Sale Reports


February 28, 2024 INTERBREED CHAMPION HOLLYWELL TACO PROVES TASTY IN THE SHOW, WHILST HARESTONE TIKTOK GOES VIRAL IN THE SALE

The Charolais breed ruled the Royal Northern Spring Show at Thainstone on Wednesday 28 February 2024. Of all the five breeds the Charolais triumphed with the highest average price of £6542, a substantial increase of +£710 of the other breeds represented, as well as taking the highest price per head at 11,500gns or £12,075.

Overall Breed Champion & Interbreed Champion – Hollywell Taco – 11,000gns, Cariness Ltd, Fraserburgh
Aberdeen Spring Show 28th Feb Charolais Bull Champion Lot 5

In charge of judging proceedings was Mr Andrew Anderson, Plewlands Duffus who picked out his Charolais breed champion from J & S Middleton’s Hollywell herd based at New Pitsligo, Fraserburgh. Hollywell Taco carried two copies of F94L, born in March-2022, he was sired by Whitecliffe James, out of home-bred Hollywell Priva, he went on to win the overall interbreed championship and sold semen tested to Cairness Ltd, Cairness, Fraserburgh for the second highest Charolais price of the day at 11,000gns.

Trending in the sale ring was Harestone Tiktok from R & N Barclay, a June-2022 Harestone Outlander son out of Harestone Luci. Keen to take home his pick of the day was D. M McCallum, Culbokie, Dingwall who paid 11,500gns.

Harestone Tiktok – 11,500gns – D. M. McCallum

First prize winner in the junior class from Major D. F. W.H. & N. R. Walter made 7,500gns. Balthayock Tenacious was born in June-2022, a son of Elrick Paragon and out of Balthayock Melody who is a daughter from the very successful herd sire Balthayock Impression who carries seven of the top EBV traits in the National herd, sold to J. W. Moir, Auchorties, Keith.

Balthayock Tenacious – 7,500gns – J W Moir, Auchorties, Keith

The reserve overall champion from A & A Wright, Glenlivet, Ballindalloch was May-2022 born Lagavaich Topgun, a myostatin free Elrick Jazzman son out of Elrick Oracle who went home to Thurso, Caithness with A & W Campbell, Thurso, Caithness.

Reserve Overall Champion – Lagavaich Topgun – 8,000gns – A & W Campbell, Thurso, Caithness

Tonley Tarzan (ET) born in May-2022 and sired by Balthayock Impression, who not only has impressive figures but has sired many five-figure priced bulls, swung home with W. L. R. Keir, Keir & Cawdor Estates, Stirling for 6,000gns.

Tonely Tarzan (ET) – 6,000gns – Keir & Cawdor Estates

A twin bull calf Lochend Tic, owned by Mr C Stuart, Braes of Glenlivet, Ballindalloch and bred by current Society President Mr Iain Miller was purchased at foot at the Lochend dispersal, was next in the money at 5,800gns selling to A. M. C. Ewen, Cornhill Banff.  This Swalesmoor Oscar son, out of Lochend Icecream was born in May-2022.

Lochend Tic – 5,800gns – AMC Ewen, Cornhill Banff

A sporting bid of 5,500gns was put in from A. Sleigh & Sons, Boghouse, Tarves to secure September-2021 born, Harestone Sportsman (ET) sired by Excellent and out of Harestone Anisette.

Harestone Sportman – 5,500gns – A. Sleigh & Sons, Boghouse, Tarves

SHOW RESULTS

Charolais overall champion & interbreed champion
Lot 5, Hollywell Taco from J & S Middleton.

Reserve overall champion
Lot 15, Lagavaich Topgun from A & A Wright

Charolais class 1 – born on or between 4 March & 2 May 2022
1st – Lot 5 Hollywell Taco
2nd – Lot 7 Glenlivet Thunderstruck
3rd – Lot 8 Elrick Thunder
4th – Lot 10 Auchincrieve Titan

Class 2 Charolais bulls born on & between 5 May & 30 May 2022
1st – Lot 15 – Lagavaich Topgun
2nd – Lot 21 Balthayock Truant
3rd – Lot 22 Tonley Tommy (ET)
4th – Lot 24 Lettoch Taggart

Charolais class 3 bulls born after 15 June 2022
1st – Lot 27 – Balthayock Tenacious
2nd – Lot 26 – Harestone Tiktok
3rd – Lot 31 – Harestone Timrussell
4th – Lot 25 – Bonnykelly Tommy

