Weekend winners announced in N.C. Mountain State Fair livestock competitions

Winners were announced in the Western N.C. District Junior Beef Cattle shows at the N.C. Mountain State Fair. The following were winners:

Junior Feeder Calf
 Grand champion shown by Katie Gibson of Macon County;
 Reserve champion and champion homegrown shown by Shianne Freeman of Buncombe County;
 Reserve champion homegrown shown by Jacob Wallace of Macon County;

Junior Market Steer
 Grand champion shown by Bill Jones of Buncombe County;
 Reserve champion shown by Michael Carpenter of Macon County;
 Champion homegrown shown by Kaitlyn Anderson of Macon County;
 Reserve champion homegrown shown by Samantha Dehart of Macon County;

Commercial Heifer
 Grand champion shown by John Baltzell of Haywood County;
 Reserve champion shown by Kelsi Cartwright of Buncombe County;

Angus
 Grand and reserve champions shown by Daniel Brown of Watauga County;
 Grand and reserve champions shown by Michala Muse of Haywood County;

Gelbvieh Heifer
 Grand champion shown by Bethany Mackey of Madison County;
 Reserve champion shown by Grant Worley of Buncombe County;

All other breeds
 Grand champion shown by John Baltzell of Haywood County;
 Reserve champion shown by Chris Mackey of Madison County;

Showmanship and other awards
 Junior showmanship Grant Worley of Buncombe County;
 Intermediate showmanship Kelsi Cartwright of Buncombe County;
 Senior showmanship Chris Mackey of Madison County;
 Overall champion shown by John Baltzell of Haywood County;
 Premier exhibitor Brooklyn Murray of Rutherford County;
 Herdsmanship Award Buncombe County

The Junior Beef Cattle shows are sponsored by the Western N.C. Beef Commission and the N.C. Mountain State Fair.