British Limousin 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

The British Limousin Cattle Society sale at Carlisle topped at 45,000gns for the reserve senior champion, Ampertaine Upfront

Limousin sisters claimed top prices at the on-farm sale held in Randlestown, Northern Ireland

Now processing 500,000 litres of milk a day, Graham’s The Family Dairy has progressed way beyond its humble roots of 80-plus years ago, when Robert Graham senior’s parents took on the rent of Airthrey Kerse, Bridge of Allan

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

There were 48 young farmers, including five novice exhibitors from across the Nort East of Scotland taking part in the event

There was a strong entry of top-quality pedigree and commercial cattle at the Northern Ireland Limousin Young Breeders’ Club’s Rising Stars Calf Show, held at Ballymena Livestock Market.

Averages were up across all beef breeds at the Northern Spring show and sale at Thainstone

Topping the show and sale of Limousin cattle at Carlisle at 25,000gns was the intermediate and reserve overall champion, Bernish Unstoppable, from K. McCroy, Omagh, Co Tyrone