Welshpool November 2026
Charolais bulls met a steady demand at the November Welshpool show and sale, where 81% of the entry found new homes, with a top of 16,000gns and a further 11 lots at five-figure prices.
Leading the trade at 16,000gns was Teme Aesop, an 18-month-old from Vince Corbett and family, Felindre, Powys. Sired by the privately-bought Lochend Shell, this one is out of Teme Snowwhite, a Barnsford Ferny daughter that was inter-breed junior female champion at the Royal Welsh in 2022. Final bidder on this sale topper was R Jones and Son, Gwarllan, Llanfihangel, Brecon. more…
Stirling Sale October 2026
Charolais bulls met a strong demand at the autumn Stirling sale, particularly the senior and intermediate bulls, ensuring 29 at five-figures and an average of £10,826 for 57 lots through the ring, which is up £1803 per head on the year. Some of the top priced lots went to pedigree homes, but commercial buyers were also happy to pay up to five-figures for quality bulls that are ready to work.
In a fitting end to their Charolais journey, Billy and Moira Milne, who dispersed their Strathdon-based Glenernan herd last October, led the sale of bulls at 30,000gns with their overall champion, Glenernan Angus. In fact, in 30 years of breeding Charolais, this was the first time they had received a red ticket at the pre-sale show. He was first awarded the intermediate championship, before being tapped out as overall champion by judge Will Tucker, of the Swansea-based Gower herd. more …
Welcome to the British Charolais Cattle Society
We are a registered charity – a not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee, to serve the public by promoting and improving the Charolais breed.
Since 1962, we’ve been making the case for Charolais because no bull works harder for the farmer, the plate and the planet.
Charolais offers a bright future for British beef. Charolais is the best breed for British farmers, because it’s more sustainable and profitable, due to its:
- Continued improvement to calving ease
- Unrivalled growth rates
- Outstanding carcass quality
- Killing out percentages
Charolais-sired suckled calves can be:
- Sold as weanlings, commanding top prices and regularly topping markets up and down the country.
- Stored through the winter and finished off the farm at 12-15 months on a forage and grain-based diet.
- Brought through the winter on a maintenance diet and finished off with grass the following summer, depending on the farm’s system.
The Charolais breed is renowned for crossing into profit due to its outstanding attributes.
By collaborating with the cattle farming community, the British Charolais Cattle Society is driven to minimise costs and maximise the efficiency of British cattle farming.
Find out more about the Society here.