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THE British Blue Cattle Society sale at Carlisle topped at 12,000gns for Devine Optimist, a two-year-old bull from Martyn Hill and Jenny Devine, Biggar.

Welshman, Kevin Evans, Brecon, took the top prices at Skipton’s online sheep dog sale, selling three fully broken dogs to a high of 14,300 and a total of 35,600, while his father, David established a new world record price

The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian supported dairy sale at Lancaster peaked at 2,620 for Bilsrow Goodwhone Shower 7 consigned by Tomlinson Bilsrow, Bilsborrow.

EWE hoggs led the trade at the Classy Lassies sale of Bluefaced Leicester females at Carlisle, topping at 9,000gns.

Making the most of every opportunity and adapting to market trends is the secret to the success of Chris and Louise Elkington’s sheep enterprise.

A centre record for a Texel of 8,000gn was set at the Longtown Ladies sale of breeding sheep for a shearling gimmer from Alan Blackwood’s Auldhouseburn flock, Muirkirk.

WELSH Black bulls sold to 15,200gns at the breed society’s ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian supported sale at Dolgellau, where the clearance rate was 81 per cent.

At the January Gems sale of Texel females at Ballymena, guest consignor, Procters Farm, Wennington, Lancashire, topped the sale at 14,000gns.

In the latest of our series supported by the Livestock Auctioneers Association and Shearwell Data, we look back at how auction marts have risen to the challenge of operating through a pandemic.

The Lanark Crackers sale of Texel females saw the breed’s ewe lamb record smashed.