pedigree livestock

The longwool and shortwool champions went head-to-head in the Balmoral sheep rings for the overall sheep inter-breed championship.

It was the Limousin champion which took the top honours at this year's Balmoral Show beef inter-breed competition

Farmers Guardian's head of livestock reflects on current prices for breeding cattle in relation to the finished trade

Exhibitors flocked to the 14th Borderway UK Dairy Expo, with a rise in entries and a new supreme title awarded at this year’s dairy showcase

A new year prompts a fresh look at the genetics programme for three of the country's top pedigree breeders, who review their goals for performance improvement in the 12 months ahead

Charolais bulls met a more select trade, selling to an average of £11,760, down £393 on the year, with 104 bulls sold at a clearance rate of 78%

Eight Luing bulls sold to an average of £12,250, up £97 on the year, with the 15 Salers bulls forward selling for an average of £8,211, up £2,698 on last year’s sale

Trade was booming at the second round of the February Stirling Bull Sales, with Simmentals selling to 30,000gns twice

Limousin bulls sold to a high of 20,000gns, with 55 bulls sold and a clearance rate of 86%, the trade averaged £9,744, up £2,411 on the previous year

Beef Shorthorn bulls set a new record of 40,000gns at the first Stirling February showcase. With 55 bulls sold, the trade averaged £9,234, up £2,758 on the year