Kade Roeder Our family had an
our cross-country team and let me show his Simmental heifer, while my dad and I took cattle to the show. I’m glad once I made the grand drive with both heifers the rest of my family (mom, brothers: Colt and Kyler) drove up after cross country practice to watch and help me show. Although I enjoy playing sports, showing cattle is my favorite activity. We are lucky to work with and learn from a great group of people, including my uncle Jon DeClerck and Willie Weis and his family and crew. These people have helped made our success possible and taught me how to fit cattle, which is one of my favorite parts of showing. I’ve worked hard and have fit a leg on every heifer we’ve shown since junior nationals. •
incredible day at the open show at World Beef Expo. We were fortunate to win Supreme Champion with our Simmental heifer, while our Charolais was 4th overall. My twin brother Colt and I are 11, we live in Aledo, Illinois and this is our 3rd year showing. The experience has taught us numerous lessons including it takes hard work and collaboration to accomplish our goals. Beyond showing, we are active in wrestling, baseball, and cross country which keeps us very busy. I believe it’s important to work together, which is why our family always acts as a team. Sometimes we have to divide and conquer like we did at World Beef Expo. Colt decided to stay and help
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Colt Roeder My show career has
and Junior Shows. I’ve learned a lot about responsibility and work ethic from showing cattle. My family spends a great deal of time together in the barn and we each have specific roles and work together as a team. My parents have taught us that we win as a family and each of us plays a part. I’ve been lucky to meet many friends and mentors showing livestock. Many of the individual’s that help my family are people that I look up to. When I get older, I hope to be a role model for others like they are to me. •
taught me, it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to accomplish my goals. Since I participate in several sports and activities, I must work hard to balance my time properly. Although I’ve shown at several state and national shows, my favorite experiences include receiving 4th Nationals and showing at the American Royal, where I was lucky enough to have the Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer in both the Open overall purebred at Simmental Junior
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