A beautifully made cow that was typical of the breed triumphed in the Hereford ring last Friday, in a combination of wet and sunny weather conditions.
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A total of 19 Hereford studs from throughout New South Wales and Victoria, gathered to exhibit about 80 head of cattle as part of the feature breed for the 2024 Royal Canberra Show.
Judged by Steven Crowley, Tycolah Poll Herefords Barraba, with Nathan Hindmarsh, Braidwood, alongside him as associate judge, the pair came to the decision the senior champion female was the supreme exhibit for the show.
Reigning from the female 30 months and not over 48 months class, Llandillo Aster exhibited by Pinnacle Poll Herefords, Forbes, rose to the supreme Hereford exhibit after competing against the grand champion bull, Granite Hill Toro exhibited by Granite Hill Poll Hereford stud, Bungendore.
The young first calver cow won the grand champion female against her daughter Pinnacle Aster, who was sashed calf champion Hereford females and Allenae Hope T40, exhibited by Allenae Poll Herefords, Roslyn, was the junior champion Hereford female.
Mr Crowley said all three of the females contesting for the grand champion female title were terrific specimens of the breed.
"This is what I was after in the breed - they've got the volume, capacity, good bone, good skin and hair," he said.
"They're just three beautiful females.
"I've gone for the safe option today, this cow at the back she has proven herself.
"She's doing the job, well balanced, good on her feet, beautifully made, with a good udder underneath her."
Granite Hill Toro, an Injemira Robert Redford Q287 son, was named grand champion bull earlier in the day, went up against the calf champion bull, also exhibited by Garnite Hill Poll Herefords, Granite Hill Ulysses U11 and the senior champion bull, Talumbi Tank, exhibited by Talumbi Herefords, Parksbourne.
Mr Crowley said he selected Toro as his grand champion bull for his good skin and hair type, with a good muscle pattern and no waste to him.
"I thought this bull was a clear winner, he has good weight for age and is well balanced," he said.
"He's got the carcase and the muscle I'm looking for with the right amount of fat cover.
"He is evenly covered, good shoulders, he walks on a set of good of feet and legs."
In the end, Mr Crowley said he was very proud of the two animals he had selected for the grand champion male and female of the breed.
"They are rippers in our breed, which is the Hereford breed of cattle," he said.
"I think they're two very function cattle.
''I've purely enjoyed the day, judging Hereford cattle on green grass - there's nothing better."
As for the group classes, JTR Cattle Company, Roslyn swept the board, winning the breeders group along with the sire's progeny class with a group of two heifers and a bull all sired by Maildaburra Jarrah J2.
The Roslyn cattle breeders also won the dam's progeny class with the same three animals from the sire's progeny class, whose dam was JTR Harriette R032.
The pair of bulls under 20 months class was won by Granite Hill Poll Herefords, Bungendore.
Meanwhile Allenae Poll Herefords, John and Renae Keith, Goulburn, won the pair of heifers under 20 months class.
Andrew Quirk, Pinnacle Poll Hereford stud principal said the win was pretty exciting for the stud, which he started when he was 15 years old and has now regenerated after some time away.
"We purchased Aster the year before last at Dubbo national show and sale for $14,000," he said.
"We bought four heifers off Llandillo all by the same bull, Grathlyn Pacemaker.
"We showed a couple of them as heifers, and then took them home and we flushed her to Tycolah Queenscliff N029."
"We got two embryos, one being the heifer that won junior champion and then a bull calf, who will be campaigned later in the year.
"She was shown as a junior heifer, we took her to the Hereford youth expo and she won her class there, but then was beaten by her half sister, who we still have also."
Mr Quirk said that it was an honour to have Steve Crowley judge the classes as he is considered be the godfather of Herefords now, adjudicate the day and his comments were what was most worth all of it.
Judge: Steve Crowley, Tycolah Poll Herefords, Barraba
Hereford Results
Calf champion female: Pinnacle Aster exhibited by Pinnacle Poll Herefords, Forbes.
Reserve champion calf female: Llandillo Diana U39 exhibited by Llandillo Poll Herefords, The Lagoon.
Calf champion bull: Granite Hill Ulysses U11 exhibited by Granite Hill Poll Herefords, Bungendore.
Reserve champion calf bull: Talumbi Undisputed exhibited by Talumbi Herefords, Parksbourne.
Junior champion bull: Granite Hill Toro exhibited by Granite Hill Poll Herefords, Bungendore.
Reserve junior champion bull: Oak Hill Titan exhibited by Oak Hill Herefords, Cootamundra.
Junior champion female: Allenae Hope T40 exhibited by John and Renae Keith, Goulburn.
Reserve junior champion female: JTR Harriette T056 exhibited by JTR Cattle Company, Roslyn.
Senior champion bull: Talumbi Tank exhibited by Talumbi Herefords, Parksbourne.
Reserve senior champion bull: Bolong Spectre exhibited by Bolong Herefords, Breadalbane.
Senior champion female: Llandillo Aster exhibited by Pinnacle Poll Herefords, Forbes.
Reserve senior champion female: Kanimbla Nicky S130 exhibited by Legacy Poll Herefords, Zeerusu, Vic.
Grand champion bull: Granite Hill Toro exhibited by Granite Hill Poll Herefords, Bungendore.
Grand champion female: Llandillo Aster exhibited by Pinnacle Poll Herefords, Forbes.
Supreme exhibit: Llandillo Aster exhibited by Pinnacle Poll Herefords, Forbes.
Pair of bulls under 20 months: Granite Hill, Granite Hill Poll Herefords, Bungendore.
Pair of heifers under 20 months: Allenae Poll Herefords, John and Renae Keith, Goulburn
Breeders group: JTR Cattle Company, Roslyn.
- Full results in next week's The Land newspaper.
