Farmers Guardian's head of livestock sales and markets Angela Calvert reflects on the sustained upward trend in beef prices

A round up of this week's livestock sales, including Leyburn, Carlisle and Cutcombe

A new breed world record price of 27,000gns was set at the Galloway Cattle Society's spring show and sale at Castle Douglas

Topping the show and sale of Limousin cattle at Carlisle at 25,000gns was the intermediate and reserve overall champion, Bernish Unstoppable, from K. McCroy, Omagh, Co Tyrone

A round-up of this week's livestock sales, including Gisburn, Clitheroe and Lockerbie

The inaugural HW Netherton online Aberdeen-Angus bull sale hosted by Harrison and Hetherington on behalf of HW Angus, Dunblane, topped at £65,000 setting a new breed record

The record was smashed at the breed society's sale when the overall show champion went on to make 35,000gns

Thirteen bulling heifers from the Stanford Park herd averaged £4,054.61 and one cow with bull calf from the Longfield herd made £7,350

Heifers sell to £5,800 and steers to £4,700 with a 97% clearance rate

Averages were up in all sections at the Luing Cattle Society’s premier show and sale at Castle Douglas