The Central Queensland Carcase Competition wrapped up last night, with the big winners heading home with plenty to smile about.
Full list of winners here:
Grand champion carcase: Needmor Family Trust, 165.39pts with a Droughtmaster steer.
Most successful exhibitor: Needmor Family Trust.
SBB Hoof/Hook aggregate champion led steer and winner of the QCL aggregate champion steer trophy: Capella Station High School with a Brangus x steer named Batman.
Westpac largest eye muscle: Quinn family with a Brangus steer with 135cm sq.
Goody’s earthmoving highest lean meat yield: DP and JA Connor, 65.30pc, Droughtmaster heifer.
Williams Stock Feeds most even pen: DP and JA Connor, 3kg, Droughtmaster steers.
Pioneer highest MSA index (classes 1-8): Apis Creek Pastroal Co, 63.18, Charbray steers.
Virbac highest individual daily weight gain (class 10): Namgooyah Grazing Co, 2.81kg, Senepol x steer.
Boehringer Ingelheim champion grassfed pen and winner of the Chas P Ward trophy: DL and EM Hill, 390.85pts, Belmont Red steers.
Westpac reserve champion grassfed pen: DR and KA Geddes, 387.53pts, Brangus steers.
Frenchville Sports Club champion grainfed pen and winner of the James Lawrence Memorial Cup: Boombah Cattle Co, 457.67pts, Brangus steers.
SBB reserve champion grainfed pen: Charlevue Cattle Co, 448.84pts, Brangus steers.
Australian Brangus Cattle Association champion feed-on steer: Namgooyah Grazing Co, 208.33pts, Senepol x steer.
Williams Stock Feeds champion grassfed carcase and winner of the Redbank trophy: DP and JA Connor, 142.76pts, Droughtmaster steer.
Coopers Animal Health reserve champion grassfed carcase: DP and JA Connor, 141.88pts, Droughtmaster steer.
Virbac champion grainfed carcase and winner of the Joan Farmer memorial trophy: Needmor family trust, 165.39pts, Droughtmaster steer.
Bayer reserve champion grainfed carcase: Quinn family, 158.13pts, Brangus steer.
Kelly Butterworth
Rockhampton-based journalist covering all things ag.
Rockhampton-based journalist covering all things ag.
