At the Colin Say Potential Show Steer sale in March, Smithston steer, ‘Curly’, was purchased by Glen Innes High School.  
‘Curly’ was then shown at the EKKA and went on to win Reserve Champion in his class on the hook, scoring 91/100. 
Congratulations to Glen Innes High School for a fantastic result.

Again purchased at the Colin Say Potential Show Steer Sale by Luscombe, Chadwick Syndicate. This Smithston steer went on to be shown at the EKKA and received 4th in the hoof and 1st on the hook in his class. Then receiving the Colin Say & Co $1,000 Jackpot for the highest points out of the steers purchased from their sale. 

Brian & Rosh Lewis, Glencoe NSW

• 2nd Heavy Export Hook Class
• 3rd Trade Hook Class
• Reserve Champion NSW White Suffolk Hook Entry

Bamay Pty Ltd, Glen Innes NSW

• 3rd Export Hoof Class
• NSW White Suffolk Champion Hoof & Hook entry

KIS White Suffolks, Glencoe NSW

• 1st in Export Hoof class
• Reserve Champion NSW White Suffolk entry
• Champion White Suffolk Hoof entry
• Internationally Judged Best Pen of Lambs
• Prime Lamb Committee Most Outstanding Pen of Lambs
• Offered a lamb in the charity auction making $600.00 going to ‘Friendly Faces Helping Hands’

Smithston Border Leicester Fleece places 1st in the district exhibit at the 2018 Sydney Royal Show.

This steer went on to place 4th in his class as the 2017 Brisbane EKKA and also won the Colin Say & Co Hoof & Hook Jackpot worth $1000.

  Congratulations to the Wiek family.

A Smithston bred steer shown by Holy Trinity School – Inverell,
won Reserve Champion Steer on the Hoof and Hook at the Colin Say Steer Classic in Glen Innes.

4 Pens of Prime Sucker lambs at the Guyra Saleyards in
November 2017 were sired by Smithston Rams
and sold to the Market Top of $180.00

Congratulations to the McLeod family on their success at the
2017 Sydney Show where they won Grand Champion Cross Breed Fleece
which was sired by a Smithston Ram.

Their lambs achieved the overall highest dressing % pen measuring 70.5kg, 42.9kg dressed, resulting in a 60.9% yield.

These lambs were all sired by Smithston rams.

The Lewis family also won 1st prize in the Heavy Export Class and won the Dubbo Agents Pick Pen award.

“I drove through the affected area, it was devastating, I had to help in someway” said Mr McIndoe.

The 260kg Angus cross charity steer sold for $12/kg totalling $3120.

Returning $3022.50 at auction for vendors Dugald McIndoe, Smithson Farm, Glen Innes, the 310kg Charolais cross steer was sold to Nigel and Casey Wiek, Select Fitting Services described him as “well balanced, soft, easy doing with enough muscle content to suit”.

Mrs Wieck admitted she has had Smithson cattle before and they “do really well”.

“They are good soft cattle that are easily fed” added Mrs Wieck who plans to exhibit the steer at EKKA in either the late mid or early heavy class depending on his finish.