Coolie Angus stud at Merriwa has entered the Feedback Trial on and off for many years but 2021 proved to be one of their best results.
Their team of Angus steers finished on a score of 684.5 points, which secured them fifth place.
They were also named the Riverine Premium Beef champion pen, ahead of the reserve champion pen from Wantabadgery Pastoral Co Pty, Ltd, Wantabadgery.
Eating quality has been a focus at Coolie Angus, with the program aimed at lifting marbling while not compensating phenotype.
Four of the five steers in the top team scored Aus-Meat figures of two while the remaining steer reached a three.
Manager Jamie Edmonds had a group of steers in mind to pick from for the competition but the terrific season meant many exceeded the weight specifications.
The winning steers were mostly by New Zealand sire William of Stern.
"They were a bit of a mixture and what was quite interesting was there was quite a bit of New Zealand blood in them," he said.
"The ones that won the Riverine Premium Beef pen all marbled two or over but New Zealand doesn't have a lot of EBVs for marbling.
"I think it's testament to how we have tried to blend the softness of the New Zealand cattle into our Australian cattle."
Their top team of steers had an average daily gain of 1.94kg/day and an average dressing percentage of 52.66 per cent. Their MSA indexes were also high, averaging 64.05 and peaking at 67.39.
Winning the Riverine Premium Beef award was highly valued by the stud.
"At the end of the day we all want to produce beef that's of a high quality and to win the Riverine Premium is probably the ultimate in terms of the meat that we are providing," Mr Edmonds said.
"We were really happy with the consistency. They were fifth in the feedlot and seventh in the carcase and won the eating side of it, which from our point of view, that consistency is what we all try and aim towards.
"While we are a stud, we have a big commercial operation and it's quite rewarding. It's one thing to tell people we have got good bulls, but hopefully it's another way of proving it."