HCBA Christmas Calf Show & Hereford Hotshots Sale

Shrewsbury Auction Centre

12 December 2026

The BIGGEST Hereford calf show in Europe!

Following the calf show and young handlers classes, the brand new Hereford Hotshots sale will be your chance to take home a top-drawer young bull fresh from their success in the show ring!

All first prize winning bull calves (plus the reserve champion, if male and not also a first prize winner) from these seven Hereford calf shows will be eligible to be sold:

• Agri Expo, Carlisle
• NIHBA Calf Show, Ballymena
• Agri Fest South West
• Stars of the Future, Stirling
• English Winter Fair, Stafford
• Welsh Multibreed Calf Show, Carmarthen
• HCBA Christmas Calf Show

Photos/videos of any qualifying bulls not appearing in the market on the day will be available via the Marteye online catalogue – full details to follow.

Welsh Multi-Breed Calf Show

Carmarthen Livestock Market

5 December 2026

Pedigree Hereford calf show

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Stars of the Future Calf Show

United Auctions, Stirling

14 November 2026

Pedigree Hereford Calf Show

Entries close 28 October

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NIHBA Calf Show & Female Sale

Ballymena Livestock Market

31 October 2026

Pedigree Hereford Calf Show PLUS sale of pedigree females

View and bid online via MartEye (register in plenty of time beforehand): https://ballymena.marteye.ie

Royal Welsh Winter Fair

Royal Welsh Showground

30 November & 1 December 2026

Entries close 7 October

*New for 2026* YFC Baby Beef Purebred Native Classes

Classes for pedigree Hereford and native-sired crossbred steers & heifers

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English Winter Fair & National Pedigree Calf Show

Staffordshire County Showground

21 & 22 November 2026

Beef classes for pedigree Hereford and native-sired crossbred steers and heifers

Pedigree Hereford calf show

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Royal Ulster Premier Beef Championships

Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn

24 November 2026

Beef classes for Hereford sired steers and heifers

Entries open 14 October, close 4 November

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Agri Expo

Borderway Mart, Carlisle

30 October 2026

Pedigree Hereford Calf Show

Entries close 25 September

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