Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society

There was a roaring trade for all breeds of pedigree bulls with averages up across the board

Charolais dominated the May multi-breed bull sale at Stirling with a 90% clearance and a top price of 30,000gns, a record price for the event

There was strong turnout at the multi-breed pedigree cattle sale

Thirteen bulling heifers from the Stanford Park herd averaged £4,054.61 and one cow with bull calf from the Longfield herd made £7,350

At 22,000gns, a Simmental bull led the trade at Stirling's multi-breed show and sale where a strong demand for all the breeds on offer, resulted in nine bulls hitting the five-figure mark. Lynsey Clark reports

The Farmers Guardian supported pedigree multi-breed show and sale at Melton Mowbray topped at a centre record of 10,000gns for the Lincoln Red champion

Beef Shorthorn Cattle Society president, Tim Riley runs the Stoneyroyd herd in the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire

With the Prince of Wales a surprise visitor to present awards