Gumboots and Grins were the standard attire for the Upper Hunter Beef Bonanza. 520 kids, 254 prime cattle and 40 stud heifers turned up to compete with others unable to make it through flood waters to attend the event.
Limousin and Limousin x cattle won both the champion and reserve champion titles in every led prime division.
Major results:
The Champion & Reserve champion lightweight steers were both owned and exhibited by the MacRae partnership. They were purchased from a Coonamble commercial breeder, Matt Mackenzie, and were out of Oakvale Limousin cows and sired by the Benjarra Question Time bull.
The Champion Light Middleweight, and overall Grand Champion (pictured), was exhibited by the Keajura Park Limousins. He was bred by Brentvale Limousins in SA & was sired by Brentvale Nitro N13 out of Brentvale Fifi P4.
He was sent over to the Maclures and fed for 120 days and Jason Foote of Brentvale Limousins was full of praise for how the Limousin Youth Members prepared and showed the steer.
The Reserve Champion Light Middleweight steer was exhibited by JA & CM Adams.
The Champion Heavy Middleweight was awarded to Calrossy Anglican School. Breeding to follow.
The Reserve Champion Heavy Middleweight was exhibited by W Davis & J Davis and was bred by Deepfields Limousins. He was sired by Greenwood Fernando
The Champion Heavyweight was a purebred Limousin bred and exhibited by Flemington Limousins. He was sired by Flemington Quicksilver Q6 and out of a Oakwood Cutmasta heifer
Reserve Champion Heavyweight awarded to Scots All Saints College with a Limousin X steer that was purchased through the Carcoar (CTLX) saleyards.
Congratulations to
– LYA Member Sarah Randle who took out the Grand Champion Parader with her recently purchased female King Creek Sieana 258
– Jack Robson of Flemington Limousin & Angus awarded 12/13 year old Champion Parader.
-Limousin Australia