March 1, 2018 £2,000 increase on Charolais average at Aberdeen
A combination of pedigree and commercial interest saw a solid trade of Charolais bulls at the Royal Northern Agricultural Society Spring Show on Wednesday 28 February. Bidding peaked at 8,200gns…
February 21, 2018 Charolais lead the Spring trade
Charolais took the top price, made the highest average and sold the most bulls of all the breeds at this year’s spring sales, when commercial buyers drove the flying trade…
February 12, 2018 Maerdy Morwr finds a new home in Aberdeenshire
Flintshire Vet and renowned Charolais breeder Esmor Evans is delighted to announce that he has recently sold the 18-month-old, Charolais bull Maerdy Morwr from the farm gate for the impressive…
February 9, 2018 Challenges ahead; time to think about your forward Beef strategy.
By David Mackenzie, Harbro The press is full of debate about the challenges facing not only the UK as a whole post-Brexit, but specifically the challenges which may arise for…
February 9, 2018 Charolais sell to 5,800gns at Welshpool
A small but high-quality offering of Charolais bulls saw a top bid of 5,800gns in Welshpool on Thursday 8 February, at the breed’s official spring sale, where 16 bulls sold…
January 30, 2018 Polled for profit
It was a fine day last summer when we visited the JordanCastle herd of polled Charolais in Wellow, managed by Sydney Carr and his daughter Laura. Alongside their pure Charolais…
January 4, 2018 Charolais International Congress 2018
The British Charolais Cattle Society are pleased to announce the details of the 2018 International Charolais Congress, which will take place in Sweden from Saturday 29 June to Saturday 7…
December 15, 2017 Oakchurch Farm herd wins AHDB Beef & Lamb Progressive Herd award for the Charolais cattle breed
The Oakchurch herd, owned by Jeremy Price from Herefordshire, has been recognised by AHDB Beef & Lamb as the most progressive herd of Charolais cattle based on the herd’s genetic…
November 23, 2017 Pedigree Calf Fair Beef Expo Northern Ireland
This year’s Pedigree Calf Fair was held at Balmoral showground on Saturday 18 November and Councilman Neil Blyth from Elwick, Cleveland travelled over the water to judge the Charolais classes.…
November 18, 2017 Mountain Tops Carlisle Charolais
A small but high-quality offering of Charolais bulls saw a high of 5,500gns and an average of £3,304, for the 15 bulls sold at Borderway Mart for the breeds last…
November 13, 2017 Stars of the Future 2017 Results
Reserve Continental Senior Champion, Charolais Senior Champion & Charolais Senior Male Champion Andrew Hornall – Falleninch Mars – s. Fairway Jefferson Reserve Continental Junior Champion, Charolais Junior Champion & Charolais…
November 11, 2017 Charolais averages and clearance rates continue to rise
A combination of pedigree and commercial interest saw a flying trade of Charolais bulls at Welshpool on Thursday 9 November. Bidding peaked at 7,200gns, while 13 lots traded at 5,000gns…
November 4, 2017 Dungannon 3 November 2017
Record breaking Charolais female trade at Dungannon A bumper show of Charolais backed by soaring demand produced a record breaking trade at Dungannon on Friday 3 November, at the Northern…
October 23, 2017 Demand for Charolais increases dramatically at Stirling
Tuesday 24 October saw a flying trade for Charolais bulls with 85 sold, averaging £6,079 (£405 up on the year for two more) and a whopping 19% increase on last…
October 14, 2017 Faith in Charolais sees record breaking prices
The Sedgemoor ring was filled to bursting for the dispersal of the Balbithan Charolais cattle and emotional goodbye to one of the breeds most renowned herds, on Thursday 12 October.…
October 5, 2017 New Zealand Charolais Tour
Charolais Breeders NZ are holding a 4WD tour in Southland, New Zealand from 5th-8th March 2018. Get a feel for the working high-country farms and in the south, see the…
September 18, 2017 Tutbury Charolais Disperse at Welshpool
Wednesday 13 September sadly saw the dispersal of the Tutbury Charolais herd from Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, due to a change in farming policy. The herd was established by JD Leavesley just…
September 1, 2017 Balbithan Dispersal Sale Thursday 12 October 2017
The dispersal sale of the Balbithan Charolais Herd on behalf of Mr & Mrs a White will take place at Sedgemoor Livestock Market on Thursday 12 October at 1pm 28…
August 24, 2017 The Maclean’s Clean up at the National Young Stars Competition
The Charolais ‘Brothers in Farms’ team consisting Angus, Charlie and Donald Maclean were crowned the beef champions and awarded overall best promotional stand at the National Young Stars competition at…
August 21, 2017 Lockton Charolais Disperse at Carlisle
Friday 18 August sadly saw the dispersal of the Lockton Charolais herd from Pickering, North Yorkshire, at Borderway Mart. The herd was established by Robert Smith QC in the mid…