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To the livestock exhibitors and long-time supporters of the National Western, As NWSS President and CEO, I want to reassure you that the 2022 Stock Show is back and open at full capacity. Show management, our staff, and thousands of volunteers are excited to open our doors January 8-23, 2022. The 116th NWSS will make its mark in history as we celebrate the grand opening of the new Yards and Stockyards Event Center. Constructed on the same historic site,

suites, and a new bar to grab a cold drink from. Our friends at Walton Webcasting and CCI.live will broadcast all shows and sales in the Yards and Hill, and Legacy Livestock Imaging is our official livestock show photographer. The exhibitor experience is a high priority, and we are eager to share some new events and programs with you. We’re excited to host three hospitality parties in the new Stockyards Event Center. Friday, January 7, kicks off our first celebration event with a whole evening of music, food, and fun for the family. Throughout the show, the weekly parties are scheduled to welcome each wave of exhibitors. We’ve also launched a new online entry system to improve both the exhibitor and management experience. Entries are now open and are due November 20. A friendly reminder that junior heifers must be in the junior exhibitor’s name by December 1, and the late entry cut-off is December 10. Entries can be made at https:// livestockentry.nationalwestern.com The city of Denver continues to be open, with many businesses only suggesting that those unvaccinated should consider wearing a mask. We plan to follow suit at our show and not ask for proof of vaccination or require a mask to enter the grounds. It’s a privilege to host you all at the National Western Stock Show this January 2022. We look forward to welcoming our livestock friends back to Denver. Best Wishes and continued success, Paul Andrews President & CEO

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FIVE //What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given? That’s a tough question, I have been given a lot of great advice over the years. My dad always said, “It’s your name, make the best of it!” SIX //What is your most memorable judging experience? I have had several great experiences, however, the one that stands out is the 2020 National Western Steer Show. SEVEN // You are also involved in the Bucking Bull Industry. Howdid you get into that and howdoes it meshwith your cattle operation? The Bucking Bull industry has been really good to us. We began by buying a few top young bulls and some elite females, which began an extensive ET program. We have been fortunate to own several great bulls and fortunate to have owned most of their dams. Our bucking bull program would not be possible without our great friends at D&H Cattle Co. Our partners Dillon & HD Page are the best in the business and they manage all the bulls. We help them in marketing and sale productions. EIGHT //Who has been the biggest influence/mentor on your life? I have had several great mentors but my dad ranks number one.

ONE //What is your involvement in the livestock industry? I have been involved in the cattle business my entire life. I was raised on a ranch and began showing at nine years old. I currently own Buck Cattle Co. along with my wife Brenda and daughter Bailey. We raise Maine-Anjou, Herefords and Bucking Bulls. TWO //What inspired you to be a judge? I really never thought about being a judge until I was asked for the first time several years ago. THREE //What makes a good judge? I believe a person who has been involved in the industry and has experience feeding and selecting cattle for their operation has an advantage on evaluating cattle. You can learn a lot from failure and success. FOUR //What will be your approach to judging the Steer Show at the 2021 NAILE? I have watched the NAILE Steer Show numerous times over the years and I know the quality will be there. My approach is simple but challenging, find the steer that fits me the best. I will be looking for a market ready steer with muscle shape, body, sound structure, with balance and eye appeal.

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What takes two farm kids from Maryland and catapults them to multiple National Champion Titles in both the Livestock Judging & Show Arenas? A combination of fierce competitiveness, family and love for what they do. “If you love it that much, there’s zero reason you cannot accomplish it.” Chris and Randy Mullinix’s lives are our version of the American Dream. They grew up 30 minutes West of Baltimore and 1 hour outside of Washington D.C. They were raised on a farm family consisting of their mom Charlotte, dad Gene, three older siblings, Doug, Mark and Beth, and younger brother Patrick. 100% of the Mullinix family’s income came from their work in Agriculture. They worked the land and the majority of their dad’s day-to-day was spent working their two grain elevators. Chris and Randy’s passion, however, was on the animal side of it. The Mullinix’s primarily raised cattle. They did not feed the huge numbers like you see out West, but for their area, it was a relatively large feed yard along with a smaller cow herd. Chris and Randy started building their Hereford breeding program at the age of 10 or 11. They worked on everything together from such a young age, including making the mating decisions for their operation. Chris reflects how they fell flat on their face growing up, but they never settled for average. If they were going to do

