In December 2016 WAMMCO Chief Executive Coll MacRury announced details of the new Producer of the Year Award.  This replaced the WAMMCO State Prime Lamb Carcase Competition that has been running for the past 13 years. 

Key points of the new award:

• There is no entry fee or entry forms to complete and it is open to both Crossbred and Merino lamb suppliers
• Growers must supply a minimum of 250 crossbred or 250 Merino lambs to gain automatic entry
• Winners will be determined by the highest percentage of carcases meeting WAMMCO’s carcase sweet spot (18.1-28kg, fat scores 2-3), compared with the consignment totals.

The annual award will have five separate categories (3 for Crossbred and 2 for Merino lambs) based on total annual throughput — to ensure an equitable competition for smaller and larger producers.

POY category winners will be determined by a score calculation determined by each growers' entire financial year lamb throughput, with

• an 80% weighting on the number of carcases meeting WAMMCO’s carcase sweet spot (18.1-28kg, fat scores 2-3)
• a 20% weighting to the timing and quantity of lambs delivered. Higher points will be awarded to members that deliver large number of lambs outside the Spring flush

2017/18

2016/17

(see below for the STATE PRIME LAMB CARCASE COMPETITION HONOUR BOARD)