SALE RESULTS

LotVendorAnimal NamePrice (gns)BuyerSurname
1R & N BARCLAYHARESTONE SPORTSMAN (ET)5500A. Sleigh & SonBoghouse, Tarves
3W & N MILNEGLENERNAN TONTO4000D & G Campbell & SonGlenrinnes, Dufftown
5J & S MIDDLETONHOLLYWELL TACO11000Cairness LtdCairness, Fraserburgh
7MR M S DURNOGLENLIVET THUNDERSTRUCK4500Firm of A A YoungerCastletown, Thurso
10MR C M MCCOMBIEAUCHINCRIEVE TITAN4500C. SmithLumphanan, Banchory
11MR C STUARTLOCHEND TAK4700K D J MacraeNorth Kessock, Inverness
12MR C STUARTLOCHEND TIC5800A. M. C. EwenCornhill, Banff
15A & A WRIGHTLAGAVAICH TOPGUN8000A & W CampbellThurso, Caithness
18J A WILSON & SONSKINCLUNE TONTO4500G & H PhillipsSkene, Westhill
22MESSRS N A WATTIETONLEY TARZAN (ET)6000W. L. R. KeirCraigarnhall, Stirling
23MESSRS N A WATTIETONLEY TOMMY (ET)3500G. B. GrieveNew Pitsligo, Fraserburgh
26R & N BARCLAYHARESTONE TIKTOK11500D. M. McCallumCulbokie, Dingwall
27MAJOR D F W H & N R WALTERBALTHAYOCK TENACIOUS7500J. W. MoirAuchorties, Keith

February 26, 2024 BROGHER TRUMPED THE SALE WHILST KILLADEAS TREVOR TOPPED THE SHOW

Yet again the commercial demand for Charolais cattle was evident, this time it was at the early annual spring sale at Swatragh on 23 February 2024. 19 bulls sold to…


February 21, 2024 Exeter Entry Forms


February 20, 2024 NEW BREED RECORD SET BY COMMERCIAL CONFIDENCE IN CHAROLAIS

The strong demand and buoyant trade for Charolais and Charolais cross store cattle saw commercial farmers further invest in the breed which achieved an astonishing sale average and new breed…


November 20, 2023 GRETNAHOUSE DISPERSAL – 18 NOVEMBER 2023

Gretnahouse Tequila slams female breed record at Gretnahouse Dispersal Gretnahouse Tequila at 50,000gns, slammed the female breed record price of 27,000gns held by Decrespigny Debutante since 1989 and set a…


November 9, 2023 Welshpool Sale 9th November 2023

Trent and Tattoo Break Record for Joint Top Price Judge: Andrew Clark Shadow Judge: Eva Jones A bright autumn day kicked off the annual Show and Sale at Welshpool Livestock…


November 3, 2023 Swatragh Sale 3rd November 2023

Truman Leads The Way With Top Price Judge: Lee Coggle, Orkney On the 3rd November 2023, our elite export show and sale took place at Swatragh Livestock Market. The cattle…


October 25, 2023 Stirling Sale 23rd October 2023

The top price climbed to 50,000gns, which is up 22,000gns on last year’s top price, and the average held strong at £8,253, up £654 on last year’s October bull sale.


September 1, 2023 Coolnaslee Dispersal Sale 26th August 2023

Coolnaslee Charolais Bows Out In Style With Record Average By Libby Clarke From the moment news broke that the mighty Coolnaslee Charolais herd of the late Gilbert Crawford were to…


May 16, 2023 Carlisle Sale 12th-13th May 2023

Caylers Commands Top Price At Carlisle Judge: Avril AitkenShadow Judge: Harry Stobart The Charolais Spring sale season drew to a close with Harrison & Hetherington’s annual Spring Show & Sale…


May 3, 2023 Stirling Sale 30th April-1st May 2023

Midshield is Superior at Stirling Judge: Louise McArthurShadow Judge: Charlotte Hitchen Charolais bulls once again returned to United Auctions, Stirling for the May Stirling Bull Sales over the course of…


May 3, 2023 Welshpool Sale 29th April 2023

Tonka Tops Welshpool Sale Judge: Robert McWilliamsShadow Judge: Guto Owen The Spring sale season was in full swing as Charolais animals returned to Welshpool for their annual sale on Saturday…


