Show News | Powell's Valley Simmentals

2015 Gratz Fair

September 27, 2015 // by PVMaster

2015 Gratz Fair

Ryan Lehman, 15, of Halifax exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer at the 2015 Gratz Fair. Lehman’s 1415 lbs. steer, PVSM Batman, is a purebred Simmental purchased from Powell’s Valley Simmentals, Halifax.

Lehman, who attends Halifax Area High School and is a member of the Upper Dauphin Area 4H Livestock Club, has been working for many months to prepare Batman for the Fair.

On September 25, at the Clair A. Hartman Youth Livestock Sale, Batman was purchased by Hoss’s Steak & Sea House. We greatly appreciate Hoss’s support of youth in agriculture.

_DSC1485_2048px — Ryan Lehman with PVSM Batman.

2014 Gratz Fair

September 25, 2014 // by PVMaster

2014 Gratz Fair

Grand Champion Market Steer

Ryan Lehman, of Halifax, exhibited the Grand Champion Market Steer at the Gratz Fair on September 17, 2014. Lehman attends Halifax Area School and is a member of the Upper Dauphin Area Livestock Club.

He purchased this steer—PVSM Worker Bee, aka “Bubba”—from Powell’s Valley Simmentals and has been working with him on a daily basis to prepare for this show. Bubba, who is ¾ Simmental, weighed 1465 pounds. In addition to exhibiting the Grand Champion Steer, Lehman also placed first in showmanship.

Earlier in the summer, Bubba earned Grand Champion Market Steer at the Dauphin County 4H Fair.

On September 19, at the Clair A. Hartman Youth Livestock Sale, Bubba was purchased for $3400 by Hoss’s Steak and Sea House. We greatly appreciate Hoss’s for supporting youth in agriculture.

2014 Dauphin Co. 4H Fair Champion Market Steer

August 16, 2014 // by PVMaster

2014 Dauphin County 4H Fair

Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, Pa., August 7, 2014

Congratulations to Ryan Lehman of Halifax, PA, for winning Grand Champion Market steer with his PVSM Worker Bee!!!!

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2014 PA Farm Show

January 21, 2014 // by PVMaster

2014 Pennsylvania Farm Show

January 3 and 6, 2014

Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, PA

We survived Farm Show!! This was definitely the coldest and worst weather Farm Show that we have had since we started showing in 2003. We had an amazing show and thank everyone who helped us!! These are our show results:

Friday, January 3, All Other Breeds Show

Grand Champion AOB bull — PVSM Stylish Mooves.

Monday, January 6, Open Simmental Show

2nd place — April heifer calf — PVSM Freedom To Dream
4th place– March heifer calf–PVSM Liberty and Justice
1st place– Senior heifer calf– PVSM Ginger Snap
2nd place– Senior heifer calf– PVSM Fire Opal
Champion Senior Heifer Calf– PVSM Ginger Snap
Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf– PVSM Fire Opal
2nd place– Late Senior Yearling heifer– PVSM Huckleberry
Reserve Champion Senior Heifer– PVSM Huckleberry
1st place Senior Bull calf– PVSM Phoenix Z22
Champion Senior Bull Calf– PVSM Phoenix Z22
Reserve Grand Champion Simmental Bull– PVSM Phoenix Z22
Champion Best 5 Head
Premier Breeder
Premier Exhibitor

Grand Champion Bull — Above: Grand Champion All Other Breeds Bull, PVSM Stylish Mooves

Above: Reserve Champion Senior Heifer, PVSM Huckleberry

Ginger_Snap — Above: Champion Senior Heifer Calf, PVSM Ginger Snap

res_ch_simm_bull_FS14 — Above: Reserve Grand Champion Simmental Bull, PVSM Phoenix Z22

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KILE 2013

October 14, 2013 // by PVMaster

1ChSimSolB7012 — PVSM Stylish Mooves — Grand Champion SimSolutions Bull and tied for Reserve Supreme Bull. Also part of the Grand Champion SimSolutions Cow/Calf Champion.

1ChSimmcowcalf6953 — PVSM Miss Mooey, Grand Champion SimSolutions Cow/Calf, with her April bull calf PVSM Stylish Mooves.

KILE 2011

October 15, 2011 // by PVMaster

Everyone was thrilled when the rain finally stopped in time far KILE week. For awhile, we thought that we would be putting life jackets on the heifers to go to tie-outs, but the whole week was warm and dry. As always,it was great to see our out of town “cow show” friends.

