Shows & Sales

Mr Wood was awarded the George Bonsall Shield and a Logan Whistle for having the best individual run and the Crystal Feeds Cup for being the breeder of his dog

A new centre record of £15,500 was set at the Farmers Guardian-supported show and sale of show potential cattle at Pateley Bridge

With discussions about succession dominating industry conversations at present, the Livestock Auctioneers Association's Chris Dodds is looking to plan for the organisation's future

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

Luing bulls sold to a high of 14,000gns, with Salers bulls topping at 9,500gns

There was a booming trade for the Charolais breed with a record average of £12,153, up £3,683 on the year, with 93 bulls sold at a record clearance rate of 99%

The Simmental trade made history and achieved a new European breed record with a bid of 56,000gns, smashing the previous record of 46,000gns

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