There was a buzz among exhibitors and visitors alike at this year’s Carlisle Borderway Agri Expo, with heifers leading the beef championship for the third consecutive year
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Ian Atkinson on this year's autumn sales
Limousin bulls sold to a 14,000gns high, with the 29 bulls sold achieving an average of £7,053 up £1,162 on the year, and a clearance rate of 73 per cent
A top bid of 13,000gns led the Aberdeen Angus beef trade, with 25 bulls sold to an average of £6,699 p £1,301 on the year and a clearance rate of 54 per cent
Beef Shorthorn bulls sold to an average of £3,225 this week at Stirling with 7 bulls sold and a clearance rate of 70 per cent
Charolais topped at 50,000gns at Stirling this week, with 65 bulls selling to average £8,253, up £654 on the year, and the highest clearance rate of the day at 78 per cent
It was a jam-packed day at Stirling as all breeds went under the hammer on one day of the October Bull Sales event, with both male and female Simmental breed record prices broken