THE livestock industry is abuzz with record cattle prices, but lambs stole the spotlight in Tamworth on Monday as the region’s best lambs competed for the JV Goodwin Memorial Shield.
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Now in it’s eighth year, the annual sale and competition is held in memory of auctioneer, Jason Goodwin, who tragically passed away from a heart attack in 2008.
“The shield was named after Jason for his love of the industry, his love of his clients and his love of selling sheep and lambs,” event co-ordinator Simon Burke said.
This year’s title went to Barton Partnership, “Dunreath”, for their pen of export weight (50+kg) lambs. They also won the title of medium trade weight, while the light trade weight title went to Janet Anderson, “Bobby Byrne”.
In a remarkable display of generosity, Colin Barton donated the entire proceeds from the sale of the Grand Champion pen to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service with livestock agent, Ian Morgan, selling the pen of 20 lambs for $400/head. Other donations from the sale of lambs will see the service almost $10,000 better off.
