Kade Henrichs of Okarche was named All-Around Junior Cattleman of the Year during the annual Oklahoma Junior Cattlemen’s Association awards luncheon last week.

All-Around Junior Cattleman is the most prestigious award handed out by OJCA.

Members earn points for participating in the speech, star and sales contests and by placing in the top ten triple crown heifers and steers and the top ten of the steer feedout contest.

The son of Jeff and Allison Henrichs of Okarche, Henrichs is a fifth-generation cattleman on land his family has operated on for generations.

He attends Okarche Junior High School where he has been active in Student Council, 4-H, and now FFA.

He holds many leadership roles including Oklahoma Junior Simmental Association director and Oklahoma Junior Angus Association treasurer.

Henrichs also is a member of the National Red Angus Association.

Running a cow-calf operation in partnership with his two brothers, Henrichs raises Angus and Simmental cattle with emphasis on showing bred and owned heifers.

He markets his genetics thru private treaty bull sales and selling replacement females to breeders to improve their herds.

Over the past year, Henrichs showed the Champion Bred and Owned Simmental Heifer at the Oklahoma Youth Expo Spring and Reserve Champion Bred and Owned Simmental Heifer at Tulsa State Fair in the fall of 2021.