The journey south has paid dividends for school children from the region plus local studs who have exhibited sheep and cattle.

Sisters Charlotte Nugent, 17, and Jemima, 14, of Wagga Christian College have completed an admirable feat in the paraders competition at Melbourne.

Charlotte was named senior champion parader of the show, while Jemima was reserve champion in the junior paraders section.

Meanwhile, fellow Wagga Christian College student Josie cox placed second in the paraders competition for the Angus feature breed competition at Melbourne and the steers exhibited performed well too.

Two of the steers placed third in their class for the export category.

Yanco Agricultural High School student, Hamish Maclure also had a successful show to be named champion handler in the judging of the Angus feature breed section.

Well known cattle breeders in the Riverina, the Henwood family of Yammatree Station teamed up with students at Lockhart Central School to achieve wins in the steer section.

The Henwood cattle are renowned for meeting commercial market specifications and James Henwood said this was the first time they had taken the option of showing their Angus steers.

Mr Henwood said it was pleasing to do so well in the lighter domestic category because that was the market they were targeting in their day-to-day operations.

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Gundagai High School students also achieved success to bring home prizes from Melbourne.

NSW stud Border Leicster Stud, Bauer exhibited the supreme Border Leicester exhibit for the third year running at the Royal Melbourne Show.

This year it was a ewe that judge Brayden Gilmore, Baringa stud, Oberon, described as having "power, length and overall outlook" that came out on top.

It was from the same Bauer-bred supreme bloodline that the two previous supreme Border Leicesters had been from.