LOCHEND CHAROLAIS

Member of the Orkney HI Health Scheme
Charolais Breedplan Recorded
Shape's The Weigh Ahead
Where Pure Performance Meats Commercial Reality

The Lochend Charolais Herd is a relatively small but very select herd of around a dozen cows.
It was initially set up in February 1994 with the purchase of BEEFORD ANGELINA.  This was an inspired decision fueled by the knowledge that the nine year old cow was the Dam of the tremendous breeding stock bull - GARNER EDITOR who had been used at Lochend on commercial suckling cows since 1991.  EDITOR went onto become one of the best breeding bulls of commercial show calves of his generation, including MOONLIGHT LADY - champion Heifer & Reserve Overall at the Smithfield Show for Ewen & Donald McPherson in 1996.  Editor's Pure bred calfs included GRETNAHOUSE LEXICON - 1st prize winner, Carlisle May 1997 sold to Northern Ireland for 5,800gns.  He also sired the dam of JENNYWOODSTON PORRINI - Junior and Overall Champion in October 2000.

ANGELINA'S CH45 puts her TOP RANKED COW in breed at one point.

On arriving at Lochend we decided to A.I ANGELINA to BRIGADOON ULSTERMAN as he was EDITOR'S Sire, the resultant calf was LOCHEND LEGEND who we targeted for Perth, February 1997.

LOCHEND LEGEND

He was 1st in class and sold for 9,500 gns to top show calf producer Fraser McKay, Knockanareon, Nairn.  Unfortunately LEGEND was only seven months at his new home when he tragically broke a leg and had to be put down.  As ANGELINA was by this time an old cow the decision was taken to flush her intensively.   To date eight Embryo Full Brothers have been sold at Perth to average over 6,000 gns including our most recent success.  LOCHEND ROYALFLUSH Junior and Overall Champion February 2002 was sold for 8,000gns to Frank Johnson, County Durham.   Angelina was also the Dam of Lochend Pirate who was Junior Champion in February 2001 before going onto sell for 11,000gns to Hallyards, Meigle & Govals, Forfar in February 2002, a rare feat indeed for 2 full brothers to win Junior Championships back to back.

LOCHEND PIRATE

PIRATE, has bred two bulls to 10,000gns.  He is also the sire of GOVALS ARISTOTLE, Intermediate Champion in Perth October 2006 where he sold for 6,500gns

The other main family at Lochend goes back to a heifer bought privately from Major Walters, Balthayock.  BALTHAYOCK HERITAGE  who was the dam of LOCHEND MOLLY who in turn is dam of LOCHEND POLLY  and  RASPER (both by MOYNESS LINCOLN).  LOCHEND POLLY was unbeaten in her class at eight different shows including 2001 Royal Highland where she was judged Champion Junior Heifer and also chosen for Interbreed Group of four.  This was Lochends first attempt at The Highland. To date MOLLY'S sons have brought in excess of 19,000gns and all her heifers have been retained for breeding. She is the most prolific cow in the herd, currently nursing her 9th calf in eight years.  LOCHEND APACHE is another son oozing with potential and will be sold in February 2007.

LOCHEND MOLLY
 

BULLS SOLD 2002

LOCHEND RASPER AT 16 MONTHS CH27    
Sire: Moyness Lincoln
Dam: Lochend Molly
Rasper was 3rd in his class February 2002 before being sold for 7,000gns to the Harviestoun Herd, where he is working well.

LOCHEND ROYALFLUSH AT CH33 TOP 1%
Sire: Brigadoon Ulsterman Dam: Beeford Angelina
Junior & Supreme Champion February 2002 where he sold for 8,000gns to County Durham

BULLS FOR SALE 2004

LOCHEND TRAMPUS sold for 5,500gns in February 2004
Sire: Moyness Lincoln
Dam: Lochend Lillias
Lochend Lilias was the dam of Lochend Span, Young Farmer's Champion and Reserve heavy weight
heifer at Scottish National Winter Fair 2002.

BULLS FOR SALE 2006

LOCHEND VANQUISH born 22nd November 2004. CH29
Sire: Derryharney Outstanding
Dam: Lochend Poppy

Poppy is an excellent ULSTERMAN daughter. VANQUISH sold for 2,800gns to Archie Campbell's top suckler herd (Croy Cunningham, Killearn, Glasgow).
Vanquish is breeding exceptionally well.
 

LOCHEND'S NEW STOCK BULL

BASSETT UNICORN

UNICORN was purchased at Carlisle November 2004 for 7,000gns to become Lochend's new stock bull, Unicorn is sired by Bassett Pearlyking. Unicorn's first crop of commercial stot calves weighed in at 440kgs and averaged over £680 per head at Caledonian Marts, Stirling in October 2006.  The calves aged between nine-twelve months.  Unicorn is also showing great potential on the pure side with a strong batch of young bulls coming through for sales in 2007.

 BULLS FOR SALE 2007

LOCHEND APACHE
 APACHE was born 12^th December 2005 CH36
Sire – DERRYHARNEY OUTSTANDING
Dam – LOCHEND MOLLY
APACHE was over 700kgs on his first birthday
 He was sp;d at 14 months for 4,000gns February 2007 to become INVERLOCHY'S new herd sire.

LOCHEND ABDUL
ABDUL was born 21^st November 2005 CH18
Sire – BASSETT UNICORN
Dam – LOCHEND MIDDEN
Abdul is the first pure calf off Unicorn and excels in length and shape.  ABDUL was sold privately on farm at 14 months (January 2007)

BALU was born on the 3^rd April 2006 CH27
Sire - BASSETT UNICORN
Dam – LOCHEND TRIXIE
Balu is a very promising young bull excelling in power and style, at 250 days he weighed over 500kgs.  Balu will be for sale at Perth in October 2007.

LOCHEND BAMBINO
Bambino was born on 4^th April 2006 CH34
Sire – LOGANBAR PERSILLE
Dam – LOCHEND UPTOWNGIRL

Uptowngirl is a daughter of Lochend Molly and Bambino is her first calf.  He is a very long calf with plenty shape and width.  Bambino will also head to Perth in October 2007.

LOCHEND BASHER
Basher was born on 15^th April 2006
Sire – BASSETT UNICORN
Dam – LOCHEND SMASHER

A stylish and natural young bull, Basher will head to Perth in February 2008

YOUNG LOCHEND FEMALES   

picture to come

LOCHEND BOUNTY
Bounty was born on the 24^th of March 2006.
This picture was taken when she was 4 months old.
Sire – BASSETT UNICORN
Dam – LOCHEND OLIVE

Bounty is twin to Lochend Beauty and both are extremely stylish heifers excelling in length.  Her dam, Lochend Olive is a full sister to Molly, again going back to Balthayock Heritage.  

COMMERCIALS

PEARLYQUEEN
Pearlyqueen was born on the 22nd May 2006
Off LOCHEND TADGER (sold February 2004 to A Robb, Westerhall, Dollar for 6,500gns), she weighed 505 kgs at just 10 months.  Pearlyqueen was champion Charolais and reserve overall heifers at the Clyde and Central Young Farmers Calf Rally in April 2007.  She has been retained for breeding.

PEARLYKING

Pearlyking was born on the 6th July 2006
He is a 3/4 Charolais and is off BASSETT UNICORN.  He is a very stylish calf with great shape, he will be targeted for summer showing and potentially the Scottish National Winter Fair 2007.