Final List Of Winners In The N.C. State Fair Livestock Shows Announced

The following is a list of the winners in the 2019 N.C. State Fair pig and goat shows:

Market Hog– Supreme Champions

  • Supreme champion shown by Madisson Foster of Millers, Md.
  • Reserve supreme champion shown by Conner Kennedy of Pink Hill (Duplin County)

Market Barrow

  • Grand champion shown by Madisson Foster of Millers, Md.
  • Reserve grand champion shown by Justus Meads of Hertford (Perquimans County)

Market Gilt

  • Grand champion shown by Conner Kennedy of Pink Hill (Duplin County)
  • Reserve grand champion shown by Gage Harris of Elizabeth City (Pasquotank County)
  • Supreme champion market hog shown by Madisson Foster of Millers, Md.
  • Reserve supreme champion market hog shown by Connor Kennedy of Pink Hill (Duplin County)

Performance Market Hog

  • Grand champion shown by Emma See of Raleigh (Wake County)
  • Reserve grand champion shown by Crissty Scott of Kenly (Wilson County)

Breeding Gilt

  • Grand champion was shown by Griffin Huneycutt of Albemarle (Stanly County)
  • Reserve grand champion was shown by William French of Cumberland, Va.

Junior Breeding Gilt

  • Grand champion, reserve grand champion, grand champion Got To Be NC, supreme grand champion and reserve supreme grand champion shown by Mary-Catherine Mayo of Battleboro (Nash County)

Junior Market Barrow/ Breeding Gilt Showmanship Champion

  • Novice (8 years old and younger)
    • Grand champion shown by Riley Ballance of Lucama (Wilson County)
    • Reserve champion shown by Ella Grace McNeely of Lake Toxaway (Transylvania County)
  • Junior (9-13 years old)
    • Grand champion shown by Mackenzie Cox of Richlands (Onslow County)
    • Reserve champion shown by Gideon Linton of Mount Olive (Wayne County)
  • Senior (14-18 years old)
    • Grand champion shown by Colton Meads of Hertford (Perquimans County)
    • Reserve champion shown by Colbey Matthis of Clinton (Sampson County)
  • Senior Plus (19-21 years old)
    • Grand champion shown by Manley Palmer III of Hurdle Mills (Orange County)
    • Reserve champion shown by Mary-Catherine Mayo of Battleboro (Nash County)

Junior Commercial Doe – Meat Goat

  • Grand champion shown by Reagan Glass of Belhaven (Hyde County)
  • Reserve Grand Champion shown by Paison Cain of Ramseur (Randolph County)
  • Champion Got To Be NC shown by Scarlett Denning of Newton Grove (Johnston County)

Junior Market Wether Meat Goat Showmanship Champion

  • Novice (8 years old and younger)
    • Grand champion shown by Zade Jennings of Kenly (Johnston County)
    • Reserve grand champion shown by Lucas Barbour of Benson (Johnston County)
  • Junior (9-13 years old)
    • Grand champion shown by Scarlett Denning of Newton Grove (Johnston County)
    • Reserve grand champion shown by Laura Jessup of Ramseur (Randolph County)
  • Senior (14-18 years old)
    • Grand champion shown by Hayden Riddick of Corapeake (Gates County)
    • Reserve grand champion shown by Caley Mayo of Whitakers (Nash County)

Junior Commercial Doe Showmanship Champion

  • Novice (8 years old and younger)
    • Grand champion shown by Carson Norris of Benson (Johnston County)
    • Reserve grand champion shown by Jacob Mauney of Cove City (Craven County)
  • Junior (9-13 years old)
    • Grand champion shown by Maggie Glass of Belhaven (Hyde County)
    • Reserve grand champion shown by Scarlett Denning of Newton Grove (Johnston County)
  • Senior (14-18 years old)
    • Grand champion shown by Reagan Glass of Belhaven (Hyde County)
    • Reserve grand champion shown by Paison Cain of Ramseur (Randolph County)
  • Senior Plus (19-21 years old)
    • Grand champion shown by Travis Anderson of Four Oaks (Johnston County)

      The winners in the 2019 N.C. State Fair’s Junior sheep competitions include:

Meat Breed Sheep – Border Cheviot

  • Grand champion ram and grand champion ewe were shown by Sara Kuykendall of Richland Center, Wis.
  • Reserve grand champion ram and Reserve grand champion ewe were shown by David Simms of Albion, Ill.

