New location for Ekka Prime Cattle comp flushes out first time winners

QCL journalist Neave Duff reports from the Dalby saleyards for the 2026 Royal Queensland Show Prime and Feeder Cattle Competition.

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00:00Hi, it's Niamh Duff from Queensland Country Life here. I'm at the Dolby Sale Yards reporting on the

00:052026 Royal Queensland Show Prime Cattle Competition. The winners have been announced.

00:10There's three green champion trends, so grain-fed and then grass-fed. Two first-time winners,

00:16which is very exciting. They came down to Dolby because it was a bit closer to home,

00:21because it had been held at Brisbane and Silverdale as in previous years. Also, a lot more cattle in

00:26this year's competition. Nearly 940 fun reports on the ground, so it has significantly increased

00:32from previous years. Stay tuned for the full results coming up.