck and Family. Stand Tall has had an extremely impressive summer, and no surprise one of the pigs sired by him found their way to the top.

3rd Overall Barrow
Champion Yorkshire Barrow
2018 NJSS
Shown by Wyatt Willson
Bred By Willson - Sire: The Summitt

A big congratulations to the Willson family on showing and winning with one of their own barrows! They purchased the dam of this barrows at last year’s STC from the Taylor Family. She was named Reserve Overall and Champion York in the junior show. That gilt was bred by Ricker and sired by Amped Up. Another york champion tied back to Amped Up (Bred by Stohlquist, housed at Thompson Bros) and the influence of the RIY herdmark on the Yorkshire breed.

4th Overall Barrow
Reserve Duroc Barrow
2018 NJSS
Shown by Shayle Varner
Bred by Fecke - Sire: Blocked Caller

The mother of this barrow is a littermate sister to the Reserve Champion Bred and Owned Gilt that Lairds Premium Blend Genetics bought from us at the 2013 NJSS. For those of you who have visited Fecke Livestock, you know that you don’t see many red sows roaming around. With that being said, for a red sow to be in the herd she needs to be really special. This is what through Bryce Bedeker for the loop when he came through to look for Hampshire and Yorkshire barrows. A big thank you to Bryce for placing this barrow for us! NJSS Gilts

5th Overall Barrow
Reserve Yorkshire Barrow
2018 NJSS
Shown by Jenna Wheeler
Bred by Fecke - Sire: Gaining Ground

Congratulations to Jenna Wheeler on driving this GAINING GROUND x HIGH COUNTRY barrow to the Reserve Champion Yorkshire spot at the 2018 National Junior Summer Spectacular. The mother of this barrow is a littermate sister to the Champion Barrow at the 2017 NJSS. Jenna is no stranger to the Champion Yorkshire drive. Last year she exhibited the Champion Yorkshire Barrow at the Illinois State Fair also bred by Feckes.

Grand Champion Gilt
Champion Duroc Gilt
2018 NJSS
Shown by Cody Maxwell
Bred by Maxwell - Sire: I'm the One

Cody’s gilt is the product of a 2017 WPX match made in heaven. Cody was honored to win Reserve Overall NJSA Gilt at 2017 with a gilt sired by Attention bred by Knight Genetics. Cody and his family decided to continue their “side project” of raising pigs, and brought his Attention gilt home and bred her to I’m the One, the 2017 WPX Champion Duroc Boar. Pretty awesome to see a daughter “one-up” her mom at a NJSA show.

Reserve Grand Champion Gilt
Reserve Duroc Gilt
2018 NJSS
Shown by Castin Rash
Bred by Beyers  - Sire: Lesson Plan

The mother of Castin’s gilt is a first litter sow and she is a littermate to Lane Rinderer’s Reserve Overall Barrow at 2017 WPX and Crosby Jackman’s 3rd Duroc Barrow. Those littermates pedigree read He’s the One x Milestone. She was sired by Lesson Plan at Beyers. He is one that we have heard a lot from this summer and will continue to moving forward.

3rd Overall Gilt
Champion Yorkshire Gilt
2018 NJSS
Shown by Kayla Baker
Bred by Beck - Sire: Amped Up

She is an Amped Up x Control Factor. Her mom was purchased at WPX 2016. She was Reserve York and 5th Overall in the Junior Show and was bred by Wayne Huinker. This gilt was offered at The Sweethearts Sale, this particular gilt they bought back. Another littermate was 2nd to Kayla’s at WPX and 4th in Division 2. Congrats to them on an awesome litter!

4th Overall Gilt
Reserve Yorkshire Gilt
2018 NJSS
Shown by Hayden Everhart
Bred by Tres Amigos - Sire: Leaps & Bounds

Pearl was the name of Hayden Everhart’s york gilt. She was sired by Leaps and Bounds the 350k boar from Louisville last year and out of a gilt Tres Amigos bought at STC 2 years ago from Rodibaughs. She was a Touch N Go and littermate to the Rodenbeck barrow that was 3rd overall Purebred Barrow at the 2016 WPX. This gilt was offered in their online sale that was greener made and after all the mate gilts were popular and sold well they decided to keep one back. The Everhart boys bought her out of the Tres Amigo’s online sale this spring and she’s continued to get better everyday.

5th Overall Gilt
Champion Hampshire Gilt
2018 NJSS
Shown by Owen Hege
Bred by Kilmer - Sire: Stranded

Owen Hege’s Stranded x All Eyes gilt has been a winning combination for the Kilmer Farm. Champion Overall Barrow Eastern Regional, Champion Hamp Barrow NAILE, and Reserve Hamp Gilt at San Antonio were all Stranded x All Eyes bred by Killmer. She was purchased at the Winning Traditions sale in February. Owen’s gilt sold for $8,250 to Cook Livestock in Indiana.