Shows & Sales

With store lamb sales well under way trade seems to be very similar to last year or marginally better in some cases

A RECORD entry was forward at this year’s Farmers Guardian-supported annual Partney Fair Show and Sale of breeding sheep and store lambs at Louth, where 1,381-head went under the hammer

The Farmers Guardian supported Beltex Sheep Society’s premier sale at Carlisle topped at 42,000gns

Celebrating 251 years of the Vale of Glamorgan agricultural society, the show saw a high quality entry across the board.

An entry of 18,614 sheep went under the hammer over two days at this year’s Thame Summer Sheep Fair, where the sale grossed just more than £2.5 million

A new breed record of 4,200gns was established at the Jacob Sheep Society's Scottish Regional show and sale

A new shearling ram record, male centre record and breed auction sale record of 2,800gns, were all set at the Southdown Sheep Society's Premier Sale at Worcester

Despite a smaller entry at this year's NSA Early Builth sale, demand was still strong with a 71 per cent clearance and the top price seen in the Charollais ring.

A panel of breed judges decided the overall beef inter-breed title at Garstang Show and this year the final scores saw the championship title go to an Aberdeen-Angus, with the British Blue and Longhorn sharing the runner-up accolade