2018 PRIME LAMB CHALLENGE
OUYEN FARMER’S FESTIVAL
The annual Prime Lamb Challenge conducted by Ouyen Livestock Exchange Inc. was held at the Farmer’s Festival on November 6 2018.
Our judges, local livestock agents Tim Ferguson (Landmark), Martin Williams (Elders) and Rory Singleton (BR&C) closely scrutinized the 26 pens of 3 lambs that were presented. Each of these pens were graded out of 10 for the following: fat score, length & depth, back & rump structure, skin presentation and evenness, from the categories lambs out of merino and crossbred ewes.
Each of these pens were eligible for the many great prizes on offer, including the James Alexander Cattanach Memorial Trophy for the pen which was awarded the Supreme Champion.
The James Alexander Cattanach Memorial Perpetual trophy was this year presented by John Cattanach to Nic Erhardt.
As in previous years, the Victorian Poll Dorset Association kindly donated a $200 ram voucher for the winner of the Prime Lamb Challenge.
Two lucky pen ram vouchers were this year won by Hamish Farnsworth and Matthew? Erhardt. These vouchers are redeemable from one of our six sponsoring studs: Hopelock, Richmond Park White Suffolk Stud, Illoura Rams, Mallee Park, Glen Devon Poll Dorset Stud and Anden White Suffolks.
Other category winners were:
Lambs out of merino ewes below 50kg – 1st Jack Rampling, 2nd Caleb Farnsworth, 3rd Jessica Lynch.
Lambs out of Merino ewes 50kg and above- 1st Erhardt Partners, 2nd Scott and Vanessa Anderson, 3rd Reece Anderson
Best Lambs out of Merino ewes – 1st Erhardt Partners 2nd Jack Rampling.
Lambs out of Crossbred ewes under 50kg – 1st Billy Cattanach.
Lambs out of Crossbred ewes 50kg and above - 1st Matt Smith,
2nd Erhardt Partners, 3rd Peter Vallance.
Best Lambs out of Crossbred ewes – 1st Matt Smith, 2nd Erhardt Partners.
Ouyen Livestock Exchange would like to thank those producers who entered lambs in the competition and the many people who helped in any way to make the day a success.
Special thanks to our many sponsors –Cattanach Earthmoving, Elders, BR&C, Landmark, North West Butchery, Victorian Poll Dorset Association, North West Ag, Mallee Building and Electrical, NAB and our ram studs, for their continued support year after year to the Ouyen Livestock Exchange Prime Lamb Challenge.
