There was a good turnout at this years Bathurst Show. Well done to all who entered the sheep and cattle competitions. 53 Slaughter cattle and 10 Lambs were on offer, with 4 white dorper rams and 6 boergoats also being sold. The top price for the white dorper rams was R3200 and R3100 for the Boergoat. The top priced ox belonging to Andrew Masterson weighed in at 1110kg and sold for R17250, while the heaviest ox sold by Dave Cloete for R17000 weighed in at 1160kg
Competition Winners:
Best Single Fat Ox:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd – Andrew Masterson
Fat Cow Competition:
- 1st, 2nd& 3rd – Geoff Bladen
Best Group of A grade Oxen:
- 1st– Geoff Bladen
- 2nd , 3rd –Walter Currie
Best Single A grade Ox:
- 1st – Walter Currie
- 2nd, 3rd – Geoff Bladen
Best Display by an Emerging Farmer
- Eddie Mgandela
Open Heifer Competition
- 1st Benchmark Beefmasters
- 2nd T Counihan
- 3rd W Davis
Pregnant Heifer Competition
- 1st WP Muir and SonS
- 2nd A Vermaak
- 3rd W Davis
Cow and Calf Competition
- 1st A Vermaak
- 2nd RLP Clayton
- 3rd RLP Clayton
Best Bull on Display
- F Van Rooyen (Kleinemonde Simbras)
Best Display Group:
- Umsenge Ngunis
Sale and Competition Pics: