Lay Farms

Champions


We are always proud of our customers when they find success in the showring with their calves from Lay Farms. Below are a few of our recent winners. We thank you for purchasing cattle from us and congratulate you on your championships!

2023 Champions

Champion FFA Market Heifer

2023 Nebraska State Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Mikeayla Samuelson

Reserve Champion Mainetainer Steer

2023 Nebraska Classic Pop Up Event
Purchased and Shown by: Hailey Petersen

Champion Mainetainer

2023 Champions in The Valley
Purchased and Shown by: Addison Wilson

Champion Market Beef

2023 WY Uinta County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Dylan Behunin

Reserve Champion Market Heifer

2023 Adams County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Claire Schiedler

Champion Market Heifer
Overall Elite Market

2023 Adams County Faire
Purchased and Shown by: Mikeayla Samuelson

Champion Market Heifer
Reserve Champion Overall Market Animal

2023 Webster County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: the Ord Family

Reserve Champion Division 1 Steer

2023 Kearney County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Hailey Petersen

Champion Maintainer

2023 Burt County Progress Show
Reserve Champion Mainetainer
2023 Primetime Preview
Purchased and Shown by: The Pospisil Family

Reserve Champion Maine Anjou

2023 Burt County Progress Show
Purchased and Shown by: The Spangler Family

Champion Maine Anjou

2023 Saunders County Progress Show
Reserve Champion Maine Anjou
2023 St. Paul Progress Show
Purchased and Shown by: The Spangler Family

Reserve Champion Chianina

2023 Saunders County Progress Show
Purchased and Shown by: The Spangler Family

Reserve Champion Maine Angus Breeding Heifer

2023 Mid-Nebraska Spring Beef Show
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

3rd Overall Market Heifer

2023 Mid-Nebraska Spring Beef Show
Purchased and Shown by: Mikeayla Samuelson

2022 Champions

 
Reserve Champion Division Heifer Calf ( Mainetainer)

2022 Mid-America Stock Show, Jr. and Open Show
Purchased and Shown by: the Blessin Family

 
Reserve Champion Prospect Mainetainer Steer

2022 Nebraska Classic Fall Addition
Purchased and Shown by: the Petersen Family

Champion Commercial Heifer and Champion Prospect Commercial Heifer and 6th Overall breeding Heifer

2022 Nebraska Classic Fall Addition
Purchased and Shown by: Addison Wilson

Champion Breeding Heifer

Jewell County Fair 2022
Overall Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer
Colby Community College Classic Spring 2022 Livestock Show
Purchased and Shown by: the Frost Family

Reserve Champion District Breeding Heifer

2022 Cornhusker Showdown
Purchased and Shown by: Addison Wilson

Reserve Champion Market Beef

2022 Northwest Kansas District Free Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Adelynn Dorn

Reserve Champion FFA Breeding Heifer

2022 Thayer County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Logan Schmidt

Reserve Champion Overall Breeding Heifer

2022 Nuckolls County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Champion Crossbred Steer

2022 Webster County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Brynlee Alber

Reserve Champion British Breed Steer

2022 Fremont 4H beef Expo
Purchased and Shown by: Paxton Spangler

Reserve National Champion Gelbvieh Steer

2022 Gelbvieh Jr. Nationals
Purchased and Shown by: Brynlee Alber

Reserve Champion Maine Market Heifer

2022 Nebraska Jr. Beef Expo
Purchased and Shown by: Kiley Ayres

Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer

2022 Champions of the Valley
Purchased and Shown by: Addison Wilson

Reserve Champion Polled Hereford Heife

2022 Boone County Beef-Arama
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Champion Hereford Market Steer

2022 Saunders County Beef Progress Show
Purchased and Shown by: Paxton Spangler

Overall Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer

2022 South Central Livestock Expo
Purchased and Shown by: Addison Wilson

Champion Commercial Heifer

2022 Colby Community College Classic Spring Livestock Show
Purchased and Shown by: Devyn Frost

2021 Champions

 
Champion AOB Steer

2021 AGR Winter Preview
Purchased and Shown by: Shay Pospisil

 
Champion Balancer Steer

2021 NE Cattlemen's Classic Fall Edition
Purchased and Shown by: Brenlee Alber

Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer

2021 NE Cattlemen's Classic Fall Edition
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Reserve Champion Hereford Ring 2

