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A round-up of this week's sales including reports from Longtown, Bentham and Carlisle marts

There was a flying trade at the inaugural show and sale of show potential cattle at Melton Mowbray which topped at £10,200 setting a new market record

Alastair Sneddon, senior partner and managing partner for Bagshaws at Bakewell, reflects on recent strong sales prices

At this year's Four Nations Nursery, Wales triumphed, topping both the singles and team leaderboards

Exhibitors and visitors returned to the showring for the 13th Borderway UK Dairy Expo, where the Holstein champion was crowned supreme

Adam Grieve, senior auctioneer at St Boswells and manager at Wooler Mart, Harrison and Hetherington, reflects on the livestock markets

Stephen Dodsworth on farmers' fears

There was a strong entry of top-quality pedigree and commercial cattle at the Northern Ireland Limousin Young Breeders’ Club’s Rising Stars Calf Show, held at Ballymena Livestock Market.

There was a flying trade for suckled calves at the show and sale of continental cross store cattle at Carlisle where a new centre record for a commercial animal of £16,000 was set