Young bull Rules with plenty of Jazz

Carlton Jazz Ruler J55, exhibited by the Nitschke's Carlton stud, Hahndorf was described as a bull with "plenty of performance".

The 10-month-old white bull weighed 525 kilograms and scanned an eye muscle area of 96 square centimetres, with a P8 and rib fat cover of 5 millimetres.

Judge Lincoln Job, Marellan Shorthorns, Cumnock, NSW, said it was the carcase package inside a lovely soft skin that put him on top.

"He's got the maturity pattern and carcase, he's strong through the top, thick in the rump and had structural correctness," he said.

The supreme bull will be retained at Carlton, and principal Lyn Nitschke said she was excited to have him in the herd, and looked forward to his progeny.

Carlton Jazz was junior and grand champion bull over Belmore Statesman J1, exhibited by Belmore Shorthorns, Naracoorte.

Belmore Statesman was also a white bull, 710kg at 17 months with an EMA of 112sqcm.

Mr Job said both bulls were "magnificent" - and not the first standout white bulls to come from SA breeders.

"They really make the mark for our breed within the industry in terms of producing cattle with enough performance and shape that have market versatility," he said.

Grand champion female was Bayview Duchess G90, a four-year-old with a bull calf.

The senior cow was put up over the junior champion Shorthorn female - a heifer from the same stud with the same sire in Futurity Dynamic.

Bayview Duchess J99, the youngest female to be shown in the Shorthorn ring, was just 12 months and described by the judge as having a sound make-up and market versatility.

* Full report in Stock Journal, September 18, 2014 issue.