The Beef Shorthorn bidding topped at 20,000gns for 55 bulls, averaging £6,476, down £1,015 on the year, with a clearance rate of 71%
Limousin bulls sold to a high of 14,500gns, averaging £7,333, down £133 on the year, for the 50 bulls sold at a clearance rate of 78%
Buyers, vendors and visitors returned to United Auctions for the first round of this year’s Stirling Bull Sales, with a strong trade achieved across all breeds
It was the reserve male champion which led the trade at the British Blue Cattle Society show and sale at Carlisle
A round-up of this week's livestock sales, including Lanark, Bentham, Lancaster and Market Drayton marts
Bluefaced Leicesters, Rough Fells and other pedigree and commercial females went under the hammer
Beltex sold to £3,000 and Blue Texels to £1,900 in the sale from Stuart Wood's Woodies flock, Skene
Catch up with what's been happening in the sale rings around the country this week
The sale of pedigree female sheep at Hawes also saw Swaledales sell to £2,600 for the first prize ewe and in-lamb Herdwicks to £1,200
Catch up with what has been happening at livestock sales this week