May 16, 2016 Charolais judge goes for the Jugular at Carlisle
Charolais met a strong commercial demand with 67 bulls selling to an average of £5,007 and peaking at 14,000gns at the Carlisle Spring Charolais sale on Saturday 14 May. Commenting…
May 13, 2016 Carlisle 13 & 14 May 2016
Show Results Judge: Gareth Roberts, Llangadfan, Powys Class One – Bull born on or between 9 January & 13 May 2014 1st – Barons Cross Charolais Stud – Charbron Joviality…
May 11, 2016 2016 Balmoral Show – Stranegone Jones homebred bull takes the title at Balmoral
Stranegone Jones homebred bull takes the title at Balmoral Homebred Charolais bull claims the silverware from Balmoral show; Stranegone Jones won the supreme charolais championship at Balmoral this year for…
May 10, 2016 Martland Charolais herd dispersal peaked at 3,700gns
Females sold to a top price of 3,700gns and the 24 cow and calf lots averaged £2,254. Bulls reached 3,500gns with 8 lots averaging £2,783 at the 2006 established Martland…
May 9, 2016 Charolais International presidency awarded to David Benson
British Charolais Cattle Society chief executive, David Benson has been awarded the Presidency of Charolais International, the breed’s umbrella organisation for 27 member countries. The honour was made in recognition…
May 3, 2016 Jetset sets the pace at Stirling
Demand was high for Charolais bulls in Stirling on Monday 2 May. Bidding peaked at 9,000gns and 31 lots sold to an average of £4275. Leading the bids at 9,000gns…
May 3, 2016 Waterview Jupiter takes the top spot at Dungannon
Charolais bulls met with a ready trade in Dungannon on Monday 2nd May, topping at 4,300gns with 24 bulls selling at a clearance rate of 77% and a bull average…
May 3, 2016 Charolais to 9,000gns at Welshpool
Charolais bulls met with strong demand at Welshpool on Saturday 30th April, with 31 bulls selling to a top price of 9,000gns and an average of £4176 with an overall…
April 14, 2016 Charolais is the Number One Choice
The Charolais is still the number one choice for the Aberdeenshire store ring and for over 20 years, John Gordon, Wellheads has been selling Charolais cross yearling stores at a…
April 14, 2016 Much Improved Charolais Sale at Holsworthy
A small but high-quality offering of Charolais bulls saw a high of 4,400gns at the South West Charolais Association’s annual sale at Holsworthy on Wednesday 13th April, where bulls averaged…
April 6, 2016 National Young Stars Competition 2016
The Charismatic Charolais team – Abbie Anderson, Alan Burleigh and Donald Maclean – arrived on Wednesday 23rd March and wasted no time in getting their stand ready and their cattle…
April 4, 2016 Factory demands taking traditional beef breeds off commonages’
Demands for a certain type of product has had a dramatic impact on the herd profiles of suckler operations in hill farming areas, according to Fergal Monaghan. The specialist commonage…
March 11, 2016 British Charolais breeders respond to commercial demand
Genetic improvement continues for calving ease British Charolais breeders are continuing to respond to commercial producers’ demands to deliver bulls that leave not only efficient high performance progeny but ones…
March 4, 2016 Jack takes Top Spot at Dungannon 4 March 2016
Charolais cattle met with a ready trade in Dungannon on Friday 4 March topping at 4,800gns with 46 lots selling at a clearance rate of 82% and a bull average…
February 24, 2016 Charolais lead the way at Aberdeen Spring Show
Charolais took the top price, made the highest average and sold the most bulls at the Aberdeen and Northern Marts Thainstone Spectacular on Wednesday 24th February 2016. Prices peaked at…
February 16, 2016 Stirling Charolais sell to 26,000gns
Charolais bulls met a good trade in Stirling on Tuesday 16 February at the breed’s official spring sale. Bidding peaked at 26,000gns, 14 lots traded at five figure sums and…
February 15, 2016 Harestone Charolais herd scoops top awards
Aberdeenshire cattle breeders, Neil and Stuart Barclay, Harestone, have scooped the top accolades in the Scottish and Northern Charolais Cattle Breeders’ Club annual herd awards. Their 100 cow pedigree Harestone…
February 10, 2016 Charolais crosses – meeting the new weight specification
Genetics + nutrition + management to maximise the number of kilos per cow as quickly and efficiently as possible Factfile Callum Keir, Cairncoullie, Kildrummy, Alford 500 acres including 150 acres…
February 4, 2016 Welshpool Sale 4 February 2016
Welshpool Charolais peak at 5,000gns Charolais bulls met a strong demand at Welshpool on Thursday 4 February topping at 5,000gns with 21 bulls selling at a clearance rate of 75%…
January 14, 2016 Maximising output on a low input system
Charolais’ ease of calving and superior growth rates are enabling Edward Hull’s 750 cow suckler beef enterprise to minimise both fixed and variable inputs, whilst maximising kilogram output per acre.…