something, they were raised to do it right. With every failure, they went back to the drawing board to come back stronger. The pair never showed outside of Maryland until they attended their first Junior National Hereford Expo in 1987. They exhibited three head. All three stood at the bottom of their classes. They went home, however, not with their tail between their legs, but with a plan. Through hard work and dedication, the next time they exhibited at JNHE, it was with a 2nd place finish and Top 10 Showmanship Honors. In fact, after winning the Quiz Bowl as a team of two (as they were the only exhibitors from Maryland), the Hereford’s made a rule requiring a three-man team. Their mentality to always better themselves and achieve their goals has led them to be two very influential people in our industry today. Chris and Randy were as fierce a pair of competitors as you will ever be around. “The first person I tried to beat every day of my life was my brother [Randy] and he did the same with me. I am proud of that. We ultimately chose different paths in the livestock industry, but I strongly believe that a great deal of the success we both have had can be attributed to that part of our life” Chris reflected.

T his competitive the 4-H State Judging team at the age of 15 he then dedicated his final year in 4-H to Dairy Judging on one of the country’s most elite Dairy judging programs [as he was unable to compete in livestock judging after making the state team at a younger age]. Then he set his sights on a 4-Year University as Ag Programs at the Junior College level were non- existent in his part of the country. A big influence in his life was Dr. nature did not begin and end in the show ring. Once Chris knew there was an opportunity to compete in livestock judging, he was all in. After being on

Scott Schaake. Around the time that Chris was on his State’s 4-H Livestock Judging Team, Schaake was working on his PhD at the University of Kentucky while also serving as the University’s livestock judging coach. In that same time frame, he was the judge at the Maryland State Fair. Mullinix admired how Schaake evaluated livestock, who he was as a person, and it was definitely something that intrigued him to look into a program Schaake was coaching [the University of Kentucky at that time] and seek his advice. After looking into multiple options, Chris decided that Kansas State University was the right fit for him. As fate would have it, when Chris started as a Freshman at K-State, Dr. Scott Schaake received the job as the

“I had an administration that gave me an opportunity at 22/23 years old, gave me my first job I ever had, to take the reins of that livestock judging program and build it how I saw fit. I didn’t realize how lucky I was at the time, but I sure do now. Boy did we have an amazing run. Some of my best friends were also my students. The list of people that I have had the opportunity to coach, now to see what they are doing in their own careers, in the livestock business and judging major shows has been pretty cool.” Chris explained. In 2013, Mullinix made the move from El Dorado to Manhattan where he still serves as the Livestock Judging Coach for K-State. Last November, he led that team to victory as the National Champion Livestock Judging Team. The win made Chris the third person in history to win the National Championship as an individual, on a team and as a coach. Joining Dr. Scott Greiner and his mentor and former coach Dr. Scott Schaake with the historic feat. When asked what’s next, Chris said, “I just don’t know any more if there is another step in this part of my career that can outdo the two that I have been fortunate to have. I hope we can continue to do the same things that K-State has been built on long before I was here. The things that Dr. Don Good [K-State Livestock Judging Coach 1948-1966] helped to put into place that Dr. Scott Schaake continued to build upon. I just feel lucky to be the next person asked to maintain that tradition. I feel very fortunate from a

next Livestock Judging Coach there. “A couple of years later when it was my turn to become a member of that team, I got to have him as my coach as well. It’s amazing how things come together, and I felt very very fortunate that I was able to work with him and learn from him as well.” Chris stated. “Maybe a little Divine intervention landed me where I am [in Kansas].” Chris was a member of the 1995 K-State’s National Champion Livestock Judging Team while also being named High Individual. Throughout his stint at K-State, he

was a member of the Dairy Judging Team, Wool Judging Team, Livestock Judging Team, AGR and multiple Student Organizations. Many opportunities were presented to Chris due to his decision to go to K-State. One of which was being offered the head judging coach position at Butler Community College right out of college. He spent 16 years in El Dorado where he coached multiple National Champion Livestock Judging Teams and influenced countless individuals who have gone on to make their own marks on the livestock industry.

