MEMBER HIGHLIGHT THE SPENCE FAMILY

While the Spence family are no strangers around cattle shows and livestock sales, it wasn’t until 2017 that the Spence Family made their own debut at the Royal Adelaide Show with their own team of steers. The debut could not have gone any better with Mandayen Spences Fred winning Grand Champion in both hoof and hook sections exhibited by Thomas Spence.

This wonderful achievement was followed up in 2018 with Maydayen Spence's Fireball also winning Grand Champion on the hoof and taking out the Champion Heavy Domestic Carcase exhibited by Zanna Spence. The family also took out the Reserve Champion ribbon in the Heavy Domestic on hoof.

In 2019 the champions continued with Spence's winning three broad ribbons at the Royal Adelaide Show including Champion Light Domestic on hoof and Champion and Reserve Champion Heavy Domestic Steer on hoof.

As most shows took a hiatus in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid, the Royal Adelaide Show still held a carcase competition. In 2020, the Spence's were successful in winning Champion Heavy Domestic Carcase that went on to be Grand Champion Carcase and in 2021 they also won Champion Heavy Domestic Carcase. All these steers were bred by or in conjunction with Mandayen Limousins

2022 saw the shows return and cattle back in the ring at the Royal Adelaide Show. In a strong showing of steers, the Spence's enjoyed good success through both purebred and crossbred sections with the highlight being Grand Champion Purebred Steer both on the hoof and hook - Spence's Endeavour.

A proud moment for Jono was to see Spence's steers perform very well at schools with Naracoorte and Oakbank high schools enjoying great success on both hoof and hook.