Shows & Sales

AVERAGES were up on the year and a new breed record of 14,000gns was set at the Belted Galloway show and sale at Castle Douglas.

Heifers led the beef championship for the second consecutive year at Carlisles Borderway Agri-Expo event. Katie Fallon reports.

top price of 160,000 and a further 28 lots at five-figures, ensured a record average for ram lambs at the sale of Blackface rams at Lanark.

Mathew Middleton on rising costs this winter.

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.