Having envolved a management strategy to achieve the best prime lamb returns throughout the season from their 950-ewe flock, the Musgrave family, Dalston, Carlisle adhere to it from year to year

A record entry of 376 sheep at the 2023 Ryeland Flock Book Society main sale at Ludlow saw a new breed record of 1,500gns set for a Coloured Ryeland female

It was Robert Cockburn’s Knap flock, Crieff, which led a flying trade at the Scottish National Texel Sale, Lanark.

 The annual production sale of the Whiteley Hey flock on behalf of Paul Slater, Macclesfield, at J36 saw a record price of 5,500gn set with 11 rams breaking the 2,000gns barrier  

The Robertson family from Newton of Logierait Pitlochry, topped the sale of commercial cattle at the Thainstone Spectacular

Charollais topped the sale followed by Suffolks and Texels

Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society president, Tim Riley runs the Stoneyroyd herd in the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire

With store lamb sales well under way trade seems to be very similar to last year or marginally better in some cases

The Farmers Guardian supported Beltex Sheep Society’s premier sale at Carlisle topped at 42,000gns