On The Land
30 April, 2023
Prime Beef Competition set to 'meat' all expectations
CATTLE producers are gearing up for what promises to be a hotly contested Malanda Show Prime Beef Competition this year.
Chief Steward Colleen Mclucas said the Prime Beef Section showcased the quality and variety of beef cattle that were raised on the Atherton Tablelands.
“Last year, all of the 35 pens were filled, along with a waiting list, with a total of 106 head en-tered and this year promises to be the same,” she said.
“I encourage exhibitors to get their entries in early, as with all the great prizes and attractive prize money on offer, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, the pens will be filled to capacity in no time.
“Rocky Creek Abattoir and Byrnes Meats, Cairns have sponsored the ‘Champion Pen of Three Butchers Bullocks’ in the Prime Beef Section for many, many years and Victor has always been very happy to help out with judging when required,” she said.
Last year's judges, Victor and Cailan Byrnes from Rocky Creek Abattoir and Byrnes Meats, Cairns, were impressed with the quality and quantity of the Grass Fed Beef Cattle entered in the 2022 Prime Beef Section of the show.
Victor said that being able to source good quality Tableland grass fed cattle like those ex-hibited at the Malanda Show enabled him to consistently supply top quality product to his customers as his family had proudly been doing for the past 60 years.
Last year's (2022) Most Successful Prime Beef Exhibitor, James and Deana Nasser and their son Lewis, “Atherton Grass Fed”, have been exhibiting their cattle at the Malanda competition since 2016.
“The Prime Beef Competition is a great opportunity for us to promote local, sustainable, grass fed beef cattle grown on the Atherton Tablelands,” James said.
“It's great to see not only local people who view and appreciate the cattle but also visitors to the Malanda Show from other parts of Australia.
“The Prime Beef Competition is very well organised and encourages producers on the Tablelands to contribute and promote local beef cattle,” he added.
With Evanspread as the Naming Sponsor, there are nine classes in the Prime Beef Section with prizes awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in these classes.
The Prime Beef Section is for recognised Pasture Fed Beef Breed Cattle with the focus on Weight for Age and Temperament and all cattle must be Polled or Dehorned. Cattle must be four tooth or less.
All cattle must be at the Malanda Showgrounds Cattle Yards for Penning and a Wet Curfew by 3pm on Friday 7 July and must remain penned until the end of the Grand Parade at midday on Sunday.
Judging commences at 1pm on Saturday 8 July and this year's judge will be Simon Fraser from JBS in Townsville.
One of the outstanding features of the competition is that cattle can be sold directly after it.
Any exhibitors wanting to sell their cattle after the show have that option by contacting Simon Fraser at JBS Townsville on 0400 314281 by 23 June.
Entries are $10 per Class and close at 5pm Friday 30 June or when pens are filled.
The full schedule and entry forms are available on the Malanda Show website and for any enquiries please contact Chief Steward Colleen Mclucas on 0428 966 379.
CLASSES
CLASS 1 MALANDA MEAT CO PEN of THREE HEAVYWEIGHT BULLOCKS SSOkgs L/W & OVER
CLASS 2 ADVANCED RURAL PEN of THREE BULLOCKS 450kgs - 549kgs L/W
CLASS 3 TABLELAND VETERINARY SERVICE PEN of THREE HEIFERS 450kgs -549kgs L/W
CLASS 4 ELMORE & STAUN PEN of THREE STEERS 340kgs - 449kgs L/W
CLASS S MALANDA MEAT CO PEN of THREE HEIFERS 340kgs - 449kgs L/W
CLASS 6 MALANDA RURAL SUPPLIES PEN of THREE STEERS OR HEIFERS O - 339kgs L/W
CLASS 7 TED MORRIS SINGLE HEAVYWEIGHT BULLOCK OVER SSOkgs L/W
CLASS 8 GODFREY'S LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT SINGLE LIGHTWEIGHT BULLOCK UP TO 549kgs L/W
CLASS 9 EVANSPREAD SINGLE HEIFER UP TO 549kgs L/W
CHAMPIONS
There are five Champion prizes and five Reserve Champion prizes and the major prize is for the Most Successful Prime Beef Exhibitor.
CHAMPION PEN OF THREE BUTCHERS HEIFERS -$250
RESERVE CHAMPION PEN OF THREE BUTCHERS HEIFERS -$100
CHAMPION PEN OF THREE BUTCHERS BULLOCKS -$250
RESERVE CHAMPION PEN OF THREE BUTCHERS BULLOCKS -$100
CHAMPION PEN OF THREE BULLOCK -$250
RESERVE CHAMPION PEN OF THREE BULLOCKS -$100
CHAMPION FEMALE OF SHOW -$500
RESERVE CHAMPION FEMALE OF SHOW -$250
CHAMPION BULLOCK OF SHOW-$500
RESERVE CHAMPION BULLOCK OF SHOW -$250 Mareeba
MOST SUCCESSFUL PRIME BEEF EXHIBITOR -$1,000
