auction market

Ian Atkinson on Brock Auction's Christmas

Ted Ogden on autumn trade trends

Alistair Sneddon rounds up recent events

Ian Atkinson on this year's autumn sales

A top bid of 13,000gns led the Aberdeen Angus beef trade, with 25 bulls sold to an average of £6,699 p £1,301 on the year and a clearance rate of 54 per cent

Beef Shorthorn bulls sold to an average of £3,225 this week at Stirling with 7 bulls sold and a clearance rate of 70 per cent

Charolais topped at 50,000gns at Stirling this week, with 65 bulls selling to average £8,253, up £654 on the year, and the highest clearance rate of the day at 78 per cent

It was a jam-packed day at Stirling as all breeds went under the hammer on one day of the October Bull Sales event, with both male and female Simmental breed record prices broken

Jeremy Greenhalgh on Clitheroe's sales outlook

At a recent AHDB event held at Hollin Hall Farm, Ulverston, sheep farmers were offered advice on marketing lamb for better returns and making more profitable finishing decisions