2021 Sneak a Peek
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Reserve Champion Polled Hereford Ring 1 Champion Polled Hereford Ring 2

2021 Sneak a Peek
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Reserve Champion Overall Chianina Heifer

2021 NE State Fair Open Show
Purchased and Shown by: Tara Lee Hudson

Reserve Champion FFA Chianina Heifer

2021 NE State Fair Open Show
Purchased and Shown by: Tara Lee Hudson

Champion Angus

2021 Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic Pop Up Event
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Champion Polled Hereford
Supreme Overall Breeding Heifer

2021 Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic Pop Up Event
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Reserve Champion Maintainer

2021 Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic Pop up Event
Purchased and Shown by: Brinley McNeil

Supreme Champion Breeding Heifer

2021 Thayer County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Tara Lee Hudson

Champion Division 1 Steer

2021 Kearney County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Caleb Schwenka

Top 10 Steer

2021 Morgan County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Kaydence Wardell

Supreme Champion Market Beef

2021 Northwest Kansas District Free Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Natalie Dorn

Reserve Champion Overall Breeding Heifer

2021 Webster County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Brinley McNeill

Champion Commercial Breeding Heifer

2021 Clay County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Jason Brockman

Champion Owned Steer
Reserve Champion Supreme Market Animal

2021 Nuckolls County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Cody Funk

Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer

2021 Nuckolls County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Supreme Champion Breeding Heifer

2021 Nuckolls County Fair

Champion Market Heifer and 3rd overall Market Animal

2021 Champions in the Valley Show
Purchased and Shown by: the McNeill Family!

Reserve Champions Polled Hereford Heifer

2021 Champions in the Valley Show
Purchased and Shown by: the Porter Family!

Reserve Champion Maintainer Breeding Heifer

2021 Champions in the Valley Show
Purchased and Shown by: the McNeill Family!

Reserve Champion Maintainer

2021 South Central Livestock Expo
Purchased and Shown by: Brinley McNeil and Famliy

Champion Polled Hereford and 7th Overall Breeding Heifer

2021 Saunders County Beef Show
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Reserve Champion Maine

2021 Saunders County Beef Show
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Champion Hereford Heifer

2021 Northern Exposure Steer & Heifer Show
Purchased and Shown by: Porter Family

Champion Polled Hereford

2021 Hoof and Hide Prime Time Preview
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Reserve Champion Maine

2021 Hoof and Hide Prime Time Preview
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Champion Polled Hereford Heifer And 4th Overall Breeding Heifer

2021 York Hamilton Cattlemen's Progress Show
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Champion Angus Heifer

2021 York Hamilton Cattlemen's Progress Show
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Res Champion Maine Heifer

2021 York Hamilton Cattlemen's Progress Show
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Champion Polled Hereford Heifer

2021 Mid NE Spring Beef Show
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Reserve Division Champion Polled Hereford

2021 The Big Red Beef Show Ring B
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

2020 Champions

Reserve Champion Maintainer

2020 Nebraska State Fair Open Class Show
Purchased by: the Nelson Family
Shown by: Tyler Lay

Champion Steer
Champion Overall Market Animal

2020 Northwest Kansas District Free Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Natalie Dorn

Supreme Champion Breeding Heifer

2020 Northwest Kansas District Free Fair
Purchased by: the Dorn Family
Shown by: Adelynn Dorn

Reserve Champion AOB

2020 Ogle County IL Corona Classic
Purchased and Shown by: Kylee Watry

Reserve Champion Market Heifer

2020 Kearney County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Caleb Schwenka

Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer

2020 Kearney County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Cole Schwenkan

Champion Commercial Heifer

2020 Wheeler County Progress Show
2020 Red Willow Progress Show Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer
2020 Garfield County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Wryder Svoboda

