Three big competitions

Australia's best beef cattle in three big competitions

Showcasing to the world the best beef cattle Australia has to offer is at the core of Beef Australia’s existence. As such, the cattle competitions are at the heart of the Beef 2012 program, with events including live stud cattle judging, commercial cattle classes, junior judging and paraders, led steers and carcase competitions.

Ruralco/CRT Australian Beef Cattle Championships

More than 2000 head of quality commercial cattle will be judged on Monday, 7 May 2012, at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange (CQLX) at Gracemere.  

Placegetters in the competition will be announced at a gala dinner at Beef Australia 2012 that night. On Tuesday, 8 May 2012, CQLX will host the Sale of Champions and a Feature Sale, which will attract many livestock buyers and interested parties. 

Entries for the Championships are NOW OPEN. The Schedule containing full details of competition classes, prizes and the conditions of entry are available here. ENTRIES CLOSE MARCH 30.

To enter, nominate online here via CattleOnline or download the nomination form here or contact nominating agents Landmark, Elders, Savage Barker & Backhouse, and Hourn & Bishop.  

Young commercial judges

The event will also feature a young commercial judges competition. The competition will be conducted for three age categories: 12-15 years; 15-18 years; and 18-21 years.

Competitors will be required to judge four pens on conformation, muscling, market suitability and evenness of the pen. Points will be awarded for the order in which these pens are placed. The top five in each age category will be selected to comment on the pens judged.

The competitor with the overall highest number of points will receive the Jan Sinclair Memorial Perpetual Trophy. Winners of each age category will receive a trophy. Presentation of awards will occur at 3pm following the announcement of the Ruralco/CRT Australian Beef Cattle Champions.

Entry forms are available for download here. ENTRIES CLOSE at 12pm Monday, 7 May 2012, with the competition commencing at 12:30pm.

For more information contact Rebecca Reid at Beef Australia.

ANZ National Beef Carcase Competition

Beef producers from around Australia have a unique opportunity to benchmark their product on a national level by entering this competition which has been developed from the Australian Beef Carcase Appraisal System (ABCAS).  With participating processors in every state this is truly a national competition.  Placegetters in the competition will be announced at a gala dinner at Beef Australia 2012 on Tuesday, 8 May 2012.

Entries for the Competition are NOW OPEN. The last available slaughter date is March 31.

• A Schedule and Nomination Form with full details of participating processors is available for download here.
• And a guide on how to improve your score when selecting, preparing and presenting competition cattle is available for download here. 

Further inquiries should be directed to Jackie Kyte at Beef Australia.

Landmark Stud Cattle Championships

Nominations for the prestigious stud cattle Championships attracts entries from around Australia and features more than 30 breeds which are judged over three days (Tuesday, May 8 through to Thursday, May 10, 2012).  A fourth day, Friday May 11, 2012, showcases the junior stud events – Young Paraders, School Teams Judging and Young Judges.

A Competition Schedule, including prizes and conditions of entry, is available. Nomination for stud classes closed on after Friday 3 February. However, registered entrants can continue to use the Cattle Online site to update their details. 

Nominations remain OPEN for the Junior Judging, School Teams Judging and Young Paraders competitions.

• The January edition of Beef Australia 2012 Stud News is available here.

Further inquiries should be directed to Stud Cattle Coordinator Rebecca Reid at Beef Australia. 

Judging Timetable