Agricultural
2 September, 2025
Community backing for Sam
Greenmount has a young man in Sam Stenzel who looks to be a cattleman of the future after an outstanding season of cattle judging with a major highlight at the recent Ekka Show.
Sam was the Class 7 winner at the Ekka of the M.S.A (Meat Standard Australia) Heavyweight Led Steer Limousin section with a steer he bought off good friend and mentor Les Nuss.
Sam enjoyed other successes at the show being judged as a finalist out of 250 youth paraders and won Reserve Champion Judge against all ages under 21 years after winning the 14/15 year old age group.
Sam said he loves working with cattle and especially the challenge of preparing his cattle for judging at country shows.
He and the Stenzel family are quick to point out that Sam has had enormous support not just from the Greenmount community, but friends such as Tom Bazley and Lucas Stace from Clifton who have all helped Sam in various ways.
While Sam has his own small herd of Speckle Parks he has had the golden opportunity to show Champion Bull, Unbelievabull from Ian and Katrina Bebbington’s Mountview Stud at Ramsay.
Unbelievabull was judged Champion Bull in his class at the Allora, Clifton, and Toowoomba shows.
Sam said it was both a thrill and a privilege to have the chance to show such an outstanding bull.
Sam enjoys working on the family cattle property in Greenmount where he obviously developed his interest and love of cattle.
However, it seems it takes not just a village but a whole community to raise a cattleman.
