Scottish auction marts trade £0.5bn worth of livestock

Nearly half a billion pounds worth of livestock was sold through Scotland’s auction marts in 2019.

Ewan Pate
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Scottish auction marts trade £0.5bn worth of livestock

Nearly half a billion pounds worth of livestock was sold through Scotland's auction marts in 2019. Statistics compiled by the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland (IAAS) revealed almost...

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