Shows & Sales

THE Lord family’s Hewgill flock, North Stainmore, led the trade at the sale of Bluefaced Leicester females at Hawes claiming the top three prices of 6,000 twice and 5,800 with ewe hoggs.

THE British Blue Cattle Society sale at Carlisle topped at 12,000gns for Devine Optimist, a two-year-old bull from Martyn Hill and Jenny Devine, Biggar.

Welshman, Kevin Evans, Brecon, took the top prices at Skipton’s online sheep dog sale, selling three fully broken dogs to a high of 14,300 and a total of 35,600, while his father, David established a new world record price

Organisers of the Royal Welsh Show have announced that the event usually held in July in Builth Wells will not take place this year.

After what has been a turbulent year for British agricultural shows, 2021 looks like it too will be far from normal with a number of societies already announcing date changes, postponements and even cancellations.

The Farmers Guardian supported dairy sale at Lancaster peaked at 2,620 for Bilsrow Goodwhone Shower 7 consigned by Tomlinson Bilsrow, Bilsborrow.

EWE hoggs led the trade at the Classy Lassies sale of Bluefaced Leicester females at Carlisle, topping at 9,000gns.

A centre record for a Texel of 8,000gn was set at the Longtown Ladies sale of breeding sheep for a shearling gimmer from Alan Blackwood’s Auldhouseburn flock, Muirkirk.

WELSH Black bulls sold to 15,200gns at the breed society’s Farmers Guardian supported sale at Dolgellau, where the clearance rate was 81 per cent.

At the January Gems sale of Texel females at Ballymena, guest consignor, Procters Farm, Wennington, Lancashire, topped the sale at 14,000gns.