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Welcome to the British Charolais Cattle Society. We are a registered charity with a not-for-profit, company limited by guarantee to serve the public by promoting and improving the Charolais breed.
Since 1962, we’ve been making the case for Charolais because no bull works harder for the farmer, the plate and the planet.
Charolais offers a bright future for British beef. Charolais is the best breed for British farmers, because it’s more sustainable and profitable, due to its:
- Continued improvement to calving ease
- Unrivalled growth rates
- Outstanding carcass quality
- Killing out percentages
Charolais-sired suckled calves can be:
- Sold as weanlings, commanding top prices and regularly topping markets up and down the country.
- Stored through the winter and finished off the farm at 12-15 months on a forage and grain-based diet.
- Brought through the winter on a maintenance diet and finished off with grass the following summer, depending on the farm’s system.
The Charolais breed is renowned for crossing into profit due to its outstanding attributes.
By collaborating with the cattle farming community, the British Charolais Cattle Society is driven to minimise costs and maximise the efficiency of British cattle farming.
Find out more about the Society here.
STIRLING BULL SALES CATALOGUE – MAY 2024
CARLISLE SPRING SHOW & SALE & WHITE GOLD SALE – MAY ’24
2024 CHarolais Youth Programme (CHYPS)
Would you like to take part in the 2024 CHarolais Youth Program (CHYPS)?
The ‘S’ stands for study, stock, social, scholarship, skills, syllabus, science, and success
This year it will take place in Wales by kind permission of the renowned Charolais breeder Mr D. Esmor Evans BScBVM&S MRCVS, also fondly known as the ‘Welsh Wizard’ and his partner Iorwen Jones of the record-breaking Maerdy herd. The fact that Esmor runs a busy veterinary practice in Mold, North Wales, and runs a 120-cow pedigree Charolais herd on a 1000ft hill farm 26 miles from his home, makes it even more remarkable that he has generously found the time to host our 2024 CHYPS programme and for that, the British Charolais Cattle Society is enormously grateful. THANK YOU
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ESGOB DOES DOUBLE AT WELSHPOOL
It was a memorable day for G M Jones, at the Welshpool spring show and sale on Saturday 27 April 2024. His Esgob herd scooped the double taking the Overall Championship title with January-2023 born Esgob Ugo, a Solwayfirth Perterpan sired son who also took top price of 10,000gns in the sale ring, this easy calving bull was secured by D A Jones & Co., Llandidloes, Powys.
INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION & SENIOR TOP SALE AT SWATRAGH
Father and son duo Gary and Gareth Henderson from the village of Bushmills, Co. Antrim who run a pedigree herd under the prefix of Sandelford selected the senior male champion from the home of Mr W Short with Woodpark Tomboy, a myostatin free homebred son by Woodpark Elgin born in October-2022 out of homebred Woodpark Judith who went on to take the joint top price at Swatragh on 26 April 2024 at 7,000gns purchased by M Harrison, Portadown, Co. Armagh. At the same money was the intermediate champion and overall champion from Trevor Phair, Brogher Ultimate a January 2023 born bull by Grinshill Roger ET out of Brogher Gabby carrying one copy of Q204 this bull went to the new home of C O’Reilly, Keady, Co. Armagh.
MAXWORTHY REACHED FOR THE SKY IN SHOW & SALE TOPGUN CAME FROM PENHARGARD
The Overall Champion at the Southwest Charolais Club spring show and sale at Exeter kindly hosted by Kivells was D P Daniel’s Maxworthy Thomas, a September-2022 born son by Rosebrough Napoleon out of Maxworthy Pink, this single F94L carrier was tapped out as overall champion by judge Mr David Vickery and sold for 4,300gns to Clarke and Parfitt Farming, Exeter, Devon.
Bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3)
The following guidance has been issued by the National Beef Association (NBA)
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READ THE MARCH 2024 CHAROLAIS CATCH-UP HERE
INTERBREED CHAMPION HOLLYWELL TACO PROVES TASTY IN THE SHOW, WHILST HARESTONE TIKTOK GOES VIRAL IN THE SALE
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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.
