The 2022 Iowa Beef Expo is in full swing at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
The yearly Iowa Beef Expo is one of the longest running beef expos in the nation. It?s considered one of the Midwest?s premier breed sale offerings and most elite prospect steer and heifer shows across the country. Executive Director Mallory Robinson tells the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network this year?s event got started the morning of February 12th with a large crowd.
?I?m excited this year. We have over 400 head that we will be selling here at the beef expo. We had a judging contest that we had almost 500 kids participate in. And then we will have almost 1,100 junior exhibitors here this coming weekend.?
Robinson says Mother Nature has provided a little better weather compared to last year?s Iowa Beef Expo. The 2021 event was held in temperatures well below zero.
?It is cool, but not as cool as it was last year. I think it was like negative 30 last year. We are just in like the negative 5?s here right now, but it?s still chilly. I will say that this coming weekend for the junior weekend it?s supposed to be almost 50 degrees.?
New this year was the 2022 Iowa Corn Classic Auctioneer Contest, held this past Saturday at the Penningroth Sales Center. The event awarded its finalists one of the biggest payouts for a competition in the Midwest.
?We also have trade show people. We have almost 75 booths in there of tradeshow exhibitors that have brought all of their products in for people to look at. We also have live displays.?
Robinson believes the Iowa Beef Expo offers something for the entire family.
?We would love for everyone to come out here. If it?s the junior weekend or the sale week, just come experience it. I realize it?s a little bit cold, but this is an experience like no other. We?ve been having this event for 45 years now, and it?s going to continue to go on. I just hope everybody can come and experience it the way they want to.?
To view the full schedule of events, visit IowaBeefExpo.com.