Champion Commercial Heifer

2020 Clay County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Jason Brockman

Champion Maintainer Steer Reserve Champion Overall Market Animal

Wheeler County Progress Show 2020
Purchased and Shown by: Heath Keiser

Champion Maintainer Steer

2020 Champions of the Valley
Purchased and Shown by: Heath Keiser

Reserve Champion Maintainer

2020 Champions of the Valley
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

Reserve Champion Market Heifer

2020 Champions of the Valley
Purchased and Shown by: the Dorn Family

Reserve Champion Kansas Market Heifer in Both Rings

2020 The Kansas Classic
Purchased and Shown by: the Dorn Family

Reserve Champion Maintainer

2020 Showdown at the Ponderosa
Purchased and Shown by: Collins Porter

2019 Champions

Champion FFA Hereford Female

2019 NE State Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Gracie Pinckney

Champion FFA Market Animal

2019 Benton Franklin Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Delaney Pink

Reserve Champion Market Beef

2019 Northwest Kansas District Free Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Natalie Dorn

Champion Hereford Steer

2019 Hayes County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Kolton Hagar

Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer

2019 Harlan County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Tucker Drake

Reserve Division Champion Market Heifer

2019 Harlan County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Kali Drake

Champion British Breed and Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer

2019 Garfield County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Gracie Pinckney

Champion Hereford Heifer

2019 Boone County Arama
Purchased and Shown by: Gracie Pinkcney

Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer

2019 Clay County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Jason Brockman

Champion Steer and Supreme Market Animal

2019 Adams County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Mikeayla Samuelson

Champion Steer and Supreme Champion Market Animal

2019 South Central Nebraska Livestock Expo
Purchased and Shown by: Mikeayla Samuelson

Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer

2019 Cutster County Challenge
Purchased and Shown by: Gracie Pinckney

Champion Crossbred Steer

2019 Crossroads Classic Livestock Show
Purchased and Shown by: Natalie Dorn

Reserve Champion Maintainer

Crossroads Classic Livestock Show
Purchased and Shown by: Natalie Dorn

2018 Champions

Champion Hereford Steer

2018 Hayes County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Kolton Hager

Champion Market Steer Overall Elite Market Beef

2018 Dawson County Fair
Purchased and Shown by:  Heath Keiser

Reserve Champion AOB Heifer

2018 Webster County Fair
Purchased and Shown by:  Emma Anderson

Reserve Champion Market Heifer

2018 South Central NE livestock Expo 
Purchased and Shown by: Chelsea Kucera

Reserve Champion Market Steer

2018 Nuckolls County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: Chelsea Kucera

 

2017 Champions

Reserve Champion Maintainer Ring A Champion Maintainer Ring B

2017 Sneak A Peak Preview Syracuse
Purchased and Shown by: Emma Anderson

Champion A.O.B Heifer Calf Grand Champion Overall A.O.B Heifer

2017 Northern International Livestock Expo Jr. Show
Purchased and Shown by: 
Claire Sheideler

Reserve Champion A.O.B Yearling Heifer Reserve Champion Overall A.O.B Heifer Open Show

2017 Northern International Livestock Expo
Purchased and Shown by: 
Abby Lora

Reserve Champion FFA Maintainer Heifer

2017 Nebraska State Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Abby Lora

Reserve Champion FFA Chianina Heifer

2017 Nebraska State Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Cara Felber

Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer

2017 Day County Fair, South Dakota
Purchased and Shown by: 
Tom Knutson

Reserve Champion Continental Breeding Heifer

2017 Thayer County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Lacey Schmidt

Champion Market Steer

2017 Adams County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Abby Lora

Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer

2017 Adams County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Abby Lora

Champion FFA Breeding Heifer

2017 Howard County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Rylee Kosmicki

Champion Breeding Heifer

2017 Kearney County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Jacey Smidt

Reserve Champion Market Heifer

2017 Kearney County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Jacey Smidt

Champion Simmental Heifer

2017 Hall County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Jacque Johnson

Champion Chi-Maine Heifer

2017 Big Red Beef Show
Purchased and Shown by: 
Cara Felber

Reserve Champion Chianina Ring B

2017 Big Red Beef Show
Purchased and Shown by: 
Cody Luhn

Champion Balancer Heifer

2017 Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic Jr. Show
Purchased and Shown by: 
Paige Lehrkamp
Raised by: Lay Farms Show Calves/Riddle & Co

Champion Gelbvieh/Balancer Heifer

2017 Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic
Raised by: 
Lay Farms Show Calves/Riddle & Co

 

