Shows & Sales

Two cows made history by claiming back-to-back championships in the cattle show classes at this year's UK Dairy Day. Ellie Layton reports.

Shearling rams were a flying trade at Ludlow for the Kerry Hill sale, which saw a top price of 5,500gns for the Owens, Presteigne, Herefordshire

An overall average of £152.54/head, a rise of £22.49 on the year, was recorded at the opening North of England Mule gimmer lamb show and sale at Skipton

Catch up with what's been happening at the auction marts

A trio of 10,000gns bids helped deliver a record ram lamb average of £1,508.17 at the Northern Irish National Texel sale at Ballymena

The Limousin heifer, Brockhurst Tranquility, owned by W.J. and M. Mash, Chesham, and shown by Jimmy McMillan, first claimed the continental championship before going on to take the supreme beef title

Females led the trade at the Dutch Spotted Sheep Society show and sale at Carlisle when selling to 18,000gns