20+ hour, 42+ min ago   (607+ words) New season lambs (1756) averaged 298.2p and sold to 343p for a Beltex from Mosshead, Whitehouse and £186 for Texels from Uppermill Farm, Tarves. SQQ up to 45.5kg (667) averaged 303.6p. Feeding ewes and rams (1138) averaged £127.11 and topped at £289.50 for Texels from Newton of Greeness, Turriff. New…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (589+ words) Strong demand for all types of breeding sheep at Dingwall on Monday, saw several new centre records achieved with a top of £530 paid for a pair of Bluefaced Leicester ewes from Mike Anderson, Sonnenalm. The two three-crop traditional-type Blues were…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (311+ words) Two entries shared the top price of £3600 at Gisburn Auctions’ dairy sale, led by a pedigree heifer from Jennings Farmers. The Peak Altaflashback daughter was giving 32 litres, had a PLI of £328 and sold to the Blezard family. Also making £3600 was…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (735+ words) A unique handblown glass trophy created in the Scottish Borders will be presented to the leading Young Handler qualifier at this month’s Sheep Dog World Trial in Lauder, celebrating the legacy of a young Borders man whose love of the…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (124+ words) John and David Brewster’s Boclair Holsteins, based at Bearsden, will represent Scotland as one of seven finalists through to the national and final round of the Holstein UK Premier Herd Competition. The herd earned its place after coming through the…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (271+ words) A Beef Shorthorn heifer from the Cherryvalley herd has set a new Northern Irish female record after selling for £17,200 at an online herd production sale. The sale from Northern Ireland breeder Dr Peter Fitzgerald was topped by the April 2024-born…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (531+ words) DUTCH Spotted breeders enjoyed a generally stronger trade at the breed society’s Premier show and sale at Carlisle, where averages in the main improved on the year. Tom and Lisa Nash's ewe lamb, Merryboro Just Look at My Eyes, led…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (148+ words) North Country Cheviot shearling rams from Alfie Shaw and family’s Glebefarm flock met a buoyant trade for its second annual online sale selling to a high of £3200 and with a 100% clearance. Sale leader was Glebefarm Governor, a son of Allanshaw…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (219+ words) The pre-sale champion, a polled shearling ram from Halbeath Farm, led the Dorset and Poll Dorset trade at Carlisle, when attracting the top price of 1300gns. Sale leader was Clydesdale Highly Flammable, from Low Merryton Farm, Larkhall. A son of Stobilee…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (113+ words) A pen of gimmers from W Morton, Grennan, led C&D Auctions’ annual show and sale of Scotch Mules at Dumfries, taking the championship and selling for the top price of £305. Reserve honours went to a pen from Messrs Wilson,…...