Leading the way at 7,400 at the Farmers Guardian supported sale of show potential beef calves at Brecon was the Limousin cross steer, Prince of Thieves, from Phil and Tracey Jones and family, Erwood, Powys.

The show and sale of in-lamb females and gimmer hoggs at J36 included the Rough Diamond sale on behalf of the Rough Fell Sheep Breeders Association where a new record of 1,450gns was set for the reserve champion.

A top price 10,000gns was reached twice at the Blue British Society show and sale.

SENIOR cows led the dispersal sale of Greenyards pedigree Herefords at Hereford market on behalf of Phil and Alison Allman, Herefordshire, peaking at 10,200gns for the five-year-old cow Greenyards 1 Truelove M314.

THE Classy Lassies show and sale of crossing type Bluefaced Leicester females at Carlisle peaked at 9,000gns but trade was selective with averages down for ewes and shearlings although up just over 400 on the year for hoggs.

A new centre record of 8,400 for a Swaledale female and a breed record for an in-lamb gimmer shearling was set at Hawes at the Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association (B District) show and sale.

BULLS from Lewis R. Williams and Co’s Machreth herd led the trade at the Farmers Guardian supported Welsh Black Cattle Society sale at Dolgellau.

BIDDING peaked at 2,500 in Gisburn’s last dairy sale of 2019 which attracted a record number of pedigree entries.

Diversification has created a number of income streams at Bramcote Mains in Leicestershire, but Chamoise sheep remain at the centre of the business. Angela Calvert finds out more.