2016 Champions

Champion Chi-Maine Heifer

2016 AGR Winter Preview
Purchased and Shown by: 
Cara Felber

Reserve Champion Overall Breeding Beef

2016 Day County Fair- South Dakota
Purchased and Shown by: 
Tom Knutson

Champion British Breed Steer

2016 Wheeler County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Jessica Buckles

Champion Steer

2016 Sherman County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Evan Tuma

Champion Steer and Supreme Market Animal

2016 Adams County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Abby Lora

Champion FFA Market Steer

2016 Howard County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Cody Luhn

Reserve Champion FFA Market Heifer

2016 Howard County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Valerie Christensen

Reserve Champion Owned Steer

2016 Webster County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Austin Rose

Champion Breeding Heifer

2016 Adams County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Mikeayla Samuelson

Champion Hereford Female

2016 Henry County Fair 4H Show
Purchased and Shown by: 
Avery Knupp

Champion Commercial Heifer and Reserve Supreme Heifer

2016 NE South Central Cattlemen’s Expo
Purchased and Shown by: 
Cara Felber

Champion Market Heifer and Supreme Market Animal

2016 South Central Cattlemen’s Expo
Purchased and Shown by: 
Cara Felber

Champion Chianina Heifer

2016 York/Hamilton Cattlemen's Progress Show
Purchased and Shown by: 
Abby Lora
Sired By: Madd Dawg

Champion Chianina Steer York/Hamilton

2016 Cattlemen’s Progress Show
Purchased and Shown by: 
Abby Lora

Reserve Champion Chianina Steer - Ring A and B

2016 Big Red Beef Show
Purchased and Shown by: 
Abby Lora

2015 Champions

Reserve Champion AOB Yearling Heifer Open Class

2015 NILE
Purchased and Shown by: 
Abby Lora

Reserve Champion Maintainer 4-H Heifer

2015 NE State Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Abby Lora

Reserve Champion Jr. Heifer Calf

2015 NE State Fair Open Show
Shown by: 
Lay Family

Top Feeder Heifer and 3rd Overall Market Animal

2015 NE State Fair
Shown by: 
Lay Family

Champion Market Heifer

2015 Adams County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Mikeayla Samuelson

Champion Breeding Heifer

2015 Adams County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Abby Lora

Champion Continental Reserve Supreme Overall Breeding Heifer

2015 South Central Nebraska Livestock Expo
Purchased and Shown by: 
Cara Felber

Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer

2015 South Central Nebraska Livestock Expo
Purchased and Shown by: 
Cara Felber

 

