The National Meat Animal Evaluation Contest was held April 6-8, 2018 at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. In total, 153 contestants from 14 universities participated in the contest.   

Top Individuals   

1. PD Miller, Oklahoma State University, (2216.667) 
2. Shilo Schaake, Kansas State University, (2215.667)
3. Trace McBride, Texas Tech University, (2211)
4. Jesse Henson, Oklahoma State University, (2207.333)
5. Payton Dahmer, Kansas State University, (2204.333)
6. Michael Semler, Colorado State University, (2194.667) 
7. Cody Boden, Kansas State University, (2193.667)
8. Wyatt Durst, Kansas State University, (2178.333)
9. Maddy Ainsley, Texas Tech University, (2170.333) 
10. Matthew Owings, Texas Tech University, (2164.667) 

Top Ten Individuals

Top Teams

1. Kansas State University, (8792)
2. Oklahoma State University, (8707)
3. Texas Tech University, (8655)
4. Colorado State University, (8652.667)
5. University of Illinois, (8451)

Kansas State University
 

Individual Division Results

Market Animal - Macy Marek, Iowa State University (725.3333)
Meats - PD Miller, Oklahoma State University (766)
Breeding Animal - Payton Dahmer, Kansas State University (815)
Beef Evaluation - PD Miller, Oklahoma State University (877.3333)
Swine Evaluation - Cody Boden, Kansas State University (842.3333)
Sheep Evaluation - Matthew Owings, Texas Tech University (589.3333)

Team Division Results

Market Animal - Colorado State University (2809.333)
Meats - Colorado State University (2995)
Breeding Animal - Kansas State University (3211)
Beef Evaluation - Oklahoma State University (3401)
Swine Evaluation - Kansas State University (3310.667)
Sheep Evaluation - Iowa State University (2276.667)