The 2022 Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) Beef Challenge results and presentation of awards was held at the Powerhouse Hotel, Tamworth, last night.
Some 37 teams (25 domestic - 70 days class, 12 export - 100 days class) from 11 producers across New South Wales and Queensland took part in this year's competition, but it was the Baryugil-based enterprise Yulgilbar Pastoral Company that had a near clean sweep of the entire challenge.
Entering eight teams, four in the domestic class and four in the export class, Yulgilbar received both champion and reserve champion teams in both categories along with champion export individual animal and reserve champion domestic individual animal.
Millner Ag, Blayney, won champion individual animal of the domestic class with a Charolais/Angus steer.
Reserve champion individual of the export class went to an Angus heifer from Ben and Wendy Mayne from Texas Angus, Warialda, who excelled in the live assessment component of the competition.
Gold medals were awarded to Yulgilbar Pastoral Co and Texas Angus, while two bronze also went to Yulgilbar.
RESULTS WRAP
DOMESTIC
Overall champion team: 3610 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis steers) on 746.18 points.
Reserve champion team: 3602 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis/Angus steers) on 741.72 points.
Champion individual exhibit: 3611 - Millner Ag (ER725 - Charolais/Angus steer) on 133.09 points.
Reserve champion individual exhibit: 3610 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER716 - Santa Gertrudis steer) on 126.85 points.
Eating quality team:
- 3612 - Millner Ag (Charolais/Angus steers) - 377.84 (combined individual MSA Index values)
- 3604 - Jarrah Park (Angus) - 376.50 (combined individual MSA Index values)
- 3611 - Millner Ag (Charolais/Angus steers) - 373.95 (combined individual MSA Index values)
Eating quality individual:
- 3614 - Peter Weal, Orange (ER740 - Charolais/Angus heifer) - MSA Index of 65.80
- 3611 - Millner Ag (ER722 - Charolais/Angus steer) - MSA Index of 65.19
- 3608 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER707 - Santa Gertrudis/Hereford steer) - MSA Index of 64.64
Profitability team:
- 3610 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis steers) - $2364.50 team profit
- 3597 - Texas Angus (Angus heifers) - $1845.14 team profit
- 3609 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis steers) - $1795.59 team profit
Profitability individual:
- 3609 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER708 - Santa Gertrudis steer) - $548.14 individual profit
- 3610 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER719 - Santa Gertrudis steer) - $545.64 individual profit
- 3610 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER716 - Santa Gertrudis steer) - $499.79 individual profit
Carcase judge:
- 3604 - Jarrah Park (Angus steers) - 167.84 points
- 3611 - Millner Ag (Charolais/Angus steers) - 166.27 points
- 3594 - Michael and Danni MacCue, Moree (Angus steers) - 163.53 points
Individual carcase judge:
- (ALL EQUAL on 29.80 points) 3591 - Michael and Danni MacCue (ER605 - Angus heifer), 3604 - Jarrah Park (ER681 - Angus steers), 3610 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER714 - Santa Gertrudis steer), 3613 - Peter Weal (ER733 - Charolais/Angus steer)
Carcase grid team:
- 3602 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis/Angus steers)
- 19 teams
Carcase grid individual:
- 3602 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER668 - Santa Gertrudis/Angus steer) - 25 points
- 139 individuals
Feedlot total team:
- 3610 -Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis steers) - 218.58 points
- 3602 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis/Angus steers) - 218.39 points
- 3597 - Texas Angus (Angus heifers) - 216.18 points
Feedlot total individual
- 3610 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER719 - Santa Gertrudis steer) - 27.507 points
- 3609 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER708 - Santa Gertrudis steer) - 27.505 points
- 3610 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER716 - Santa Gertrudis steer) - 26.549 points
Dressing percentage:
- 3609 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER711 - Santa Gertrudis steer) - 56.62pc
- 3610 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER719 - Santa Gertrudis steer) - 56.28pc
- 3611 - Millner Ag (ER722 - Charolais/Angus steer) - 56.23pc
Daily weight gain (DWG):
- 3610 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER715 - Santa Gertrudis steer) - 3.063kg/day
- 3610 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER716 - Santa Gertrudis steer) - 2.852kg/day
- 3609 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER708 - Santa Gertrudis steer) - 2.823kg/day
Live assessment team:
- 3593 - Michael and Danni MacCue (Angus steers)
- 3613 - Peter Weal (Charolais/Angus steers)
- 3592 - Michael and Danni MacCue (Angus steers)
Live assessment individual:
- 3611 - Millner Ag (ER725 - Charolais/Angus steer)
- 3613 - Peter Weal (ER735 - Charolais/Angus steer)
- 3613 - Peter Weal (ER736 - Charolais/Angus steer)
EXPORT
Overall champion team: 3585 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis/Charolais steers) on 786.34 points.