Meat Breed Sheep – Montadale

  • Grand champion ram and grand champion ewe were shown by Sara Kuykendall of Richland Center, Wis.
  • Reserve grand champion ram and reserve grand champion ewe were shown by David Simms of Albion, Ill.

Meat Breed Sheep – North Country Cheviot

  • Grand champion ram and grand champion ewe were shown by Brett Kessler of La Porte, Ind.
  • Reserve grand champion ram and reserve grand champion ewe were shown by Arden Balmer of Lakeville, Ind.

Meat Breed Sheep – Slick Shorn Dorset

  • Grand champion ram, grand champion ewe and reserve champion ewe were shown by James Simmons of Adel, Ga.
  • Reserve grand champion ram was shown by the N.C. State Small Ruminant, Raleigh (Wake County)

Meat Breed Sheep – Dorset

  • Champion ram and grand champion ewe were shown by Sara Kuykendall of Richland Center, Wis.
  • Reserve grand champion ram was shown by James Simmons of Adel, Ga.
  • Reserve grand champion ewe was shown by Brett Kessler of La Porte, Ind.

Meat Breeds Sheep – Hampshire

  • Grand champion ram, reserve grand champion ram, grand champion ewe and Reserve grand champion ewe were shown by Frank Sexton of Xenia, OHIO.

Meat Breeds Sheep – Katahdin Hair

  • Grand champion ram and reserve grand champion ewe were shown by Brooke Young of Bell Buckle, Tenn.
  • Grand champion ewe and reserve grand champion ram were shown by Brett Kessler of La Porte, Ind.

Meat Breeds Sheep – Oxford

  • Grand champion ram, reserve grand champion ram, grand champion ewe and reserve grand champion ewe were shown by Frank Sexton of Xenia, Ohio.

Meat Breeds Sheep – Shropshire

  • Grand champion ram and reserve grand champion ewe were shown by Sara Kuykendall of Richland Center, Wis.
  • Grand champion ewe and reserve grand champion ram were shown by Frank Sexton of Xenia, Ohio.

Meat Breeds Sheep — Southdown

  • Grand champion ram and grand champion ewe were shown by Sara Kuykendall of Richland Center, Wis.
  • Reserve grand champion ram and reserve champion ewe were shown by Frank Sexton of Xenia, Ohio.

Meat Breeds Sheep – Suffolk

  • Grand champion ram, reserve champion ram, grand champion ewe and reserve champion ewe were shown by Sara Kuykendall of Richland Center, Wis.

Junior Ewe Meat Breeds – Commercial

  • Champion ewe was shown by Shane Kendall of Magnolia (Sampson County)
  • Reserve champion ewe was shown by Jacob Meads of Elizabeth City (Pasquotank County)
  • Champion Got to Be N.C. ewe was shown by Zade Jennings of Kenly (Johnston County)

Junior Ewe Meat Breeds – Dorset

  • Champion Dorset and champion Got to Be N.C. Dorset ewe were shown by Rebecca Walters of Mount Ulla (Rowan County)
  • Reserve champion ewe was shown by Lauren Hayes of Mooresville (Rowan County)

Junior Ewe Meat Breeds – Hair Sheep

  • Champion Ewe, reserve champion ewe and champion Got to be N.C. ewe were shown by Mikenzly Sprecht of Concord (Cabarrus County)

Junior Ewe Meat Breeds – Hampshires

  • Champion ewe, reserve champion ewe and champion Got to Be N.C. ewe were shown by Lydia Wilson of China Grove (Rowan County)

Junior Ewe Meat Breeds – Southdown

  • Champion ewe was shown by Carter Jennings of Kenly (Johnston County)
  • Reserve champion ewe was shown by Abigail Stephens of Gastonia (Gaston County)

The winners in the N.C. State Fair cattle supreme champions, the junior showmanship champions and open and junior class include:

Open Beef Cattle– Supreme champions

  • Supreme cow/calf pair shown by Cara Smith of Pleasant Garden (Guilford County)
  • Reserve supreme cow/calf pair shown by Molly Anderson of Marion (McDowell County)
  • Supreme female shown by Mattie Harward of Richfield (Stanly County)
  • Reserve supreme female shown by Alexis Eudy of Harrisburg (Cabarrus County)
  • Supreme bull shown by Brayden Drum of Dyer, Tenn.
  • Reserve supreme bull shown by Nicholas Edwards of Beulaville (Duplin County)

