Eating Quality, Carcase, Feedlot & Overall Performance

The Angus breed celebrated a dominant performance at the 11th Beef Spectacular awards night in Wagga, cementing the breeds’ place as the top performer for commercial performance.  

Awards were presented for eating quality (a first for the most recent competition), feedlot performance, carcase, brand suitability and overall performance. 

In a year that has been difficult across all facets of the beef industry, 45 vendors put up 87 teams and 435 head of cattle to compete in this event.   

Coming out on top in 2020 was a team of 5 Angus steers from RG Allen & Sons, Mortlake Victoria claiming the grand champion pen. Their winning team were scored 834.5 points out of a possible 1000.   

Eating Quality  

 Feedlot Performance 

Carcase Performance 

Riverine Premium Beef Champion Pen 

Teys Certified Premium Black Angus Champion Pen 

Grand Champion Pen of 5 Steers 

Feature Image: James &  Georgie Knight, overall Grand Champion pen of steer exhibitors.  Image courtesy of The Land

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Stuart and Isabel Tait from Tait Pastoral Company, Mandurama, received equal third place with their two teams of Angus steers. Pictured with Teys Australia general manager feedlots Grant Garey. Image courtesy of The Land

Seventh place went to Matt Shea, Barfold Beef, Barfold, Vic, who is pictured with Scott Hannaford of Coopers Animal Health. Image courtesy of The Land

Reserve champion in the carcase section went to the Angus cross pen from Shane and Jenny Priestly, Gregadoo. Image courtesy of The Land

Murray Schaefer, National Stockyard Systems, with the overall grand champion pen of steer exhibitors James and Georgie Knight, RG. Allen and Sons, Mortlake, Vic, and Teys Australia executive director livestock Geoff Teys. Image courtesy of The Land

Eigth in the new eating quality awards went to Virginia and Jamie Bond, Tooma. Image courtesy of The Land

Jasmine Green, Teys Australia with Tim, Charles and Mal Hufton of Hufton Pastoral Co, Harden, receiving the highest MSA index of the competition to win the Eating Qaulity awards, with Angus steers, with Tom Maguire, Image courtesy of The Land

Stephen Palmer of Kyeamba Downs Partnership, Wagga Wagga, received fourth in the eating quality awards, with Angus steers. Image courtesy of The Land

Simon Matear of Wantabadgery Pastoral Company Pty Ltd, Wantabadgery received sixth in eating quality, with Angus steers. Image courtesy of The Land

Lindsey Carter of Dorrigo placed 10th overall with his Angus team. Image courtesy of The Land