Event  |  Commonwealth Bank Cattle Expo
Dates  |  Friday 6 and Saturday 7 March 2026
Head Steward  | Ed Porter (0429 699 051)
Stewards  |  L Hall, K Wise, P McDougall, K Ballard, C Watkins, B Johnson, M Kitchen
Office  |  A Hall, C Ballard
Entries Close  |  Wednesday 4th March at 5pm NO LATE ENTRIES
Entry Fee  |  $12 Members, $18 Non-members (includes GST) Exhibitor must be current Financial Member if claiming Member rate | Group classes entry $20
Prize Money  |  First $30, Second $20, Third $10. Second and third places will only receive prize money under full competition.
Penning  |  All cattle to be penned by 8.30am Friday 6 March
Judging Commences  |  Friday 9am for stud cattle | Unled Cattle Judging time not before 10am FRIDAY 6 March.
Presentation time |   Saturday 12pm, Cattle Complex

CONDITIONS
1. Points towards 'MOST POINTS' prize to be won under competition.
2. All animals in classes 1-40 MUST be registered as “purebred” with their breed society.
3. All animals must have bull rings or clips in nose when parading and double tied in stalls.(All bulls over 1 year must have permanent nose rings)
4. Stock bedding supplied by Society.
5. Weighing of all bulls to be completed by 9am FRIDAY 6 March.
6. Neck cards to be worn on chest plate by exhibitor during judging.
7. Exhibitors must provide Breed Uniforms for handlers during judging.
8. Breed Uniforms may not carry personal Stud names during judging.
9. No exhibit may depart before 3pm SATURDAY 7 March.
10. DISPLAY ONLY area for Stud animals will be provided subject to the above conditions.
11. Subject to entries some classes may be combined or divided at the organisers' discretion.
12. ALL CATTLE entered must be identified with an NLIS electronic device, accompanied by a waybill, and PIC number on entry form. Waybills to be delivered to Cattle Office.
13. NO clipping shutes or blowers in the shed.
14. All cattle including unlead cattle to be penned by 8.30am Friday.
15. In the event of an excess number of entries in one class, at stewards discretion, may be split into two classes.
16. All cattle are to be tested and certified BVDV free and to come with a declaration accompanying entry form to confirm.
 

PASSES
Livestock vehicle passes are issued upon receipt of entries.
No vehicle will be permitted on the grounds without a pass.
 

Class Nos.          Breed     

D09-D16________Bos Indicus types
D17-D24________British Breeds
D25-D32________Euro Breeds 
(Example: A British Breed Bull born on or between 1st March and 30th April would be class 18)
 

In each Breed grouping there will be: 
Champion Junior Bull
Champion Senior Bull
Champion Junior Female
Champion Senior Female
Grand Champion (Trophy recipient)

Overall Champions to be selected from the Champion Bull or Champion Female in each
MultibreedChampion Junior Bull
Multibreed Champion Senior Bull
Multibreed Champion Junior Female
Multibreed Champion Senior Female
Commonwealth Bank Supreme Cattle Exhibit (selected from Multibreed Class)

GROUP CLASSES (Entry fee $20 per Class Per Group)
D33 Pair of Bulls. Must be of the same breed and owned by the exhibitor. 
D34 Pair of Females. Must be of the same breed and owned by the exhibitor.
D35 Sire Progeny Group of Three

All animals to have common sire. Sire only to be nominated. Open to all breeds mentioned in schedule. Three animals, WA bred of either sex. (Group can be 3 males, 3 females or mixed). 

CLASSES D01-D35, D36-D37 ARE LED CLASSES

INTERSCHOOL HEIFER CHALLENGE (no entry fee)

D36     Heifer born on or after April 2025
D37      Heifer born on or between 1 January and 31 March 2025

GRAND CHAMPION NUTRIEN LIVESTOCK INTERSCHOOL HEIFER
(First 3 places in classes D36 and D37 eligible for championship) Sponsored by Nutrien Livestock
1st: $150 product plus shield, 2nd $100 product, 3rd $50 product. Junior Parader Award will be allocated (silent judge).