Open Beef Cattle– Angus

  • Grand champion female shown by Mattie Harward of Richfield (Stanly County)
  • Reserve grand champion female shown by Austin Teeter of Mount Ulla (Rowan County)
  • Grand champion bull and reserve grand champion bull shown by Gary Price of Selma (Johnston County)
  • Grand champion cow/calf pair shown by Greyson Peeler of Lawndale (Cleveland County)
  • Reserve grand champion cow/calf pair shown by Russell Wood of Willow Springs (Johnston County)

Open Beef Cattle– Belted Galloway

  • Grand champion female shown by Robert Strowd of Pittsboro (Chatham County)
  • Reserve grand champion female shown by Fitch Creations Inc./Bob Strowd of Pittsboro (Chatham County)

Open Beef Cattle– Charolais

  • Grand champion female shown by Mattie Harward of Richfield (Stanly County)
  • Reserve grand champion female shown by Darrell Mitchell of Hiddenite (Alexander County)
  • Grand champion bull shown by Chad Joines of Blacksburg, Va.

Open Beef Cattle– Gelbvieh

  • Grand champion female and grand champion cow/calf pair shown by Molly Anderson of Marion (McDowell County)
  • Reserve grand champion female and grand champion bull shown by Justin Teeter of Cleveland (Rowan County)

Open Beef Cattle– Hereford

  • Grand champion heifer shown by Alexis Eudy of Harrisburg (Cabarrus County)
  • Reserve grand champion heifer shown by Mitchem’s Farms, 3C of Vale (Lincoln County)
  • Grand champion bull shown by Brayden Drum of Dyer, Tenn.
  • Reserve grand champion bull shown by Madison Sifford of Goldvein, Va.
  • Grand champion cow/calf pair shown by Joy Hinnant of Kenly (Johnston County)
  • Reserve grand champion cow/calf pair shown by Gerald Funkhouser of Edinburg, Va.

Open Beef Cattle– Limousin

  • Grand champion female shown by Shane Kendall of Magnolia (Sampson County)
  • Reserve grand champion female and grand champion bull shown by James Byers of Jonesborough, Tenn.
  • Reserve grand champion bull shown by Nicholas Edwards of Beulaville (Duplin County)

Open Beef Cattle– Miniature Hereford

  • Grand champion female, reserve grand champion female and grand champion bull shown by John Cooper of Hillsborough (Orange County)

Open Beef Cattle-Percentage Simmental

  • Grand champion heifer shown by Marcie Harward of Richfield (Stanly County)
  • Reserve grand champion heifer shown by Charlie Thomas of Winston-Salem (Forsyth County)
  • Grand champion bull and reserve grand champion bull shown by Bruce Cuddy of Albemarle (Stanly County)

Open Beef Cattle– Red Angus

  • Grand champion female shown by Marcie Harward of Richfield (Stanly County)
  • Reserve grand champion female shown by Madison Adams of West End (Moore County)
  • Grand champion bull and reserve grand champion bull shown by Samuel Maness of Madison (Rockingham County)

Open Beef Cattle– Santa Gertrudis

  • Grand champion and reserve grand champion females shown by Austin Cameron of Carthage (Moore County)
  • Grand champion bull shown by Thomas Benfield Jr. of Statesville (Iredell County)
  • Reserve grand champion bull shown by Nathan Barlowe of Lenoir (Caldwell County)

Open Beef Cattle– Shorthorn

  • Grand champion female shown by Rebecca Webert of Marshall, Va.
  • Grand champion bull shown by Justin Shonkwiler of London, Ohio
  • Reserve grand champion bull shown by William Scott of Clemmons (Forsyth County)

Open Beef Cattle– Simmental

  • Grand champion heifer shown by Thomas Smith of Pleasant Garden (Guilford County)
  • Reserve grand champion heifer shown by Charlie Thomas of Winston-Salem (Forsyth County)
  • Grand champion bull and grand champion cow/calf pair shown by Cara Smith of Pleasant Garden (Guilford County)
  • Reserve grand champion bull shown by Valerie Cuddy of Birmingham, Ala.

Open Beef Cattle– All Other Breeds

  • Grand champion female shown by Gary Price of Selma (Johnston County)
  • Reserve grand champion female shown by Austin Teeter of Mount Ulla (Rowan County)
  • Grand champion bull shown by Ashley Garner of Rocky Mount (Edgecombe County)
  • Reserve grand champion bull shown by A.J. Strickland of Middlesex (Nash County)

Open Dairy Cattle-Ayrshire

  • Grand champion female shown by Fenton Farms of Winchester, Ohio
  • Reserve grand champion female shown by Robert Nolan of Cochranville, Pa.

