Brad Creek, Mount Gambier, South Australia, took home the supreme Simmental exhibit with his Six Creeks Julius – a 16-month-old bull.
The Woonallee bhr Tornado son, which weighed in at 752 kilograms and had an eye muscle area of 110 square centimetres, also won grand champion bull and junior champion.
The Simmental section was highly competitive with the most number of cattle and exhibitors on show today. The 16 exhibitors showed about 60 cattle.
Judge Richard Miller, Naracoorte, South Australia, awarded the following broad ribbons:
Supreme exhibit: Six Creeks Julius, Brad Creek, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Grand champion bull: Six Creeks Julius, Brad Creek, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Senior champion bull: Rellum Farms Hammar, Grantley Muller, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Reserve senior champion bull: Brenair Park Graf, Donald Mathieson, Brenair Park, Drysdale
Junior champion bull: Creeks Julius, Brad Creek, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Reserve junior champion bull: Mt Ararat Junior, John Leek, Mt Ararat Simmentals, Nar Nar Goon
Grand champion female: Valley Creek Jewel, Stuart Moeck, Valley Creek Simmentals, Bowral, NSW
Senior champion cow: Mavstar Ginny G845, Mavstar Simmentals, Mortlake
Reserve senior champion cow: Tugulawa Haley, VPC Cattle Services, Balhannah, South Australia
Junior champion heifer: Valley Creek Jewel, Stuart Moeck, Valley Creek Simmentals, Bowral, NSW
Reserve junior champion heifer: Rellum Farms Otty J5, Grantley Muller, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Most successful exhibitor: Donald Mathieson, Drysdale