Harrison and Hetherington

A round-up of this week's livestock sales, including Gisburn, Clitheroe and Lockerbie

The inaugural HW Netherton online Aberdeen-Angus bull sale hosted by Harrison and Hetherington on behalf of HW Angus, Dunblane, topped at £65,000 setting a new breed record

It was the reserve male champion which led the trade at the British Blue Cattle Society show and sale at Carlisle

Beltex sold to £3,000 and Blue Texels to £1,900 in the sale from Stuart Wood's Woodies flock, Skene

Glyn Lucas, dairy sales manager for Harrison & Hetherington, discusses the role of beef from the dairy herd fitting into the food chain

Catch up with what's been happening in the sale rings around the country this week

Trade has been strong in the auction marts in both pedigree and commercial sectors

It was the overall champion, a ewe lamb from Messrs Lord's Hewgill flock, North Stainmore, which led the trade at 9,000gns at the Classy Ladies sale of crossing type Bluefaced Leicester females at Carlisle

Farmers Guardian takes a look at some of the highlights from sale rings across the UK

The reduction of the Duhonw flocks of pedigree sheep at Carlisle on behalf of Michael James and family, Builth Wells, topped at 10,000gns for Texels and Bluefaced Leicesters and 9,000gns for Badger Face Texels