The decision to make the long haul to Beef 2021 paid off handsomely for the Humphries family of Wattle Grove Speckle Park, Oberon, NSW as they detoured via the Toowoomba Royal Show to claim the Malcolm McCosker supreme stud cattle exhibit of the show on the way past.
The beautiful rising four-year-old matron Wattle Park Miss Wow N10 exhibited with a bull calf at foot certainly gave the three interbreed judges something to think over.
The judges Tom Nixon, Devon Court Herefords, Drillham, Patrick O'Leary, Remolea Herefords, Clifton, and Graham Brown, RSVP Droughtmasters, Windera were unanimous in their decision.
Speaking on behalf of the trio, Patrick O'Leary said Miss Wow was definitely something else.
"She sure has that x-factor, she is a perfect cow and is doing a great job on her bull calf at foot.
Wattle Grove Miss Wow earlier caught the judges attention in the grand champion interbreed female (large breeds) where she definitely was a "standout" exhibit.
Limousin breeders Darren and Shelly Hartwig, Gold Crest Limousins, Crows Nest, enjoyed a double win in the interbreed championships.
Junior interbreed bull champion was Gold Crest Milkshake Queenslander, a 15 month old home bred sire by Gold Crest Milkshake who was the grand champion Limousin bull in 2018.
Queenslander is from a Mandayen Stud female bought by the Hartwigs all the way from South Australia.
Gold Crest Milkshake Queenslander will now head to Beef 2021, and will be offered for sale at the BJF Limousin sale in August.
Mr Hartwig said he and his wife has heavily invested in the Mandayen Stud genetics as their foundation bloodlines.
Success continued to roll for the couple when Gold Crest Quigley, a son of Mandayan Jackaroo, was was sashed grand champion interbreed bull (large breeds).
Junior interbreed female champion was awarded to the Simmental female KBV Queen of Hearts Marty Rowlands and Stephen Lean, who was on her first show outing before heading north to Beef 2021..
Grand champion interbreed bull (small breeds) was the Dexter bull Lukara Quill exhibited by Luke and Tara Cooke while the grand champion interbreed female (small breeds) was the Australian Lowline, Tarrawarra Harmony exhibited by Leanne and Darryl Chapman.
Summarising the interbreed competition judge Graham Brown said while overall stud cattle numbers were down on previous years with Beef 2021 on the horizon, the quality of the exhibits were first class.
"There was certainly a lot of depth and quality in the exhibits paraded before us and we were all unaminous in our decision making.
Helen Walker
Helen is the Toowoomba-based journalist who loves nothing better than covering anything horse sport related, however she covers all commodities and personality yarns. Over the years she has lived in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Longreach and Roma filing stories for the 'bible of the bush'. Contact 0459 827414.
Helen is the Toowoomba-based journalist who loves nothing better than covering anything horse sport related, however she covers all commodities and personality yarns. Over the years she has lived in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Longreach and Roma filing stories for the 'bible of the bush'. Contact 0459 827414.
