Meg Elliott on the rise in prices for stock
Records were smashed at the Farmers Guardian show and sale of show potential cattle at Pateley Bridge by the overall champion
The Farmers Guardian supported show and sale of show potential cattle at Barnard Castle topped at £3,700
Stephen Dodsworth on worries ahead
Galloway Cattle Society sale saw bulls top at 13,000gns three times
The Simmental breed achieved a record average for a February Stirling bull sale with 95 bulls sold to an average of £7,498, up £238 on the year
With 16 bulls forward the Salers averaged £5,178, up £943 on the year, and sold to a high of 7,500gns
This February saw the first Luing Cattle Society sale take place at the Stirling bull sales event, with five Luing bulls selling to an average of £10,458
A bid of 22,000gns topped the Charolais trade with 107 bulls sold to an average of £8,470, up £436 on the year, with a clearance rate of 80 per cent.