Shows & Sales

Leading the trade at 18,000gns at the Red Ladies sale of pedigree Limousin females at Carlisle was the maiden heifer, January 2023-born Ladybowers Unique

Co Wexford-based Hallow Holsteins notched up their seventh Royal Ulster Winter Fair inter-breed championship

Catch up with what has been happening in the auction marts this week

Records were smashed at the 72nd Melton and Belvoir Agricultural Society Christmas fatstock show and sale at Melton Mowbray

The December 2023-born Islavale Peace from W.S. Stronach, Keith, sold for 15,000gns to lead the trade at the Next Generation sale of Simmental females and weaned calves at Carlisle

The Southdown breed record beaten twice and the previous breed female record topped three times at the Platinum Celebration sale from Jonathan Long and family’s Chaileybrook flock, Bishops Frome, at Worcester

Catch up with what's been happening at the Christmas sales

The Leach family, Hebden Bridge, successfully retained the supreme prime lamb championship for the third year running at Skipton's Farmers Guardian supported Christmas showcase

Leading the trade at the Dark Diamonds show and sale of pedigree Suffolk females at Carlisle at 14,000gns was a ewe lamb from Melvin Stuart's Birness flock, Ellon

Matthew Middleton on cattle and lamb trade