Winners and grinners from the junior judging competition at the Northern Beef Producers Expo

Thirty students participated in this year's event, representing four schools including All Souls St Gabriels School, Columba Catholic College, Charters Distance Education and Blackheath & Thornburgh College.

The students were tasked to judge a class of four bullocks and a pen of heifers.

Taking out the first place title in the 12 and under class was Dusty Allen, All Souls and the 13 and over class Luke Steven also from All Souls.

Junior judges coordinator and steward Jess Blakey, Charters Towers, hailed the competition a success.

"The students were judging the commercial bullock class, looking at meatworks and slaughter characteristics and the reproduction heifer replacements, which they were looking for further on production," Ms Blakey said.

"The cattle that the students' judged were sourced throughout central and north Queensland and we were very lucky to have quite a few vendors this year in our commercial cattle camp, and a great range.

"We were very lucky to have Isaac Kent from Ooline Brahmans from and come forward and with his knowledge and background in commercial production."

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