Wednesday | 30th October 2019
Hoch and Wilkinson yarded 1200 head at their Beef Expo at Clermont Wednesday 30th October, cattle were mainly drawn from the local area, with few lines drawn from Alpha and Mackay.
The Grand Champion Exhibit and Champion Pen of Prime cattle was won by the Fernie Family “Riverview” Clermont with a pen of Charolais Cross grain assisted bullocks weighing 697kgs to make 345c/kg to return $2406.
The Pen of 100 Day Grain Fed Bullocks was won by Burenda Holdings with a pen of Angus/Braford Cross Bullocks which weighed 700kgs to make 348c/kg to make $2426. They also won the Sally Taylor Memorial trophy for the supreme beast of the show, he weighed 770kgs to make 348c/kg to make $2679.
The Pen of Grass-fed Bullocks was won by the Saal and Beil Families “Mazeppa” Clermont with a pen of Droughtmaster Bullocks which made 347c/kg to weigh 714kgs to return $2479.
The Finger Family “Hillview” won the pen of Trade Grain Fed Steers with a pen of Simmental cross steers that weighed 665kgs and made 345c/kg to return $2295. They also won the Trade grain assist/crop fed steers which made 344c/kg for 591kgs to come back at $2034.
The Pen of Grass-Fed Steers was won by the Lund Family “Kilcummin” Clermont with a pen of Charolais cross steers that weighed 588kgs and reached 339c/kg to return $1995.
The Grain Assist/Crop fed Trade Heifers was won by the Brown Family “Ironbark” Clermont with a pen of Charolais cross heifers which weighed 483kgs and sold for 318c/kg to return $1535.
A Pen of Brahman Heifers account of Michael Borg “Calveston” Clermont won the grass-fed heifer class which sold for 321c/kg to weigh 540kg to make $1735.
The Pen of Prime Cows was won the Walker/Wharley Families “Reklaw Park” Clermont with a pen of Droughtmaster Cross Cows which made 246c/kg and weighed 559kgs to return $1376.
The Champion of Pen Store cattle was won with a pen of Santa feeder steers from The Scharf Family “Khartoum” which weighed 480kgs and reached 304c/kg to make $1460.
