Reasoning at CCC Livestock Judging Camp 

Coffeyville Community College (CCC) Livestock Judging Coaches, Brian Anderson and Cary Crow took 65 youth of 4-H and FFA ages and taught them the fundamentals of evaluating and reasoning classes of livestock.  Campers came from five states to learn from two of the best livestock judging coaches in the Midwest. The annual camp is designed to give youth the opportunity to improve their judging and oral reasons skills.  Campers worked on selection priorities for cattle, sheep and swine.  On Monday the campers judged hogs at Messner Farms in Caney, Kan.  On Tuesday they judged cattle at the Emberson and Christenson 4-D Ranch in Nowata, Okla. and on Wednesday we judged sheep at the Hewlett Family Club Lamb operation just outside of Independence, Kan. 

“Our judging camps are one of our very best recruiting tools,” said Anderson.  “They give young students a chance to see our campus and facilities first hand.  They also get a chance to work with our students and exchange knowledge and information to help them better their skills.  It also gives us a great opportunity to work with the kids and see if we think they may be a possibility for us to recruit them to our program in the near future.” 

Campers stayed overnight in the new Walker Women’s Residence Hall at CCC, enjoyed meals in the cafeteria and entertainment each evening.  On Tuesday the group enjoyed putt putt golfing and riding the train at the park in Independence, Kan.  Current CCC Livestock Judgers helped as counselors and mentors. 

“We couldn’t do these camps without the assistance we receive from our college kids who come back and help with much of the training of these young people,” said Anderson.  “It is good for our students to set and work with others and they begin to obtain firsthand knowledge of what it is that maybe they need to do to improve themselves.” 

CCC hosts the next generation of livestock judgers: first row (l-r) Corey Harvick of Nowata, Okla.; Blake Ash of Aurora, Mo.; Allison Pettit of Aurora, Mo.; Samantha Koehler of Aurora, Mo.; Kenzie Lauffer of Aurora, Mo.; Kelsie Young of Aurora, Mo.; Chad Vaught of Aurora, Mo. and Grace Crow of Coffeyville, Kan.  Second row (l-r) Russ Gildner of Easton, Kans.; Madison Harlien of Sandia, Tex.; Cierra Bullock of Perry, Okla.; Kurstin Stephenson of Columbia, Mo,; Ashlyn Shiplett of Glencoe, Okla.; Sam Davis of Madison, Kans.; Kiara Umscheid of Perry, Kans.; Lindsay Roper of Caney, Kans.; Reed Gleason of Uniontown, Kans.; Jeckie Akers of El Dorado Springs, Mo.; Joe Ewertz of Copan, Okla.; Claire Silvers of El Dorado Springs, Mo. and Tate Bammert of Robstown, Tex.  Third row (l-r) Darren Falk of Atchison, Kans.; Cooper Martin of Columbia, Mo.; Andrew Perry of Columbia, Mo.; Liam Williams of Olpe, Kans.; Alex Butts of Belle, Mo.; Logan Johns of Morrison, Okla.; Kelsie Romines of Stonewall, Okla.; Emily Bardot of St. Clair, Mo.; Whitney Teel of Sperry, Okla.; Brittany Theis of Marquez, Tex.; Kurt Lockwood of Caney, Kans.; Chase Gleason of Uniontown, Kan.; Lake Karleskint of Fort Scott, Kans.; Michaela Collins of El Dorado Springs, Mo.; Tyler Tedder of Hulbert, Okla. and Koltan Schaaf of Uniontown, Kan.  Fourth row (l-r) Zach Langley of Atchison, Kans.; Scotty Bullock of Perry, Okla.; John Fritz of Tupelo, Okla.; Andrea English of Sapulpa, Okla.; Amara Danner of Chalmers, Ind.; Hannah Wilkinson of Sapulpa, Okla.; Brittney Strickland of Robstown, Tex.; Kinsley Emshoff of Robstown, Tex.; Kristen Crauthers of Robstown, Tex.; Mattie Green of South Coffeyville, Okla.; Tylen Layton of Hulbert, Okla.; Jesse Wilson of Cameron, Mo.; Troy Sloan of Cameron, Mo.; Jerad Schlorff of Cameron, Mo.; Kaleb Heintz of Belle, Mo.; Jeral Keener of Hulbert, Okla. and Quint Lockwood of Caney, Kans.  Fifth row (l-r) Tanner Culver of Morrison, Okla.; Matthew Leedy of Morrison, Okla.; Dillon Smith of Sapulpa, Okla.; Ira Parsons of Leavenworth, Kans.; Austin Timmons of Sapulpa, Okla.; Garrett Johns of Morrison, Okla.; Zac Kerley of Columbia, Mo.; Mikie Maudlin of Morrison, Okla.; Tyler Pletcher of Rossville, Kans.; Jake Pendleton of Cameron, Mo.; Will Moore, Belle of Mo.; Nathan Mertz of Belle, Mo.; Jake Silvers of Pleasant Ridge, Kans. and Dillon Walls of Hulbert, Okla.  Not pictured, Brooke Edens of Copan, Okla.