Open Dairy Cattle-Brown Swiss

  • Grand champion female shown by Corey Foster of Cleveland (Rowan County)
  • Reserve grand champion female shown by Derek Heizer of Snow Camp (Alamance County)

Open Dairy Cattle-Guernsey

  • Grand champion female shown by Lily Withington of Goldston (Chatham County)
  • Reserve grand champion female shown by Bellemont Acres of Burlington (Alamance County)

Open Dairy Cattle-Holstein

  • Grand champion female shown by Corey Foster of Cleveland (Rowan County)
  • Reserve grand champion female shown by Cole Strickland of Nashville (Nash County)

Open Dairy Cattle-Jersey

  • Grand champion female shown by Kevin Lutz of Lincolnton (Lincoln County)
  • Reserve grand champion female shown by La-foster Farm of Cleveland (Rowan County)

Junior Feeder Calf/ Market Steer/ Heifer Showmanship Champion

  • Junior (11 years old and younger)
    • Grand champion shown by Jordan Mitchem of Vale (Lincoln County)
    • Reserve champion shown by Annah Sullivan of Lucama (Wilson County)
  • Intermediate (12-14 years old)
    • Grand champion shown by Clayton Hinnant of Kenly (Wilson County)
    • Reserve champion shown by Shelby Candler of Weaverville (Buncombe County)
  • Senior (15-18 years old)
    • Grand champion shown by Mattie Harward of Richfield (Stanly County)
    • Reserve champion shown by Lynae Bowman of Germanton (Stokes County)
  • Senior Plus (19-21 years old)
    • Grand champion shown by Cara Smith of Pleasant Garden (Guilford County)
    • Reserve Champion shown by Austin Teeter of Mounty Ulla (Rowan County)

Junior Beef Heifer– Angus

  • Grand champion shown by Cole Williams of Waynesville (Haywood County)
  • Reserve grand champion shown by Logan Ball of Waynesville (Haywood County)
  • Champion Got To Be NC shown by Austin Teeter of Mount Ulla (Rowan County)

Junior Beef Heifer– Charloais

  • Grand champion, reserve grand champion and champion Got To Be NC shown by Mattie Harward of Richfield (Stanly County)

Junior Beef Heifer– Commercial

  • Grand champion shown by Colton Cox of Spruce Pine (Michell County)
  • Reserve grand champion shown by Mattie Harward of Richfield (Stanly County)
  • Champion Got To Be NC shown by Wyatt Kendall of Magnolia (Sampson County)

Junior Beef Heifer– Feeder Calf

  • Grand champion pen of three and reserve grand champion pen of three shown by NCSU Animal Science Club of Raleigh (Wake County)
  • Grand champion individual shown by Clayton Hinnant of Kenly (Wilson County)
  • Reserve grand champion individual shown by Susan Hinnant of Kenly (Wilson County)

Junior Beef Heifer– Gelbvieh

  • Grand champion and champion Got To Be NC shown by Austin Teeter of Mount Ulla (Rowan County)
  • Reserve grand champion shown by Bailee Worley of Black Mountain (Buncombe County)

Junior Beef Heifer– Hereford

  • Grand champion shown by Colton Cox of Spruce Pine (Mitchell County)
  • Reserve grand champion shown by Jordon Michem of Vale (Lincoln County)
  • Champion Got To Be NC shown by Avareese Branch of Elkin (Surry County)

Junior Beef Heifer– Limousin

  • Grand champion and champion Got To Be NC shown by Shane Kendall of Magnolia (Sampson County)
  • Reserve grand champion shown by Gage Kildow of Beulaville (Duplin County)

Junior Beef Heifer– Percentage Simmental

  • Grand champion shown by Marcie Harward of Richfield (Stanly County)
  • Reserve grand champion shown by Shelby Candler of Weaverville (Buncombe County)
  • Champion Got To Be NC shown by Allyson Helms of Norwood (Stanly County)

Junior Beef Heifer– Red Angus

  • Grand champion and Champion Got To Be NC shown by Marcie Harward of Richfield (Stanly County)
  • Reserve grand champion shown by Jacob Presnell of Shelby (Cleveland County)

Junior Beef Heifer– Santa Gertrudis

  • Grand champion shown by Allison Johnson of Vass (Moore County)