These junior members received their Gold Award at the 2026 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 17 in Louisville, Ky. Pictured from left are Ella Brooks, Prophetstown, Ill.; Kaitlyn Burns, Bosworth, Mo.; Creed Caldwell, Parker, Kan.; Anne Dameron, Towanda, Ill.; Brooklyn Davis, Winchester, Va.; Tori DeMeyer, Buchanan, Mich.; Ashton Dillow, Villa Ridge, Ill.; Eric Driscoll, Williamsburg, Iowa; Ben Forbes, Zachary, La.; Sam Grieman, Perry, Iowa; JessaLynn Hudson, Belvidere, Neb.; Hannah Jones, Flora, Miss.; Reese Anderson, Chrisman, Ill.; Rosalind Kidwell, Gentryville, Ind.; Ava Leibfried, Platteville, Wis.; Adam Miller, Gridley, Ill.; Eliza Patchin, Mitchellville, Iowa; Bryanna Smith, Russell Springs, Ky.; Kilye Winge, Cisco, Texas; and Lauren Wolter, Aviston, Ill. Photo by Next Level Images.

Kylee Mumford, Otter Lake, represented Michigan at the 2026 National Junior Angus Showmanship Contest, held in conjunction with the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), July 16-17 in Louisville, Ky. Forty-six youth from across the country and Canada competed for top honors in the 60th annual event. Photo by Next Level Images.

Michigan won second place in the senior steak division during the All-American Certified Angus Beef® (CAB) Cook-Off at the 2026 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), July 13 in Louisville, Ky. Pictured from left are Wyatt Fuss, Alto; Kylee Mumford, Otter Lake; Tori DeMeyer and Katelyn Dargus, both of Buchanan. They prepared “Barbie’s Certified Angus Beef® Pink Steak Pasta.” The Amercian Angus Auxiliary sponsored the event. Photo by Next Level Images.

Seldom Rest Farms, Niles, Mich., won the Premier Breeder Award, Best-Six-Head and Produce of Dam with Seldom Rest Cassandra 9060 at the 2026 Atlantic National Super Point Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show, May 24 in Timonium, Md. Photo by Next Level Images.

Seldom Rest Blackjack 507N won reserve grand champion bred-and-owned bull at the 2026 Atlantic National Regional Preview Junior Angus Show, May 22-23 in Timonium, Md. Everly Foster, Niles, Mich., owns the October 2025 son of KR Casino 6243. He first claimed fall calf champion. Jeff Gooden, Oak Grove, Mo, evaluated the owned females, bred-and-owned females, bred-and-owned bulls, cow-calf pair and steers. Scott Greiner, Blacksburg, Va., evaluated the phenotype and genotype females. Photo by Next Level Images.

M C Caesar 3109 won grand champion bull at the 2026 Dixie National Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show, Feb. 21 in Jackson, Miss. Clifford Bush & Sons, Britton, S.D.; Seldom Rest Farms, Niles, Mich.; and Zach McCall, Greenville, Va., own the October 2023 son of Riverstone Vegas 49H. He earlier won senior champion. Mitch Udell, Sioux City, Iowa, evaluated the 66 entries.

M C Caesar 3109 won grand champion bull at the 2026 Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show’s Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show, Jan. 31 in Fort Worth, Texas. Clifford Bush & Sons, Britton, S.D.; Seldom Rest Farms, Niles, Mich.; and Zach McCall, Greenville, Va., own the October 2023 son of Riverstone Vegas 49H. He first claimed senior champion. Garrett Lampe, Petersburg, Ill., evaluated the 68 entries.

M C Caesar 3109 won grand champion bull at the 2026 National Western Stock Show’s Super Point Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show, Jan. 17 in Denver, Colo. Clifford Bush & Sons, Britton, S.D.; Seldom Rest Farms, Niles, Mich.; and Zach McCall, Greenville, Va., own the October 2023 son of Riverstone Vegas 49H. He earlier won senior champion. Alan Miller, Gridley, Ill., judge, and Kurt Meyer, Onarga, Ill., assistant judge, evaluated the 165 entries. Photo by Legacy Livestock Imaging.

From left: Dan and Lisa Moser, son-in-law and daughter; Kathleen Hawkins, wife; David Hawkins; Jennifer Hawkins, daughter; and Mark McCully, American Angus Association CEO.