Show Reports

Congratulations Thomas and Riley Orphant. Broad ribbons, prizes and trophies were awarded to kids who excelled during the week in junior judging, parading, led steer competition and herdsman awards at the Junior Beef Show in Rockhampton.

JUNIOR BEEF SHOW

ROCKHAMPTON, 28- 30 JUNE

CONGRATULATIONS TO Thomas Orphant, Seymour T Droughtmasters, placing 1st overall in the Eight and under 10 yrs and Riley Orphant, Seymour R Droughtmasters, placing 2nd overall in the Twelve and under 14 yrs at Rockhampton Junior Beef Week. Mac Smith, Vale View M, came 4th in the U12 years Paraders.

Thomas Orphant: “I love having a go at all the different activities at Junior Beef. I love showing my cattle and seeing my friends.” Riley Orphant: “At Junior Beef I’m able to do all the work with the cattle because we only have a few animals each. I enjoy catching up with friends that I only see at these types of events. I love showing my animals to the public.” Mac Smith: “I really enjoyed the few days because I could spend time and help Tom & Riley (Orphant). I also enjoyed my time parading & judging and listening to the education talks”.

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James and Aleisha Pisaturo were crowned Clermont Cattleman’s Challenge 2022 King and Queen.

CLERMONT SHOW

CONGRATULATIONS TO Aleisha and James Pisaturo, Almafi Droughtmasters, Inga Downs, on their success at the 2022 Clermont Show.

Their pen of 5 DroughtmasterCharolais cross steers won this year’s Clermont Cattlemen’s Challenge and James and Aleisha were crowned Cattle King and Queen.

The 12 month competition entails 5 steers being entered at the previous year’s Clermont Show where they are judged as a pen of 5. All competition cattle were sent to a paddock generously donated by Bart and Tegan Wilkinson at Walton Downs, Clermont, where they spent 250 days before being trucked to Paringa Feedlot to be fed on grain for 100 days. Placings were then given for both grass and grain fed weight gains and competition points for overall weight gain. Competitors then selected one steer to be judged as a carcass and three to be judged at this year’s show as a pen of three steers most suitable for the 100 day grain fed market. The final hurdle is the taste test which is assessed by 5 judges. “It’s a tough competition with some of the biggest and best operators in the district vying for the title,” said Aleisha. “The mother of the carcass steer is by an Almafi Droughtmaster bull, so I was really proud of the results.”

MACKAY SHOW 2022

CONGRATULATIONS TO Robert Rae, Lisgar Pastoral Company, on their Beef Trade Cattle results at this year’s Show.

Pasture Fed Cattle:

2nd - Single Coastal Heifer or Steer: Suited to local trade - Liveweight 330kg – 520kg Showing two Permanent teeth or less. 3rd - Pen of 3 Heifers: Liveweight 450kg minimum; Showing 4 permanent teeth or less

Grain Fed Cattle:

2nd - Single Steer: Showing 4 permanent teeth. 2nd & 3rd - Single Heifer: Liveweight 340kg to 579kg Showing no more than 2 permanent teeth. 3rd - Single Heifer most suited to the Japanese Market: Live weight 580kg to 750kg Showing no more than 2 permanent teeth.

Feature Classes:

2nd - Shannon Family Memorial Feature Class: Pen of 3 Steers or a pen of 3 Heifers, Liveweight 450kg to 560kg; 2 permanent teeth or less. 3rd - Brian Hughes Memorial Feature Class – Pen of 3 grass-fed Steers suitable for the Japanese Market; Liveweight 540kg to 750kg; 6 permanent teeth or less.

3rd - Nutrien Ag Solutions Hoof & Hook Feature Class. 2 Grass fed Steers judged on the Hoof. Liveweight 520kg - 750kg; 4 permanent teeth or less.

CARCASE COMPETITION CQ CARCASE CLASSIC – HOOF COMPETITION

REDBANK AXEL, a Droughtmaster led steer exhibited by Ken Rutherford of Redskin Droughtmasters, Redbank Cattle Co at Morinish, took out this year’s Central Queensland Carcase Classic hoof component competition.

The led steer hoof and hook class nine competition saw 22 led steers from across Central Queensland converge into the show ring. The winning steer, Redbank Axel, weighed 590 kilograms and, according to judge Brett Coombe in his address to the crowd, said it was an exceptional lineup of steers on display, with Axel presenting with great ‘thickness and cover’.

The overall CQ Carcase Classic results will be announced after this publication goes to print. The top led steer, Redbank Axel, weighed 590 kilograms led by Renee Rutherford of Redskin Droughtmasters, Redbank Cattle Co, Morinish. Photo courtesy Ben Harden, Queensland Country Life.

2022 ROCKHAMPTON AGRICULTURAL SHOW

There was a great representation by the breed in Australia’s Beef Capital at the annual Rockhampton Show.

STUD CATTLE:

Congratulations to Glenlands on their outstanding results in the ring, see report below. Congratulations to Redskin Droughtmasters Redskin Northern, Reserve Champion Junior Bull and Fernleigh Droughtmasters for Fernleigh Hazel, Junior Champion Female. Bells N Whistles takes Rockhampton Interbreed title

Image & Story Kent B Ward

Glenlands D Bells N Whistles and calf after taking out the Supreme Interbreed Female award at the Rockhampton Show with Darren and Tayla Childs, Glenlands D Stud, Theodore and one of the three Interbreed Judges, Lawson Cam, Cambil Stud, Proserpine. IN ONLY her third appearance in the show ring, Glenlands D Bells N Whistles took out the Interbreed Female Championship at the recent Rockhampton Show. Like many of her compatriots the three-year-old was not shown as a junior due to the cancellation of many of the regional, Feature and Royal Shows as a result of Covid-19.

Nursing an impressive heifer calf, Bells N Whistles took out the Grand Champion in the All Other Breeds category and then contested the Interbreed awards.

Under judges Brett McCamley, Fern Hills, Bajool; Lawson Cam, Cambil Stud, Proserpine and Kent Ward, Rockhampton, Bells N Whistles secured her Interbreed title against the Brahman female, Raglan Miss Brooke and the Miniature/Compact Breed winner. It was a great two day outing for the Glenlands D prefix and the Droughtmaster breed with a trio involving Bells N Whistles, Danzer Zone and Drummer Boy taking out the Interbreed Breeders Group against the two other groups of contenders. In the run up to the Interbreed competition and under judge, Brett McCamley, Fern Hills, Bajool, the Glenlands D prefix took home Grand and Senior Champion Female with Bells ‘N’ Whistles, Junior Champion Bull (Danger Zone), the Reserve Calf Champion Male (Drummer Boy) and the Breeders Group in the ‘All Other Breeds Ring’.

COMMERCIAL CATTLE:

ALSO OUTSTANDING results in the Commercial Cattle Section with John Atkinson, Atkinson & Co, Glenavon, winning the Champion Pen, Grand Champion Single Steer and Grand Champion Exhibit, and Cliff Mylrea, Needmor, with Reserve Champion Exhibit and Champion Grass Fed Heifer.