April 26, 2023 Swatragh Sale 21st April 2023

Gorteade Storms To the Top at Swatragh Friday 21st April marked the return of Charolais animals to Swatragh Livestock Market for the Northern Ireland Charolais Club’s annual Spring show and…


April 26, 2023 Exeter Sale 21st April 2023

Slavin Tops the Bids at Exeter The afternoon of Friday 21st April saw the South West Charolais Association’s 38th Annual Spring Show & Sale take place at Exeter Livestock Centre,…


March 14, 2023 Clogher Sale 3rd March 2023

Brogher Somemachine Tops Clogher Sale Charolais animals returned to Clogher for the Northern Ireland Charolais Club’s annual sale on Friday 3rd March 2023. The pre-sale show was judged by Molly…


March 3, 2023 Aberdeen Sale 1st March 2023

Tonley Swaggers Into The Top Spot *NOTE: Photographs to follow* Judge: Gordon Mackay of Muir of Ord, Ross-shire With the Spring sale season now in full-swing, it was once again…


February 21, 2023 Stirling Sale 20th February 2023

The Sun Shines on Sandiego Judge: Ian GoldieShadow Judge: Kelly Stott The February bull sales held at United Auctions, Stirling is known for being the premier sale of the year,…


January 24, 2023 White Gold Sale 20th January 2023

Royalamelie Shines at White Gold Sale Following the success of 2022’s inaugural White Gold sale of elite females, the breed returned to Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Friday 20th January 2023.…


November 11, 2022 Welshpool Sale 10th November 2022

Sermon Leads The Way At Welshpool Judge: David MackenzieShadow Judge: Edward Robinson The 2022 Autumn sale season drew to a close on Friday 10th November with the annual show and…


November 9, 2022 Swatragh Sale 4th November 2022

Santiago Tops Swatragh Sale The Northern Ireland Charolais Club’s final sale of the season took place on Friday 4th November 2022, and saw a total of 33 bulls sold to…


October 19, 2022 Stirling Sale 16th-18th October 2022

Falleninch Takes Stirling By Storm Judge: Duncan MacGregorJunior Judge: Annabelle Howell The Stirling Bull Sales kicked off on Sunday 16th October, beginning with the show of Charolais animals expertly judged…


May 19, 2022 Carlisle Sale 13th-14th May 2022

Redrum Races to the Top at Carlisle Judge: Jeremy PriceJunior Judge: Rory Milne As the Spring sale season draws to a close, British Charolais once again returned to Carlisle for…


May 4, 2022 Welshpool Sale 30th April 2022

The Sky’s the Limit at Welshpool Judge: Thomas CorbettJunior Judge: Bartley Finnegan Saturday 30th April 2022 marked the return of Charolais animals to the Welshpool Spring sale, with 38 bulls…


May 4, 2022 Stirling Sale 1st-2nd May 2022

Robert Burns the Competition at Stirling Judge: Vince CorbettJunior Judge: Lois Scott The Bank Holiday weekend of 1st-2nd May saw an excellent selection of bulls forward for the annual Spring…


May 3, 2022 Swatragh Sale 29th April 2022

The Hammer Comes Down at 9,600gns for Ragnarok The evening of Friday 29th April 2022 saw the Northern Ireland Charolais Club return to Swatragh Livestock Market for their annual Spring…


April 25, 2022 Exeter Sale 22nd April 2022

Rhubarb Tops the Bids at Exeter The afternoon of Friday 22nd April 2022 saw the South West Charolais Association’s 37th Annual Spring Show & Sale take place at Kivells, Exeter.…


April 6, 2022 Aberdeen Sale 3rd March 2022

Charolais Maintains Its Reputation At Aberdeen Judge: Liam Muir Charolais bulls had a modest but high-quality presence at Aberdeen & Northern Marts’ Spring Sale of Pedigree Bulls on 2nd March…


March 30, 2022 Clogher Sale 4th March 2022

Charolais Spring Spectacular Tops at 9,200gns Friday 4th March 2022 marked the return of Charolais animals to the Clogher Valley Livestock Mart, courtesy of the Northern Ireland Charolais Club. The…


February 23, 2022 Stirling Sale 21st-22nd February 2022

Ronaldinho Scores at Stirling Judge: Jim Muirhead It was once again time for the Charolais breed to return to the Stirling Bull Sales, hosted by United Auctions, over the course…