The highlight of our show day was our bull PVSM Prince Ivan being named Grand Champion Percentage Simmental Bull. Prince Ivan is a 3/4 Simmental, sired by SC Mo Magic S47, out of PVSM Firebird. He was born 10-3-2010 and is for sale.

PVSM Prince Ivan– Grand Champion Percentage Simmental Bull

Our show results: Purebred Show

Second place Cow/calf pair– PVSM Miss Mooey and PVSM Mr Moo

Fifth place Late Sr yearling heifer– PVSM Freedoms Hope

Second place Junior bull calf– PVSM Mr Moo

First place Senior bull calf– PVSM Black Bull

Champion Senior bull calf– PVSM Black Bull

Champion Pair of bulls– PVSM Black Bull and PVSM Mr Moo

Percentage Simmental Show

First place Winter bull calf– PVSM Magic Trick

First place Senior bull calf– PVSM Prince Ivan

Champion Senior bull calf– PVSM Prince Ivan

Reserve Champion Senior bull calf– PVSM Magic Trick

Grand Champion Percentage Simmental Bull— PVSM Prince Ivan

2010 Gratz Fair

September 22, 2010 // by PVMaster

Congratulations to Heidi Zimmerman, who earned Reserve Grand Champion Steer with her PVSM Beetlejuice, at the 2010 Gratz Fair, September 22, 2010.

2010 Dauphin County 4H Fair

August 28, 2010 // by PVMaster

2010 Dauphin County 4H Fair

Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, Pa., August 11-14, 2010

Congratulations to Heidi Zimmerman, of Halifax, Pa., for earning Reserve Grand Champion Steer with PVSM Beetlejuice at the 2010 Dauphin County 4H Fair.

_DSC0543_8-12-10 — Heidi and PVSM Beetlejuice.

_DSC0537_8-12-10 — Heidi and PVSM Beetlejuice.

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_DSC0464_8-12-10 — Heidi and PVSM Beetlejuice.

_DSC0544_8-12-10 — Heidi and PVSM Beetlejuice.

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2010 Eastern Regionals

July 5, 2010 // by PVMaster

2010 Eastern Regional Classic Junior Show

June 15-20, 2010
Meadville, Crawford County, Pa.

I think you should spend more time combing your own hair!

Are you sure that you have enough halters on me?

PVSM Miss Mooey and Bridget Fox. PVSM Miss Mooey won her class.

Judge Cliff Orley commenting on class winner PVSM Miss Mooey.

Pennsylvania Farm Show

February 1, 2010 // by PVMaster

Despite a typically cold “Farm Show” week, we had a great time at his year’s Pennsylvania Farm Show. We took 6 head–4 heifers and 2 bulls. Thursday and Friday consisted of arrival, set-up, and washing and drying very dirty cattle. Saturday, January 9th, flew by–as soon as washing, drying, and feeding were done, we had the Pennsylvania Simmental Association directors’ meeting, then it was time to feed again; followed by the Pennsylvania Simmental Association annual meeting and banquet.

2010 Pennsylvania Farm Show Reserve Champion Simmental Steer — PVSM Rockets Red Glare, Reserve Champion Simmental Steer at the 2010 Pennsylvania Farm Show. Pictured (from left): Pa. Simmental Association President Greg Stewart, Laurie Fantom, and Bridget Fox (at halter).

On Sunday, January 10th, were the junior breeding cattle and steer shows. Bridget Fox’s steer, PVSM Rockets Red Glare, which she purchased from us, was Reserve Champion Simmental Steer. Bridget was awarded $100 for her Reserve Champion Simmental steer by the Pennsylvania Simmental Association, who has a Pennsylvania Farm Show Simmental steer incentive program. Monday, January 11th, was Open Show day for us. The show went smoothly and quickly.

Our placings were:

January heifer calf — PVSM Twinkle, 2nd place
February heifer calf — PVSM Honey Bee, 2nd place
February heifer calf — PVSM Miss Mooey, 3rd place
Senior yearling heifer — PVSM Honeysuckle, 6th place
February bull calf — PVSM Butternuts, 2nd place
Winter bull calf — PVSM Thunderbird, 1st place
Champion Senior Bull Calf — PVSM Thunderbird
Junior Get of Sire — 1st place
Get of Sire — 1st place
Best five head — 3rd place

Our next event is the Pennsylvania Beef Expo Simmental Sale on March 26th, 2010. Please see our sale consignments on the “Consignments” page!