January Newsletter 2023

Charolais Sale Highlights 2022
Spring Bull Sales
Carlisle (White Gold) – 20 January
The first White Gold sale of elite females was a resounding success. 25 heifers (both served and maiden) sold to an average of
£4779.60, with an 81% clearance rate. The top price was 18,000gns for 21-month-old Tweeddale Rosemary.
Stirling – 21/22 February
105 bulls sold to an average of £8317, up by £1196 on the previous year, with an 89% clearance rate. Harestone Ronaldinho was the
top seller of the day, reaching the top price of 24,000gns. This sale marked a phenomenal new centre and breed record, smashing
the previous records set at Stirling in October 2021.
Aberdeen – 2 March
8 bulls sold for an average price of £6602, an increase of £1601 over last year. The highest price was 8,500gns, and was secured by
class winner Aultmore Reputation.
Clogher – 4 March15 bulls sold, reaching an average price of £4501 and a 60% clearance rate. The top price of 9,200gns was reached
by Reserve Intermediate Champion Killadeas Raymond.
Exeter – 22 April
7 bulls sold to an average of £4297.50, up £1077.50 on the previous year. Reaching the top price of 6,000gns was Penhargard
Rhubarb.
Swatragh – 29 April
30 bulls sold for an average price of £4163 (up by £623 on 2021), with a clearance rate of 75%. Glencoe Ragnarok sold for the
highest price of the day, at 9,600gns.
Welshpool – 30 April
39 bulls were sold, with an average price of £5670 – an incredible £1251 increase on the previous year – and a phenomenal 100%
clearance. The top-priced bull was Teme Skyfall, who secured a final price of 9,000gns.
Stirling – 1/2 May
30 bulls were sold, reaching an average price of £5845, up £230 on last year’s May sale, and with an 88% clearance. Glenericht
Robert was the top priced bull of the day, at 14,000gns.
Carlisle – 13/14 May
62 bulls sold with an average price of £6487.98 and a clearance rate of 81%. Additionally, 5 heifers also sold, to an average of £1743.
The highest priced bull was Elgin Redrum, who sold for 18,000gns.
Autumn Bull Sales
Stirling – 17/18 October
84 bulls were sold, with an 82% clearance and an average price of £7467.50. 13 females were also sold to an average of £3925.38
and a clearance of 100%. The sale was followed by the dispersals of the Lochend and Ravensworth herds, who reached top prices of
21,000gns for cow-and-calf Lochend Lightning and Lochend Thunder, and 8,500gns for Ravensworth Nicole, respectively.
Swatragh – 4 November
33 bulls sold to an average price of £4239.77, with a 63% clearance. 9 females also sold, averaging at £4386.67. Proceedings closed
with a draft sale from J Smyth’s Bessiebell herd, which reached a top price of 10,400gns for Bessiebell Tilly. The highest bull price, at
7,200gns, was secured by Supreme Champion Drumconnis Santiago. Battleford Snowball was the highest-priced non-draft female,
selling for 6,700gns.
Welshpool – 10 November
41 bulls sold with an average price of £4582.87, with a clearance rate of 76%. The top price of the day was 8,000gns, and was
secured by Maerdy Sermon.
After having received feedback from many members the Council have reviewed the upset price of bulls at society
sales, as such all society sales from 2023 will have an upset price of 3000gns for bulls.
N.B. club sales are permitted to set their own upset price.
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