Shows & Sales

There was a buzz among exhibitors and visitors alike at this year’s Carlisle Borderway Agri Expo, with heifers leading the beef championship for the third consecutive year

The weather did not dampen the spirits at the Welsh Dairy Show held at the United Counties showground in Carmarthen with some of the best cattle the Welsh dairy industry has to offer on display.

Ian Atkinson on this year's autumn sales

Limousin bulls sold to a 14,000gns high, with the 29 bulls sold achieving an average of £7,053 up £1,162 on the year, and a clearance rate of 73 per cent

A top bid of 13,000gns led the Aberdeen Angus beef trade, with 25 bulls sold to an average of £6,699 p £1,301 on the year and a clearance rate of 54 per cent

Beef Shorthorn bulls sold to an average of £3,225 this week at Stirling with 7 bulls sold and a clearance rate of 70 per cent

Charolais topped at 50,000gns at Stirling this week, with 65 bulls selling to average £8,253, up £654 on the year, and the highest clearance rate of the day at 78 per cent

It was a jam-packed day at Stirling as all breeds went under the hammer on one day of the October Bull Sales event, with both male and female Simmental breed record prices broken

New heights were reached at the Swaledale Sheep Breeders Association C District show and sale at Kirkby Stephen when a new ram record of £105,000 was set for shearlings on second day and matched on the third day

With the show season drawing to a close, we are reflecting on the sheep that have won the ribbons across the country.