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September 25, 2026 Charolais at Rannagulzion – Proven Performance, Market-Beating Returns

Nestled among the uplands of Perthshire, near the village of Bridge of Cally, sits Rannagulzion Farm, a family business where tradition and progress intertwine. For over three generations, the Church…


September 25, 2026 Runnage Charolais – Upland Performance with Proven Commercial Returns

Set in the heart of Dartmoor National Park, Runnage Farm is a long-established family enterprise where generations of experience meet a clear, forward-thinking breeding strategy. Richard and Becky Coaker farm…


September 25, 2026 Charolais at the Heart of the Havard Brothers Enterprise

For generations, the Havard family have farmed the uplands around Sennybridge, Brecon, shaping a livestock enterprise that has evolved with changing markets, policies and environmental pressures, yet has always remained…


September 2, 2026 National Stock Judging Results 2026

The 2026 Charolais Youth Weekend concluded with the National Charolais Stock Judging Competition, kindly hosted by H Goldie & Family in Dumfries and Galloway. After a packed weekend of workshops, activities and plenty…


May 9, 2026 Stirling May 2026

Competitive bidding for the best of the bulls ensured a top of 15,000gns, with a further seven making five-figure prices, at the United Auctions’ May sale of Charolais in Stirling.…


May 6, 2026 Welshpool Bull Sale April 2026

Welshpool Spring Sale Sets New Centre Record with 16,000gns Top Price and 14 Five-Figure Bulls A new centre record was set at the Welshpool spring sale, with trade peaking at…


March 4, 2026 Swatragh February 2026

The annual Supreme Spring Export show and sale at Swatragh, saw a quality turnout, with 18 bulls averaging out at £7549, an increase of more than £1500 per head on…


February 17, 2026 Stirling February 2026

The judge Andrew Stott and shadow judge Mollie Cochrane The exceptional demand for quality Charolais bulls continued at the Stirling February sale, with trade soaring to 75,000gns – the top…


December 3, 2025 Swatragh Bull Sale November 2025

Sandelford Viper tops Charolais Trade at Annual Bull Sale selling for 18,000gns. A strong demand saw five bulls hit the five-figure mark, at the Northern Ireland Charolais Club’s autumn show…


December 3, 2025 Swatragh Female Sale November 2025

Charolais Heifers sell to 13,200gns at annual heifer sale The Northern Ireland Charolais Club’s annual autumn show and sale of heifers at Swatragh Livestock Mart, peaked at 13,200gns, with 15…


November 12, 2025 Welshpool November 2025

A huge demand for quality Charolais bulls resulted in a record average and record clearance at the November show and sale at Welshpool, which was judged by Ian Bell of…


November 10, 2025 Stars of the Future 2025

The Stars of the Future event at Stirling saw a quality entry of Charolais youngstock, judged by Mark Ross, of the Roscoe herd, Gorebridge, Midlothian, with the junior champion going…


October 21, 2025 Glenernan Dispersal Sale

The Glenernan Charolais herd bowed out in style at Stirling, with a phenomenal demand throughout Billy and Moira Milne’s dispersal sale, peaking at 31,000gns. Established in Aberdeenshire 30 years ago,…


October 21, 2025 Stirling October 2025

More Charolais sold than any other breed at the October run of Stirling Bull Sales and a strong commercial demand saw 22 bulls hit five-figure prices, peaking at 18,000gns on…


September 29, 2025 Northern Ireland Star of the Future Calf Show

A great night was had last night in Swatragh Mart for our annual Star of the Future calf show. Thank you to all who exhibited and the sponsors. A special…


August 27, 2025 Clogher Show 2025

A top-quality entry was judged by Steve Nesbitt, at the NI Charolais National Championship, held at Clogher Valley and kindly sponsored by Bank of Ireland. Taking the overall title was…


July 24, 2025 Royal Welsh Show 2025

Bluetongue restrictions may have lessened the entry numbers but certainly not the quality in the Charolais classes at the Royal Welsh show, which were expertly judged by Tracey Nicoll of…


July 10, 2025 Great Yorkshire Show 2025

In the Harrogate heat, it was the two-year-old heifer, Jessops Ugogirl, from Ellie Pendlebury, that stepped up to take the 2025 National Show overall breed championship at the Great Yorkshire…


June 23, 2025 Royal Highland Show 2025

Both the temperature and the quality were high in the Charolais ring, at what turned out to be an extremely successful Royal Highland Show for the breed. Allen Drysdale of…


May 21, 2025 Balmoral Show 2025

It was a successful Balmoral Show for the Charolais breed, with a top-quality line-up, turned out to perfection in the sunshine, for judge David Barker, of the Caylers herd in…


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