Commercial
The Competition for Commercial Cattle
The Nutrien Livestock Commercial Cattle competition is another event that provides the chance for commercial cattlemen and women to compete against the best in Australia. It is a great competition where producers get to see where their stock stands when compared with national standards. Judges give helpful feedback that will help the participants to improve their stock and identify their areas of weakness. All of this will help sustain the productivity and profitability of the industry. 2021 is scheduled to be held in the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange complex, Gracemere, where the event will actually start on May 2. The competition has 12 classes among other categories of competition, and you can have more than one entry in a category.
Biosecurity Information
Paperwork
There is a Commercial Cattle Office onsite where you should take all the cattle paperwork. You will need to have the National Vendor Declaration/Movement Record, BEEF AUSTRALIA 2021 Cattle Health Declaration, and Beef Australia 2021 NLIS Scanning Form before you can be given an exhibitor platform.
NLIS Scanning
Every cattle must be tagged using an NLIS device, and the NLIS lockdown will start on May 1 2021. the stud representative must be in their stall with the cattle throughout the lockdown. Every Cattle must be within the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange complex, Gracemere, by 5:00 pm on May 1 2021.
JBAS
Every cattle must be at least a JBAS 6, and the JBAS Status must be stated in the Health declaration. The exhibitor is responsible for managing the JBAS and must ensure their cattle are tied up except when penned in an allocated enclosure or being led somewhere. The exhibitor must also make sure the cattle do not graze on grassed areas and keep the enclosures and stall tidy and clean.
Cattle Tick
All livestock that come into the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange complex, Gracemere, during the event must be free of cattle ticks, and if any cattle is found infested, they will be sent home. Cattle from tick-infested zones must be manually inspected and treated under the supervision of an accredited certifier 24 hours before entry to the showgrounds, and those from cattle tick-free zones must reflect that in the cattle health declaration.
This event will take only three days, with the actual competitions on May 2. The announcement of the winners would be on May 3, and the sale would be opened officially too. The sale of champions and other feature sales will take place on that day, and on the evening of that day, there will be an Award Presentation Dinner.