08/06/2026
🔥🔥Judge Announcement 🔥🔥
Benjamin Archer is from West Finley, Pennsylvania, where he grew up on a diversified operation. He attended Lake Land College in Illinois and Kansas State University, where he was a member of the 2024 National Champion Livestock Judging Team and National Champion Meat Animal Evaluation Team. Ben is a Beef Sales Specialist with Boviteq, an innovative cattle IVF company, where he works to help maximize producer results. Ben also helps his family manage Nebo Ridge Farms, while he and his fiancée Lyndsey operate Archer Livestock, where they focus on placing high-quality livestock of all species with juniors nationwide.
Looking very forward to the show!
Join me in welcoming Benjamin to Shiawassee County and to our fun Jackpot.
We hope to have the showman app available once we secure the date on September with MI Cattleman’s.