Charolais prove their quality in carcase competitions Charolais and Charolais cross cattle have again dominated the major 2013 carcase competitions.
Jenny & James Millner, Rosedale Charolais with the 2013 Paddock to Palate Trophy
James Dockrill, Calmview Charolais and Allan Trustum of Bently Downs Charolais won 'Champion team of 3 steers'
Rosedale started the year in good form by winning the NSW Beef Spectacular Feedback Trial in January. The Milner family’s champion pen of Charolais Angus steers won by 1.5 points. The Rosedale team beat 76 teams from across NSW, Victoria and Queensland. The team won with a total of 801.5 points from 1000, and was $489 more profitable than the average of all trial teams.
There were a total of 69 teams representing all the major cattle breeds in this competition. David and Penny Sullivan from Riverglen Pastoral Co won second place overall. Their pen gained an impressive 2.72 kg/day in the feedlot section. Rosedale won the MSA Eating Quality section with Charolais Angus cross steers.
Rosedale also won the 2013 Sydney Royal Beef Challenge. The Charolais-Shorthorn export pen of six received 790/1000 points topping the live assessment and profitability sections to win the champion pen. The individual animal class was won by Peter and Rob Vickery, Dobikin Pastoral, with their Charolais Santa cross. Rosedale also did well topping the live assessment scores in the domestic competition with a Charolais Angus cross and came second in the domestic pen of six live assessment section. Chris Knox and Helen Alexander, DSK won the heavy weight grand champion steer and the Gold Medal at the Sydney Royal. They also won the purebred hoof and hook competition and the reserve champion middle weight carcase. The Queensland RNA Paddock to Palate Competition was won by Acton Land and Cattle Co with a pen of Charolais Santa cross. To win this competition the animals need to do well in all 4 phases of the competition including feedlot, carcase, MSA and the beef taste off.
Peter Stacy, Alicia Kemp, Chyvana Wright and Roger Evans with the Supreme Led Steer
Ashwood Park won first place with 90.5 points in the Victorian Show Steer Bonanza with a Charolais Angus cross and came in second with 89.9 points with a pure Charolais. In Western Australia, Bruce Campbell of Cooara, won the champion heavyweight and supreme steer of the Perth Royal. The steer sold for $3750.00 to Harvey beef and Coles. Fred Grantham of Coolup, won the champion steer on the hoof at the Waroona show in October with a silver Charolais yearling which sold for $2,800.00 to Harvey Beef. Mark O’Dwyer, Bentley Downs and Calmview won the champion team of 3 steers in the North Coast National hoof and hook competition. Mark’s steer won the Champion Carcase with 87.6/100 points and Bentley Downs won the Champion Charolais carcase with 87.41/100 points. Calmview Hussy won the Jackpot at the inaugural Landmark Beef Championship that was held at Tamworth this year. Hussy, who was fed by James Dockrill, won second place in the carcase competition. n
Peter and Rob Vickery, Dobikin Pastoral, Bellata, won with their Charolais Santa cross at Sydney Royal Beef Challenge CHAROLAIS SUMMER 2014 MAGAZINE
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