The conception of the Beef Expo is to showcase our unique Beef Industry and on the back of the past 7 successful years, Hoch & Wilkinson and Clermont Agencies are making new & exciting plans for the 2020 Beef Expo. Last year we saw record participation in the Expo and Trade Stalls. This was proven with an exceptional cattle sale and outstanding line of cattle presented by vendors from our local area to Mackay and down to Dalby.
Our slogan this year is “You Are What You Eat” with Cyndi O’Meara as our guest speaker. With no social functions due to COVID-19, we hope to celebrate what the Isaac Region has to offer. This year we have added extra Championship Pens and once again Clermont Agencies will run the Trade Display. Last year, they featured more than 50 businesses where traders offered specials and demonstrations of their products to interested spectators.
Noel Whittaker AM held a captivated audience when he delivered his forum on “Drought Proof you Dollars”. This
was well attended by in excess of 300 people from our local and wider community. Noel then went on to Clermont Pharmacy’s “Jugs N Jocks” night where he told his life story from humble beginnings. Our cattle vendors where given one of Noel’s books “Making Money Made Simple” in acknowledgement of their participation.
This year, we have secured another highly recommended ICMI speaker, Cyndi O’Meara. Cyndi is a nutritionist,
film maker, bestselling author and founder of Changing Habits, a whole food company that believes everything
begins and ends with food and that food should be healthy. In conjunction with Cyndi’s expertise and our catch phrase “You Are What You Eat”, this now is more important than ever, realising that we are lucky to live in Australia where we produce the greenest and cleanest food. Cyndi educates people so they are empowered to know, eat and live better, because educating people about whole food is the key to a rebellion and everyone deserves to know exactly what they are eating and more importantly where it comes from.
Clermont Beef Expo Market Report 30/10/2020
Hoch and Wilkinson yarded 1200 head at their Clermont Beef expo and Trade display on Friday the 30th of October. A high quality lines of prime and store cattle were on offer and prices reflected the quality. Cattle were draen from the local Clermont district, Mackay and Dyasrt.
The grand champion Exhibt was won by the Finger Family “Hillview” with a pen of Simmental X grain fed bullocks that weighed 704kgs to make 379c/kg to return $2668. Theis pen also won the 100 day Jap bullock class, Champion pen of Grain fed and the “Champion Beast”, Sally Taylor memorial.
The Grass fed pen of Jap Bullocks was won by the Saal and Beil Families “Mazeppa” Clermont with a pen of Droughtmaster bullocks that weighed 647kgs to make 377c/kg to return $2441.
The Murphy Family “Tay Glen” Dysart won the Grain Assist/Crop Fed Bullock Class with a pen of Droughtmaster X Jap Bullocks they weighed 639kgs to make 385c/kg to return 2460.
The pen of export cows was also won by the Murphy Family “Tay Glen” Dysart with a pen of Brahman Cows that made 295c/kg for 570kgs to come back at $1681.
Pen of trade steers grain fed winner was the Finger family “Hillview” with a pen of Simmental Cross steers that weighed 630kgs to make 376c/kg to return $2368.
The pen of trade steers Crop/Grain Assist was won by the Harvey Family “Kenlogan” Clermont with a pen of Droughtmaster steers that weighed 548kgs to make 382c/kg to make $2093.
Grass fed trade steer class was won by the Saal and Beil Families “Mazeppa” with droughtmaster steers 487kgs to make 379c/kg to return $1848.
The Trade heifer Crop/Grain Assisted winner was the Keune Family “Sunny Park” Clermont with a pen of Angus Cross Heifers that weighed 450kgs to make 368c/kg to come back at $1659.
The Grass Trade heifer Class was won by the Hughes Family “Wentworth” Clermont with a pen of Angus/Wagyu X Heifers that made 343c/kg for 403kgs to make $1384.
The Pen of feeder steers class was taken out by A & C Guilfoyle “Table Downs” Clermont with a pen of Charolais X steers that weighed 405kgs to make 424c/kg to come back at $1717. They also won the Champion Pen of Store Cattle.
The Feeder Heifer Class was also won by A&C Guilfoyle “Table Downs” Clermont with a pen of Simmental X Heifers that weighed 403kgs to reach 416c/kg to return $1679.
The Pen of Store Steers was won by Troy and Ann Kinnon “New Corry” Clermont with a pen of Simmental X steers that weighed 308kgs to make 476c/kg to make $1466. Their brother won the weaner steer class they made 472c/kg for 293kgs to make $1384.
The Pen of Store heifers was won by Michael Borg & Family “Calveston” Clermont with a pen of Gelbvieh X Heifers that weighed 247kgs to make 430c/kg to return $1064.
