May 12, 2017 Carlisle Charolais Clear 82%
Charolais bulls met a ready trade with strong commercial interest bolstering bull averages to £5158.13, an increase on last year of £151 with five more sold. Bidding peaked at 12,000gns,…
May 11, 2017 Photographic Competition
The Society are pleased to announce our photographic competition. There are two categories – Summer Charolais and Funny Farm. For the Summer Charolais section, please submit pictures of your Charolais…
May 11, 2017 Dorcas Charolais – Open Day Saturday 27th May 2017
On Saturday 27 May, the Dorcas herd, in association with the British Charolais Cattle Society, hosted an open day which gave us a chance to to see how the Charolais…
May 10, 2017 Balmoral Show
Results Class 587 – Cow, born before 01/01/2014, in milk or in calf 1st – S & R Thompson – Altnaveigh Eclipse ET – s. Maerdy Impeccable 2nd – Gilbert…
May 1, 2017 Dungannon purchasers Marvel at the Charolais
Charolais bulls met with a ready trade in Dungannon on Monday 1 May, topping at 5,200gns with a clearance rate of 93%, up 17% on the year for 2 more…
April 30, 2017 Charolais clearance rates and averages up at Stirling
A combination of pedigree and commercial interest saw a solid trade of Charolais bulls at Stirling on Monday 1 May where 32 bulls sold to a top price of 8,500gns…
April 30, 2017 Charolais Math adds up to the top price at Welshpool
The ring was packed to the brim for the Charolais sale at Welshpool on Saturday April 29 driven by the Charolais success in the store ring here on Tuesday. Bulls…
April 12, 2017 Champion is a Legend
A small but high-quality offering of Charolais bulls saw a high of 3,500gns at the South West Charolais Association’s annual sale at Holsworthy on Wednesday 12th April, where bulls averaged…
April 11, 2017 British Genetics Dominate the Irish Sale Trade
Buyers at this year’s Irish Charolais Cattle Society Premier show and sale in Elphin, on the 25 March were looking to purchase bulls with British linage giving high euro star…
March 29, 2017 WHAT A PARTY!
David Benson retirement party held at Gretna Green on 25 March 2017
March 15, 2017 Mains of Gallery
The Charolais is the breed of choice of the Gammie family and forms the backbone of its respected suckler and finishing business in Laurencekirk, south of Aberdeen. The Gammie family…
March 14, 2017 Peter Phythian joins the Charolais Society
We welcomed Peter Phythian on his first day at the Society today and he is “very much looking forward to meeting members and working with all members up and down…
March 7, 2017 Future beef farmers = Charolais
6 March 2017 Future beef farmers = Charolais Future beef farmers are using EBVs and focusing on easy calving Charolais bulls, according to one leading university’s students. Charolais was the…
March 3, 2017 Lumberjack axes the competition at Dungannon
There was a steady trade for Charolais at the Northern Ireland Charolais Club sale held in Dungannon on Friday 3 March where the 33 bulls sold topped at 4,900gns with…
March 1, 2017 Charolais set the pace at Aberdeen
Charolais topped the bull sales at the Royal Northern Agricultural Society Spring Show on Wednesday 1 March 2017. Where 21 Charolais bulls sold to a top price of 8,000gns and…
February 28, 2017 Charolais Supreme Champion at first Commercial Show of the Year
A Charolais heifer from the Veitch Family Lisbellaw County Fermanagh, took top honours at the Northern Ireland Star of the Future Commercial Show in Dungannon and went on to secure…
February 24, 2017 The life cycle never stops at the McKelvey’s ever busy cattle farm
Behind the busy farm supplies operation in Ballynahinch, McKelvey Bros runs one of the top finishing units in County Down. Finishing 1000 bullocks and 300 heifers including 1000 head of…
February 24, 2017 British Genetics are a Winner at the Swedish Mila Show
The Swedish Mila exhibition was held on 16-18 February. This exhibition is a small local farm exhibition including national shows for both dairy and beef cattle. Around 60 heifers and…
February 20, 2017 Lord Leads the Charolais Trade at Stirling
Charolais bulls met a solid commercial trade in Stirling on Tuesday 21 February at the breed’s official spring sale. Bidding peaked at 25,000gns, nine lots traded at five figure sums…
February 10, 2017 British Charolais Cattle Society appoints Peter Phythian chief executive
Peter Phythian has been appointed chief executive of the British Charolais Cattle Society from 14 March. He succeeds David Benson who is retiring at the end of March after 29…