Shows & Sales

The female record was smashed and there were increased averages in all sections at the sale of Galloway cattle at Castle Douglas.

The 2021 Royal Highland Show will not go ahead in its traditional format but there will be live streaming of a limited programme of events.

THE Great Yorkshire Show announced it was set to go ahead as planned this year but the Prime Minister’s roadmap still casts doubt over the fate of many other agricultural shows.

SIMMENTAL bulls sold to 26,000gns and averaged 6,482, up 1,433 on the year, setting a new breed average record. The clearance rate was 82 per cent.

BALLINLARE Phantom led the trade for Charolais at Stirling bull sales selling for 16,000gns, with the 66 bulls averaging 7,121, up 347 on the year, with a 71 per cent clearance rate.

THE Great Yorkshire Show announced it was set to go ahead as planned this year but the Prime Ministers roadmap still casts doubt over the fate of many other agricultural shows.

SALERS bulls peaked at 9,500gns to average 4,856.25 with an 86 per cent clearance rate at Stirling.

BORIS Johnson’s proposed end of lockdown June 21, falls right in the middle of the height of the agricultural show calendar, meaning many shows will be affected by this week’s news.

While commercial cattle exhibitors are hopeful of some livestock shows this year, a smaller than usual offering of calves were present at Ruthins sale of show potential cattle with prices understandably back on previous year

LIMOUSIN bulls sold to 42,000gns at the breed society sale at Carlisle, with an average of 8,118.48, which is an increase of 1,470.02 on the year with a clearance rate of 79 per cent.