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career standpoint the place that I am in and the things it has afforded me to do. I hope we can continue to build on that, continue to bring great people here to K-State and knock out a couple more National Championships before it’s all said and done.” Chris is a leader in the livestock arena, a coach, a husband to his wife Elissa and a father to his three children Mason, Kinsley and Cameron. As he reflected on his life, his accomplishments, and his new role as a show dad with his oldest son starting to show, the competitiveness, family and love that drive him day-in and day-out are evident. Last November, when his team was named National Champions at Louisville, it was the first awards banquet that his parents had missed since he started coaching – and they would have been there if it had been opened to everyone. “At 46-years-old my parents still show up. That’s how much it means to my family.” Chris stated.

R andy’s love for cattle intensified the older he got. He was a very good student and was on the course to pre-med until he met Dan Hoge. At the age of 15, Randy was a member of the Maryland State 4-H Livestock Judging team where he finished in the Top 10 at the National Contest. After the contest, Hoge would check-in with him every 3-4 months. It took convincing of Randy’s dad to be on board with the Junior College route. “Where we came from in Maryland there are so many four-year colleges… it’s a different mindset than the Midwest. He [my dad] was dead against it [going to a Junior College]. The beginning of that Summer he came out to Kewanee with me, and we spent a day with Dan Hoge - and that’s all it took. It’s amazing how it progressed to Chris being a Junior College teacher – that’s how quickly your mindsets can change.” Randy shared. “It changed my life forever. If I had never met Dan Hoge at that 4-H Judging Contest, who knows. We farmed and I obviously would have in some form or fashion had something to do with Agriculture and something to do with cattle. But, per say, that I would be this intensely into the Purebred Hereford business and do this, probably not.” Following his tenure at Black Hawk, Randy followed in his brother Chris’ footsteps and graduated from Kansas State University. “We always had a fascination with K-State. My dad would always tell this story about years ago, back in the late 50s, when my Granddad showed carloads of fat steers. He would go to the Eastern National Livestock Show. Penn State, back in that time when Herman Purdy was there, was where it

was at. In 1957, my Granddad’s carload of Hereford steers beat Penn State and Don Good from Kansas State was the judge. For us, living out in Maryland, from that Don Good deal we inherently had a love for Kansas State.” After college, Randy settled into the Midwest starting out with a handful of cows. He began with custom fitting as a means to get his genetics out there. Randy was then fortunate to be given the opportunity to start working with Tennessee River Music on their daughter Randa’s show string. With the ability to concentrate on one large custom fitting client, he quickly grew their cow numbers to over 150. When Randa’s Junior Career concluded, so did his custom fitting days. Randy has a deep love for the purebred cattle business. “Whether it’s the Hereford business or any of the purebred businesses, the people are awesome. It’s a family atmosphere. I sit here and talk about what I could have been doing and I can’t imagine myself anywhere else.” Over the years, Randy and his wife Jamie have made a name for themselves in the Hereford breed with their operation, Purple Reign Cattle Company. What started as a passion as a teenager has combined with his competitiveness and fundamental desire to do well at what he does has produced industry leading donors, sires, and National Champions. He has spent his career enhancing the Hereford breed to give them the respect he always knew they deserved. His goal has always been to raise incredible beef cattle. More important than the cattle, however, are the people to Randy. “It’s amazing how a bovine can make human beings become a family. These four-legged creatures can intertwine human lives.”

