2003 NBS Truckload Carcass Contest Results

  

       Truckload Carcass winners named at 2003 National Barrow Show®

A group of Hampshire hogs entered by Steve Earnhardt and Family of Albion, Ind., captured the Dr. Lauren Christian Award of Excellence in the carcass competition at the 2003 National Barrow Show® truckload competition. The award is presented annually to the National Barrow Show® grand champion truckload carcass winner. These six hogs had previously been named Reserve Champion Purebred Truckload in the live competition.

The winner in the carcass division is selected according to an index that includes percent lean and muscle-quality traits. Average results of the winning truckload were 31.8 inch carcass length, 0.34 inch fat at the tenth rib, 8.18 inch average loin eye, and 64.55 percent lean.

David Martin of Marion, Iowa, claimed the Reserve Champion Truckload Carcass honors with his truckload of Yorkshire-sired crossbred hogs that were named Grand Champion Truckload in the live competition. Average measurements of his truckload were 31.5 inch carcass length, 0.35 inch fat at the tenth rib, 7.44 inch loin eye, and 64.28 percent lean.

The remaining top 10 are as follows:

3 – Center Prairie Genetics, Princeton, Ill. – purebred Yorkshire load
4 – Terry Ralfs, Walcott, Iowa – Hampshire-sired crossbred load
5 – Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa – purebred Berkshire load
6 – Forkner Farms, Richards, Mo. – purebred Duroc load
7 – Smith Farms, Princeville, Ill. – purebred Berkshire load
8 – Gregg and Beth Innerst, Red Lion, Penn. – purebred Berkshire load
9 – Adam Conover, Baxter, Iowa – purebred Berkshire load
10 – Gary Chicos, Albert Lea, Minn. – Hampshire-sired crossbred load

Established in 1999, the Dr. Lauren Christian Award of Excellence recognizes Christian’s dedication to the improvement of truckload carcass evaluation procedures used at the show and throughout the industry. The 57th National Barrow Show®, held Sept. 8-10 at the Mower County Fairgrounds in Austin, Minn., was sponsored by the National Association of Swine Records.

 

 

      AVG AVG AVG   AVG AVG AVG     AVG  
    Live Live ADJ Carcass AVG 10th Quality Loin AVG AVG Percent  
Rank Exhibitor Breed Placing Wt Live Wt Wt Length Rib Score Eye pH Minolta Lean Index
1 Earnhardt, Steve Hampshire 1st P-Bred Hvy 252 260 190.8 31.8 0.34 2.5 8.18 5.65 22.02 64.55 127.31
2 Martin, David Crossbred Champion 235 245 179.1 31.5 0.35 2 7.44 5.63 23.26 64.28 125.5
3 Center Prairie Genetics Yorkshire Res Champion 237 243 177.5 31.9 0.41 2.6 7.35 5.78 22.18 63.48 120.74
4 Ralfs, Terry Crossbred 2nd X-bred Hvy 259 266 195 32.9 0.55 2.1 7.91 5.61 24.85 61.66 108.83
5 Iowa State Univ Berkshire 2nd P-bred Lgt 234 240 175.3 30.9 0.69 2.3 6.24 5.82 27.47 58.88 91.34
6 Forkner Farms Duroc 4th P-bred Lgt 241 243 177.6 32.2 0.71 2.6 5.85 5.8 25.58 57.9 85.27
7 Smith Farms Berkshire 3rd P-bred Lgt 241 248 181.8 32.3 0.82 2.6 6.32 5.64 21.69 57.23 81.17
8 Innerst, Greg Berkshire 3rd P-bred Hvy 249 248 181.5 32 0.83 2.8 6.15 5.83 23.83 56.88 79.05
9 Conover, Adam Berkshire 4th P-bred Hvy 252 255 186.5 31.1 0.9 2.5 6.36 5.88 23.51 56.26 75.25
10 Chicos, Gary Crossbred 2nd X-bred Lgt 250 257 188.5 31.9 0.45 2 7.99 5.67 24.36 63.35 119.57
11 Iowa State Univ Berkshire 2nd P-bred Hvy 248 258 189.3 31.9 0.76 2.8 6.33 5.79 22.65 57.75 84.56
12 Forkner Farms Crossbred 3rd X-bred Hvy 261 267 196.5 33.1 0.85 2.6 6.28 5.82 22.78 56.46 76.49
13 Chicos, Gary Crossbred 3rd X-bred Lgt 251 258 189.3 32.3 0.33 1.6 7.75 5.64 26.35 64.2 124.72
14 Iowa State Univ Crossbred 4th X-Bred Lgt 252 267 196.3 32.5 0.53 2.5 8.28 5.74 24.59 62.36 113.45
15 Iowa State Univ Crossbred 1st X-bred Hvy 259 275 201.8 32.5 0.5 1.8 7.34 5.53 25.96 61.15 105.37