The British Charolais Cattle Society

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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.


GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW 2024

The rain subsided from the previous day’s torrent, to ensure an enjoyable day’s judging in the Charolais ring at the Great Yorkshire Show, where Jeremy Price of the Oakchurch herd in Herefordshire, had the task of selecting the winners from a top-quality turn-out.. Link

TALLULAH TAKES TOP SPOT AT THE HIGHLAND SHOW

Perfect conditions greeted the crowds at Ingliston yesterday for the Charolais judging at the Royal Highland Show. Our judge, Mr Neil Barclay of the Harestone herd, Insch, Aberdeenshire had a tough job, with 70 cattle entered in the catalogue. more …

BALMORAL 2024 BELONGS TO BROWNHILL

The Charolais classes at Balmoral Show 2024 were judged by Mr Kevin Thomas of the Moelfre Herd, Wales. READ MORE BY CLICKING HERE


ELGIN TEUCHTER OVERALL CHAMPION, THRUNTON TROUPER LEADS AT 10K

Senior & Overall Champion Elgin Teuchter from R A Milne & Junior & Reserve Overall Champion Newhouse Tzar from R M Adam & Sons

The Charolais white gold and annual spring bull show commenced on Friday 10th May 2024 at H & H Borderway, Carlisle, with a parade of ten ‘white gold’ pedigree females and a parade of three bulls over two years of age. The sale took place on Saturday 11th May 2024 where 31 bulls sold to a top price of 10,000gns and an average of £6076 +£35 on 2023 and 14 females sold to a top price of 6,000gns with an average of £4822.50 +£641 on 2023.

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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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