4-H Cattle Show at the Logan County Fair

[August 07, 2026]  The annual 4-H Beef Show was held at the Logan County Fair on Thursday, August 6th. This show allows participants to present their cattle for judging. The show started with the steers before moving on to the heifers, and ended with three classes of showmanship: junior, intermediate, and senior.

This year’s judge was Preston Rhode. Rhode grew up raising cattle on a farm in Central Illinois. He also shows pigs at various competitions. Rhode received a bachelor’s degree in animal science at Oklahoma State University, and is pursuing a Master’s degree from the University of Illinois.

As competitors showed their animals, Rhode would take time examining them. He viewed them from a distance and up close. He would then explain why he chose each winner. Rhode would describe what he liked about each animal and provide constructive feedback on what could be improved.

Miss Logan County Fair, Grace Carter, arrived near the start of the show to hand out ribbons and banners to the winners of each class and category. Carter stayed for the duration of the event.

The steer show began with the Black Angus cattle, followed by the Hereford, Shorthorn, Simmental, any other breed, and then commercial heifers. Competitors brought each animal into the barn and did one lap before organizing themselves, and their steer, facing the entrance door. Some classes had just one or two while others had half a dozen or more. The competitors would line their cattle up one after the other, sometimes having to take a short lap if their animal needed to be moved.

After each class, Rhode explained what he liked about each steer and assigned first place and beyond depending on entrants. Winners of each class then returned to be chosen as champion and reserve champion steer of their category.

The following are the champion and reserve champion winners for each steer category:

● Black Angus:
○ Champion: Kaden Entwistle
○ Reserve Champion: Madisen Wurth

● Hereford:
○ Champion: Tucker Garey
○ Reserve Champion: Ryder Conrady

● Shorthorn:
○ Champion: Kane Komnick
○ Reserve Champion: Brantley Conrady

● Simmental:
○ Champion: Palmer Foran
○ Reserve Champion: Wyatt Gleason

● Any Other Breed/Crossbred/Non-Papered:
○ Champion: Sydnei Ford
○ Reserve Champion: Madisen Wurth

● Commercial Heifers:
○ Champion: Jayce Goodman
○ Reserve Champion: Madisen Wurth

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At the end of the steer show, a grand champion and reserve grand champion steer were chosen from all the winning cattle. This year’s grand champion is Kaden Entwistle and the reserve grand champion is Grayson Foran. The British breeds champion was Entwistle while Kane Komnick brought home reserve.

A few minutes after the steer show, the heifer show began. Categories included Black Angus, Red Angus, Hereford, Shorthorn, Simmental, and then papered other breeds.

Much like the steer show, participants led their heifer on a lap around the barn to be judged. A champion and reserve champion were chosen for each of the categories as well. Below are the results:

● Black Angus:
○ Champion: Kade Gleason
○ Reserve Champion: Sophia Goodman

● Red Angus:
○ Champion: Callie Carlton
○ Reserve Champion: Wil Steiger

● Hereford:
○ Champion: Kaden Entwistle
○ Reserve Champion: Kaden Entwistle

● Shorthorn:
○ Champion: Amelia Clemens
○ Reserve Champion: Cash Tomlinson

● Simmental:
○ Champion: Raylon Schreiner
○ Reserve Champion: Harper Bell

● Papered Other Breeds:
○ Champion: Kennadie Finchum
○ Reserve Champion: Cash Tomlinson

A supreme champion and reserve supreme champion were chosen among all the heifers. This year’s Supreme Champion Female is Kaden Entwistle, and the Reserve Supreme Champion Female is Kennadie Finchum.

The final area of judging was the showmanship portion. There were three classes including junior (for kids ages 8-10), intermediate (for kids 11-14), and senior (for kids 15-19). Mason Short was chosen as the junior champion, Cash Tomlinson as the intermediate champion, and Kennadie Finchum as the senior champion.

[Matt Boutcher]

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