The British Charolais Cattle Society

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Exeter Sale April 2025

A small but select show and sale of Charolais at Exeter saw a top bull price of 6,000gns, with 10 bulls selling to average £5397 and three females levelling out at £3080.

Leading the trade, at 6,000gns, was Lovistone Ultimate, from BR Nancekivell and Son, Huish, Okehampton. This 21-month-old is sired by Cove Parkranger and out of the Woodpark Fearless daughter, Lovistone Lilac. He sold to LC and CA South, Farley Water, Brendon.

Aberdeen February 2025

A strong show of pedigree bulls & females were exhibited at the Royal Northern Spring Show on Wednesday the 26 of February at Thainstone Centre, Inverurie.

The Charolais breed once again topped the sale with the Champion Charolais, Bonnykelly Upperclass, a May 2023 born bull from R Leggat, Mormond Prop., New Pitsligo, tapping out at 16,000gns selling on to J C McIntyre, Milton of Cullerlie, Echt, Westhill.

Swatragh Spring Sale February

Trade topped at 9600gns at the Northern Ireland Club Spring Supreme Export show and sale at Swatragh, where 32 bulls sold to average £5726.50.

Leading the way was the second prize winner, Fymore Unbeatable, a 17-month-old bull from Sean McCaughey, Augher, Co Tyrone. Sired by Killimore In Time and out of the Fury Action daughter, Fymore Jewel, this one is a full brother to the 2020 Dungannon champion, Fymore Prince. He sold at 9600gns, to Eamon Nugent, Armagh.

Fymore Unabeatable

Stirling February

Phenomenal demand for Charolais bulls at the Stirling February sale ensured a record average of £12,153 and a record clearance of 99% – an increase of £3683 per head on the year, with more than half the bulls selling at five-figure prices.

Burradon Uranium

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.