United Auctions

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

Catch up with reports from recent livestock auctions including Worcester, Darlington, Market Drayton, Stirling and Skipton

Commercial buyers were out in force boosting averages and clearance rates

A second-prize bull set a new UK breed record at the Highland Cattle Society’s spring show and sale at Oban when Iain MacKay and Claire Simonetta’s Jock of Cnoc Na Sith went under the hammer at 34,000gns

Bulls from the Evans family’s Llwynhywel herd will be making the long trip to Stirling Bull Sales

A quality entry of youngstock at the Stars of the Future calf show at United Auctions' Stirling mart, was led by Goldies Vista, from the Goldie family, Mouswald

Promising young cattle from 10 breed sections will make their way to United Auctions’ Stirling Mart on Friday November 7 and Saturday November 8 for the 15th annual Stars of the Future show

Charolais bulls topped at 18,000gns three times with the 86 bulls averaging £9,039.77 up £1,062 on the year with a 95% clearance

Selling for a breed record for the October sale of 36,000gns was the overall and junior champion, Goldies Volvo from Bruce Goldie, Mouswald

David and Tom Bradley Farmer led both male and female Beef Shorthorn trade