The stars of the equine world were on show at the 75th Horse of the Year Show at the NEC Birmingham
Topping the Highland Cattle Society show and sale at Oban at 13,000gns was the overall and senior champion, Catriona Akeko of Balrownie, from the Carnegie family, Brechin, Angus
Trade for Blackface rams at Stirling peaked at £60,000, a centre record for the breed, with 587 selling to average of £1,393, an increase of £272 per head on the year
The recently crowned 2024 Hereford bull of the year, Rempstone 1 Alpha N688, set a new breed and society record of 18,000gns at the breed society sale at Shrewsbury
A new crossing type Bluefaced Leicester centre record of £32,000 was set
Catch up with the latest livestock sale reports
Stephen Dodsworth commends our youth - Stephen is a fieldsperson at Darlington ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Auction Mart
Averages were up on the year at the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian supported show and sale at Hawes
New highs were seen at the Talybont Welsh ram sale, held at Talybont-On-Usk market with Lewis Pritchard, Crickhowell, setting at new breed record of 26,000gns doubling the existing breed record of 13,000gns