Quality and diversity of Angus show exhibits commended by interstate judge

A bull slated for its owners' upcoming bull sale has taken the spotlight in the Angus ring at the 2025 Royal Adelaide Show.

The 17-month-old bull, bred by Natalie and Stuart Hann, Nampara Angus, Lucindale, was picked as the champion junior bull of the breed.

Given there were no senior entries, the bull, Nampara Vancouver V220, automatically became the grand champion bull.

Nampara also took home the grand champion female title with their senior exhibit, Nampara Roxy T18.

The Hanns, who were helped by their four kids and three friends, had ten entries in the Angus judging.

They said all four bulls would be offered at their on-property bull sale next February.

Mrs Hann said the champion bull was her pick of the four bulls.

"He's a later maturing bull which is our style to a degree," she said.

"He's by one of our better-end donor cows, and he's just a beautifully long bull, with a great weight for age at 810 kilograms.

"He's a bull that's going to keep going forward and by the time he's of age, he'll be quite impressive."

She said the champion female was another top pick.

"We've got two flush sisters who stood first and third in that class and they're very similar," she said.

"They're by a newer bull we're using called Merridale Sherminator who's been breeding some pretty nice females.

"[The champion female] is just a nice, powerful female, with lots of power and depth to her."

Ms Hann said while the success was incredibly rewarding, it was great to see such fierce competition in the ring.

"In general, the quality of the Angus was at a very high standard and I think all the breeders did the breed very proud," she said.

"It's an opportunity to showcase our cattle but also the style and type of cattle we breed."

She said the show, which they had been attending for the last few years, was also a great learning experience.

"It's a great marketing opportunity for us but also a great family thing to do with our kids," Mrs Hann said.

"There are so many life skills and responsibilities for the kids to learn.

"They've had a great week down here."

Judge Glenn Trout, Moorunga Angus, Dromana, Vic, agreed the quality of the Angus exhibits was "very strong overall".

"There was variation in what the exhibitors put forward, but there's certainly a place for all of them in the industry," Mr Trout said.

"The cattle were a big highlight but the juniors were also a highlight.

"It was mostly young people stewarding and parading the cattle, and they were all exceptional. It's a real positive for the breed and the industry."

He commended Nampara's top exhibits, saying the female, a four-year-old cow with her second calf at foot, was very structurally correct.

"She had a lot of length of body and a great udder," he said.

"She was a really easy moving cow.

"When there's a calf at foot, you want it to be better than the mother and for it to show its potential, and this calf was definitely doing that."

He said the bull "already looks like a sire" and he was only 15 months of age.

"He's got great feet and legs, weight for age, structural correctness and a very sirey head," he said.

"He's the complete package."