The 2024 Star of the Breed is described as the “kind of cow you’d like to have a whole herd of.” A trouble-free cow with high production, impressive components,
eye-catching type, and an easy-going personality, Ms Shadow QCove Magnificent embodies the Star of the Breed award.
Established in 2007, Holstein Association USA’s Star of the Breed award honors an elite Registered Holstein cow with outstanding production and exceptional type. The 2024 Star of the Breed is owned by Ohio Holstein breeders Quietcove Holsteins and Kurt Wolf.
“Magnificent is a beautiful cow, not only to look at but also to work with. She produces high volumes of milk with really high components,” says owner Kurt Wolf of Shadow-W Holsteins and Boarding.
Ms Shadow QCove Magnificent qualified for the award with her three-year-old production record of 42,390 pounds of milk with 2,471 pounds of fat (5.8%) and 1,298 pounds of protein (3.1%). She’s classified Excellent 92 and placed fourth as a Junior Three-Year-Old at the Mid-East Summer National Show in 2024.
Magnificent is a Walnutlawn Sidekick out of a maternal line Kurt and Quietcove Holsteins have found success with. Both Magnificent’s dam, Shadow-W Denver Mile High EX-94, and grandam, Shadow-W Reginald Marian EX-95 3E, have been named All-National Five-Year Old Cow.
Magnificent is a cow Kurt appreciates having on the farm.
“She’s easy going, she’s easy to work with, and she’s a problem free type of cow,” Kurt describes. “She’s got a will to milk and does it very easily. She’s also reproductively sound and breeds back right away.”
The 2024 Star of the Breed will be recognized during Holstein Association USA’s 139th Annual Meeting at the 2025 National Holstein Convention in Saint Louis, Missouri this summer. To learn more or register for convention, visit www.holsteinconvention.com.
About the Award
To be eligible for the Star of the Breed award, a cow must place in the top five in her class at a National Show, be in a herd enrolled in the TriStar SM program and have an official classification score.
Once the eligible cows are determined, the following calculation is used to determine the award recipient: Combined Mature Equivalent (ME) Fat and Protein + Age Adjusted Classification Score X (Breed Average ME CFP/Breed Average Age Adjusted Score.)
