Paddock to Palate 2022 winners celebrated at RNA dinner

Palgrove Pastoral Company won overall honours in Class 37 (100 day export) with a pen of six Charolais Angus cross steers that scored 759.33 points.

It's the fifth year running that the renowned Charolais seedstock producer has won the Sturrock Trophy.

They also came second with another pen of Charolais Angus cross steers scoring 759.22 points ahead of a pen of Shorthorn steers from Condamine's Morgan family.

It was a top night for the Morgans who were also the overall winners and runners up in Class 40 (100 day HGP-free export) with two pens of their Shorthorn steers totaling 754.25 and 739.88 points respectively.

Long time Paddock to Palate competitors, Yulgilbar Pastoral Company, took top honors in Class 38 (70 day trade) with a pen of six Santa Gertrudis steers making 720.43 points ahead of Russell Pastoral Operations which came in second and third with their Angus cross pens.

Related reading: Santa Gertrudis seedstock producers Yulgilbar share the stage with Palgrove Charolais at RNA paddock to palate

In the Wagyu Challenge, Class 39 (400 day) it was Ross and Robyn Shannon's Taldra Cattle Co that came out on top.

Their pen of 75pc Wagyu blood steers scored 81.79 points ahead of Hancock Agriculture's 97pc Wagyu steers (80.79 points) and Sunland Cattle Co's fullblood steers in third place on 76.32 points.

A total of 750 head were entered into this year's competition with the Wagyu Challenge once again conducted at Smithfield Cattle Co's Sapphire Feedlot while Classes 37, 38 and 40 were fed at JBS's Beef City Feedlot.

Queensland Country Life is a proud sponsor of the Paddock to Palate Competition.

More to come on the winners and full results below.

Class 37B

1^st - G Morgan and Co (Shorthorn)

2^nd Place Tie - RB & VA Budd and Willoise Grazing (Charolais cross)

2^nd Place Tie - Simon and Miriam Daley (Charolais cross)

Champion and Reserve Champion Carcase - Palgrove Pastoral Company (Charolais Angus cross)

Class 37 C - Zoetis MSA Eating Quality

1^st - Mayne family, Texas Angus (Angus)

2^nd - Palgrove Pastoral Co (Charolais Angus cross)

3^rd - McIntyre Agriculture (Angus)

Highest Individual Index Score - McIntyre Agriculture (Angus)

Class 37 A - Weight Gain

1^st - Yulgilbar Pastoral Company (Santa Hereford - 3.262 ADG)

2^nd - Juandah grazing (Charolais Angus cross - 2.998 ADG)

3^rd 0 Juandah Grazing (Charoalis Angus cross - 2.980 ADG)

Class 37 Overall Winners

1^st - Palgrove Pastoral Co (Charolais Angus cross)

2^nd - Palgrove Pastoral Co (Charolais Angus cross)

3^rd - G Morgan and Co (Shorthorn)

Class 38A - Weight Gain

1^st - Yulgilbar Pastoral Company (Santa Gertrudis - 3.186 ADG)

2^nd - Aurelian Pastoral Co (Angus Ultrablack cross - 3.160 ADG)

3^rd - Russell Pastoral Operations (Angus cross - 3.071 ADG)

Highest individual weight gain - Aurelian Pastoral Co (Angus Ultrablack cross - 3.786 ADG)

Class 38B - Carcase

1^st - Russell Pastoral Operations (Angus cross)

2^nd - RJ & MJ Harvey (Droughtmaster)

3^rd - Russell Pastoral Operations (Angus cross)

Reserve champion carcase - NSW DPI Wollongbar (Limousin cross)

Champion carcase - RJ & MJ Harvey (Droughtmaster)

Class 38 C - Eating Quality

1^st - Aurelian Pastoral Company (Angus Ultrablack cross)

2^nd - Russell Pastoral Operations (Angus cross)

3^rd - McIntyre Agriculture (Angus)

Highest individual Index Score - Russell Pastoral Operations (Angus cross)

Class 38 overall winners

1^st - Yulgilbar Pastoral Company (Santa Gertrudis)

2^nd - Russell Pastoral Company (Angus cross)

3^rd - Russell Pastoral Company (Angus cross)

Class 39A best weight gain

1^st - McIntyre Agriculture (50pc - 1.108 ADG

2^nd - McIntyre Agriculture (50pc - 1.060 ADG)

3^rd - Sefton grazing (fullblood - 1.004 ADG)

Highest Individual Weight Gain - McIntyre Agriculture (50pc - 1.198 ADG)

Class 39B Carcase

1^st - Hancock Agriculture (97pc)

2^nd - Taldra Cattle Co (75pc)

3^rd - Hancock Agriculture (fullblood)

Reserve champion Carcase - Bar H Grazing (95pc)

Champion carcase - AA Company (fullblood)

Class 39C Carcase Value

1^st - Taldra Cattle Co

2^nd - Sunland Cattle Co

3^rd - Hancock Agriculture

Highest Individual Carcase Value - Taldra Cattle Co

Class 39D Beef Taste-off

1^st - Bar H Grazing

2^nd - Hancock Agriculture

3^rd - Hewitt Pastoral Enterprises

Class 39 Overall Winners

1^st - Taldra Cattle Co

2^nd - Hancock Agriculture

3^rd - Sunland Cattle Co

Class 40A Weight Gain

1^st - Palgrove Pastoral Co (Charolais Angus cross - 2.557 ADG)

2^nd - Mayne family, Texas Angus (Angus - 2.398 ADG)

3^rd - The Morgan family (Shorthorn - 2.380 ADG)

Highest Individual Weight Gain - Palgrove Pastoral Co (Charolais Angus cross - 2.910 ADG)

Class 40B Carcase

1^st - the Morgan family (Shorthorn)

2^nd - Yulgilbar Pastoral Company (Santa Angus)

3^rd - Daley, Simon and Myriam (Charolais cross)

Reserve champion carcase - Stanford Grazing (Charbray)

Champion carcase - Daley, Simon and Myriam (Charolais cross)

Class 40C Eating Quality

1^st - Morgan family (Shorthorn)

2^nd - Palgrove Pastoral Company (Charolais Angus cross)

3^rd - Palgrove Pastoral Company (Charolais Angus cross)

Highest Individual Index Score - Palgrove Pastoral Company (Charolais Angus cross)

Class 40 Overall Winners

1^st - the Morgan family (Shorthorn)

2^nd - the Morgan family (Shorthorn)

3^rd - Palgrove Pastoral Company (Charolais Angus cross)