Cattle Sales

Prices Rising

The price for prime beef cattle is rising

Trends and Prices

Late-summer Scottish beef trade improves as prices rise for a few weeks

Prime lambs in the ring at Hexham mart

Prime lambs in the ring at Hexham mart

Texel tups reach £385 at Lanark Mart

Store cattle trade firmer on the year

Store cattle trade firmer on the year

Store cattle sell to £2950 as breeding outfits reach £4450

Store sheep trade strengthens as buyers compete across Scotland

The sale leader, Cherryvalley Valuable sold for £17,200, setting a new Northern Irish female record

The sale leader, Cherryvalley Valuable sold for £17,200, setting a new Northern Irish female record

CherryValley heifer sets Northern Irish Beef Shorthorn female record at £17,200

Glenrock Angelofthenorth topped at 28,000gns

Glenrock Angelofthenorth topped at 28,000gns

Glenrock at the top at 28,000gns

St Boswells prime lambs

St Boswells prime lambs

St Boswells lambs reach £207 for Texels and Ayr hits £332 for Texel ewes

Mad Max an October 2025-born heifer topped the sale at £10,600

Mad Max an October 2025-born heifer topped the sale at £10,600

Hillside Hotties soar to £10,600 with 100% clearance

Top price of £8000 for this Limousin cross heifer from Balfour Ballie (image: Rob Haining)

Top price of £8000 for this Limousin cross heifer from Balfour Ballie (image: Rob Haining)

Spectacular calves top at £8000 at Thainstone mart

UK beef production has been ahead so far in 2026

UK beef production has been ahead so far in 2026

Beef Holds Firm

Heavier carcases keep UK beef production steady despite tighter cattle supplies

Forward stores prove in demand at United Auctions Stirling

Forward stores prove in demand at United Auctions Stirling

Forward stores lead the cattle trade at £2910 for a Charolais at UA Stirling

Prime Lambs Stirling Ref:RH030119055 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Prime Lambs Stirling Ref:RH030119055 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Sheep prices and standout cattle trade across leading marts

Armani and Allstar topped the sale

Armani and Allstar topped the sale

Red Limousin Ladies reach 16,000gns

Jim Logan from Romavale Ref: RH230125247 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Jim Logan from Romavale Ref: RH230125247 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Field Margins: Challenging summers will be far from abnormal in the future

Leading the heifers at £2500 was the first prize Limousin from Lyndale House

Leading the heifers at £2500 was the first prize Limousin from Lyndale House

Limousin bullocks in demand at Barnard Castle show and sale of store cattle

Livestock markets deliver standout prices as lamb trade surges

Special sales

ABP have bought into Dovecot Parl

ABP have bought into Dovecot Parl

Major beef firm acquires 25% stake in Yorkshire processor

The February 2025-born bull, Trueman Aslan, sold for the joint top price of £10,500

The February 2025-born bull, Trueman Aslan, sold for the joint top price of £10,500

Truemanshow Limousins peak at £10,500

Show supreme was a two-crop Suffolk ewe from Jack McDonald

Show supreme was a two-crop Suffolk ewe from Jack McDonald

Islay Suffolk ewe takes overall supreme honours at 127th Mid Argyll Show

Supreme sheep went to the Texel gimmer from Steven Stewart's Leylodge flock

Supreme sheep went to the Texel gimmer from Steven Stewart's Leylodge flock

Perkhill Angus cow and Leylodge Texel gimmer lead the way at Tarland Show

Thurso Volitaire has been sold privately for £15,000

Thurso Volitaire has been sold privately for £15,000

Thurso Charolais bull sells privately for £15,000

Livestock numbers are shrinking in the EU

Livestock numbers are shrinking in the EU

EU beef and lamb production set to fall as herds shrink

Prime lambs averaged 314p and sold to a top of 381p at Stirling's Caledonian market

Prime lambs averaged 314p and sold to a top of 381p at Stirling's Caledonian market

Airthrey Kerse Limousin bull tops Carlisle prime ring at £3935

The Scottish beef herd continue to contract despite improved prices

The Scottish beef herd continue to contract despite improved prices

Scotland's breeding herd shrinks 10% in four years, report reveals

Matthew Milne from Elgin Charolais

Matthew Milne from Elgin Charolais

Field Margins: The summer has flown by and October sales will be upon us soon

Some 20 export barriers cleared in 2026 has opened fresh routes for beef, dairy, poultry, seafood, genetics and speciality food.

Some 20 export barriers cleared in 2026 has opened fresh routes for beef, dairy, poultry, seafood, genetics and speciality food.

Removal of global barriers and £80m trade boost for British food exporters

Limousin cross bullocks top store trade at £2860 and 529p per kg

Limousin cross bullocks top store trade at £2860 and 529p per kg

Thainstone lead store cattle at £2860 and 529p per kg for Limousin bullocks

Banchory Show Sat 25th July
Texel and Interbreed champion from Robbie Wilson

Banchory Show Sat 25th July
Texel and Interbreed champion from Robbie Wilson

Milnbank Texel ewe crowned champion of champions at a sunny Banchory Show

Kirsten Williams farms at Ranna Farm, Tarland

Kirsten Williams farms at Ranna Farm, Tarland

There's a real opportunity investing in cattle if you get your numbers right

Prime cattle broke the £3000 mark at Thainstone, Darlington and Carlisle this week

Prime cattle broke the £3000 mark at Thainstone, Darlington and Carlisle this week

Prime cattle break £3000 at Thainstone, Darlington and Carlisle markets

Big cattle sales in Australia

Big cattle sales in Australia

Drought Pressure

New South Wales producers move cattle fast to protect breeding herds

Store cattle peaks at £2740 and 540p per kg at Lanark and Stirling Cally respectively

Store cattle peaks at £2740 and 540p per kg at Lanark and Stirling Cally respectively

Store cattle prices peak at 540p at Stirling Cally and at £2740 at Lanark

Will dairy-bred types pick up the summer slack?

