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Champion pen of eight from the McNee family, Armadale, at Stirling on Monday TSF

Business

Ayrshire semen sales up

There’s some ‘record sales’ news for Ayrshire cattle breeders.

Ghyll House again tops Penrith

Beef calves from John and Ben Richardson, Ghyll House, Appleby, again led the way a special show and sale of haltered cattle at Penrith, securing both the champion and reserve honours, as well as the majority of lead prices.

First new season lamb

Supermarket chain Asda is set to become the first major retailer to offer new season lamb this spring, stocking product on its butcher’s counters in stores across the UK from March 13, this year.

Shows

Paddy powers to the top for Cawdor Cup

SEVEN RESERVE tickets and five decades have past since the last time that the Clark family, of Muirton, in Crieff, lifted the Cawdor Challenge Cup at the National Stallion Show, but a little bit of luck from the Irish brought the family, which has been showing Clydesdale horses for more than a century, the supreme success for 2010.

Cuil wins Bf show

The third annual spring show of Blackface sheep staged at Newton Stewart Auction Mart, attracted a bumper entry of 85 sheep.

All Breeds Dairy Show proves success

Dairy breeders were out in force to support the first National All Breeds Show, at Stoneleigh, which attracted a top quality line up of pedigree cattle from no fewer than six breeds.

Trends

Store cattle trade remains firm

Sheep Sales

Lurg Blackie leads at 4000gns

A smaller show of in-lamb females met a great trade at a Blackface Sheep Breeders’ Association sale at Lanark, when no fewer than 12 lots sold at four figure prices to help bolster the overall average to £974 – up by more than £400 per head.

Cattle Sales

Stowbeck Holstein heifer leads at Carlisle

Dumfrieshire dairy breeders, M Reid and Sons, Fulton, Lockerbie, took home the top priced lot at 2020gns at the Border and Lakeland Holstein Club show and sale of dairy cattle at Carlisle.

Champion sells to Scotland in joint bid

For the second year in succession, a Limousin cross steer from John Smith-Jackson, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, secured the overall championship and went on to sell for the lead price selling to top Scottish beef calf handler, Jennifer Hyslop, Barrhill, and Andrew Richardson, Low Bank End, Appleby, at a calf show and sale at Leyburn.

Parkend/Lesmay tops Ayr Holsteins

The champion topped the trade at Craig Wilson’s show and sale of pedigree Holsteins at Ayr, selling for 2150gns to H Watson, Laigh Tarbeg.

Hallfield tops Blonde sale

North of England Blonde breeder, James Weightman, led the way at a Blonde show and sale at Carlisle, last week, producing the two top priced bulls at 7000gns and 6500gns.