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The competitiveness between Chris and Randy has only gotten stronger over the years. With that competitiveness comes respect. They drive each other to be the absolute best that they can be. “Quite honestly, if you look back 30 plus years ago, the odds are probably completely stacked against two kids from Maryland ever doing the things that we are doing. And yet, if you want it, work hard at it, in the right environment, with the right people around you, then there is no reason you can’t, and shouldn’t, accomplish whatever you put your mind to. Don’t ever let anyone stand in your way or tell you can’t accomplish it. The two of us [Randy & I] are prime examples of people who had found what we loved and made careers out of it that most people would have said could never have happened.” Said Chris. “If you love it, go for it.”

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or as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to be a Cowboy. My earliest memories consist of gathering cows riding on a horse called Roan with my grandpa Jim during the day and then coming inside at night to play farm on the spread my brother Cody and I created with every kind of wooden cow and Breyer horse ever made. Seems fitting now to be coaching the Cowboys at The University of Wyoming. I showed my first heifer at the National Western when I was seven and was awestruck. In the stadium arena under the bright lights representing our ranch and our cattle, I still don’t know if there is a cooler feeling in the world. Later that summer I trailed a dark red steer 11 miles down the Pryor Mountains in Montana during a fall gather at the ranch.

We gathered all day and trailed all night. I was absolutely exhausted, but I got to the bottom and knew I was going to show that steer. We named him Pryor and took him all over the country. My mom still claims that steer was one of the best we ever showed. After the conclusion of the county fair that year, a man named Dean Link approached my mom and dad about my brother Cody and I being on the Elbert County Livestock Judging Team that next year. I often think back to what a pivotal moment in my life that was. The program exploded over the next ten years and we were able to experience some amazing things. Under the guidance of Dean Link

and Garrett Miller, two people I owe so much of my life to, we were fortunate enough to win contests like Louisville, Denver, and The Royal Highland Show. More importantly however, they instilled in us a foundation for success in life that we still reap the benefits from today. Early on we did not buy steers, we showed steers that did not make the cut as bulls at the ranch. And that worked for a little while, until it did not. I remember standing dead last in class at my county fair with Dan Hoge judging and thinking this will never happen again. Only my mom and dad could tell you if that was all part of

the plan, but I do think they knew that if we were to achieve the kind of success that only comes from hard work, we would have to know what true failure felt like and never allow that to happen. I went to my dad later that week and told him the only way I was going to show steers was if we went and bought a fancy one. He would probably tell you that was the beginning of the end, but I remember the smile on his face. It has been a wild ride since then. Judging at Northeastern Junior College under Ben Cooley and Colorado State University under Shane Bedwell was a blast. I hold both of those gentlemen in the

highest regard and am proud to call them my friends. Now I will not tell you that they never had to line us out some, but they gave us everything they had to make us the best livestock evaluators and best people that they could. I will forever be in their debt for that. So no doubt I loved showing and I loved judging. I still do both today and enjoy every time I get to walk in the ring to do either. I have been fortunate enough to have judged across the United States and Mexico and have raised some bulls, heifers, and steers that I am proud of. But giving back as a coach and now having kids of my own that are showing has far exceeded feelings I felt before. Watching a young person work tirelessly to achieve their goals lights a fire in my soul. My students dedicate their life to this activity and I love it. I feed off of it. It means far more to me to have a recruit call and commit to judge for my program than any ribbon I ever won when I was judging. It has been extra special that I will have coached both of my brothers. Cody judged for Shane and I at Colorado State and my youngest brother Justin judged for me both at NJC and now at UW. Coaching them has been an honor and certainly pushed me to elevate my game. One of my all-time favorite memories is winning the American Royal when I judged at CSU and being able to take a picture with Cody, who finished 3rd Overall when he judged for Blinn. Cody wins San Antonio while judging for us at CSU and then Justin comes along and wins Sioux Falls. Pretty neat moments for me as

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