South Carolina Angus Association News
November 3, 2006
Windy Bartee
The frost is on the pumpkins and the nights are crisp with cold. The leaves are at their best and so are our Angus as they parade around the show ring. The Angus part of the South Carolina State Fair took place in Columbia on October 20-21, 2006.
The Open Angus show began on Friday at 10 with Judge Dr. Clinton Rusk from West Lafayette, IN.
The heifer class winners of the Open Beef Angus were Katie Pruitt, Breann Steadman, Tim McCauley, Drake Yon, Teddi Steadman, John Petty, Cory Watt, and Sally Yon.
The junior calf champion, Werner Lady 146 was owned by Breann Steadman. Elizabeth Edmunds owned Edmunds Elba 404B the reserve junior calf champion. Drake Yon showed the senior calf champion, Yon Hazel S142. His brother, Corbin Yon, stood second with the reserve senior calf champion, Yon Hazel S99.
Intermediate female champion, Dameron Miss Emulous, was owned by Teddi Steadman. John Petty showed Edmunds EXT Maid 657E and won reserve intermediate champion.
Champion senior yearling female, Yon Burgess R353, earned the purple rosette for Sally Yon. Cory Watt picked up the pink rosette for reserve champion senior yearling female with Mull Meadow Topsy 2175. The grand champion female was Werner Lady 146, owned by Breann Steadman. Teddi Steadman owned the reserve grand champion female, Dameron Miss Emulous.
In the Open Angus Bull department the class winners were Louis Inzeo, John Wesley Edmunds, and Louis Inzeo again. Louis Inzeo had the champion junior bull with WPF Chip Off the Block. John Wesley Edmunds won the reserve champion junior bull with E Scotch Spectrum 68E. John Wesley Edmunds also won the champion senior bull with Edmunds New Power 2335. Reserve champion senior bull was Cedar Creek Rito 2540 owned by Ted Bourne of Donalds, SC. Louis Inzeo won the grand champion bull with WHF Gang Buster. Reserve grand champion bull, Edmunds New Power 2335, was owned by John Wesley Edmunds. Elizabeth Edmunds of Clover won junior get-of-sire. Drake Yon won Breeder Six Head.
The Saturday Angus junior show began at 5:30 with Judge Dr. Alan Miller from Leroy, IL. The juniors who won their classes were Drake Yon, Breann Steadman, Chisholm Clark, Cory Watt, Teddi Steadman, Cory Watt- again, Sally Yon, and Savannah Groce. Breanne Steadman won the senior calf champion female. Cory Watt got the pink rosette for the reserve senior calf champion female. Intermediate champion was won by Teddi Steadman. Cory Watt won reserve intermediate champion. Savannah Groce won the champion senior yearling female. Sally Yon won the reserve champion senior yearling female. The grand champion was Teddi Steadman. The reserve grand champion was Breann Steadman.
Showmanship came at the end of that busy day. Drake Yon won the junior showmanship. Sally Yon won the senior showmanship. Another winner at the fair was a SC Junior Angus member. Benjamin Jackson won a 2006 South Carolina State Fair Academic Scholarship selected from hundreds of applicants. Fifty scholarship recipients were selected from SC based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities, citizenship, and need. Each recipient will receive a $2,000 academic scholarship for the 2006-2007 school year.
Showmanship comes into mind with the new additions department. Steve and Jessica McPhail are proud to show off their first child with the birth of their daughter and Angus enthusiast, Samantha Anne McPhail, on Oct 27th at 11:39 AM. She weighed 7lbs. 5oz. and was 19 1/2 in. long. Mom and baby are fine. (Does this mean Daddy is stressed out?)
Halloween brought out more showing of the McPhail clan with the Georgia branch. Beth McPhail Dudley proudly displayed her son, Will Dudley, alias “Charlie Brown.” (See photo.)
Along with the fairs some sales went on this fall as advertised in our last newsletter.
Oct. 9-Spotlight Sale: 35 lots totaled $122,925, average $3,512
Oct. 14- Edisto Forage Bull Sale 45 bulls totaled $110,150, average $2,447.78
Oct. 29-Black Grove Angus Sale: 60 lots totaled $279,000, average $4,650
Nov. 4-Yon Family Farm Sale: 127 lots totaled $344,550, average $2,713
Sale broken down by breed and sex:
63 Angus bulls grossed $173,400 to average $2752
64 Angus Females grossed $173,150 to average $2702
9 Charolais Females grossed $16,450 to average $1828
Getting ready for another sale the officers and directors of the South Carolina Angus Association met on Sunday, November 5, at 4 PM at Logan’s Roadhouse in Greenville. They were working on the details for the March 16-17, 2007, Carolina Angus Futurity. Danny Winchester could not be present because he had just had back surgery. Kevin Yon was busy delivering cattle after his sale. The SCAA officers and directors will next meet after the bull sale at Clemson on February 3, 2007.
Each November the American Angus Association holds the annual meeting in Louisville, KY, in conjunction with the Angus part of the NAILE. The delegates elected to represent SC will convene on November 13th with delegates from all over the US to elect new officers and directors for the American Angus Association. This year the delegates for SC are Kevin Yon, Ridge Spring; Walter Shealy III, Newberry and Ted R. Bartee, Clover. The alternates are Evelyn G. Edmunds, Clover; Ted S. Bourne, Donalds; and Michael Scharberg, Lynchburg.
The leaves may be past their peak color as our representatives drive back through the mountains from Louisville hoping for some late “leaf peeking.” Some of the mountain peaks may actually show a dusting of snow instead. As skiers begin to dream of their winter wonderland weekends on the slopes, the Angus may be “herd” on high as they graze along the hilltops. Your shopping days are numbered. Merry Christmas!
If you have news to include in the SC Angus news, please contact Windy Bartee at 803-222-7533 or tumblet8@bellsouth.net. SCAA has a web site at www.scangus.org. Banner ads may run there for $50/month plus a set up fee. Dues for SCAA are $20 and may be sent to SCAA secretary c/o Windy Bartee, 1717 St. Paul Church Rd., Clover, SC 29710.
