(Des Moines, IA) -- "Mean Gene," the 3,060-pound Charolais bull owned by Jerry Bedwell of New Virginia, outweighed the competition to win the Super Bull Contest judged Thursday, August 10, at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.
Justin Robbins of Scranton claimed second place with the 2,762-pound Angus bull, "Tug Boat."
"Mean Gene," as well as the Big Boar and Big Ram, will be on display at the Iowa State Fair in the Cattle, Swine and Sheep Barns, respectively, through August 20.
This year's winner of the Iowa State Fair's Big Boar contest is "Sasquatch" -which tipped the scales at 1,012 pounds. The Red Wattle boar was shown by Kehrli Farms of Winthrop, Iowa.
Second place was claimed by "Big Joe," a four-and-a-half-year-old boar shown by Jack Theobald of Muscatine. "Big Joe" weighed in at 894 pounds.
The winner of this year's Big Ram contest is "Rascal" weighing 437 pounds. "Rascal" is owned by Abby Wilson of Shell Rock. Second place was claimed by 427-pound "Big Shot," a Suffolk ram shown by Jim Fisher of Mercer, Mo.
"Darin," the 422-pound Suffolk ram shown by Allison Mohn of Shell Rock, claimed third place.