Shows & Sales

Bluefaced Leicesters, Rough Fells and other pedigree and commercial females went under the hammer

Beltex sold to £3,000 and Blue Texels to £1,900 in the sale from Stuart Wood's Woodies flock, Skene

Catch up with what's been happening in the sale rings around the country this week

The sale of pedigree female sheep at Hawes also saw Swaledales sell to £2,600 for the first prize ewe and in-lamb Herdwicks to £1,200

Catch up with what has been happening at livestock sales this week

The Farmers Guardian supported Welsh Black Cattle Society show and sale at Dolgellau topped at 8,500gns for the reserve champion bull

Richard Hyde on family farm tax and 2024 trade

Trade has been strong in the auction marts in both pedigree and commercial sectors

It was the overall champion, a ewe lamb from Messrs Lord's Hewgill flock, North Stainmore, which led the trade at 9,000gns at the Classy Ladies sale of crossing type Bluefaced Leicester females at Carlisle

Farmers Guardian takes a look at some of the highlights from sale rings across the UK