January 26, 2022 White Gold Female Sale 21st January 2022

Rosemary Blooms To Top Price At White Gold Sale Friday 21st January 2022 marked the beginning of the 2022 sale season for Charolais animals with the Society’s first White Gold…


November 12, 2021 Welshpool Sale 11th November 2021

Regal wears the crown after taking the top price Charolais animals once again returned to Welshpool on 11 November 2021, with a number of quality bulls and females being offered…


November 9, 2021 Swatragh Sale 5th November 2021

Record Charolais trade at Swatragh The Northern Ireland Charolais Club’s annual November Charolais sale took place on 5 November 2021, at their new location in Swatragh. Over the course of…


October 21, 2021 Stirling Sale 18th-19th October 2021

Ranger drives the top price at Stirling In a long-awaited return to form, the annual October bull show and sale at United Auctions, Stirling took place over the course of…


August 23, 2021 ‘White Gold’ Female Sale – Coming 21 January 2022

We are excited to announce our upcoming White Gold sale of females held at Harrison & Hetherington, Carlisle 21st January 2022. CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES 22ND NOVEMBER 2021 TIMETABLE OF…


May 21, 2021 Swatragh Sale 21st May 2021

Peter Gets the Prestige of Topping the Market The evening of Friday May 21 marked the end of the Spring sale season, culminating in a high-quality offering of bulls at…


May 15, 2021 Carlisle Sale 15th May 2021

Pouncer Swoops Top Price at Carlisle At long last it was time to dust off the rosettes as the traditional pre-sale show could once again take place at the annual…


May 3, 2021 Stirling Sale 2nd May 2021

Pringle Headlines at Stirling in Crisp Bidding Charolais once again returned to Stirling for United Auctions’ bull sale on Sunday 2 May 2021, where bids flowed freely both in-person and…


April 23, 2021 Exeter Sale 23rd April 2021

Pilot Flies High at Exeter It was quality over quantity at the Exeter Livestock Centre on Friday 23rd April, as three attractive bulls found new homes. The average selling price…


April 23, 2021 Clogher Sale 23rd April 2021

Paddyrabbit Tops The Bidding at Clogher The evening of Friday 23 April saw the first Society sale to take place at Clogher, previously it was held at Dungannon. A steady…


April 17, 2021 Welshpool Sale 17th April 2021

Cheers to Peroni as he tops Welshpool sale Although COVID-19 restrictions are slowly beginning to ease, it was still not possible to have the much-anticipated pre-sale show. The breeders did,…


March 6, 2021 Ballymena Sale 6th March 2021

Woodpark Presley and Birches Prettylady top the bids at Ballymena at 6,000 gns Saturday 6th March saw the Northern Ireland Charolais Club host their annual Charolais Bull Sale for the…


February 28, 2021 Stirling Sale 28th February 2021

There’s no phantom about this top price – BALLINLARE PHANTOM peaked at 16,000gns Sunday 28th February saw United Auctions host their annual Spring Bull sale where Charolais, once again, came…


February 24, 2021 Aberdeen Sale 24th February 2021

Phantom, Piranha and Powerhouse top the Charolais at the Aberdeen Spring Sale Aberdeen and Northern Marts held their Spring Sale of Pedigree Bulls on Wednesday 24th February at the Thainstone…


November 20, 2020 Pringo Leads The Charge At The Welshpool Sale On Thursday 19th November 2020

What has been an unpredictable and unprecedented year; COVID-19 has certainly created many challenges to the farming industry, and with restrictions still heavily in place it was not possible to…


November 9, 2020 Prince And Phoenix Rise To The Top At 6,200gns At The Dungannon Sale On The 6th November 2020. Females Reached A Top Price Of 4,600gns

With what normally would have been a packed ringside, the current COVID-19 restrictions meant a limited number of purchasers were permitted in the Mart. However, this did not discourage buyers…


October 20, 2020 Westcarse Milly Topped at 13,000gns – Westcarse Dispersal- Stirling – 18th October 2020

The Westcarse herd was founded in 1984, and over the years they have continued to breed exceptional cattle. This was evident in the quality of the herd they put forward…


October 20, 2020 Primate is top of the tree for the Charolais at Stirling! – Stirling Bull Sales – 18th October 2020

With the current COVID-19 situation still on-going and the challenges this continues to bring to the farming industry, it was not possible to have the normal and much anticipated pre-sale…


