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May 14, 2015 Balmoral Show Results

  Charolais Supreme Champion WD & JA Connolly – Wesley Glamorous – s. Balthayock Aesop Reserve Charolais Supreme Champion J Smyth – Bessiebell Incredible – s. Goldies Unbeatable Charolais Junior…


May 12, 2015 Record Charolais averages set at the Blelack Sale

Saturday 9 May saw a flying trade with a record average of £7476 for cows and calves at the Blelack production sale, with a top price of 16,200gns being secured…


May 8, 2015 Goldies Iceman tops the Carlisle Charolais sale at 13,000gns

Charolais met a solid demand with 73 bulls selling to an average of £5085 and peaking at 13,000gns and eight heifers in the female section averaged £4620 to a top…


May 5, 2015 Charolais in high demand at Welshpool

35 bulls sold to an average price of £3870, peaking at 6,900gns with a clearance rate of 74% at the Welshpool sale on Saturday 2 May. The top price of…


May 5, 2015 Stirling Charolais average up £945 on the year

17 Charolais bulls met a solid demand and sold to a top price of £7,000gns with an average of £5125 and a clearance rate of 77% at the Stirling sale…


April 22, 2015 Famous Aberdeenshire Farming Enterprise Comes To The Market

Scotland’s leading rural consultancy, CKD Galbraith has been instructed to sell the famous Blelack pedigree livestock enterprise which is situated in a picturesque location on Royal Deeside near the town…


April 21, 2015 Charolais at Ballymena

A small consignment of Charolais sold to a top price of 3,000gns at the Northern Ireland club sale in Ballymena on Friday 17 April, judged by sisters Eimear & Caoimhe…


March 6, 2015 Charolais is high demand in Dungannon

Charolais bulls peaked at 5,400gns with a bull clearance rate of 91% and an average of £3,066 for the 29 bulls sold at the breed’s Northern Ireland club sale in…


February 25, 2015 Charolais Bulls Dominated the Spring Show

Charolais Bulls sold like hot cakes at the Royal Northern Agricultural Society Spring Show held at the Thainstone centre on the 25th February, with 15 of 16 Charolais bulls forward…


February 19, 2015 Mountjoy achieves greatest UK Charolais herd genetic improvement

Caldwell and Desmond McAskie’s County Tyrone based Mountjoy Charolais herd has been recognised with the Harman Charolais Genetic Improvement Award 2015 for making the greatest genetic progress within the entire…


February 16, 2015 Modern British Charolais 1 Million pound sale in Stirling

Stirling Charolais meet solid commercial demand 18,000gns top; £6,821 average; 15 lots at 10,000gns and over; 81% clearance Charolais bulls met a flying trade driven throughout by the commercial sector…


February 5, 2015 Welshpool Charolais peak at 6,800gns

There was a brisk trade for Charolais bulls at Welshpool on the 5th February when 24 bulls sold to an average of £3618 and a top price of 6,800gns. The…


January 20, 2015 British Charolais breeders respond to commercial demand

Genetic improvement continues for calving ease and performance British Charolais breeders are continuing to respond to commercial producers’ demands to deliver bulls that leave not only efficient high performance progeny…


December 5, 2014 Smithfield Winter Festival Results

Smithfield Winter Festival Results Commercial Classes Heifer Sired by a Purebred Charolais Bull 1st – S Betts & L McKay – Emerald Angel – 586kg 2nd – MacPherson & Currie…


December 5, 2014 Farming on a large scale in the North-east of Scotland, Philip Simmers has found that using Charolais bulls across his suckler herd, suits his grass-based system perfectly.

Farming on a large scale in the North-east of Scotland, Philip Simmers has found that using Charolais bulls across his suckler herd, suits his forage-based system perfectly. “Our calves are…


December 5, 2014 Charolais Dominate in the Aberdeen & Northern Marts Christmas Classic

Anna Robertson, Lower Inchcorsie, Rothiemay secured the overall Pedigree Bull Championship with her 21-month Charolais Inchcorsie Iceman which sold for the top price of 7,000gns to Leys Estate, Leys Castle,…


December 1, 2014 Royal Welsh Winter Fair 2014

Show Results Charolais Heifer Section 1st – Mr BE Williams – April – 656kg 2nd -SI & LJ Evans – Little Chicken – 700kg 3rd – Mr John R Owen…


December 1, 2014 Charolais crosses reign supreme at LiveScot

Charolais sired cattle dominated the winning lines and secured the silverware at LiveScot, the Scottish National Fat Stock Club’s new winter event staged at Lawrie and Symington’s Lanark Agricultural Centre…


November 21, 2014 Carlisle Charolais bid to 6,000gns

Charolais bulls peaked at 6,000gns in Carlisle on Friday 21 November at the breed society’s official fixture at the last of the season’s bull sales. Leader at 6,000gns was the…


November 18, 2014 English Winter Fair

Show Results Judge: Mr R A Rees, Caeceinach, Pennal, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 9LE Senior Bull Calf born between 1st August 2013 and 31st December 2013 1st – Sportsmans Influence –…


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