New South Wales exhibitors triumphed in the Fleckvieh stud cattle judging ring at Beef 2024, claiming both grand champion male and female honours.
A total of 31 Fleckvieh stud cattle from Queensland and NSW were judged under Grame Hopf of Murwillumbah, NSW.
Grand champion male was taken out by Tennysonvale Theo, a junior bull exhibited by Carl and Nicole Baldry and family of Tennysonvale Simmental Fleckviehs at Illabo, NSW.
The grand champion female was one by a junior pregnancy-tested-in-calf heifer, Wondenia-Denmire Treasure, which was exhibited by Max Dench and family of Country Sand & Concrete Pty Ltd, Wondenia-Denmire Fleckvieh stud in Gilgandra, NSW.
Judge, Grame Hopf, congratulated the exhibitors for the quality of the competition.
"We've got cattle who can compete with the best of any breed, you just need a little bit of promotion in the right area to kick them off in the future," Mr Hopf said.
"There is nothing I would like to change at all with my junior champion female. She's so long, she's so feminine - outstanding udder - and she's only 20 months of age."
"Everything about her, the hooding over her eye, the length of her head, I just think she is the absolute ideal beef female irrespective of breed."
Tennysonvale Theo was the sole entrant in the bull 19 months and under 21 months class but rose above the six senior bulls to take grand champion male.
"He's very complete," Mr Hopf said.
"I put a lot of emphasis on skin and hair type. Whether you're down south in Victoria or up here in Central Queensland the better skin type have the ability to change their hair type easier.
"He's got a length of head to keep growing, the right muscle pattern, tremendous cleanness down through the brisket. That's my type of beef bull for Central Queensland."
Full results
- Breed: Fleckvieh
- Judge: Grame Hopf of Murwillumbah, NSW.
- No. of exhibits: 32 head
- Calf champion male: Trinity Vale Urban Sensation, exhibited by Trinity Vale, Inverlaw.
- Reserve calf champion male: Wondenia-Denmire Utah, exhibited by Country Sand & Concrete Pty Ltd, Wondenia-Denmire Fleckvieh stud, Gilgandra, NSW.
- Junior champion male: Tennysonvale Theo, exhibited by Tennysonvale Simmental Fleckviehs, Illabo, NSW.
- Reserve junior champion male: Trinity Vale Ureka, exhibited by Trinity Vale, Inverlaw..
- Senior champion male: Stone Ridge Talladega, exhibited by Stone Ridge Livestock, Eumungerie, NSW.
- Reserve senior champion male: Wondenia Truman, exhibited by Country Sand & Concrete Pty Ltd, Wondenia-Denmire Fleckvieh stud, Gilgandra, NSW.
- Calf champion female: Trinity Vale Undercover Angel, exhibited by Trinity Vale, Inverlaw.
- Reserve calf champion female: Wondenia-Denmire Unique, exhibited by Country Sand & Concrete Pty Ltd, Wondenia-Denmire Fleckvieh stud, Gilgandra, NSW.
- Junior champion female: Wondenia-Denmire Treasure, exhibited by Country Sand & Concrete Pty Ltd, Wondenia-Denmire Fleckvieh stud, Gilgandra, NSW.
- Reserve junior champion female: Three Moon Mona Lisa, exhibited by Three Moon Fleckvieh, exhibited by Douglas and Juanita Birch, Three Moon Fleckvieh, Eidsvold.
- Senior champion female: Wondenia Toffee, exhibited by Country Sand & Concrete Pty Ltd, Wondenia-Denmire Fleckvieh stud, Gilgandra, NSW.
- Reserve senior champion female: Rocky Tolliseen, exhibited by Country Sand & Concrete Pty Ltd, Wondenia-Denmire Fleckvieh stud, Gilgandra, NSW.
- Grand champion male: Tennysonvale Theo, exhibited by Tennysonvale Simmental Fleckviehs, Illabo, NSW.
- Grand champion female: Wondenia-Denmire Treasure, exhibited by Country Sand & Concrete Pty Ltd, Wondenia-Denmire Fleckvieh stud, Gilgandra, NSW.