RALEIGH –Winners have been announced in the beef cattle categories of the N.C. State Fair livestock competitions. Following are winners:

Beef cattle, Red Angus

•Grand champion female shown by JK Red Angus of Aberdeen (Hoke County)•Reserve grand champion female shown by Morgan Branch Red Angus of Leicester (Buncombe)•Grand champion bull shown by TX Enterprises of Winston-Salem (Forsyth)•Reserve grand champion bull shown by John Michael Langdon II of Benson (Johnston)

Beef cattle, Limousin

•Grand champion female and bull shown by Edward’s Cattle Company of Beulaville (Duplin)•Reserve grand champion female shown by Avery Faulkner of La Grange (Wayne)•Reserve grand champion bull shown by Edward’s Cattle Company of Beulaville

Beef cattle, Gelbvieh

•Grand and reserve grand champion female and bull shown by Green Hills Gelbvieh of Mount Ulla (Rowan)

Beef cattle, Hereford

•Grand champion female shown by Randy Martin of Kure Beach (New Hanover)•Reserve grand champion female shown by Karl Holshouser of Castalia (Franklin)•Grand champion bull shown by Blinson Hereford Farm of Buies Creek (Harnett)•Reserve grand champion bull shown by Madison Sifford of Snow Camp (Alamance

Beef cattle, Santa Gertrudis

•Grand champion female shown by Lester Smith of Elkmont, Ala.•Reserve grand champion female shown by Flat Willow Farms of Statesville (Iredell)•Grand champion bull shown by Thomas Benfield of Statesville•Reserve grand champion bull shown by Dietrich’s Flying D Ranch of Orlando, Fla

Beef cattle, Charolais

•Grand champion female and bull and reserve grand champion female shown by Birdsell Livestock of Turnersburg (Alleghany)•Reserve grand champion bull shown by Odis Bumgarner of Shelby (Cleveland)

Beef cattle, Angus

•Grand champion female shown by Rossie Blinson of Charleston, S.C.•Reserve grand champion female shown by Karl Holshouser of Castalia (Franklin)•Grand champion bull shown by Karl Holshouser of Castalia •Reserve grand champion bull shown by Russell Wood of Willow Springs (Johnston)

Beef cattle, Simmental

•Grand champion female shown by TX Enterprises of Winston-Salem•Reserve grand champion female shown by Anna Munday of Granite Falls (Caldwell)•Grand champion bull shown by Jonathan Massey of Burlington (Alamance)•Reserve grand champion bull shown by TX Enterprises of Winston-Salem

Beef cattle, Belted Galloway

•Grand champion female shown by David Carter of Concord •Reserve grand champion female and bull shown by Fearrington Village of Pittsboro (Chatham)•Grand champion bull shown by Sue Drew of Charleston S.CBeef cattle, all other breeds

•Grand champion female shown by Carlye McCoy of Cove City (Craven)•Reserve grand champion female shown by Lynae Bowman of Germantown (Stokes)•Grand champion bull shown by Lauren Kloc of Belews Creeks (Forsyth)•Reserve grand champion bull shown by Batten Farm of Micro (Johnston)