Darlington Christmas cattle champion sells for 740p/kg

A new market record was set at the Christmas primestock show and sale at Darlington.

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Darlington Christmas cattle champion sells for 740p/kg

A new market record was set at the Christmas primestock show and sale at Darlington. This was when the cattle champion, a home-bred 522kg British Blue-sired steer from Frank Page, Elkington, Northamptonshire,...

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