IT'S one of the most prestigious events at the Warwick Show every year and you can always count on Risdon cattle producers Bill and Nancy Gross to be in the reckoning when the ribbons are handed out.

By his own admission, Mr Gross has won so many times, he's "lost count” and this year has another tri-colour ribbon for the pool room.

Mr Gross's limosine heifer won grand champion prime beast and Mr Gross put it all down to the breeding and the feeding.

"I'm very happy,” he said.

"It was a very strong competition again this year and to win we've beaten out of some pretty special animals, so I'm very pleased.”

Bill and Nancy also took out reserve champion pen of three and champion steer or heifer with their overall champion heifer.

Mr Gross said it was brilliant to see so many enter the prime cattle competition this year.

"Especially in the lighter vealer cattle,” he said.

"There were some strong contenders.”

Mr Gross said recent rain had come at the right time.

"Just in the lead up to the show, conditions improved, which always helps,” he said.

"But the quality is always there, when it comes to this competition.”

This sentiment was echoed by prime cattle judge Rodgers Creek Feedlot's Ben Maher.

"With just under 60 head, this was a tough ask for me,” he said.

"Definitely makes it very hard to pick just one at the end of the day.”

Mr Maher said he was looking for a good even carcass.

"It might sound a bit odd, but I have to imagine the beast without the hide, what they'd be like hanging on the hook, so it's all about a good, even meat distribution from front to back.

"Bill's champion heifer stood out from the moment I saw her. She's got a great body and plenty of meat, very well finished and I'd say she's spent a bit of time on the grain to get to that point.”

Mr Maher said the vealer classes were tougher to judge.

"These animals were about six to eight months old, and judging across the pens of three and the single classes was a task.”

The Gross's prime beast of the show sold to Stanthorpe Butchery at $3.36/kg to return $1612.80.

Bill's grandson Ben Gross was the exhibitor with the most entries, taking out the reserve champion steer or heifer as well as tying with Ian and Ann Coy for most successful exhibitor.

The Coys won champion pen of three, champion vealer or yearling and reserve champion vealer or yearling.

Mrs Coy said the competition was always fun.

"This event has a has long proud history and it's nice to win a ribbon or two.”