NBA Appoints Brilliant Young Ambassador to Champion the Future of the UK Beef Industry
The National Beef Association is delighted to confirm the appointment of Annabelle Howell as the first Young Ambassador for the only organisation representing the interests of British beef farmers. READ MORE BY CLICKING HERE
BROGHER TRUMPED THE SALE WHILST KILLADEAS TREVOR TOPPED THE SHOW
23 FEBRUARY 2024
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 a top price of 9,200gns with an 83% clearance to an average of £5620, a whopping £1370 up on 2023. The pre-sale show was skilfully judged by mother and son duo Leanne and Jamie Workman. Mr Trevor Phair trumped the sale with Brogher Trump, a Whitecliffe James son going back to Blelack Digger and out of the Mornity Nero sired Brogher Ripple. This October-2022 born son sold for the top price of 9,200gns to W. J. Frazer & Sons. Read the full report HERE
2024 Genetic Improvement Awards
The prestigious Harman Genetic Improvement Awards were presented by award founder Mr Ben Harman at Galbraith Stirling Bull Sales on Monday 19th February 2024. Read more HERE
NEW BREED RECORD SET BY COMMERCIAL CONFIDENCE IN CHAROLAIS
GALBRAITH STIRLING BULL SALES – FEBRUARY 2024
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 record of £8470, a rise of £436 on the year for 107 bulls and a clearance rate of 80%. An incredible 29 Charolais bulls and five females achieved five-figure prices at Galbraith Stirling Bull Sales on Monday 19th February 2024. Read more HERE
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STARS OF THE FUTURE 2023
STARS OF THE FUTURE CONFIRM CHAROLAIS BREED IS UNIQUE
On Saturday 11 November 2023, ten breeds consisting of more than 400 calves competed in the annual Stars of the Future showcase of pedigree livestock. The continental inter-breed contest was judged by Teresa Wilson, who selected AJR Farms’ Charolais bull, Newlogie Unique, as best junior continental. Unique was a son of the past Royal Highland Show champion, Marry Morwr, out of Newlogie Papillon, a daughter of the French sire Noble. The Charolais breed was also recognised in the senior inter-breed sections with the reserve senior title being awarded to Andrew Hornall’s Falleninch Tiziana, a Charolais heifer by the French import, Falleninch Memo, and out of a past winner at Stars of the Future, Falleninch Lottie.
ENGLISH WINTER FAIR & PEDIGREE CALF SHOW
TYSON KNOCKS OUT THE COMPETITION AT THE ENGLISH WINTER FAIR
The annual English Winter Fair and National Pedigree Calf Show held at Staffordshire County Showground, took place on 18 & 19 November 2023. This prestigious event was kindly sponsored by Tithebarn Ltd, The Royal Smithfield Club, IAE and media partners The Farmer. The ten strong pedigree Charolais classes were skilfully judged by well-known pedigree breeder by Mr J Goldie, Annan, Dumfriesshire.
Key Appointment for the British Charolais Cattle Society
Appointment of highly respected industry figure in newly created position for the next stage of the Charolais breed development
Bringing with her an in-depth knowledge of the pedigree cattle sector, Siân Sharp has been appointed Breed Liaison Officer, a brand-new role within the British Charolais Cattle Society (BCCS). In her newly created position Siân will become the face of the BCCS, working closely with the BCCS Council to initiate a strategy to take the Charolais breed to the next stage of its development, and liaising between the Society’s office, members, and key industry figures.
Gretnahouse Tequila slams female breed record at Gretnahouse Dispersal – 18th November 2023
Gretnahouse Tequila at 50,000gns, slammed the female breed record price of 27,000gns held by Decrespigny Debutante since 1989 and set a new Charolais centre record at Carlisle. The atmosphere at the Gretnahouse herd dispersal sale held at Harrison and Hetherington at Carlisle on Saturday 18 November 2023 was electric, as a packed ringside watched this November-2022 born Lochend Nighthawk daughter out of homebred Gretnahouse Orangina claim the female breed record title, a fitting tribute to a life time’s work, dedication and breeding achievements of the late Alasdair Houston and his family Lucy, Tara and Rafe who concluded this Charolais journey in the same vein and passion in which it was started.
Future Star Calf Show 10th November 2023
The NI Charolais Club would like to thank everyone who helped make Friday night’s Future Stars Calf Show at Swatragh Mart such a successful event. Thank you to all the breeders who exhibited top quality calves and congratulations to all the winners! A massive thank you to the sponsors, without their support this event would not have been as successful. Thank you to J Grennan & Sons Feeds, Eamon McCloskey Contracts Ltd, Garvagh Vet Clinic, McGuigan’s Garage Swatragh, McGuigan Brothers, Utilities, Civil Engineering & Building Contractor, NCCE Training and Information Centre, Swatragh Livestock Mart, Bull Bank, Elite Pedigree Genetics, K Genetics Ireland & UK and Bova AI.
