Cowboy State represented well at the NILE
The Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) was held Oct. 11-19 at the MetraPark in Billings, Mont.
The premiere event includes a week-long stock show and rodeo where hundreds of exhibitors from across the U.S. and Canada bring livestock to show and sell. In addition to the cattle shows and sales, top-quality horses are shown in a wide variety of events.
Some of the best horses in the region are carefully vetted and later sold at the NILE Gold Buckle Select Horse Sale.
Education plays a major role in the NILE with junior livestock and horse shows and youth livestock and horse judging contests, along with three days of ag education events.
The NILE has a long-standing tradition of top-notch rodeo performances with a popular ranch rodeo and three nights of Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association Rodeo action.
Simmental show
In the 2024 NILE Simmental Show, Chael Roberts of Absarokee, Mont. exhibited the Junior Grand Champion Simmental Female and Jady LeDoux of Harrold, S.D. exhibited the Junior Reserve Grand Champion Simmental Female.
Robert also secured the Junior Grand Champion Simental Bull with R Big Hat 320 L, followed by Aribella Beins of Deweyville, Utah with her Junior Reserve Champion Simmental Bull TPHT Talking Smack M2H.
Roberts also secured the Open Grand Champion Simmental Female and Bull this year.
Club calf results
NILE Livestock Judge Matt Leo awarded Cowboy State native Davi Frost of Crowley Grand Champion Market Futurity Heifer honors and Cooper Gervais of Roy, Mont. Reserve Champion Market Futurity Heifer honors.
In the Club Calf Steer and Heifer Show, Leo honored Ross Harwood of Geyser, Mont. with the prestigious title of Grand Champion Club Calf Steer and Jenson Show Cattle of Ree Heights, S.D. with Reserve Champion Club Calf Steer.
The 2024 Grand Champion Club Calf Heifer was exhibited by Tammy Smith of Primeville, Ore. and the Reserve Champion Club Calf Heifer was shown by Clift Livestock of Ellensburg, Wash.
AOB show
Preston Hartman of Tecumseh, Neb. raised RJC Lady Killer 322ET and brought home honors with the Junior All Other Breed (AOB) Grand Champion Female and the Open AOB Grand Champion Female.
Rowdy Berry of Port Orchard, Wash. topped the leaderboard with the Junior AOB Reserve Champion Female, the Junior AOB Grand Champion Bull and the Open AOB Grand Champion Bull.
Shorthorn show
In the Junior Shorthorn Show, Isabelle Gilleard of Stevensville, Mont. took home top honors with BONL Prides Rose 306L, winning the Grand Champion Purebred Female title.
Wyoming native Jerome Lipp of Newcastle won the Junior Shorthorn Reserve Champion Purebred Female title with NF Fearless Myrtle, while the Junior ShorthornPlus Grand Champion Female went to Kealyn Cahoon of Charlo, Mont.
This year’s Junior ShorthornPlus Reserve Champion Female was won by Lina Sturman of St. Ignatius, Mont.
CSL Kickin’ It With Your Girl, exhibited by Ciera Steinlicht of Valley Falls, Kan., won the title of Junior Shorthorn Grand Champion Bull and Brylee Rodgers of Casper secured the Junior Shorthorn Reserve Champion Bull with PLC Palermo 2304.
Winning the Junior ShorthornPlus Grand Champion Bull was exhibitor Coen Cahoon of Charlo, Mont. and the Junior ShorthornPlus Reserve Champion Bull was shown by Landon Weaver of Worland.
In the Open Shorthorn Division, the Grand Champion Female and Reserve Champion Female went to Peak View Ranch of Fowler, Colo.
The Open Shorthorn Grand Champion Bull was also exhibited by Peak View Ranch, while the Open Shorthorn Reserve Champion Bull was exhibited by Steinlicht, giving her another win at the NILE.
Junior fed swine
and goat results
Junior Swine Judge Caleb Boardman awarded the Grand Champion Market Swine to Spencer Braaten of Townsend, Mont. and the Reserve Champion Market Swine was won by Megan Otis of Emigrant, Mont.
Boardman also judged the Junior Fed Goat Division and awarded the Grand Champion Market Goat to Jana Stearns of Edgemont, S.D. and the Reserve Champion Market Goat to Taygen Johnson of Benjamin, Utah.
Keep an eye on future editions of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup for more 2024 NILE results.
Melissa Anderson is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
