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IOWA'S CURED MEAT CHAMPIONS

2025 Cured Meat Champions

Iowa processors put a great deal of pride and skill into the products they offer, and once a year they are invited to submit those products for evaluation by judges who are meat scientists and specialists in the meat industry. The competition includes 16 different product categories such as ham, bacon, and snack sticks which are reviewed for aroma, flavor, eye appeal, color, and texture. Competitors receive valuable feedback that helps them develop and produce high-quality, tasty, hand-crafted products.

Grand Champion

Bone in Ham

Newhall Locker

Newhall

Grand Champion

Specialty Ham

Newhall Locker

Newhall

Grand Champion

Bacon

Marks Locker

Rowley

Grand Champion

Canadian Bacon

Newhall Locker

Newhall

Grand Champion

Cottage Bacon

Dayton Meat Products, Inc.

Malcom

Grand Champion

Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin

Polashek's Locker Service Inc.

Protivin

Grand Champion

Cured & Smoked Beef

Fairbank Locker

Fairbank

Grand Champion

Jerky, Whole Muscle

Tiefenthaler Quality Meats

Holstein

Grand Champion

Jerky, Restructured

Durant Locker

Durant

Grand Champion

Meat Snack Sticks

Dayton Meat Products, Inc.

Malcom

Grand Champion

Smoked Turkey

Tiefenthaler Quality Meats

Holstein

Grand Champion

Summer Sausage

Jet's Meat Processing

Waukon

Grand Champion

Cooked Ring Bologna

Jet's Meat Processing

Waukon

Grand Champion

Small Diameter Smoked Cooked Sausage

Marks Locker

Rowley

Grand Champion

Frankfurters/Wieners

Newhall Locker

Newhall

Grand Champion

Flavored Snack Sticks

Weaver Meats

Afton

Reserve Grand Champion

Bone in Ham

Dayton Meat Products, Inc.

Malcom

Reserve Grand Champion

Specialty Ham

Dayton Meat Products, Inc.

Malcom

Reserve Grand Champion

Bacon

Jet's Meat Processing

Waukon

Reserve Grand Champion

Canadian Bacon

Polashek's Locker Service Inc.

Protivin

Reserve Grand Champion

Cottage Bacon

Elma Locker & Grocery

Elma

Reserve Grand Champion

Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin

Hastings Meat Processing

Bloomfield

Reserve Grand Champion

Cured & Smoked Beef

Tiefenthaler Quality Meats

Holstein

Reserve Grand Champion

Jerky, Whole Muscle

Polashek's Locker Service Inc.

Protivin

Reserve Grand Champion

Jerky, Restructured

Edgewood Locker

Edgewood

Reserve Grand Champion

Meat Snack Sticks

Durant Locker

Durant

Reserve Grand Champion

Smoked Turkey

Dayton Meat Products, Inc.

Malcom

Reserve Grand Champion

Summer Sausage

Polashek's Locker Service Inc.

Protivin

Reserve Grand Champion

Cooked Ring Bologna

Ulrich Meat Market

Pella

Reserve Grand Champion

Small Diameter Smoked Cooked Sausage

Newhall Locker

Newhall

Reserve Grand Champion

Frankfurters/Wieners

Edgewood Locker

Edgewood

Reserve Grand Champion

Flavored Snack Sticks

Al's Country Meat Locker

Calmar

Champion

Bone in Ham

Tiefenthaler Quality Meats

Holstein

Champion

Specialty Ham

Hastings Meat Processing

Bloomfield

Champion

Bacon

Gilbertville Locker

Gilbertville

Champion

Canadian Bacon

Hastings Meat Processing

Bloomfield

Champion

Cottage Bacon

Newhall Locker

Newhall

Champion

Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin

Newhall Locker

Newhall

Champion

Cured & Smoked Beef

Durant Locker

Durant

Champion

Jerky, Whole Muscle

Dayton Meat Products, Inc.

Malcom

Champion

Jerky, Restructured

Tiefenthaler Quality Meats

Holstein

Champion

Meat Snack Sticks

Winthrop Locker

Winthrop

Champion

Smoked Turkey

Elma Locker & Grocery

Elma

Champion

Summer Sausage

Winthrop Locker

Winthrop

Champion

Cooked Ring Bologna

Marks Locker

Rowley

Champion

Small Diameter Smoked Cooked Sausage

Tiefenthaler Quality Meats

Holstein

Champion

Frankfurters/Wieners

Marks Locker

Rowley

Champion

Flavored Snack Sticks

Polashek's Locker Service Inc.

Protivin

Reserve Champion

Bone in Ham

Edgewood Locker

Edgewood

Reserve Champion

Specialty Ham

Ulrich Meat Market

Pella

Reserve Champion

Bacon

Elma Locker & Grocery

Elma

Reserve Champion

Canadian Bacon

Marks Locker

Rowley

Reserve Champion

Cottage Bacon

Ulrich Meat Market

Pella

Reserve Champion

Center Cut Smoked Pork Loin

Edgewood Locker

Edgewood

Reserve Champion

Cured & Smoked Beef

Dayton Meat Products, Inc.

Malcom

Reserve Champion

Jerky, Whole Muscle

Gilbertville Locker

Gilbertville

Reserve Champion

Jerky, Restructured

Newhall Locker

Newhall

Reserve Champion

Meat Snack Sticks

The Butcher Block

Cascade

Reserve Champion

Smoked Turkey

Marks Locker

Rowley

Reserve Champion

Summer Sausage

Newhall Locker

Newhall

Reserve Champion

Cooked Ring Bologna

Durant Locker

Durant

Reserve Champion

Small Diameter Smoked Cooked Sausage

Durant Locker

Durant

Reserve Champion

Frankfurters/Wieners

Elma Locker & Grocery

Elma

Reserve Champion

Flavored Snack Sticks

Ulrich Meat Market

Pella

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