A 409kg Angus steers, exhibited by St Joseph’s High School, Aberdeen won Reserve Champion Lightweight carcase. The steer dressed out at 58.9% and had a P8 and rib fat of 7mm. Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College exhibited the School Steer Challenge champion carcase with a 536kg Angus steer, that dressed at 56.3% with a P8 of 8mm and rib of 9mm.
Merriwa Show Feedback Trial
Angus steers also performed exceptionally well in the Merriwa Show Feedback Trial, where steers were fed for 91 days in the Alexander Downs Feedlot, judged on the hoof during the Merriwa Show and went back to the feedlot for 20 days before being processed at the Woolworths Tamworth facility. The overall Reserve Champion pen of steers were three Angus exhibited by Coolie Angus, who were also awarded second place in the profitability section, averaging a return of $207 per head. As a pen, the steers had an average daily weight gain of 2.14kg. The overall highest scoring pen for profitability was awarded to Knowla Livestock, with their pen of three Angus steers returning a margin of $212 per head. The pen placed second overall for average daily weight gain putting on 2.28kg per day as a pen.
Knowla also bred and owned the animal with overall highest profitability of $307. The Champion individual carcase went to a heavy weight Angus steer exhibited by Cam and Del Leggett. Minnamurra Pastoral Company took out champion pen of three steers over the hook with their group of three Angus steers. While another pen of three Angus steers, exhibited by DL & MA Johnston & Sons won Reserve Champion pen over the hooks.
Knowla Monkey, exhibited by Pymble Ladies College, won Champion heavy middle heavyweight carcase at the Upper Hunter Beef Bonanza
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