Heaviest bull on grounds almost didn't make it to the Ekka, here's why

The 2025 Royal Queensland Show's heaviest bull on grounds was almost cut off by snow during his transit to the Ekka.

Emily Scrivener from The Station Angus, based at Yarrowitch in NSW, said if they were an hour later, the 1356-kilogram bull, The Station King T106, more fondly referred to as 'Buster', would have been cut off from making it through the Northern Tablelands of NSW.

"It took around 10 hours to get here, and about three hours of that was spent driving through snow," she said.

"It started sleeting at Uralla and didn't stop until we made it to Queensland.

"They closed the roads an hour later after we got through, so we got very lucky in that regard.

"There was one questionable stretch going down one of the hills where there was a bit of ice on the road, but dad just took it steady and it was alright."

This year marked Ms Scrivener's second time exhibiting at the Royal Queensland Show after her family took over the stud from her grandparents and decided that getting back into the show ring fitted with their rebranding.

"My grandparents came to the Ekka for around 30 years, so they've come here for a long time, and now it's my turn," she said.

This year also marked Buster's second outing at the Ekka, and with the title of reserve champion senior claimed at Sydney Royal earlier in the year, they're eagerly awaiting seeing how the heavyweight bull goes during judging later in the week.

"He's currently 35 months, weighing in at 1356kg, so I wouldn't want him to step on my toes," Ms Scriver said.

Out of a Bonny Brooke Jean P75 homebred female that traces back to Ben Nevis bloodlines and sired by Bowmont King K306, owned by Jack Laurie at Breeder Genetics, the heaviest bull on grounds has been a show bull since a calf.

Buster had already been running with a small mob of cows after Ekka last year, and once he return home, they have plans to collect him.

"We'll hopefully look at selling some semen and continuing to use him on our own cows," she said.

Buster will make his appearance in the ring for judging on Friday, August 8.