Shows & Sales

James Little on the autumn sale period.

Jeremy Greenhalgh on upcoming autumn sales.

Stephen Dennis on market prices.

Entries were up on the year at the All Britain All Breeds Calf Show held at the East of England Showground, Peterborough.

Jerseys swept the board at this year’s Dairy Show, held at the Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, with the breed taking the supreme, heifer, calf and showmanship inter-breed titles. Ellie Layton reports.

Topping the show and sale of Highland cattle at Oban at was Andrew and Helen Kirkpatrick’s March 2019-born heifer, Claggorm 51 of Glengarnock from their fold at Beith, North Ayrshire.

The sale of North Country Cheviot Hill rams at Lairg saw a new breed record of 28,000 set for Bob and Becca Rennie of Bowmont Farming, Kelso.

A new breed record of 9,000gns was set at the Lonk Sheep Breeders Association show and sale at Clitheroe

An entry of 710 Bluefaced Leicesters went under the hammer at the Farmers Guardian supported sale at Hawes with ram lambs averaging 2,373, just less than 40 up on last years record breaking sale.

Bluefaced Leicesters led the trade of 1,200 sheep at the Farmers Guardian supported multi-breed sale at Welshpool selling to 4,000gns.