Adelaide, Melbourne and Tamworth trifecta for Angus triumph at Youth Roundup
Being trucked 1600 kilometres to Tamworth was taken all in her stride when Nampara Queen B U56 was judged the supreme exhibit in the 2024 NH Foods Angus Youth National Roundup.
Shown by the Hann family, Nampara Angus, Lucindale, the 21-month-old female, was the senior champion female and part of a team of nine animals trucked to Tamworth and arriving on Monday morning, Stuart Hann said.
Mr Hann said his four children, Maddison, Charlotte, Emily and Austin, were showing cattle at the Roundup along with five other young people from South East South Australia.
Maddison said the cow's success was part of an ongoing and triumphant career, including supreme Angus female at the Adelaide Royal and first in its class in Melbourne in 2024.
She said Texas Brad Pitt Q65 sired the cow out of a Queen B cow, sired by LD Capitalist.
Strong show pedigree carries the day at Roundup
Record number of entries for Angus Youth National Roundup with competitors from four states.
Mr Hann said, "now that we know the way, we'll bring at team of 10 bulls and five heifers to the World Angus Forum here in Tamworth on May 3 and 4".
The journey to get the cattle from Lucindale to Tamworth also had to fit around the sale of 180 pregnancy-tested-in-calf heifers from Nampara, sold at the Mortlake Livestock Exchange topping at $2525, Mr Hann said.
"When I dropped the Roundup cattle in Tamworth on Monday, I flew back to Adelaide, drove four hours home, took the cattle to Mortlake, then drove back home and then onto Adelaide to arrive here this morning, just in time for the senior classes," he said.
Reserve to Queen B in the senior classes was Heidi Zwiers, Milthorpe, parading Knowla Designer U68.
The judge, John Manchee, Manchee Agriculture, Narrabri and principal of Yamburgan Shorthorns, said choosing the supreme exhibit from the junior, intermediate and senior classes was particularly challenging.
"They are all very even. There were some fantastic cattle here today, three top-class females, and we were in a difficult position," Mr Manchee said.
"Any of those top three females will make a difference in the beef industry.
"Let's look at them in five years and see which female you know breeds on the best. But today, there wasn't a lot between them. They are beautiful quality females.
The Intermediate champion was Hobbs Livestock Lawsoinia P140 U5, exhibited by Taylah Hobbs, Molong, while the reserve was Myers Lady Louise U3, exhibited by Tess Newman, ProspectHill, South Australia.
The junior champion female was Destiny Ulana U3, exhibited by Emma Carter, Belltrees, while the reserve was Trowbridge BBB Rosebud V18, exhibited by Sam Garvin, Orange.
Brooke Iseppi, Thornton, showed the champion bred and owned heifer with a Red Angus, GK Red Velvet Ruba V06.
In the bull class, Rosie Sutherland, Orange, showed Pentire Trailblazer U42 for first place and the champion sash, while Bella Johnstone, North Ipswich, Queensland, paraded REC24V29 (Clifton Stellar V29) for second place and the reserve sash.
Olivia Baker, Furner, South Australia, showed GB Livestock Olivia V904, a SimAngus, for first place in the commercial heifer class, while Sienna Grylls, Bayswater, Victoria, showed another Sim Angus, GB Livestock Sienna V903, for second place.
In the steer classes, Flynn Baker Clifton Groves showed and Angus/Charolais cross for first place, while in second place was Macie Iseppi, Thornton, with a Black Angus cross.
There will be plenty more action in Tamworth at the AELEC on Saturday with the junior parader competition set to get underway.