CONDITION OF ENTRY 
A. All normal conditions apply unless stated below
B. Registered animals eligible for breed classes
C. No limitation on number of entries
D. Open to heifers bred by Agricultural Colleges/School Farms only
E. Unregistered animals eligible

UNLED SECTION
D40     Pen of 2 composite heifers (stipulate breed and month of birth)
D41     Pen of 2 purebred heifers (give month of birth)

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY                                                                                                                                                             
A. Open to all cattle producers in WA.
B. The breeding, month and year of birth must be stipulated on the entry form.
C. All animals must carry the owner’s earmark and NLIS electronic device.
D. Animals to be nominated in pens of two.
E. There is no restriction on the number of entries.
F. Exhibits should be penned no later than 8.30am FRIDAY 6 MARCH.
G. Entry Fee will be $20 (inc GST) per pen of two animals.
H. Judging will take place at 10am FRIDAY.
I.   Animal to be placed on merit 1st, 2nd, 3rd.

Scoring Calculations (for pair classes only):
Structural soundness ____________________40
Femininity _____________________________30
Evenness of pen ________________________15
Judge's discretion (temperament) ___________15
Total__________________________________100

Winner of each class to recieve $250 and; Grand Champion Heifer Pairs (born 2025) (will be selected from the above 2 classes)
Prizes for classes D40 and D41 - $500 cash or product Prize for Grand Champion Yearling

UNLED JUNIOR CATTLE COMPETITION (CLASSES D50 TO D54)
Prize money (D50 - 54) 1st $150, 2nd $100, 3rd $50

D50 Bull Born After 1st April 2025
D51 Bull born between 1st January to 31st March 2025
Champion Unled Bull - $500
D53 Heifer born after 1st April 2025
D54 Heifer born between 1st January to 31st March 2025
Champion Unled Heifer - $500, Grand Champion Unled Exhibit - $1000. Animals to be judged on 1st, 2nd & 3rd merit.

CONDITIONS
Three entries only per class per school or participating stud. No late entries. No substitutions.
A. Open to all cattle producers in WA.
B. The breeding, month and year of birth must be stipulated on the entry form.
C. All animals must carry the owner’s earmark and NLIS electronic device.
D. There is no restriction on the number of total entries.
E. Exhibits should be penned no later than 8.30am FRIDAY 6 MARCH.
F. Entry Fee will be $20 (inc GST) .
H. Judging will take place at 10am FRIDAY.
I. Animals to be placed on merit 1st, 2nd & 3rd

Winner of Champion Unled Bull - $500

Winner Champion Unled Heifer - $500

Grand Champion Unled Exhibit - $1000

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY COMMONWEALTH BANK JUNIOR COMPETITIONS to be judges Saturday 7th March
• Three entries only per class per school or participating stud
• No late entries
• No substitutions

E12     Age 13 years and under as at Saturday 8 March 2026
E13    Age 14-16 years as at Saturday 8 March 2026
E14     Age 17 years and above as at Saturday 8 March 2026

TROPHIES - sponsors to be advised
Cattle Prize Money
Supreme Exhibit 
Champion Specialty Breeds 
Champion Euro Type 
Champion British Type
Champion Bos Indicus Type 
Multibreed Champion Bull 
Multibreed Champion Female 
Pair of Bulls 
Pair of Females 
Sire Progeny Group of Three 
Classes 1-40 winners 
Group Interschool Heifer Challenge 
Interschool Handler Competition 
Pen of two composite heifers 
Pen of two purebred heifers 
Grand Champion Unled Heifer Pair
Champion Unled Bull 
Champion Unled Heifer
Grand Champion Unled Exhibit 
Junior Parader Classes (3 age groups)
Junior Beef Cattle Judging
Most Points Unled Cattle 
Most Points Stud Cattle 
Most Points Overall (Stud and Unled)