Angus and Angus influenced cattle have continued their stellar run of dominance in commercially focused competitions, with outstanding results in the RAS of NSW 2021 Sydney Royal Beef Challenge, taking home almost all major awards.
Mike MacCue, the Co-chair of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Cattle Committee and host of the RAS Beef Challenge said that the competition is, ‘A feedlot based competition where exhibitors present teams of six animals to compete against the states’ best’.
The competition assesses all aspects of production from arrival though to slaughter, including:
- Feedlot performance – assessing both Average Daily Gain, Feed Intake and Dressing Percentage
- Market Grid Compliance – with each team assessed to meet a defined optimum target for domestic and export categories
- Profitability
- Carcass Assessment – Fat specifications, Meat Yield, and Eating Quality
- Eating Quality – MSA Index
This Challenge also normally includes a live assessment component, but due to COVID-19, this was not included for the 2021 competition and like most events these days, the awards presentation was conducted via Zoom.
Taking out three of the four Championships on offer, Texas Angus put on a dominant display with purebred Angus cattle to win Champion and Reserve Champion Team with Angus heifers, and individuals from each of the teams winning Champion and Reserve Champion Individual in the 70 Day Domestic Class.
A team of Texas purebred Angus steers was also awarded the Champion team in the 100 Day Export Class.
While a Santa Gertrudis cross Angus Steer, exhibited by Yugilbar Pastoral Co was awarded the Champion Individual.
70 DAY DOMESTIC CLASS RESULTS
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Champion Team
Angus Heifers, Texas Angus
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Reserve Champion Team
Angus Heifers, Texas Angus
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Champion Individual
Angus Heifer, Texas Angus
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Reserve Champion Individual
Angus Heifer, Texas Angus
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Daily Weight Gain – Individual
1st: Angus Heifer, Texas Angus – 2.739kg/per day
2nd: Angus Heifer, Texas Angus – 2.592kg/day
3rd : Angus Heifer, Texas Angus – 2.521kg/day
Dressing % – Individual
1st: Santa Gertrudis x Angus Steer, Yugilbar Pastoral Co
3rd : Charolais x Angus Steer, Millner Ag
Feedlot Total – Team
1st: Charolais x Angus Steers, Millner Ag
2nd: Charolais x Angus Steers, Millner Ag
Carcase Grid – Team
2nd: Angus Heifers, Texas Angus
Carcase Grid – Individual
1st : Angus Heifer, Texas Angus
Carcase Judge – Team
2nd: Angus Heifers, Texas Angus
Carcase Judge – Individual
=2nd : Santa Gertrudis x Angus Steer, Yugilbar Pastoral Co
Profitability – Team
1st: Angus Heifers, Texas Angus
2nd: Angus Heifers, Texas Angus
Profitability – Individual
1st: Angus Heifer, Texas Angus
2nd: Angus Heifer, Texas Angus
3rd: Angus Heifer, Texas Angus
Eating Quality – Team
2nd : Charolais x Angus Steers, Millner Ag
Eating Quality – Individual
2nd : Santa Gertrudis x Angus Steer, Yugilbar Pastoral Co
3rd : Charolais x Angus Steer, Millner Ag
Taste Test Awards – Gold Medal
Charolais x Angus Steers, Millner Ag
Taste Test Awards – Silver Medal
Charolais x Angus Steers, Millner Ag
Taste Test Awards – Bronze Medal
Angus Heifers, Texas Angus
100 DAY EXPORT CLASS RESULTS
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Champion Team
Angus Steer, Texas Angus
Champion Individual
Santa Gertrudis x Angus Steer, Yugilbar Pastoral Co
Daily Weight Gain – Individual
1st: Santa Gertrudis x Angus Steer, Yugilbar Pastoral Co – 2.866kg/day
2nd: Angus Steer, Texas Angus – 2.832kg per/day
Feedlot Total – Team
3rd: Angus Steers, AV & LM Doolan
Feedlot Total – Individual
1st: Santa Gertrudis x Angus Steer, Yugilbar Pastoral Co
2nd: Angus Steer, Texas Angus
Carcase Grid – Individual
1st: Santa Gertrudis x Angus Steer, Yugilbar Pastoral Co
2nd : Santa Gertrudis x Angus Steer, Yugilbar Pastoral Co
Carcase Judge – Team
3rd: Angus Steers, AV & LM Doolan
Profitability – Team
1st: Angus Steers, Texas Angus
2nd : Santa Gertrudis x Angus Steers, Yugilbar Pastoral Co
Profitability – Individual
1st : Santa Gertrudis x Angus Steer, Yugilbar Pastoral Co
Eating Quality – Team
1st: Santa Gertrudis x Angus Steers, Yugilbar Pastoral Co
2nd : Angus Steers, AV & LM Doolan
3rd: Angus Steers, Texas Angus
Eating Quality – Individual
1st: Angus Steer, Texas Angus
3rd: Angus Steer, AV & LM Doolan
Taste Test Awards – Bronze Medal
Angus Steers, AV & LM Doolan
Santa Gertrudis x Angus Steers, Yugilbar Pastoral Co
Feature Image: Mike MacCue, Wilga Feedlot and Co-chair of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Cattle Committee, Ben Mayne, Gill Leeds & Wendy Mayne looking at the RAS Beef Challenge steers and heifers at Wilga Feedlot.
