April 24, 2014 Holsworthy Charolais peak at 4,400gns
Charolais sold to a top of 4,400gns in Holsworthy on Wednesday 23 April at the South West Charolais Association’s annual spring sale. Sale leader at 4,400gns was Balbithan Fiji TI…
March 21, 2014 Charolais sweep the board at YFC calf rally
Charolais crosses swept the board at Clyde and Central Young Farmers Club calf rally at Caledonian Marts, Stirling. The Young Farmers supreme championship went to Goldie Locks, a 10…
March 10, 2014 Dungannon Charolais peak at 6,200gns
Charolais sold to a top of 6,200gns in Dungannon on Friday 7 March at the breed’s NI Club export show and sale. The leading 6,200gns bid came toward the end…
March 4, 2014 Culmvale Charolais sell to £2400!
Kivells dispersed the entire pedigree Charolais herd on behalf of Messrs SDF Molineux & Partners of Silverton at Exeter Livestock Centre. The small dispersal attracted huge demand and a packed…
March 3, 2014 Charolais sell to 6,900gns in Thainstone
Charolais bulls led the trade at 6,900gns and achieved the day’s highest £5,043 average at the Royal Northern Spring Show, at Aberdeen and Northern Marts’ Thainstone Centre, Inverurie on Wednesday…
February 19, 2014 Stirling Charolais meet solid commercial demand
26,000gns top; £6,538 average; 12 lots at 10,000gns and over; 73% clearance Charolais bulls met a solid demand driven throughout by the commercial sector in Stirling on Tuesday 18 February…
February 18, 2014 Gretnahouse achieves greatest UK Charolais herd genetic improvement
Alasdair Houston’s Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire based Gretnahouse Charolais herd has been recognised with the Harman Charolais Genetic Improvement Award 2014 for making the greatest genetic progress both in Scotland and…
February 11, 2014 Charolais cross stores achieving £200 premium over all others
Achieving an average £200 a head premium for Charolais cross stores over all others in the marketplace combined with underlying confidence in demand for quality Scotch beef is enabling the…
February 7, 2014 Welshpool Charolais peak at 6,200gns
Charolais met a strong demand from the commercial sector peaking at 6,200gns and averaging £4,052 at the breed society’s inaugural February sale in Welshpool on Thursday 6 February. “Trade was…
January 13, 2014 Gearing up for VIA: the rearer finisher’s take
Focus on Eye Muscle Area and Retail Beef Yield EBV selection VIA (Video Image Analysis) is an automated method of objectively assessing visual carcase conformation and fat classes to comply…
January 7, 2014 Charolais crosses reap enhanced finisher margins
HAU student placement study Charolais sired steers reached 400kgs target deadweight one month earlier than other Continental crosses on a specialist finishing unit and thereby achieved a £54 a head…
December 6, 2013 Charolais secure supreme Smithfield titles
Bang Tidy, an 18 month old Charolais cross heifer scooped the supreme Smithfield championship in Peterborough, on Thursday 5 December. Exhibited by Drew Hyslop and his partner, Katie Davidson of…
December 4, 2013 Charolais feature strongly at Allams 90th Christmas Show & sale
Well over 1,000 attended the recent Fatstock show in the Kings Hall Complex Balmoral Belfast. This multi breed extravaganza or Christmas Special is the highlight in the calendar for all…
December 2, 2013 South East Charolais Calf Show
The South Eastern Charolais Association held their annual calf show at Ardingly on the 21 November. This event runs alongside the South Eastern Prime Stock Winter Fayre, The quality of…
November 27, 2013 Charolais dominated the Winter Fair carcase competition
Charolais secured the supreme championship and picked up a fistful of red tickets at Premier Meat Exhibition’s carcase awards staged at Scotbeef on Saturday 23 November and organised by the…
November 20, 2013 Charolais is King on McConnell Suckler Farm in Clogher Valley
Sean McGovern Charolais club committee member visited the farm of Paul McConnell & family situated on an elevated site overlooking the Clogher Valley, the uplands provide good grazing in summer…
November 19, 2013 Charolais at H&H Borderway Agri Expo
November 19, 2013 Charolais reigns supreme at Stars of the Future
Charolais reigned supreme at Stars of the Future in Stirling on 16 November by taking the top two Continental interbreed slots; Glenericht Hilary secured the supreme senior award and Falleninch…
November 19, 2013 Carlisle Charolais bulls peak at 7,000gns
Charolais were in demand with bulls leading the trade at 7,000gns while females peaked at 4,600gns on Friday 22 November at the breed society’s official show and sale in Carlisle.…
November 5, 2013 Dungannon Charolais females peak at 6,100gns, bulls to 4,700gns
Charolais met a solid demand with the top 6,100gns bid going to a heifer while bulls peaked at 4,700gns in Dungannon on Friday 1 November at the breed’s NI Club…