The record was smashed at the breed society's sale when the overall show champion went on to make 35,000gns

Thirteen bulling heifers from the Stanford Park herd averaged £4,054.61 and one cow with bull calf from the Longfield herd made £7,350

Heifers sell to £5,800 and steers to £4,700 with a 97% clearance rate

Averages were up in all sections at the Luing Cattle Society’s premier show and sale at Castle Douglas

A round-up of this week's livestock sales including Shrewsbury, Brock, Barnard Castle, Hexham and Bentham

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

Tenant farmers Bob Felton and Liz Wallis are committed custodians of a Sussex farm with ancient woodland, rolling hills and a 17th-century farmhouse

A round-up of this week's livestock sales, including Lanark, Bentham, Lancaster and Market Drayton marts

Bluefaced Leicesters, Rough Fells and other pedigree and commercial females went under the hammer

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