The 2022 Wagyu Branded Beef Competition, Grand Champion brand awarded to Mr Scott deBruin from Mayura Station pictured with Terry Donohue, Managing Director of Ariat Operations Australia/NZ
The 2022 Wagyu Branded Beef Competition, Grand Champion brand was awarded to the winner of Class 1 – Fullblood Japanese Black – Signature Series by Mayura Station with an astounding digital marbling of 61 per cent.
Upon receiving the award, Mr Scott deBruin, principle of Mayura Station said “The level of quality produced by our fellow brands is absolutely exceptional and this year’s entries really raised the bar on what can be achieved. I am very proud of our team at Mayura to be named Grand Champion Australian Wagyu Brand for 2022, in what is the most prestigious Branded Beef competition in Australia.”
Class 1, Fullblood Japanese black steak, had a total of 17 superb entries for the judges to work their way through. Judges commenting that the entries they tasted during the judging day were some of the best Wagyu they have ever tasted. 6 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal were award in Class 1.
The Class 1 winner was described by the judges to be world class with extreme marbling, juiciness and flavour that dissolved in a rich beef and butter succulence with an exotic caramel and sweet fresh finish. Mayura Station’s, Signature Series took out class 1, achieving a total of 976 points out of 1040 total points.
With an astounding digital marbling of 61%, a digital marble score of more than 16 as measured by the Japanese camera developed for Wagyu – the Meat Image Japan digital carcase camera. This entry also had a digital marbling fineness of 93.1, which is the highest ever recorded marbling fineness in the history of the WBBC. The Mayura entry was also the leading entry for ribeye area, with an enormous ribeye steak of 145cm2.
Full list of results
Sponsored by Ced Wise AB, Class One Champion
Signature Series by Mayura Station Gold Medallists
Gold medallists
Signature Series by Mayura Station
Jade Wagyu by Kilcoy Global Foods
Stone Axe Wagyu by Stone Axe Pastoral Company
Cobungra Station by Stone Axe Pastoral Company
Macquarie Wagyu by Direct Meat Company
Infinite Fullblood Wagyu by Rangers Valley
Silver medallists
Kiwami by Stockyard Beef
Master Selection by Mort & Co
Bronze medallists
Jack’s Creek Wagyu by Jack’s Creek