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The last of the Christmas sales have seen some big prices in the auction rings

Catch up with what has been happening in the auction marts this week

Catch up with the latest livestock sale reports

The centre record for a Beltex ram lamb was broken at Lanark when the pre-sale show champion, Faughhill Kealey, from Grant and Katie Maxwell, Melrose, sold for 21,000gns

New records were set at the Badger Face Welsh Mountain Society sale at Brecon for both Torddu ram lambs and ewe lambs.

The sale of pedigree Texels on behalf of the North West Texel Breeders Club at J36 had an 88% clearance rate and peaked at 6,000gns

There was a strong turnout of commercial cattle at Beef Expo held at North West Auctions J6, Crooklands

At the Íæż½ã½ã supported Diamond Delights sale trade topped at 5,000gns for an in-lamb Bluefaced Leicester shearling from Martyn Archer’s Carry House flock, Wark

 The annual production sale of the Whiteley Hey flock on behalf of Paul Slater, Macclesfield, at J36 saw a record price of 5,500gn set with 11 rams breaking the 2,000gns barrier