BEDFORD In her show ring
debut, eight-year-old Ladonna
Miller of Bedford outdistanced 77
competitors to emerge with the
grand champion market steer at the
Bedford County Fair here last
week.
Her 1125-lb. homebred Limou
sin first topped the heavy middle
weight class, nudged out two other
class winners for the middleweight
championship and finally captured
the show’s finest trophy.
Jay Espenshadc, Fayette County
agent, in evaluating the contest,
said of Miller’s steer; “He’s well
fit, carrying a lot of meat, with uni
form width over his top to a well
finished rump and into a thick
quarter.”
Espenshade consistently
selected Limousin and Limousin
cross entries, noting, “I really like
these red calves, not because
they’re red but because they’re the
meatiest calves.... They’re not the
prettiest steers here, but this isn’t a
beauty contest; it’s a red meat
contest.”
For his reserve grand champion,
Espenshade gave his nod to
Donald Lafferty of Manns Choice,
showing an 1163-lb. light heavy
weight class winner that doubled
as champion heavyweight. The
15-year-old cattleman last year
had ranked last in his class and
contributed his change in fortune
to switching breeds. The judge
commented of Lafferly’s entry;
“He’s straight lined, a meaty kind
of calf, a proud individual, smooth
in his finish, carrying into a good
quarter.
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Homebred Limousin Is Top Steer At Bedford
Matthew Knee of Bakers Sum
mit exhibited the champion light
weight steer, a red crossbred, “real
modem, straight, thick quartered,”
a 998-lb. entry.
Knee’s calf also was selected
county-bred champion, having
been purchased from Shoemaker
Simmentals of Buffalo Mills.
The Miller family enhanced its
day as Ladonna’s brother, Kevin,
gathered the reserve champion
lightweight rosette for his 1036-lb.
entry and the reserve champion
heavyweight for an 1177-lb. calf.
The latter calf stood second in
class to Lafferty’s big winner.
Kevin also picked up both grand
and reserve grand championships
in the homebred show for the same
calf duo.
Troy Brown of Bedford gained
the steer show’s remaining purple
as he marched his second place
lightweight, a 938-lb. entry, to
reserve grand champion in the
county bred event. He purchased it
from Clay Acres, the Miller family
farm.
Junior market steer class
placings.
Light lightweight- 1. Jim
Sphon, 2. Clifford Sphon, 3. Julie
Claycomb.
Medium lightweight- 1. Knee,
2. Lafferty, 3. Brian Miller.
Heavy lightweight- 1. Kevin
Miller, 2. Dennis Hillegass, 3.
Nathan Brown of Bedford.
Light middleweight- 1. Clay
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lan Miller (left) helps his sister, Ladonna, handle her grand champion
market steer at the Bedford County Fair. The 1125-lb. Limousin was a home
bred steer. Donald Lafferty exhibited the reserve grand champion, a 1173-lb.
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