2014 Champions

Reserve A.O.B Calf Champion

2014 Northern International Livestock Exposition
Purchased and Shown by: 
Abby Lora

Champion Maintainer Heifer

2014 Show-Rite, Rite on Target Jackpot Show
Purchased and Shown by: 
Abby Lora

Champion Open Class Jackpot Prospect Steer

2014 Nebraska State Fair
Shown by: Lay Family

4th Overall Open Class Jackpot Prospect Breeding Heifer

2014 Nebraska State Fair
Shown by: 
Lay Family

Reserve Champion FFA Market Steer

2014 California Mid State Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Branson Medeiros

Champion AOB Reserve Champion Overall Breeding Heifer

2014 Clay County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Cara Felber

Champion Market Heifer

2014 Adams County Fair
Purchased by: 
The Samuelson Family
Shown by: Mikeayla Samuelson

Champion Supreme Breeding Heifer

2014 Franklin County Fair
Purchased and Shown by: 
Madalynn Welsh

Champion Continental Reserve Champion Supreme Breeding Heifer

2014 South Central Livestock Expo
Purchased and Shown by: 
Cara Felber

Reserve Champion Market Heifer

2014 South Central Livestock Expo
Purchased by: 
The Samuelson Family
Shown by: Mikeayla Samuelson

Champion Chi-Maine Steer

2014 Mid Nebraska Spring Beef Show
Purchased and Shown by: 
Emily Keiser

Champion Spring Heifer

2014 National Western Stock Show
Raised by: 
Riddle & Co Cattle and Lay Farms Show Calves

2013 Champions

Champion Market Heifer

2013 NE Junior Angus Crossbred Market Heifer Show
Purchased by: 
The Samuelson Family
Shown by: Mikeayla Samuelson

Champion Open Class Feeder Steer Overall Prospect Market Animal

2013 Nebraska State Fair
Shown by: 
The Dethlef Family

Champion FFA Market Heifer

2013 Nebraska State Fair
Shown by: 
Tyler Lay

Reserve Champion FFA Maintainer Breeding Heifer

2013 Nebraska State Fair
Purchased by: 
The Felber Family
Shown by: Cara Felber

Champion Market Steer Grand Champion Overall Market Animal

2013 Thayer County Fair
Purchased by: 
The Mumm Family
Shown by: Macaulay Mumm

Champion Breeding Heifer

2013 Thayer County Fair
Purchased by: 
The Mumm Family
Shown by: Macaulay Mumm

Champion A.O.B Breeding Heifer Reserve Champion Overall Breeding Heifer

2013 Clay County Fair Reserve Champion Maintainer Breeding Heifer 2013 Mid-Nebraska Spring Beef Show
Shown by: 
Cara Felber

Reserve Champion Market Heifer
2013 Nebraska Big Red Beef Show
Champion Market Heifer 5th Overall Market Animal

2013 Trausch Farms In It To Win It
Shown by: 
Tyler Lay

Previous Champions

Champion Breeding Heifer

2012 Thayer County Fair
Purchased by: 
The Mumm Family
Shown by: Macaulay Mumm

Champion Market Heifer

2012 Adams County Fair
Purchased by: 
The Jacobitz Family
Shown by: Breanna Jacobitz

Champion Cow-Calf Pair Overall Supreme Breeding Animal

2012 Webster County Fair Champion Commercial Breeding Heifer 2011 Webster County Fair
Purchased by: 
The Atwater Family
Shown by: Jordyn Atwater

A.O.B Champion Breeding Heifer and Reserve Champion Overall Breeding Heifer

2012 Clay County Fair Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer 2012 Fairbury Progress Show Champion Maintainer Breeding Heifer 2012 Boone County Progress Show, Albion NE Reserve Champion Maintainer Breeding Heifer 2012 Mid-Nebraska Spring Beef Show, Kearney NE
Purchased by: 
The Felber Family
Shown by: Cara Felber

4th Overall Breeding Heifer

2012 Trausch Farms In it to Win it Show, IA
Shown by: 
Rebekah Rushly
Raised by: Lay Farms Show Calves

DONOR # 590

Champion Commercial Market Heifer – Albion
Champion Overall Market Heifer – Albion
Supreme Champion Market Animal – Albion
Champion Market Heifer numerous times.

DONOR # 564

Reserve Champion 
5th Overall Breeding Heifer
Jr Nebraska Cattlemen Points 
Champion Main Breeding Heifer - Norfolk Nebraska
Champion Main Breeding Heifer - Northern Exposure
And many other wins.

OUT OF DONOR # 564

Class Winner - 2008 Nebraska State Fair
Class Winner - 2008 Aksarben
Champion Crossbred Steer
Champion Overall Steer
Adams County Fair

Junior Nebraska Cattlemen Champion Maine Steer Points winner
Norfolk Champion Maine Steer and 5th overall Market Animal
Big Red Beef Show Reserve Champion Maine Steer
Curtis Champion Maine Steer
Numerous other wins

BEATRICE

Champion Breeding Heifer - SCC Beef Classic
Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer - Albion

Supreme Champion Breeding Heifer Champion Commercial Breeding Heifer
2011 Thayer County Fair

Supreme Breeding Animal

2011 Webster County Fair
Champion Cow Calf - 2011 Webster County Fair

Champion Commercial Breeding Heifer
2011 Webster County Fair

Class Winner

Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic
Albion Champion Crossbred Steer
Albion Champion Overall Steer
Albion Champion Supreme Market Animal
South Central Livestock Expo
Champion Crossbred Steer
Champion Overall Steer
Champion Supreme Market Animal

Class Winner

Nebraska State Fair
Supreme Breeding Animal
Champion Commercial Breeding Heifer
2010 Webster County Fair

Two Time Class Winner 2nd in Class in the Open Class Show
2010 Nebraska State Fair
Champion Market Heifer
2008 Adams County Fair
Champion Hereford Breeding Heifer
Jr Nebraska Cattlemen Points Many Time Breed Champion
Champion Market Heifer
2004 Adams County Fair
 
 

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