The Murray Grey breed made history in their golden anniversary showing at the Royal Adelaide Show, winning the coveted all breed grand champion pair for the first time.
All five interbreed judges had the two animals – a magnificent two and a half year old cow, Prairie Falls Kirrabel with twin heifer calves, and eye-appealing 28-month-old bull Ballyvaughan Katut K2 as the number one pick on their score cards. They won from 18 other breed pairs.
The female was exhibited by young breeder Crystal Lea Bell, Flinders, Vic while the 960 kilogram bull was shown by Steve and Katrina Sanders and family, Clare.
‘It is pretty overwhelming for such a small stud like ours,” Hannah Sanders said.
“We know the breed is suited to Australian conditions so this is highlighting that they are great cattle that meet the market,” Katrina Sanders said.
The popular win capped off a tremendous feature breed showing with more than 75 cattle from five states.
Prairie Falls Kirrabel was the pair’s greatest asset unanimously judged the all breed female and supreme champion exhibit in the final interbreed class.
Twenty-two year old Ms Bell from Flinders, Vic said the win was the highlight in her four years breeding and showing cattle.
“You can’t compare it, this is the highest you can get. Having a cow with twins so young is great,” she said.
It was the second year in a row a Murray Grey female has won the all breeds female title.
An outstanding Simmental bull, Woonallee Ladykiller L15 knocked the competition for six as the all breed supreme champion male, scoring first from four of the five judges.
The 17-month-old owned by Tom and Lizzy Baker, Furner had tremendous performance weighing 860kg with an eye muscle area of 134 square centimetres.
“It is a unique individual with tremendous length, carcase and softness. There is no doubt he is the best BHR Tornado son we have bred and his progeny have been kind to us over the years,” Tom Baker said.
Ladykiller was also part of the Simmental breed’s winning all breed junior pair with black Simmental heifer Woonallee Sassy L366.
The Angus breed came up trumps in the champion interbreed sire’s progeny class with progeny of Ardrossan A241.
The Tiller family, HB Rural, Warnertown were the most successful beef cattle exhibitors. They dominated the Santa Gertrudis judging with their fifteen head winning five of the eight broad ribbons.
