Gayndah carcase competition winners revealed

The grand champion beast of the show's prime cattle section, a heifer exhibited by Lance Baker, Gayndah, went on to win her class for a single steer or female suitable for the Japanese grain-fed trade.

The Santa Gertrudis heifer had a live weight of 532kg and a dressed weight of 318.8kg.

Mr Baker said it was pleasing to see the heifer perform well on the hoof and on the hook, scoring 68 points and achieving a dressing percentage of 59.9 per cent - the highest out of any animal that placed.

"It was a little bit of a surprise because she was a lean looking animal," he said.

Mr Baker runs about 300-350 breeders, with commercial cattle making up about 95 per cent of the operation in addition to his stud Woodmillar Santa Gertrudis.

He said he found the feedback from the competition very helpful.

The single steer or female, milk and two teeth, suitable for Japanese grass-fed trade class was won by a steer entered by Paul and Melissa Ahern, Ahern Brahmans, Gayndah, while Robert Slack, Thorlan Pty Ltd, Mundubbera, was the owner of the steer that won the class for single steer or female, four teeth or more, suitable for the Japanese grass-fed trade.

A heifer with a dressing percentage of 57.6pc owned by Hayden Pratt, Gympie, won the class for single steer or female suitable for the domestic grain-fed trade after scoring 79 points, while Ray and Val Spencer, Gayndah, entered the steer that won the class for single steer or female suitable for the domestic grass-fed trade.

A steer exhibited by Karl Elsebach, Gayndah, won the prize for single animal 50 day weight gain in Muan Feedlot, gaining 295kg over 70 days, for an average daily gain of 2.86kg.

Teys Biloela livestock manager Matt Pavey said the cattle entered in the competition were a credit to the producers given dry conditions.