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View from the Rostrum – Jack Pickup: "Breeding sheep prices were significantly up on last year"

Jack Pickup, auctioneer and manager at Leyburn Livestock Auction Mart, provides an update on current trade

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Jack Pickup, auctioneer and manager at Leyburn Livestock Auction Mart
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Jack Pickup, auctioneer and manager at Leyburn Livestock Auction Mart

As the autumn breeding sheep sales draw to a close, it is pleasing to reflect on another exceptional season of trading, with prices significantly ahead of last year. Mule and continental shearlings...

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