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2023 National Junior Santa Gertrudis Show    BETTER BEEF CONTEST    As part of the 2023 Better Beef Contest hosted at the National Junior Santa Gertrudis Show, 150 head were ultrasound scanned, and DNA was collected on 21 bulls. Thank you to all the exhibitors who brought their cattle to be scanned. Purebred Heifers Top Overall Carcass $400 prize Miss T-Arrow Patty Melt, owned by Matthew Philips Highest IMF Female $250 prize Miss T-Arrow Patty Melt, owned by Matthew Philips Highest REA/CWT $250 prize KK Swagger’s Lexi, owned by Wyatt Robertson Purebred Bulls Top Overall Carcass $200 prize SRM Casino Royale, owned by Gracie Doiron Highest REA/CWT $100 prize SRM Casino Royale, owned by Gracie Doiron Highest IMF Bull $100 prize Crosswinds Shockwave, owned by Luke Nelson STAR 5 Females Top Overall Carcass $200 prize XL’s River Ivy 238, owned by Reana Villanueva Highest IMF $100 prize XL’s River Ivy 238, owned by Reana Villanueva Highest REA/CWT $100 prize Lazy L’s Marla, owned by David Salazar III Thank You! We would like to thank all those individuals and ranches that made the Better Beef Contest possible. Justiss Family Wunderlich Family Beau Robertson

Stacey Montano Dwayne Bronikowski Michael Hunter Cory Barrett Dr. Kady Burkman McRae Clay

Nancy Wunderlich Pete Wunderlich Heather & Kevin Blewett Brian Bruner Reagan & Michael Sims Red Doc Farm

Strait Ranches Harris Farms Buena Vida Cattle Tinney Farms Hefte Ranch Running R. Cattle Co.

Kade Thigpen Devlin Reese Sampson Baca

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