Prices peaked at 90,000gns, equalling the UK breed record price, and the 148 lots achieved a record average for a single vendor of over £5,500 at the Riverdane Holsteins sale
The Robertson family from Newton of Logierait Pitlochry, topped the sale of commercial cattle at the Thainstone Spectacular
Charollais topped the sale followed by Suffolks and Texels
With store lamb sales well under way trade seems to be very similar to last year or marginally better in some cases
A RECORD entry was forward at this year’s Farmers Guardian-supported annual Partney Fair Show and Sale of breeding sheep and store lambs at Louth, where 1,381-head went under the hammer
The Farmers Guardian supported Beltex Sheep Society’s premier sale at Carlisle topped at 42,000gns
Celebrating 251 years of the Vale of Glamorgan agricultural society, the show saw a high quality entry across the board.
An entry of 18,614 sheep went under the hammer over two days at this year’s Thame Summer Sheep Fair, where the sale grossed just more than £2.5 million
A new breed record of 4,200gns was established at the Jacob Sheep Society's Scottish Regional show and sale