At the Colin Say Potential Show Steer sale in March, Smithston steer, ‘Curly’, was purchased by Glen Innes High School.  
‘Curly’ was then shown at the EKKA and went on to win Reserve Champion in his class on the hook, scoring 91/100. 
Congratulations to Glen Innes High School for a fantastic result.

Again purchased at the Colin Say Potential Show Steer Sale by Luscombe, Chadwick Syndicate. This Smithston steer went on to be shown at the EKKA and received 4th in the hoof and 1st on the hook in his class. Then receiving the Colin Say & Co $1,000 Jackpot for the highest points out of the steers purchased from their sale. 

Congratulations to the following exhibitors with fantastic results from progeny all sire by Smithston White Suffolk Rams:

Brian & Rosh Lewis, Glencoe NSW

• 2nd Heavy Export Hook Class
• 3rd Trade Hook Class
• Reserve Champion NSW White Suffolk Hook Entry

Bamay Pty Ltd, Glen Innes NSW

• 3rd Export Hoof Class
• NSW White Suffolk Champion Hoof & Hook entry

KIS White Suffolks, Glencoe NSW

• 1st in Export Hoof class
• Reserve Champion NSW White Suffolk entry
• Champion White Suffolk Hoof entry
• Internationally Judged Best Pen of Lambs
• Prime Lamb Committee Most Outstanding Pen of Lambs
• Offered a lamb in the charity auction making $600.00 going to ‘Friendly Faces Helping Hands’

Smithston Border Leicester Fleece places 1st in the district exhibit at the 2018 Sydney Royal Show.

In March 2017 a 310kg Charolais cross Smithston steer was sold to Nigel and Casey Wiek, Select Fitting Services for $3022.50.

This steer went on to place 4th in his class as the 2017 Brisbane EKKA and also won the Colin Say & Co Hoof & Hook Jackpot worth $1000.

 

  Congratulations to the Wiek family.

A Smithston bred steer shown by Holy Trinity School – Inverell,
won Reserve Champion Steer on the Hoof and Hook at the Colin Say Steer Classic in Glen Innes.

 

 

4 Pens of Prime Sucker lambs at the Guyra Saleyards in
November 2017 were sired by Smithston Rams
and sold to the Market Top of $180.00

Congratulations to the McLeod family on their success at the
2017 Sydney Show where they won Grand Champion Cross Breed Fleece
which was sired by a Smithston Ram.

Congratulations to the Lewis family of Glencoe NSW in their success at the Dubbo Prime Lamb Hoof & Hook competition.

Their lambs achieved the overall highest dressing % pen measuring 70.5kg, 42.9kg dressed, resulting in a 60.9% yield.

These lambs were all sired by Smithston rams.

The Lewis family also won 1st prize in the Heavy Export Class and won the Dubbo Agents Pick Pen award.

Smithston Farms also donated the entire proceeds of one steer at the sale to the Sir Ivan Bushfire Appeal.

“I drove through the affected area, it was devastating, I had to help in someway” said Mr McIndoe.

The 260kg Angus cross charity steer sold for $12/kg totalling $3120.