Royal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb Championships

Royal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb Championships The 9th Royal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb Championships will take place on Tuesday 24th November 2026 at the Eikon Exhibition Centre

Returning to the Eikon Exhibition Centre on Tuesday 24th November 2026, the Royal Ulster Premier Beef and Lamb Championships feature a prestigious showing of classes followed by the ever-popular auction in the evening. To find out more please visit www.beefandlamb.org.uk

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ช๐—˜๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒโ€ผ๏ธโš–๏ธ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ! Ahead of the 9th Royal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb Championships this Nove...
13/08/2026

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ช๐—˜๐—œ๐—š๐—›๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒโ€ผ๏ธโš–๏ธ

๐—˜๐˜…๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ! Ahead of the 9th Royal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb Championships this November, updated weight limits have been introduced in the beef section๐Ÿฎ

๐Ÿฅ‡๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€“ the weight limit for all calves has increased to ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—ž๐—š

๐Ÿ†๐—จ๐—น๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ โ€“ the maximum weight for eligible cattle has increased from 590kg to ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—ž๐—š

William McElroy, Chairman of the RUAS Beef & Lamb Committee, said "โ€ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด. "๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด."

๐Ÿ“ฒFor more information visit https://beefandlamb.org.uk/news/exhibitors-prepare-for-new-weights

๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง?๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ†With just three local agricultural Shows remaining in the Northern Ireland Shows ...
24/07/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐’๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง?๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ†

With just three local agricultural Shows remaining in the Northern Ireland Shows Association - NISA calendar before the Royal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb Championships, it's been fantastic to see so many young handlers taking part across Northern Ireland ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

So far, 10 Shows have showcased the incredible talent, dedication and enthusiasm of our next generation of exhibitors ๐Ÿ…

The countdown is now on... just 4 months to go until the Show & Sale.

Will you be taking part in the Beef or Lamb Young Handlers competition?๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿ‘

Pictures by Bo Davidson ๐Ÿ“ธ

๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž!๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸปThis ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, we celebrate the incredible women behind Northern Ire...
08/03/2026

๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž!๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป

This ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ, we celebrate the incredible women behind Northern Irelandโ€™s beef and lamb industry โ€“ from farmers and breeders to buyers and educators ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿ†

Your dedication, knowledge, and passion help grow our farms, our communities and our future.

Thank you for all you do โ€“ today and every day! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

28/01/2026

Join the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) to be part of promoting agriculture in Northern Ireland through events like the Balmoral Show, Beef and Lamb Championships, and the Winter Fair at the Eikon Exhibition Center. Become a member today!

26/01/2026

๐’๐”๐๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‹๐Ž๐‚๐€๐‹ ๐„๐—๐‚๐„๐‹๐‹๐„๐๐‚๐„ ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

Last weekend we attended The Morning Starโ€™s ๐๐ž๐ž๐Ÿ & ๐‹๐š๐ฆ๐› ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง night ๐Ÿฅฉ

Long time supporters, ๐๐ž๐ข๐ญ๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‰๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Œ๐œ๐€๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ are dedicated to supporting local. They purchased two prize winning pair of lambs and three champion heifers at the 2025 Show & Sale๐Ÿ‘

It was fantastic to see top-quality local produce being celebrated in such style ๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿด

Watch the video below to hear what the exhibitors had on the evening ๐Ÿ“ฒ

19/01/2026

Ever thought of Stewarding in the beef or sheep section of the Balmoral Show? ๐ŸŽก

The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society are on the lookout for new volunteers to take part in their ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž.

For more infromation check out the below post ๐Ÿ‘‡

The Royal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb Championships proudly continue the legacy from Allam's Show and Sale in the Kings H...
12/01/2026

The Royal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb Championships proudly continue the legacy from Allam's Show and Sale in the Kings Hall.

Do you remember this one from 1988? ๐Ÿ“ธ

Pictured in December 1988 Christmas show and sale of beef cattle held at Allamโ€™s Mart, Belfast, is Herbie Blackburn, of Augher, with the supreme champion. Included is John Gabbie, senior agricultural manager, Northern Bank. Picture: Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage

The Morning Star Beef & Lamb Championships Night is back!๐Ÿฅฉ๐Ÿ“…Saturday 24th January in the heart of Belfast. Celebrate the...
07/01/2026

The Morning Star Beef & Lamb Championships Night is back!๐Ÿฅฉ

๐Ÿ“…Saturday 24th January in the heart of Belfast.

Celebrate these award winning animals with a fantastic menu, book early to secure your spot!

23/12/2025
๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ŸฎFrom strong, well-bred calves to powerful finished cattle, the standard throughout the rings...
21/12/2025

๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿฎ

From strong, well-bred calves to powerful finished cattle, the standard throughout the rings was a real credit to every exhibitor involved ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

Behind every animal is months โ€“ and often years โ€“ of dedication, care and hard work, all coming together on show day. The quality on display and the pride taken in every beast truly reflected the passion within our local beef community ๐Ÿ‚

A fantastic day in the ring from start to finish ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

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