Centre records for a commercial dairy animal sold at Beeston Auction Mart's mid-month sale, were smashed when Jack and Barclay Taylor from Myddle, Shrewsbury, sold a pedigree calved heifer for £3200.
Breed records were smashed at Hawes, when a Bluefaced Leicester ewe hogg from Messrs Lord's noted Heygill flock from Stainmore, Kirkby Stephen, sold for £11,000.
In-lamb females and breeding sheep met a strong trade at Carlisle, with a Blue Texel ewe from Messrs Bailey, Wyvill Grange Farm, topping the sale at £450.
No fewer than 12 lots sold at four-figure prices complete with a lead call of 4000gns for the champion – a gimmer from Angus Kennedy and son Angus' Mitchellhill flock from Broughton, Biggar, purchased by Graham Morrison, Banff.
The recent show and sale of MV accredited Texel and Beltex females at Dingwall and Highland Marts, was judged by David Clark, North Garngour, Lesmahagow.
Breed female records were smashed at Carlisle, last week, when a Texel gimmer from John Forsyth's Maybole-based Glenside flock reached the dizzy heights of 32,000gns, at the Christmas Crackers sale.
