Shows & Sales

At the sale of pedigree bulls at the Royal Northern Spring Show at the Thainstone Centre Charolais led the averages at £6,542.31 and produced the top priced bull at 11,500gns

A lively trade was seen across the board at the Farmers Guardian supported show and sale of show potential cattle at Bishops Castle.

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