South Devon Cattle Society of New Zealand

Phil Hoskin from the well known Coombe Park stud took out the supreme steak of origin prize at Beef Expo this year. Phil took away $6500 in prizes with his South Devon cross entry - winning both the overall competition plus the best of the crossbred section.

20 finalists, carved down from nearly 400, were tasted by a panel of judges at the grand final during the Beef Expo in Feilding.

The judging panel comprised Commonwealth Gold Medallist Alison Shanks, All Black Legend Richard Loe, food writer and television personality Julie Biuso, radio host Jamie Mackay and top chef, Graham Hawkes.

Each sirloin steak was assessed on aroma, juiciness, tenderness, texture and taste.

Phil is fanatical about South Devons, having spent a lifetime, showing, selling and promoting the breed and was rightly delighted with his win. He has now conclusively shown what South Devon breeders have always known - they are a very high quality meat breed and the best in NZ!

Phil Hoskin, the 2011 Steak of Origin Grand Champion.

The Steak of Origin judges.
From left to right: Alison Shanks, Julie Biuso, Jamie Mackay, Richard Loe, Graham Hawkes.

2011 BEEF EXPO SOUTH DEVON SALE

posted by: Megan - South Devon, 25th May, 2011 4:41pm

The 2011 Beef Expo South Devon sale was an improvement on the 2010 sale, with seven bulls selling and the average lifting by almost $1,000.

Although three bulls were passed in, the total gross was up by $15,000 to $38,800 and the average reached $5543.

The top priced bull was the Reserve Champion Manuiti Regent bred by the Deighton family in the Kauwhatau Valley, Mangaweka which sold for $9800 to the Karamu South Devon stud of Jeff and Christine Brownlie of Wairoa.

The Champion bull was Burtergill Romany 901 bred by the van Asch family in Blenheim. Romany also reached $9,000, purchased by Dene Wason from the Snowview South Devons of Sheffield.