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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 show and sale. “The day’s trends echo...

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Commercial bulls to the fore in Carlisle on Friday

Welsh Charolais enthusiast, Arwel Owen is to judge a line up of 44 bulls plus 23 females in Carlisle on Friday 22 November at the breed society’s official sale before they come under the hammer sold....

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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...

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Charolais at H&H Borderway Agri Expo

The judge and sponsors congratulated Messrs Parry on their success with “Jade” the Reserve Supreme Champion The Borderway Club set up the hospitality in preparation for another Borderway Agri Expo...

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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 for...

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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 Scottish...

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South East Charolais Calf Show

  Supreme Champion Mortimers Icemaiden with Angus McLean & judge Bruce Campbell Supreme Champion Mortimers Icemaiden Champion bull & reserve supreme champion Mortimers Hadrian Mortimers Farm...

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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 the breeders...

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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 Haugh...

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Charolais crosses reap enhanced finisher margins

HAU student placement study Drew Patrick Charolais sired steers reached 400kgs target deadweight one month earlier than other Continental crosses on a specialist finishing unit and thereby achieved a...

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Gearing up for VIA: the rearer finisher’s take

Focus on Eye Muscle Area and Retail Beef Yield EBV selection  David Aglen VIA (Video Image Analysis) is an automated method of objectively assessing visual carcase conformation and fat classes to...

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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 fuelled...

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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 Mill family...

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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...

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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 at the...

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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 26...

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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...

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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 of the day for Burnside Haf, a 17 month old...

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Charolais sweep the board at YFC calf rally

  Andrew & Kirsty Morton collect the Championship silverware Charolais crosses swept the board at Clyde and Central Young Farmers Club calf rally at Caledonian Marts, Stirling. The Young Farmers...

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Farm Walks

Milking Grass for profit and farmwalk – The Earl & Countess of Unchcape Wednesday 26th March Milking Grass for profit and farmwalk – The Richards Family Thursday 10th April RABDF Youngstock Walk –...

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