Will dairy-bred types pick up the summer slack?

Will dairy-bred types plug the gap with a seasonal reduction in store cattle

Prime lambs peak at £280 or 651p per kg at Cockermouth with Huntly leading Scottish markets at £250 or 521p

Prime lambs peak at £280 or 651p per kg at Cockermouth with Huntly leading Scottish markets at £250 or 521p

Huntly tops Scottish prime lambs whilst Cockermouth leads English trade

A reduction in cattle numbers across Europe is expected to bolster South American imports despite incoming ban on Brazilian beef

A reduction in cattle numbers across Europe is expected to bolster South American imports despite incoming ban on Brazilian beef

Cattle numbers in EU sees continued decline as European beef production slows

Rawburn Kaboom a March 2023-born bull has been sold privately for £40,000

Rawburn Kaboom a March 2023-born bull has been sold privately for £40,000

John Elliot's Aberdeen Angus bull Rawburn Kaboom sells privately for £40,000

Limousin crosses at Thainstone topped the store trade at £2740

Limousin crosses at Thainstone topped the store trade at £2740

Thainstone leads store trade at £2740 whilst UA Stirling tops per kg at 508p

John Anderson from Broynach Farm in Caithness Ref:RH110424057 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

John Anderson from Broynach Farm in Caithness Ref:RH110424057 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

The last minute rush to get all the silage complete as we progress through July

Store cattle sells to £2610 at Cockermouth whilst Ayr leads breeding cattle at 7200gns for breeding bulls

Store cattle sells to £2610 at Cockermouth whilst Ayr leads breeding cattle at 7200gns for breeding bulls

Breeding cattle sells to 7200gns at Ayr whilst Cockermouth leads store trade

Josh Pearson and reserve James Crichton and Alice Beattie pictured with judge Chris Bell (left) and sponsor David Allen (right)

Josh Pearson and reserve James Crichton and Alice Beattie pictured with judge Chris Bell (left) and sponsor David Allen (right)

Mitchells sale sees champion heifer top trade

July sees a seasonal dip in cattle kill numbers but will demand prop up prices in the ring?

July sees a seasonal dip in cattle kill numbers but will demand prop up prices in the ring?

July sees a dip in finished cattle numbers but is there hope for beef producers

The Charolais National Livestock championships are taking place at GYS this year

The Charolais National Livestock championships are taking place at GYS this year

Great Yorkshire Show

Scottish exhibitors to return to Great Yorkshire Show after a year out

Lamb prices ease but still strong

Lamb prices ease but still strong

Cast ewes break centre record at Cockermouth

Goldies Aero, which sold for the top price of £10,000 at Carlisle

Goldies Aero, which sold for the top price of £10,000 at Carlisle

Goldies top Carlisle Summer Limousin's at £10,000

Inter-breed judge, Patsy Hunter, with the show supreme, a Cheviot gimmer from Pam Tapson

Inter-breed judge, Patsy Hunter, with the show supreme, a Cheviot gimmer from Pam Tapson

Pam's Pack Victoria makes history with Champion of Champions win

Vet Margin: Colin Mason discusses looking after your livestock in hot weather

Prime lambs sell to £302 and 660p per kg at St Boswells and Cockermouth

Prime lambs sell to £302 and 660p per kg at St Boswells and Cockermouth

St Boswells and Cockermouth top prime lamb trade at £302 and 660p per kg

Angus bred cattle lead both store and breeding trade realising £2500 and £3850 respectively

Angus bred cattle lead both store and breeding trade realising £2500 and £3850 respectively

Angus cattle top both store and breeding trade at Cockermouth and Castle Douglas

Cows with spring-born calves at foot by Airedale Everest peaked at 7500gns

Cows with spring-born calves at foot by Airedale Everest peaked at 7500gns

Airedale Aberdeen Angus on-farm production sale peaks at 7500gns

Jim Logan from Romavale Ref: RH230125247 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Jim Logan from Romavale Ref: RH230125247 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer

Show highlights

Field Margins: Jim Logan returns back to reality after a post-show high

Price risk back

Warning of meat and dairy volatility ahead

A wet spring causing a fall in cattle numbers have kept the store trade steady

A wet spring causing a fall in cattle numbers have kept the store trade steady

Trends and Prices

Store cattle trade continues to be optimistic despite the slide in fat prices

Store cattle peaked at £2680 at Thainstone and at 546p per kg at UA Stirling

Store cattle peaked at £2680 at Thainstone and at 546p per kg at UA Stirling

Thainstone tops store cattle at £2680 whilst UA Stirling leads per kg at 546p