October 2, 2020 Wissington Primo tops the Carlisle Charolais lots

A small but high-quality offering of Charolais bulls saw a high of 3,500gns at Carlisle’s Borderway Autumn pedigree sale on Friday 2 October with four finding new homes to average…


September 23, 2020 Charbron Charolais top at 6,500gns

Due to the sad and sudden death of the well-known Charolais breeder Mike Brown of Barons Cross Charolais Stud, the family presented a major reduction of the herd for sale…


August 11, 2020 British Charolais Society Sale Dates 2021

Sale dates for 2021 – Due to COVID-19 these are subject to changes on restrictions; this page will be updated with changes as and when they happen . REMINDER… that…


June 5, 2020 Stirling Charolais Top at 7,200gns

Due to the lockdown and the restrictions in place during the Covid-19 pandemic, United Auctions’ Stirling bull sales in May were conducted via direct marketing rather than a live sale…


May 14, 2020 Inaugural Charolais Online Auction Tops at £10,000

With the ban on pedigree breeding sales in the livestock markets due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Harrison and Hetherington developed their online marketing to include timed auctions, so that the…


March 31, 2020 Welshpool 18 April 2020 – Interactive Sale Catalogue

Lot 5 PENHARGARD OLIVER UK382559101250 MBM0077229 DOB: 14/05/2018 DNA Verification: fully parentage verified Myostatin: F94L-0 , Q204X-1 s. COCKERINGTON JETHRO (P) (UK141011400905) MBM0061408 d. PENHARGARD JASMINE (P) (UK382559300972) MBF0066893 Click…


March 9, 2020 Commercial demand drives price increase at Dungannon

Averages: 33 bulls £3,465, 11 heifers £2,142.95, Royaldowns Draft: three cow and calves £2,205.00. Auctioneers: Dungannon Farmers Mart Sponsor: Danske Bank Judge: Martin Donaghy, Dungannon, Co Tyrone The market was…


February 26, 2020 Aberdeen Charolais average up on the year

Charolais trade was led by a strong commercial interest at the Aberdeen and Northern Marts multibreed Spring show on Wednesday 26 February, where Charolais averages climbed by £481.25 from last…


February 19, 2020 Charolais Remain King at Stirling

Averages: 117 bulls £6,633.85; four heifers £3,333.75 Auctioneers: United Auctions Judge: Raymond Irvine Shadow Judge: Louise McArthur Charolais once again sold the highest number of bulls as well as producing…


November 23, 2019 Charolais sell to 5,500gns at Carlisle

A small but high-quality offering of Charolais bulls saw a high of 5,500gns and an average of £3,525 for the seven bulls sold at Borderway Mart on Friday 22 November.…


November 8, 2019 Increased Demand for Charolais Bulls at Welshpool

Topping at 6,100gns with an average of £3615.94 for the 32 bulls sold, an increase of five from last year’s tally, the sale at Welshpool on Thursday 7 November also…


November 4, 2019 Dungannon show and sale sees good Charolais bull trade

There was a good trade for Charolais at the Northern Ireland club sale held at Dungannon Mart on Friday 1 November, where bidding peaked at 5,800gns and 29 lots sold…


October 23, 2019 Junior Charolais Bulls Command the Top Prices at the Stirling Bull Sales

Charolais claimed the highest average, top price and largest clearance rate of all the breeds selling at the Autumn round of the Stirling bull sales on Tuesday 22 October. A…


July 18, 2019 Charolais Making The Headlines In Commercial Markets

Report by Annabelle Howell Let the reports do the talking…….. #crossintoprofit Ayr 13/06/2019: Top Price of the day on Thursday the 13th June was £1310 for a Charolais Bullock from…


June 2, 2019 5,400gns Killadeas Neil leads the Swatragh Charolais sale

A small but high-quality offering of pedigree Charolais were on offer at the Northern Ireland Charolais club sale on Friday 31 May at Swatragh Mart, where the 10 bulls sold…


May 13, 2019 Caylers Napoleon tops the lots at Carlisle

There was ready commercial trade for Charolais at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, on Saturday 11th May, where 61 bulls sold to average £4,855.82 with a clearance of 75% and 22 lots…


May 7, 2019 Charolais trade to 3,300 at Dungannon

A small but high-quality offering of Charolais saw a solid trade at Dungannon on Monday 6 May where 11 bulls sold to a top price of 3,300gns and an average…


