Paraders Competitions

The Beef Cattle Paraders' Competitions showcase young people in the Beef Cattle Industry, with paraders demonstrating their handling and parading abilities before a judge in the most professional manner. The Beef Cattle Paraders' Competitions educate and encourage young people as they are adjudicated with their peers, by an expert of the Beef Cattle Industry, parading an animal under real judging conditions. Competitors in all the Beef Cattle Paraders' Competitions must wear a white dust coat with no logo, and can only compete in one Beef Cattle Paraders' Competition.

There are a number of Beef Cattle Paraders' Competitions available:

Junior Paraders' Competition (F000)

School Paraders' Competition (F001)

RAS/Ag Shows NSW Beef Cattle Paraders' Competition (F002)

13 years and under 19 years (Date of Birth taken as at 1 May of respective year of Show). Competitors qualify via an Ag Shows NSW Group Final, to be conducted during the previous 12 months. Competitors must lead a Steer or Junior Heifer from the General Beef Cattle Classes. Competitors can compete in only one Group Final but it is not necessary to reside within the boundaries of the Group conducting the Final.

Open Paraders' Competition (F003)

Grand Champion Parader State Final

The Dairy Cattle Paraders' Competitions showcase young people in the Dairy Cattle Industry, with paraders demonstrating their handling and parading abilities before a judge in the most professional manner. The Dairy Cattle Paraders' Competitions educate and encourage young people as they are adjudicated with their peers, by an expert of the Dairy Cattle Industry, parading an animal under real judging conditions.

Competitors shall wear white shirt, white trousers and tie, white dustcoats or approved breed uniform.

There are a number of Dairy Cattle Paraders' Competitions available:

Class 800

Class 801

Class 802

Class 803

Class 804

Class 805

Champion Parader

As per Ag Show NSW Guidelines, Competitor's must be 15 and under 25 years of age on 1 May in the year of the Competitors State Final Competition, and reside in NSW in order to be eligible to proceed to the National ASA Dairy Cattle Paraders' Championship.