BCCS September Newsletter 2022

South West - Amy Wylde
How great it is for us all to be back!
Exeter Bull Sale Friday 22 April
To commence our showing for 2022 we held our South West
Charolais Association show and sale at Exeter Livestock Market
where we saw forward ten bulls and two heifers. Seven of
the bulls found new homes at the sale and we reached a solid
6,000gns which was the top price bull from TJ Stacey & Sons
Penhargard Rhubarb, a 23 month old polled bull. Second top
price bull was Lovistone Roland a 15 month old bull was sold
for 5,000gns from B R Nancekivell & Son.
Thank you to James Medland who kindly judged our club
show, his overall champion was Moynton Roscoe from P C
Old of Dorchester who went on to sell for 4,500gns, reserve
Champion was, Lovistone Sabre from B R Nancekivell & Son
sold for 3,500gns.
Thank you very much to Mark Davis and Kivells who allowed
us to hold our show of the bulls prior to our sale on the day.
Judge Neil Brown put forward Polgoda Orange as Female
Champion and Lewyd Silver as Male Champion his Overall
Charolais Champion was Lewyd Silver.
Hopefully next year we can gain some more entries to support
the show!
Royal Cornwall Show – 9 June
We had a strong entry of cattle on a soggy show day at The
Royal Cornwall, with cattle entered from D & B Stacey, WF
Palmer and Son, Mr J Gregory and Mr J Stacey. Judge Mr
Alistair Smith kindly came to judge giving Champion Female
to Polgoda Orange by D & B Stacey and Male Champion to
Kurlycoat Sylvester by Jake Gregory his Overall Champion was
Polgoda Orange. Charolais also won the reserve junior pairs!
A special thank you to Ann Palmer and her family who made
us all very welcome at our beautifully presented breeders
stand, with amazing homemade drinks and refreshments
throughout the show. We won the trade stand competition
for the Special Education Award Breed Society and the Best
Exhibit by a Breed Society! Thank you all again.
Bath and West Show – 2 June
We saw just a few entries at the Bath & West from D & B
Stacey with their cow Polgoda Orange and calf Tinkerbell along
with entries from A & H Wylde with Lewyd Silver and Lewyd
Sporty.
Three Counties Show – 17 June
Three Counties Show we saw another good entry of Charolais
cattle, seeing entries from JC Bostock & Son, PM & SM Donger,
Thor Atkinson, Mrs S Corbett and GG & HE Sevenoaks. Judge
Dave Thornley kindly judged, his champion female was Tophill
Roxanne, from Thor Atkinson and Male Champion to Seawell
Olympian, Overall Champion was Seawell Olympian.
Devon County Show – 30 June
We saw another great entry of Charolais cattle, with entries
from Arradfoot & Newland pedigree livestock, J Gregory, A
& H Wylde and D & B Stacey and W Glover. Our Judge Steve
Hookway kindly judged us, placing Tophill Roxanne from
Arradfoot & Newland Female Champion, Kurlycoat Sylvester
from Jake Gregory Male Champion and Overall Champion
to Tophill Roxanne. Roxanne went on to win the interbreed
champion, what a brilliant result!
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