'Fantastic red meat bull' from Singleton sweeps the field in Charolais

Bulls with fantastic red meat attributes and incredible moderate females with bone and muscle were the highlights of the Charolais at Sydney Royal, according to the judge, Ben Crowley.

Mr Crowley, Tycolah, Barraba, faced many challenges winnowing through the classes to separate the placings while selecting cattle suiting the needs of the beef industry.

"It was a tremendous lineup of cattle; it's been a challenging job," he said.

The senior and grand champion bull went the distance to be judged the best exhibit, delighting its owners, Luke and Leagha Gardner, Tallimba Charolais, Glendon, via Singleton.

Tallimba Ussain, calved in April 2023 and just 11 days shy of its second birthday, caught the judge's eye.

"You would struggle to find a bull to beat him; he had fantastic red meat," Mr Crowley said.

Sired by JWX Silver Bullet 524W, the poll bull weighed 1050 kilogram and had an eye muscle area (EMA) of 145 square centimetres with 13 millimetres rump fat and 10mm on the rib.

The Gardners showed the winning pair of bulls as well.

Reserve to the senior bull was Venturon Talladega T192, shown by Harris Thompson, Venturon Livestock, Boyup Brook, WA.

"He's a really impressive bull and such a mass of red meat," Mr Crowley said.

Calved in September 2022, it weighed 1196kg, EMA of 164sq cm, 7mm rump and 6mm rib.

Venturon's trip to Sydney across the Nullabor was enhanced with Venturon Naughty But Nice S32, judged as the senior champion female.

Calved in March 2021, she was sired by Turnbulls Duty-Free 358D, out of Venturon Naughty But Nice.

The reserve senior female was 4 Ways MJ Goldie P23E, shown by the Whitechurch family, 4 Ways Charolais, Inverell.

"I had a difficult job to split them, Mr Crowley said.

"It was an absolute torture of a job. However, my champion had a tremendous spring of rib, more strength of spine with easy fleshing and a medium frame."

Kudos in the female section went to 4 Ways as their junior champion female, 4 Ways MK Lucky, went on to take home the grand champion sash. Calved in August 2023, she was sired by Moongool Kakadu out of 4 Ways Xtra Sweet.

The junior champion bull was another from the 4 Ways team, 4 Ways Mr Uluru, sired by Moongool Revolution out of 4 Ways MJ Bunyavale P13E. He weighed 776kg and had an EMA of 126sq cm. Its rump fat was 6mm, while its rib was 4mm.

The stud also showed the winning breeders' group, which Mr Crowley said was a reflection of the quality of the cattle shown by the stud.

The reserve junior bull was CB Vanquish, sired by Winchester Lock N Load Q1E out of CB Regime K32E. Calved in April 2024, the just-turned yearling weighed 672kg and had an EMA of 114sq cm with 6mm on the rump and 4mm on the rib and was shown by Casey and Nigel Wieck, Delungra.

In the sire's progeny, calves by Wakefield Raise the Bar, and shown by Beverly Hogland and Stephen Martin, Myona Charolais, Coonamble was judged the winner.

In the dam's progeny, Megan Walton, Macquarie Vale Charolais, Laffing Waters, had a team from Ascot Refine Q83E that was the winner.