Reserve champion team: 3587 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis/Angus steers) on 691.823 points.
Champion individual exhibit: 3585 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER573 - Santa Gertrudis/Charolais steer) on 149.327 points.
Reserve champion individual exhibit: 3580 - Texas Angus (ER543 - Angus heifer) on 134.83 points.
Eating quality team:
- 3581 - Texas Angus (Angus heifers) - 390.89 (combined individual MSA Index values)
- 3579 - Texas Angus (Angus heifers) - 386.62 (combined individual MSA Index values)
- 3586 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis/Hereford steers) - 379.70 (combined individual MSA Index values)
Eating quality individual:
- 3581 - Texas Angus (ER545 - Angus heifer) - MSA Index of 69.24
- 3579 - Texas Angus (ER537 - Angus heifer) - MSA Index of 68.66
- 3581 - Texas Angus (ER550 - Angus heifer) - MSA Index of 66.29
Profitability team:
- 3585 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis/Charolais steers) - $1567.64 team profit
- 3586 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis/Hereford steers) - $1355.60 team profit
- 3578 - Texas Angus (Angus heifers) - $1008.58 team profit
Profitability individual:
- 3585 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER573 - Santa Gertrudis/Charolais steer) - $523.74 individual profit
- 3586 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER580 - Santa Gertrudis/Hereford steer) - $458.56 individual profit
- 3580 - Texas Angus (ER543 - Angus heifer) - $403.45 individual profit
Carcase judge team:
- 3585 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis/Charolais steers) - 151.37 points
- 3588 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis steers) - 150.98 points
- 3587 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis/Angus steers) - 133.73 points
Individual carcase judge:
- 3588 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER588 -Santa Gertrudis steer) - 27.84 points
- (ALL EQUAL on 27.06 points) 3585 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER574 - Santa Gertrudis/Charolais steer), 3586 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER579 - Santa Gertrudis/Hereford steer), 3588 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER587 - Santa Gertrudis steer)
Carcase grid team:
- 3587 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis/Angus steers) - 122.92 points
- 3577 - Tookey Creek (Santa Gertrudis steers and heifers) - 118.75 points
- (ALL EQUAL on 112.50 points) 3579 - Texas Angus (Angus heifers), 3580 - Texas Angus (Angus heifers), 3586 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis/Hereford steers)
Carcase grid individual:
- (ALL EQUAL on 20.83 points) 43 individuals
Feedlot total team:
- 3585 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis/Charolais steers) - 241.22 points
- 3586 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (Santa Gertrudis/Hereford steers)
- 3584 - Palgrove Pastoral, Dalveen (Charolais steers)
Feedlot total individual
- 3585 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER573 - Santa Gertrudis/Charolais steer) - 29.126 points
- 3586 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER580 - Santa Gertrudis/Hereford steer) - 228.89 points
- 3584 - Palgrove Pastoral (ER566 - Charolais steer) - 224.40 points
Dressing percentage:
- 3582 - Millner Ag (ER553 - Charolais/Angus steer) - 60.61pc
- 3582 - Millner Ag (ER556- Charolais/Angus steer) - 58.82pc
- 3585 - Yulgilbar Pastoral Co (ER573 - Santa Gertrudis/Charolais steer) - 58.71pc
Daily weight gain (DWG):
- 3578 - Texas Angus (ER530 - Angus heifer) - 2.871kg/day
- 3583 - MM Pastoral, Coonamble (ER561 - Charolais/RedAngus steer) - 2.854kg/day
- 3580 - Texas Angus (ER540 - Angus heifer) - 2.783kg/day
Live assessment team:
- 3578 - Texas Angus (Angus heifers)
- 3580 - Texas Angus (Angus heifers)
- 3579 - Texas Angus (Angus heifers)
Live assessment individual:
- 3578 - Texas Angus (ER530 - Angus heifer)
- 3579 - Texas Angus (ER534 - Angus heifer)
- 3584 - Palgrove Pastoral (ER566 - Charolais steer)
More to follow.
Full feature report in The Land July 28 edition.
