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Auctioneer describes a promising season.

THE Jalex Select sale of commercial in-calf heifers on-farm at Randalstown, Northern Ireland, on behalf of James Alexander, attracted 480 online bidders, as well as a packed ringside.

The Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset sheep breeders had a record breaking day in the ram sale at the May Fair at Exeter with the overall champion setting a new breed record of 6,800gns, for Matthew and Adam Care Looe, Cornwall.

A new breed record average for Charolais bulls was set at Stirling’s May bull sale, with averages mixed across other breeds.

VIRTUALLY the entire milking portion together with heifer calves from the Stardale herd of pedigree Holsteins went under the hammer on-farm at Barton, Preston, on behalf of J. Burrow and Son.

With two consecutive Royal Highland Shows cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions, the Society has had to survive without its main source of income

Trade for milkers continues to soar.

The Royal Highland Show (RHS) has secured 200,000 worth of funding from the Scottish Government to allow it to be livestreamed again in 2022.

Andrew Clements on the changing volumes.

At the Farmers Guardian supported spring show and sale of pedigree Herefords at Shrewsbury bids reached 11,000gns for the bull, Rempstone 1 Virus N598, while a new record average for the 27 bulls of 4,404 was achieved.