Eating Quality success in Sydney Royal Beef Challenge
Top results keep rolling in for Angus and Angus influenced cattle in commercially focused competitions following the announcement of the RAS of NSW 2022 Sydney Royal Beef Challenge overall results, where Angus genetics again excelled for eating quality.Â
With 37 teams entered from 11 producers across New South Wales and Queensland across the 70 day domestic and 100 day export classes, the competition assesses all aspects of production from arrival through to slaughter, including: Â
- Feedlot performance – assessing both Average Daily Gain, Feed Intake and Dressing Percentage  Â
- Market Grid Compliance – with each team assessed to meet a defined optimum target for domestic and export categories  Â
- ProfitabilityÂ
- Carcass Assessment – Fat specifications, Meat Yield, and Eating Quality  Â
- Eating Quality – MSA Index  Â
- Live Assessment and Daily Weigt GainÂ
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DOMESTIC CLASSÂ
Reserve champion team:  Yulgilbar Pastoral Co – Santa Gertrudis x Angus steersÂ
Champion individual exhibit: Millner Ag – Charolais x Angus steer
Eating quality team – combined individual MSA Index valuesÂ
1st: 3612 – Millner Ag Millner Ag – Charolais x Angus steerÂ
2nd: Jarrah Park – Angus steersÂ
3rd: Millner Ag – Charolais x Angus steers
Eating quality individualÂ
1st: Peter Weal, Orange – Charolais x Angus heifer – MSA Index of 65.80Â
2nd: Millner Ag – Charolais xAngus steer- MSA Index of 65.19
Profitability teamÂ
2nd: Texas Angus – Angus heifers – $1845.14 team profit
Feedlot total teamÂ
2nd: Yugilbar Pastoral – Santa x Angus steersÂ
3rd: Texas Angus – Angus heifers
Carcase judge teamÂ
1st: Jarrah Park – Angus steersÂ
2nd: Millner Ag – Charolais x Angus steers Â
3rd: Michael and Danni MacCue – Angus steers
Carcase judge individualÂ
=1st: Michael and Danni MacCue – Angus heifer; Jarrah Park – Angus steer; Peter Weal – Charolais x Angus steer
Carcase Grid TeamÂ
1st: Yugilbar Pastoral – Santa x Angus steers
Carcase grid individualÂ
1st:  Yulgilbar Pastoral Co – Santa Gertrudis x Angus steer
Feedlot total teamÂ
2nd: Yulgilbar Pastoral Co – Santa Gertrudis x Angus steersÂ
3rd: Texas Angus – Angus heifers
Dressing percentageÂ
3rd: Millner Ag – Charolais x Angus steer
Live assessment teamÂ
1st: Michael and Danni MacCue – Angus steersÂ
2nd: Peter Weal – Charolais x Angus steersÂ
3rd: Michael and Danni MacCue – Angus steers
Live assessment individualÂ
1st: Millner Ag – Charolais x Angus steerÂ
2nd: Peter Weal – Charolais x Angus steerÂ
3rd: Peter Weal – Charolais x Angus steer
EXPORT CLASSÂ
Reserve champion team: Yulgilbar Pastoral Co – Santa Gertrudis x Angus steersÂ
Reserve champion individual exhibit: Texas Angus – Angus heifer
Eating quality team  – combined individual MSA Index valuesÂ
1st: Texas Angus – Angus heifers PLUS Gold medal for Eating Quality Taste testÂ
2nd: Texas Angus – Angus heifers
Eating quality individualÂ
1st: Texas Angus – Angus heifer – MSA Index of 69.24Â
2nd: Texas Angus – Angus heifer – MSA Index of 68.66Â
3rd: Texas Angus – Angus heifer – MSA Index of 66.29
Profitability team:Â
3rd: Texas Angus – Angus heifers – $1008.58 team profit
Profitability individualÂ
3rd:  Texas Angus – Angus heifer – $403.45 individual profitÂ
Carcase judge teamÂ
3rd: Yulgilbar Pastoral Co – Santa Gertrudis x Angus steers
Carcase grid teamÂ
1st: Yulgilbar Pastoral Co – Santa Gertrudis x Angus steersÂ
= 3rd: Texas Angus – Angus heifers; Texas Angus – Angus heifers
Dressing percentage:Â
1st: Millner Ag – Charolais x Angus steerÂ
2nd: Millner Ag – Charolais x Angus steer
Daily weight gain (DWG):Â
1st: Texas Angus – Angus heifer – 2.871kg/dayÂ
3rd: Texas Angus – Angus heifer- 2.783kg/day
100 Day Export Class Pen Assessment
1st: Texas Angus – Angus heifers
2nd: Texas Angus – Angus heifers
3rd: Texas Angus – Angus heifers
100 Day Export Class Individual Assessment
1st: Texas Angus – Angus heifer
2nd: Texas Angus – Angus heiferÂ
Texas Angus Ben & Wendy Mayne RAS Beef Challenge 2022
Feature Image: Texas Angus Heifers RAS Beef Challenge 2022. Image credit: Danni MacCue Photography
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