Shows & Sales

Buyers flocked to Cutcombe for the two-day sale

Bulls had a clearance rate of 79 per cent and pedigree females had a 100 per cent clearance rate

Scott Donaldson on the latest trade

Trade for Belted Galloways was on fire at Castle Douglas where trade topped at 20,000gns with averages up on the year

THE two-day sale of Swaledale rams took place at Hawes on behalf of the Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association B District

There was a buzz among exhibitors and visitors alike at this year’s Carlisle Borderway Agri Expo, with heifers leading the beef championship for the third consecutive year

The weather did not dampen the spirits at the Welsh Dairy Show held at the United Counties showground in Carmarthen with some of the best cattle the Welsh dairy industry has to offer on display.

Ian Atkinson on this year's autumn sales

Limousin bulls sold to a 14,000gns high, with the 29 bulls sold achieving an average of £7,053 up £1,162 on the year, and a clearance rate of 73 per cent

A top bid of 13,000gns led the Aberdeen Angus beef trade, with 25 bulls sold to an average of £6,699 p £1,301 on the year and a clearance rate of 54 per cent