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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

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

Farmers Guardian's head of livestock reflects on a visit to Kelso Rams sales and the price of Mule gimmer lambs

The entry of 18,626 Mule gimmer lambs at the Farmers Guardian supported show and sale on behalf of the North of England Mule Sheep Association at Hawes averaged £209.01 over the two days

Texels dominated the top prices at Kelso Ram Sales selling to £45,000 with the 3638 rams sold averaging a record £1,584.10, a rise of £157.08 on the year with a 92.17% clearance rate

Topping the Solway and Tyne Texel Club sale at Carlisle at 80,000gns was Hilltop Jewel, a ram lamb from Kenny Pratt, Aberdeenshire

Continental cattle dominated the beef inter-breed, while a Suffolk took the supreme sheep at Hope Show

Zanna Dennis, development officer at the Livestock Auctioneers Association discusses current trade in light of the growing bluetongue outbreak

With perfect weather for showing apart from the odd shower, there were record entries across all the livestock sections at this year’s two-day Edenbridge and Oxted Show