May 7, 2019 McCornick Family Lead the trade at Stirling

High commercial interest in Charolais bulls at Stirling drove the average to £5,676 for the 33 bulls sold, up £274 on last year for six more sold, with a clearance…


April 30, 2019 Trefaldwyn Ore tops the Welshpool Charolais sale at 7,000gns

There was a strong commercial and pedigree demand for Charolais bulls at Welshpool on Saturday 27 April at the breed’s official spring sale. Bidding peaked at 7,000gns, 14 lots traded…


April 12, 2019 Exeter Charolais top at 3,600gns

A small but high-quality offering of Charolais bulls saw a high of 3,600gns at the South West Charolais Association’s annual sale at Exeter on Friday 12th April, where the five…


March 16, 2019 Napoleon takes charge at the Dungannon Charolais sale

There was a good trade for the Charolais at Dungannon on Friday 15 March at the Northern Ireland club official spring sale sponsored by Danske Bank. Bidding peaked at 8,000gns…


February 27, 2019 Increased demand for Charolais at Aberdeen

Strong commercial interest saw an increased demand for Charolais bulls at the Royal Northern Agricultural Society Spring Show on Wednesday 27 February. Bidding peaked at 9,500gns which was the highest…


February 20, 2019 Charolais lead the Spring trade

Charolais sold the most bulls, had the highest average and best clearance rate of the spring round of the Stirling bull sales. There were 121 bulls sold representing an 83.5%…


November 29, 2018 Charolais Chairman Cleans up at Carlisle

Society Chairman Chris Curry had a great day at Carlisle on Friday 23 November when his bull not only secured the championship at the pre sale show but went on…


November 9, 2018 Norseman rides off with the top price

There was a strong commercial interest in Charolais bulls at Welshpool on Thursday 8 November at the breed’s official autumn sale. Bidding peaked at 7,000gns and 27 bulls sold to…


November 5, 2018 Charolais Females in Demand at Dungannon

A ready demand for Charolais at Dungannon on Friday 2 November saw bull prices top at 5,800gns with an of average of £3,335 for the 34 sold – eight more…


October 24, 2018 Charolais lead the Autumn trade at Stirling

Judge: Will Short Charolais took the top price, made the highest average and sold the most bulls at the Autumn round of Stirling bull sales this week. 80 bull sold…


October 9, 2018 Myostatin Information

What is Myostatin? Myostatin is a gene that influences the production of proteins which control muscle development. When an animal is identified as having one of the mutations it means…


June 18, 2018 Carlisle Charolais Summer Sale

The Charolais Cattle Summer Sale on Friday 15 June at Carlisle saw a small show of only 3 bulls forward but did achieve a 100% clearance rate with top price…


June 5, 2018 Magnum hits top price at Swatragh

The ring was packed to the rafters at Swatragh Mart, for the inaugural Northern Ireland Charolais club sale evening on Friday 1 June, where 11 bulls sold to an average…


May 14, 2018 Neptune amongst the stars at Carlisle

There was a good trade for Charolais at Carlisle on Saturday 12 May where bidding peaked at 13,000gns, five lots traded at five figure sums and 60 bulls sold to…


May 8, 2018 Goldies Moonlight tops the Stirling Charolais sale at 9,200gns

Trade held up well at the Charolais Society sale where buyers came out in force to ensure a steady demand which resulted in the averages improving by £815 from last…


May 8, 2018 Dungannon Charolais sell to 4,500gns

13 Bulls sold to a top price of 4,500gns and an average of £2,835 at the Northern Ireland Charolais club spring sale at Dungannon on Monday 7 May. Topping the…


April 30, 2018 Mclaren races to 6,500gns at Welshpool

Charolais bulls met a solid commercial trade at Welshpool on Saturday 28 April where 32 bulls sold to average £3,986.72, with a clearance rate of 70%. The top priced bull…


March 17, 2018 Charolais continue the upward trend at Dungannon

There was great trade for Charolais at the Northern Ireland Charolais Club sale at Dungannon on Friday 16 March. The sale which had been postponed due to the bad weather…


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 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…


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 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.…


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 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…


August 9, 2017 Lockton Herd Dispersal Sale

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…


August 9, 2017 Tutbury Herd Dispersal Sale

The dispersal sale of the Tutbury herd of JD Leavesley will take place at Welshpool on Wednesday 13 September at 5pm. For more information please contact Welshpool Livestock Sales on…


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 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…