pedigree livestock

Limousin trade peaked at 12,000gns with 38 bulls sold to an average of £6,303 - down £750 on the year – with a clearance rate of 59%

Beef Shorthorn bulls peaked at 7,500gns with females leading the bidding at 8,500gns

Aberdeen-Angus bulls sold to a high of 13,000gns, with 23 bulls sold to an average of £6,076, down £623 on the year and a clearance rate of 50%

Two bids of 16,000gns led the Charolais trade with 65 bulls forward selling to an average of £7,977 – back £276 on the year – and clearance rate of 77%

Buyers and sellers returned to the sale ring for a jam-packed day as all breeds went under the hammer on one day of the October Stirling bull sales event

Producing quality store cattle is the focus for the Swinbank family, with the Limousin breed proving instrumental to their success

With just short of £4 million exchanging hands, it was a record-breaking trade at this year’s Kelso Ram Sales

A pedigree British Blonde herd lies at the heart of County Durham-based breeder James Weightman’s farm enterprise

A switch from commercial to pedigree has given a family on the Welsh borders fresh enthusiasm to progress their beef system. Ellie Layton finds out more

The Corbett family and their pedigree cattle are no strangers to the show ring and, with the Royal Welsh on their doorstep, this show is a firm fixture on their showing calendar. Ellie Layton finds out more.