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A bid of 22,000gns topped the Charolais trade with 107 bulls sold to an average of £8,470, up £436 on the year, with a clearance rate of 80 per cent.

Two top bids of 20,000gns led the Aberdeen-Angus trade with 74 head sold, averaging £6,185, down £542 on the year with a clearance rate of 71 per cent

Beef Shorthorn bulls met a high of 21,000gns in the first Stirling February showcase. With 47 bulls sold and a clearance rate of 66 per cent, the trade averaged £7,491, up £1,794 on the year

Russell Steer on the joy of auctioneering

Daniel Lynn looks at current trade trends

Richard Hyde on trade and food supply

Data from the auction marts is now available through the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association’s own platform

People were the best part of the job for H&H's next generation of auctioneer

Ian Atkinson on Brock Auction's Christmas

Zanna Dennis on the LAA's new service