Champion Wagyu! AWA Accolades.

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With over 46 entries representing 30 wagyu brands in this year’s Wagyu Branded Beef Competition, we knew this race would be tough. Our Wagyu brands are world class and this event, run by industry body, Australian Wagyu Association, hosts the best of the best, so we threw our hat in the ring.

We’re proud to be in the rich company of these world class Wagyu Brand competitors.

Australia has been producing incredible Wagyu for a long time and this year, in 2022, we strongly believe our country is at its peak in innovation, flavour and finesse when it comes to Australian Wagyu products. Which for us, makes these wins all the more inspiring.

 

To put the event into perspective, this is how the competition is executed. The 46 entries were categorised into three classes.

Class 1 – Fullblood Japanese Black Steak
Class 2 – Open Crossbred Wagyu Steak
Class 3 – Commercial Wagyu Steak MS5 – 7

Under a point scoring system, each class entrant was judged strictly against the criteria of tenderness, juiciness, flavour and aroma. Amassing a score graded as a percentage of total points possible, medals were allocated to winning entrants accordingly.

Total medals won among all classes: 15 Gold | 11 Silver | 5 Bronze and 1 Class Champion per category. With Class Champion being the highest honour of all. In other words:

Class 1 – Fullblood Japanese Black Steak

  • Gold 80%
  • Silver 75%
  • Bronze 70%

TOTAL 1040 points possible

For this class, Infinite by Rangers Valley received a Gold Medal level of 83% and Second in Class just under Class Champion Mayura Station.

 

Class 2 – Open Crossbred Wagyu Steak

  • Gold 80%
  • Silver 75%
  • Bronze 70%

TOTAL 1040 points possible

For this class, WX9 received a Gold Medal level of 87% plus the prestigious Class Champion.

 

Class 3 – Commercial Wagyu Steak MS5 – 7

  • Gold 70%
  • Silver 65%
  • Bronze 60%

TOTAL 1040 points possible

For this class, WX received a Gold Medal level over 75% plus the prestigious Class Champion.

 

There to accept the awards was Rangers Valley Managing Director, Keith Howe and Manager Meat Division, Andrew Moore. A very proud pair on a very important night. Keith and Andrew applaud every single Rangers Valley team member for their work toward these awards.

Rangers Valley Managing Director, Keith Howe (right) accepting our awards.

Matt George Bovine Dynamics (sponsor), Andrew Moore Rangers Valley, Melissa George Bovine Dynamics (sponsor)

Peter Hughes (Sponsor), Ryan Carter ACC, Keith Howe Rangers Valley.

For Australian Wagyu, this is the competition to be in and the competition to win. Considering the Australian Wagyu Association is Australia’s industry body for Wagyu, this race is held to extraordinary standards and is judged by a panel of 32 food and beef industry experts with a rigorous process and weighty results. To see a full account of the event with a downloadable pdf outlining the full details of the judging, visit the AWA page here.

Infinite and WX by Rangers Valley have hit the mark across all classes. For us, these wins are motivation keep going towards excellence. Far from resting on the accolade, we promise to use these wins to motivate innovation, drive animal welfare and commit to Luxury at every level of our Wagyu brands.

Thank you to Australian Wagyu Association for putting on such a great show and for being determined to make Australian Wagyu, world class wagyu.

Well done to everyone who entered. And Congratulations to all who left with a medal. The competition is genuinely top notch! We’ll see you all again next year!

If you’re looking for specs and more information on INFINITE by Rangers Valley, you’ll find it here. And for the two Class Champion, WX by Rangers Valley, just click here.

And to get in touch, find us here.