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A new breed record of 30,000gns was set at the Blacknose Beauties national show and sale of Valais Blacknose sheep at Carlisle

The sale of exhibition cattle at the Thainstone Spectacular topped at £9,000 for J. S. Baillie, Tankerness, Orkney

The Scottish National Texel sale at Lanark peaked at 70,000gns but averages were down on the year.

The Ryeland Flock Book Society Sale at Ludlow market saw a new breed record set as well as a new Coloured Ryeland record with increased averages and a clearance rate of 86%

The Farmers Guardian-supported Beltex Sheep Society’s premier show and sale at Carlisle saw a top price of 60,000gns for a shearling ram

The sale of pedigree Texels on behalf of the North West Texel Breeders Club at J36 had an 88% clearance rate and peaked at 6,000gns

The Suffolk Sheep Society's national sale at Shrewsbury topped at 10,000gns four times with an 87.5 per cent clearance rate