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Deadweight beef prices began 2024 very strongly, although they have slipped over the past few weeks. However, the buoyant liveweight trade suggests that beef's bull run is not over just yet

Glyn Lucas on why farmers are undervalued

In this latest of the Mart’s The Heart Standing the Test of Time series, supported by the Livestock Auctioneers Association and Shearwell Data, Katie Fallon, visits Leyburn Auction Mart

Meg Elliott on the rise in prices for stock

Stephen Dodsworth on worries ahead

With 16 bulls forward the Salers averaged £5,178, up £943 on the year, and sold to a high of 7,500gns

This February saw the first Luing Cattle Society sale take place at the Stirling bull sales event, with five Luing bulls selling to an average of £10,458

A bid of 22,000gns topped the Charolais trade with 107 bulls sold to an average of £8,470, up £436 on the year, with a clearance rate of 80 per cent.

Two top bids of 20,000gns led the Aberdeen-Angus trade with 74 head sold, averaging £6,185, down £542 on the year with a clearance rate of 71 per cent

Beef Shorthorn bulls met a high of 21,000gns in the first Stirling February showcase. With 47 bulls sold and a clearance rate of 66 per cent, the trade averaged £7,491, up £1,794 on the year