Grant Norfleet had one more showing left in him, and it went pretty well as he captured another top prize as he sailed into the sunset.
Norfleet, who has been a familiar face at the Audrain County …
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Grant Norfleet had one more showing left in him, and it went pretty well as he captured another top prize as he sailed into the sunset.
Norfleet, who has been a familiar face at the Audrain County Youth Fair for over a decade, went out with style by capturing…
“I was grateful to be named Grand Champion Market Heifer and Reserve Champion Home Raised Market Animal for my final County show,” Norfleet said. “I've enjoyed my time showing cattle at the Audrain County Fair and building relationships with those around me. I am excited to cheer on my fellow beef exhibitors for the coming years.”
Winning the grand prize for Market Beef Grand Steer was Lance Hudson while Lance Fort took home reserve recognition.
Hudson hails from Thompson and went to Centralia High School and currently attends Moberly Area Community College while studying advanced manufacturing technology.
“I want to stick to the agricultural side of stuff,” Hudson said.
Hudson’s steer, Norman, turned into a big boy and was an “interesting” fella to work with.
“He’s got a nice personality for a calf,” Hudson said. “We started working with him in January, raised him up and started feeding him. We keep him in a cooler all the time, so he has good hair. We wash him twice a day and walk him every night. So, he’s pretty active.”
Norman weighs in recently at 1,360 pounds as of the win on Friday.
“Next, there will be a couple more county fairs around here, then the state fair we will take him to and then the royal,” Hudson said. “There is nothing easy about it, but I just had the love for it, and I really care about and enjoy what I am doing.
“I strive to be better every day.”
Also, Blayke Schierbaum, 10, of Rush Hill, put on his first showing this past weekend and had to get over some nerves before getting through the event.
“I think it went pretty good,” Schierbaum said. “Just walking (Joe) around in the circle, I realized he was walking really good, so I wasn’t that nervous anymore.
“(Joe) is really gentle and calm. Sometimes when he’s laying down, I can sit on him.”
Schierbaum said he wants to do this again.
