Show ring sisters

Four sisters share success, life lessons showing cattle

Janelle Atyeo
Feb 24, 2023
Feb 24, 2023

WWFS Supreme Row (14).JPG — Alayna Caulfield guides a Main-Anjou heifer around the show ring at the Watertown Winter Farm Show
Feb. 10.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Four sisters from Bradley, South Dakota, ranging in age from 16 to 6, made a mark at the Watertown Winter Farm Show Feb. 11, when they had not one but two heifers competing for the supreme row female title.

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WWFS Supreme Row (1).JPG — Emma Caulfield shows an Angus at the Supreme Row drive during the Watertown Winter Farm Show Feb. 10.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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WWFS Supreme Row (56).JPG — Alayna has “super stick talent,” her mother said.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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WWFS Supreme Row (66).JPG — Alayna has “super stick talent,” her mother said.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Janelle Atyeo

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Janelle is editor of the Tri-State Neighbor, covering South Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, northwestern Iowa and northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at jatyeo@tristateneighbor.com or follow on Twitter @JLNeighbor.