Prime Lamb Competition
Steward: Ryan Malone
Entry Fee: $90/ head. This will cover processing costs. Producers should contact Smarts Butchery Gundagai with any special directions for meat preparation.
Entry forms: Must be received by Wednesday 5pm. Entries will be taken on a first in first served basis. We are limited to 50 head. Entry forms can be found on the Tumut Show website. Forms can be submitted to ryan.malone@elders.com.au.
Competition will be divided into 2 classes: “Merino” and “Meat Breeds”.
· Lamb is defined as; “no permanent incisor teeth in wear, normally older than 5 months and less than 12 months old”.
· If more than 10 Lambs are entered into each class; subclasses will be created for heavy (>26-32kg cwt) and light (18-26kg cwt) lambs.
Lambs will be judged on two components:
· “Hoof” section – Judged by a stock agent on show day. Based on best commercial lamb for each class. Lamb is given a score out of 100. (Scored on Skin/ Fat/ Breed/ Frame/ Muscle/ Conformation etc).
· “Hook” section – lamb carcases will be assessed by independent testing methods at Gundagai Meat Processors (GMP). Assessments include lean meat yield, intramuscular fat and animal health information. Lamb is given a score out of 100.
· A champion perpetual trophy will be awarded to the highest combined point-scoring Lamb (across all classes).
Lambs are to be delivered to the showground between 7am and 9am on show day, or on Friday afternoon from 4 – 6pm. “Hoof” section to be judged on show day. On Sunday, lambs will be transported to GMP for processing. “Hook” section will be judged at GMP.
Competitors will have 2 options with their lambs after processing:
1. Receive processed lamb back in a box (shoulder chops, loin chops, cutlets, leg roasts) the following week.
2. Receive processed lamb as a whole carcase.
Livestock Movements:
· Livestock will need to be delivered with ELECTRONIC (EID) tags and Vendor Declaration.
· End destination on vendor declaration will be:
Gundagai Meat Processors
2916 Gocup Rd, Gundagai, NSW 2722