Several awards were presented during the 2025 R-CALF USA National Convention and Trade Show held in Deadwood (June 17-19, 2025).
Individual or business award recipients included:
- Dennis Hanson (Johnny Smith Legacy Award),
- Kenzy Backgrounding (Legacy Award),
- No-Bull Enterprises (Legacy Business Award),
- Judy McCullough (Sentinel Award),
- Charles and Heather Maude (Oak Legacy Award),
- Freddie Keaton (Top Hand Award),
- Carrie Stadheim (Journalist of the Year Award),
- Gerald Schreiber (Ride for the Brand Award),
- Henry Etcheverry (Outrider Award),
- Stacey Weldon White (Top Membership Recruiter Award), and
- Sen. Mike Rounds (Legislator of the Year Award).
Lead Rider Award recipients included:
- Fort Pierre Livestock Auction Inc., Ft. Pierre;
- Platte Livestock Market, Platte, S.D.;
- Winner Livestock Auction, Winner, S.D.;
- Livestock Exchange LLC, Brush, Colo.;
- Crawford Livestock Market, Crawford, Neb.;
- Tri-County Stockyards, Motley, Minn.;
- Atkinson Livestock Market, Atkinson, Neb.;
- Huron Continental Marketing, Huron, S.D.; and
- Valentine Livestock Auction, Valentine, Neb.
R-CALF USA will host its 2026 National Convention and Trade Show in Rapid City, South Dakota, June 16–18 at the Monument.






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