View from the Rostrum – Mark Richardson: "Trade continues to demonstrate the resilience and strength of the live ring"

Mark Richardson, regional sales manager and auctioneer at Harrison & Hetherington, provides an update on livestock trading at Kirkby Stephen mart

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Auctioneer Mark Richardson
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Auctioneer Mark Richardson

Despite some changing pressures within the wider marketplace, here at Kirkby Stephen, trade across both cattle and sheep continues to demonstrate the resilience and strength of the live ring. Recent store...

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