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The Farmers Guardian supported Brecknock Hill Cheviot Society sale at Sennybridge topped at 12,000gns The 302 rams on offer saw the 271 shearling rams average £1,7,56.87 and aged rams average £875.70.

Records for the highest price polled Hereford female and the highest priced Hereford bull calf were set at the Rempstone 20th anniversary sale held on-farm near Thame on behalf of the Ludgate family

Rams met a 97% clearance at the sale of hill-type North Country Cheviots at Lockerbie where 42 more rams changed hands compared with 2025 and the average increased by £191.73

Catch up with what's been happening in the marts this week with reports from Lanark, Skipton, Longtown and many more

For the first time since March this year the average for prime cattle sold through auction marts is the same or slighter higher than at the same time last year

The crème de la crème of the sheep dog trialling world descended on Huntington Farm, Lauder in the Scottish Borders over five days last week.

Texels dominated the top prices at the National Sheep Association Wales and Border Ram Sale at Builth, selling to 20,000gns. More than 2,600 tups sold, averaging a record £1,161.67, up £117.35 on the year, with a 91.1% clearance rate.

Catch up with what's been happening around the marts this week at sales from Lanark, Dumfries, Cirencester, Gisburn and more