Wallawong Champions Again at Sydney Royal Beef Challenge

Wallawong cattle proved very successful again at the RAS Beef Challenge Awards Night, presenting awards from the feedlot challenge that was held at Wilga Feedlot, Bellata in North West NSW.

The RAS Beef Challenge had seedstock and commercial entrants from not only local producers but producers from various parts of Australia. The event judges pens of steers and heifers that are entered in 70 days on feed domestic class or 100 on feed export class, as well as individual beasts from each category.

There were excellent results across the board, with Wallawong cattle (entered as James Family Agriculture) faring well amongst some very stiff competition.

In the Export categories, James Family Agriculture took out a clean sweep of the awards, with Champion team and Reserve Champion Team going to two pens of our Angus steers.

We also took home Reserve Champion Individual with an Angus steer and achieved two Silver Medals and a Bronze Medal for Carcase Quality for the three teams that were entered.

Kate and Lachlan James with employees Ben and Georgie Speirs with some of their awards

Results Featuring James Family Agriculture below:

Daily Weight Gain:  Export Pen 2nd James Family Agriculture (Angus steer)

Feedlot Total:  Export Pen 1st James Family Agriculture (Angus steers)
2nd James Family Agriculture (Angus steers)
Export Individual 1st James Family Agriculture (Angus steers)
2nd Yulgilbar Past Co (Angus influenced steer)

Carcase Grid:  Export Pen
2nd James Family Agriculture (Angus steers)

Carcase Judging: Export Pen 2nd James Family Agriculture (Angus steers)

Profitability:  Export Pen 1st James Family Agriculture (Angus steers)
3rd James Family Agriculture (Angus steers)

Export Individuals:  3rd James Agriculture (Angus steer)

Export Champion Team:  James Family Agriculture, Angus Steers

Export Reserve Champion Team:  James Family Agriculture, Angus Steers

Export Reserve Champion Individual:  James Family Agriculture, Angus Steer

Taste Test Awards: Silver Medal James Family Agriculture, Angus Steers x 2
Bronze Medal James Family Agriculture, Angus Steers