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Breed Champion and record top-priced bull Swinton Charles sells at 3,900gns to G Bown, Derbyshire Reaching a new highest auction price for the breed of 3,900gns (£4,095) for the Breed Champion Swinton Charles, a two-year-old bull from Andrew & Jenna Falshaw, North Yorks, the British White Cattle Society’s Spring Show & Sale held at Melton Mowbray Market on 28 Feb also saw a full clearance of animals forward. The top-priced animal was purchased by Mr Graham Bown, Derbyshire, f

Kindly run by the Pennington family near Bridgnorth on 21 Feb, members were invited to learn all about how to get started in the show ring. A popular feature returning to the BWCS events calendar this February was the well-attended Winter Workshop, held this time at Oldington Farm in Shropshire where Paul, Catherine, and James Pennington (pictured above) provided the perfect setup to demonstrate how they work on their cattle in preparation for the summer show season. The casu

Data shown in these analyses is taken from the latest BWCS survey, completed on 31 Dec 2025. Registered Females 2383 Registered Bulls 105 Bull Registered Peninding Inspection 53 Birth Notified Bulls 40 AI Sires Available (non-live) 20 These figures include all live, registered or birth notified bulls and females, residing in current members’ herds at the time of calculation. Live registered animals sold outside of members’ herds are not included here, as this data is not full

From 1 January 2026, the BWCS Bull Inspections Scheme will be subject to new minimum weight for age requirements. The BWCS Bull Inspections Scheme applies to all young bulls intended for pedigree registration, where bulls are usually inspected between 10 and 18 months of age, to collect breed data such as frame score and weight for age, and run through a checklist of basic criteria. For inspections conducted on or after 1 January 2026, new minimum weight for age thresholds wi

BWCS are on the lookout for: ✅ Specialist beef outlets ✅ Store cattle buyers ✅ Premium trade finishers To better assist members in finding outlets for their weaned calves, stores, and finished cattle, the BWCS are compiling a list of customers actively looking for British White fatstock in any quantity. Potential buyers of British White rearing and finishing cattle are invited to contact the Society today! Our aim is to help breeders find the best opportunities to market sur

Society members also receive a 20% discount on advertising rates: Full page £100 (Members' rate £80) Half page £60 (Members' rate £48) All prices listed are subject to VAT BOOKING DEADLINE 31 DEC 2025 To book, email admin@britishwhitecattle.co.uk

Bringing together members from far and wide for their much-anticipated annual meeting on Saturday 4 October, the task of hosting this...

The British White breed saw a new record auction price set on Saturday 13 September, when an in-calf heifer topped the bidding at...

Another new set of British White breed classes were kindly put on by Honiton Show on Thursday 7 August, and taking the Breed Championship...

Hosting a brand new British White cattle section for the first time in 2025 was Mid Devon Show, held on Saturday 26 July and sporting...

Returning to claim the prestigious Royal Welsh Show BWCS Breed Championship for a whopping third year in a row was the senior bull class...

Exhibitors took to the show rings at Hanbury Show on Saturday 5 July, for breed classes judged by Mr Leslie Cook (Albany herd),...

The country along the Macquarie River between Dubbo and Narromine is so rich that riverfront cattle growers such as Andrew and Kerrie...

Rising to the top of the breed classes held at the Royal Norfolk Show on Wednesday 25 June was the outstanding two-year-old Tollesbury...

You can always count on a good showing of British White cattle at the Royal Three Counties, and this year's show did not disappoint. Held...

Kindly hosted by NWT Conservation Manager Jon Preston on 31 May, a group of BWCS members met up at the Trust's Roydon Common site near...

British White Breed Championship presentation, Suffolk Show 2025 A strong turnout provided plenty to think about for the judge in the...

Judged on Saturday 24 May at West Mids Showground by Mr Clive Davies, Ledbury, the British White breed classes were ably supported by...

Supplying a wonderful line-up of entries to open the 2025 show season at South Suffolk Show on Sunday 11 May, breeders were met with...

Based near Ripon, North Yorkshire, third-generation tenant farmers Andrew and Jenna Lane Falshaw run a 90-cow continental-cross suckler...